What happened
TKC has published a new Jigsaw brochure and price list covering an expanded kitchen offer.
The company says the range now includes 87 stocked doors on a five-day lead time. The brochure adds eight completely new ranges alongside optional upgrades and new made-to-measure panel choices.
Among the additions are Regent, a 20mm timber micro-Shaker; Plana, offered across 32 slab decors; Clifden, a smooth matt painted Shaker; and Pembridge, a woodgrain-effect Shaker with decorative beading. TKC has also expanded other existing ranges and introduced additional true-handleless options.
A new Signature Select service provides seven paint-to-order colours at the same stated price as stocked colours across selected Vivo, Lucente, Regent and Oxford ranges. The new material also introduces made-to-measure framed end-panel options for selected Shaker and timber ranges.
TKC’s current website separately describes its wider supply operation as carrying more than 8,500 SKUs from stock and states general supply times of one to five days.
Those are supplier lead-time statements. They should not be read as a guarantee that every component in an individual kitchen will arrive together within five days.
Why it matters for UK kitchen projects
Kitchen ranges increasingly contain several availability classes under the same family name.
One colour may be stocked while another is painted to order. A standard panel may be stocked while a made-to-measure end panel is produced separately. The same design may be available with different cabinet formats or handleless configurations.
A showroom description such as “Jigsaw Shaker kitchen” therefore does not contain enough information to identify what has actually been priced.
This becomes more important when a short headline lead time forms part of the buying decision.
If 87 doors are held in stock on a stated five-day lead time, that can provide useful flexibility for retailers and projects. But the door is only one part of the order. Cabinets, panels, cornice, plinth, handles, internal fittings, worktops, sinks, taps and appliances can each have a different availability position.
A project can therefore contain a five-day product and still have a longer complete-order lead time.
What to check in your project
Keep the exact Jigsaw range, door style, colour and finish on the quote rather than relying on a showroom description.
Identify which elements are stocked and which are paint-to-order, made-to-measure or otherwise non-standard. If Signature Select is being used, record the selected colour and the service against the individual products rather than treating it as a general kitchen colour.
For end panels and other made-to-measure pieces, keep the final dimensions and approval point. These are the components most likely to be affected if the layout changes after ordering.
Check whether the kitchen is being supplied flat, semi-assembled or rigid where that affects the quotation, installation work or delivery arrangement.
Ask the retailer what the quoted lead time covers. If five days is mentioned, establish whether that describes the door range, the furniture order or every item needed before installation can begin.
Finally, keep the brochure or price-list date with the quote. An expanded range and redesigned price structure make version control more useful, particularly if a design is revised after the first appointment.
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