I do a lot of Re-rubber work on full size tables down to pool tables
and the best rubber to have fitted is Northern Rubber by Hainsworth
now comes with yellow dot and a unique date code the rubber was manufactured in
and if you want the rubber fitted correctly then Geoff Large @ GCL billiards has over 46 years of experience fitting rubber and shaping pocket openings and undercut
If you want the best FIT THE BEST !
Telephone line connected again , fault as suspected , corroding wires in the ground to box .
Well 2021 is fully booked out we cannot take anymore work in for this year .
my run of bookings for work up to Christmas and new year is full .
without any possibility to squeeze even a small job in .
Coming out of covid has certainly had an impact on work required .
we are certainly overworked the Christmas run in .
I am off to St Anns on sea near Liverpool tomorrow
to correct another firms faulty level of slate joint fitting of a Brunswick 9ft pool table and re-cloth it .
it is going to be a long day with all the traveling from Nottingham .
I also have work booked in
for the Lincoln wragby area .
Swadlincote
Ashby del a Zouch x 4 tables
The Cotswolds
Leicester and North of Kettering area
plus a lot of small jobs to infill
and a Premier Division footballer moving house and I have to relocate one full size from his new house to his old house then in the opposite direction an American pool table
from the old house to the new house , with an overnight stop over .
The Phone keeps ringing and emails are still coming in , and people are prepared to wait until the new year for GCL billiards to do the work on their cue sports table .
If you are thinking of buying a second hand table and you have found one please send a photo and I will offer free advice
on what needs spending on it and the costs of transporting and re-erect plus things like re-rubber , re-cloth , nets and leathers .
or that advice may even be not to buy it if I think there are better buys out there for you
Remember it is buyers market when you are looking at snooker tables , especially full size ones . so many being given away or for low hundreds , take your time and ask for advice when buying or looking for a table .
get it wrong and you will be thinking , I should have waited for the right one to come along .
I am known for being very approachable in giving free advice , and with over 46 years of Billiards fitting experience , you will be hard pushed to find another fitter with that experience ,
there are a hand full of us Old time served fitters still around left , even if I am too busy I know a few of these fitters who I would gladly pass on their details to you .
Due to large influx of work from pubs and clubs reopening , and Private house work .
we are full booked out including most Saturdays before Christmas , I just cannot take anymore work on now until the new Year and after the 11th of January 2022 .
Please stick with GCL Billiards for Quality workmanship and a firm you can trust .
With over 45 years in the cue sports Business as a Time served billiards fitter , you can appreciate we know what we are doing .
from Re-rubber and re-cloth of snooker /Billiard tables .
American 8ft and 9ft Pool tables with three section slate beds . this example in Cadet Blue , in Hainsworth Elite pro speed cloth
Re-cloth and re-rubber plus house logistics move of pool tables to full size is also our speciality .
Loaded van of snooker slate , cushions frame work and light shades .
into storage for client , at clients own storage unit .
one full size table complete loaded .
Cloth colours , some grades carry a vast range of cloth colours others maybe only a few ,
it all depends on what grade you want as to what colour you could choose .
For Example Paprika in Hainsworth smart cloth .
We also replace nets and leathers with Good quality UK sourced materials .
in fact we try and not use far east products , our cloth and rubber is UK manufactured too .
now and again we source antique scoreboards like this special example
at affordable prices when you compare them to the large billiard house prices .
A riley twin bevelled mirror scoreboard in oak .
we currently have two for sale at affordable as they come price .
we also get a a few rotating cue racks in , but they fly out the door as fast as they come in .
We also get the odd second hand iron plus brush and balls and cues in now and again , not often just now and again .
the same with rests and heads .
last but not least we are now rebuilding our Pool table rental sites back up , if you fancy a brand new supreme winner table in Black pearl cabinet
fully maintained and re-clothed twice a year in Hainsworth Match cloth , then contact Geoff at GCL Billiards we have three new ones in stock waiting for new sites .
Two tables we installed a couple of years ago as Rental tables .
although this pub is no longer here , demolished to make way for a Iceland Shop in Stapleford Nottingham .
We stayed in contact with the owner and the landlord of this pub and we installed new tables back in to two separate pubs in the next town of Beeston Nottingham
and they are still happy clients of ours .
Covid hit us hard on our rental sites with many pubs having the table out for extra seating , or just because they where locked down ,
but they are slowly coming back to us , one pub at a time and having their tables back or rather Brand new ones back as I sold most S/H ones that came in to make way for new stock .
there is a waiting list for new Supreme winner tables of 6 months , we have three in stock ready to go out for Rentals with another 6 on order to come is as replacements in March 2022
Rentals is not our main business but it runs smoothly at the side of our re-cloth and cue sports table maintenance business .
We prefer our rentals to be close to Nottingham and Derby .
Whatever you are looking for in the Cue sports table business Geoff at GCL Billiards come’s highly recommended .
Local work for me in my home town of Long Eaton and Sawley
Bought new from GCL billiards this Supreme Winner in Black Pearl , and re-clothed every 6 months means this table is very well kept .
This time Ross went for Hainsworth Precision , the Fastest wool nap cloth you can buy .
not known for its wear qualities but Players will love its speed and accuracy , hence why it is named PRECISION .
and this table gets a re-cloth every 6 months anyway so long lasting thick slow cloth is not required at this pub who put their pool players first .
The Bell Inn Sawley , well kept and run pub and a good selection of ales .
I have been up to Derbyshire this week near Matlock to a Holiday let .
I do a few Holiday let pool and snooker tables around Derbyshire .
this table was a very nice Brunswick Metro Model in 8ft form , rare as most are sold as a 9ft .
Sleek modern design with silver trim in a Beech effect wood .
Note the matching cue rack .
Table was stripped down cushions off and every staple taken out ,
a sign of quality work from any firm is to see they have taken every old staple out on strip down .
Slates cleaned off check slate joints and level .
Also check that all frame bolts have not come loose .
Laying the cloth on the table to show it is a branded Hainsworth Elite pro speed cloth … Made in the UK
Close up of the Brand name and MADE IN ENGLAND .
We use as much Made in the UK materials as is possible before we have to go down the far east or Euro route for spares .
It is fallacy that that other Good brand Euro made cloths are better , I have been fitting cloth for 45 years and our own made in the UK brands are market leaders .
and shows that firms that use these cloths are firms to be trusted .
This cloth is Worsted cloth , and is made up from 70% wool and 30% man made fibres for longer life span , with no nap for speed .
a hard wearing cloth and not easy to0 rip so in a situation of a holiday let you can be assured it will take some rough treatment .
Cushions stripped and re-clothed .
Cadet Blue is a very nice shade of blue , in fact this is the first time I have used this colour in Hainsworth Elite pro
my client says it is very close to Cornflower blue .
I have used Hainsworth Elite pro American speed cloth on pool tables many times
and can confirm it has excellent playing and long life qualities .
You can choose from a good selection of colours , but this Cadet blue is now my favourite colour .
as for the holiday let if you are interested then you can book on this web site
https://www.peakvenues.co.uk/venues/54/sydnope-hill-farm/
it was very slow , the tables are old ,
I have Visited one of our local clubs the soldiers & Sailors Club Long Eaton .
to carry out a full size snooker table re-cloth in Strachan 6811 tournament 30 oz cloth
and also to re-cloth in super fine napped wool cloth
in Hainsworth Precision , which is probably the fastest and most accurate napped wool cloth you could buy .
many thanks to Collette and Pete who have showed faith in repeat work with GCL billiards .
As some of you may know my back has been very painful this last month or so and I had to stop lifting heavy items for a while , I am finding it easing up now and I have free movement
as long as I wear a support belt , so I am resuming Snooker table dismantles and relocations , but only from Ground floor to Ground floor locations
no stairs or more than one or two steps that can be ramped .
Geoff Large, expert table fitter with over 40 years of experience. All aspects of snooker, pool and 9 ball table recovers, repairs and maintenance.
My services include:
Hainsworth Toptable recommended table fitter.
West of England 100% pure new wool first grade cloth used, no seconds.
