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55.000 Applicants For 380 Jobs in IKEA !?!

By admin | Published July 18, 2012

IKEA newest Spanish warehouse is opening its doors in Sabadell near Barcelona. The store will be managed and serviced by a staff of 380 new IKEA employees ready to hand over flatpack after flatpack to Spanish furniture fans craving some Nordic designs for their villas and apartments.

Filling the 380 new vacancies has proven to be a walk in the park … to say the very least. Either IKEA is a particularly popular employer or the Spanish crisis has boosted the interest massively. Whatever the reason, IKEA Spain received more than 55.000 applicants for the 380 jobs in the IKEA Sabadell warehouse. You better be overqualified for that one!

IKEA Spain Summer Discounts

By admin | Published July 3, 2012

The Spanish IKEA stores currently have a 10% summer discount offer going on. It requires a socio-card though, but that is free to obtain and doesnt come with any other obligations. It might just be time to make a shopping list of all the goodies you fancy from IKEA and finally do all those home improvements and re-furnishings you have been planning. 10% isn’t the wildest discount ever, but its still worth grabbing a fair bit of the bill and its completely effortless savings from the listing prices.

On top of the discounts, IKEA has some really attractive looking new items in the catalog. Particularly the new sofas and chairs caught the eye:

How is that lovely piece for some nice lounge furniture? Just imagine cuddling up with the family to watch films and eat candy in such a comfortable environment!

Visitors coming to your home in Jávea? Some of the new beds from IKEA Spain are so light and elegant looking. Perfect for an impressive furnishing guest bedroom.

The IKEA discount is available to everyone – all you need to do is acquire the loyalty card and start shopping. If you use one of the IKEA Costa Blanca delivery services, remember to check that they´re passing on the discounts to you as a customer. We know from the recent interview that Easy Flatpax in Jávea do give you the benefit of the full discount from IKEA. If others do? Well you simply have to ask individually.

Have a nice and warm summer in Spain with excellent new furniture pieces from IKEA, happy shopping!

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Second Hand Refurnishing for Fun

By admin | Published June 23, 2012

Tired with the old setup of your Spanish villa ?

Summer is a great time for a bit of refurnishing for fun! How about some crazy colors or a sofa in cabinet to brighten up the day?

The summer is full of summer fairs, rastros and second hand markets all around the Jávea area and Costa Blanca. Browsing around for unusual bits of furniture, crazy decor or lovely old pieces can be great fun. As always there will be everything from utter junk to pure gold on sale at the rastros, consider it the beauty of it all! Happy summer in the sun!

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Decorating Your Spanish Garden

By admin | Published June 17, 2012

Spanish gardens can be beautiful with pools and palms, shaded patios and gazebos. Decorating the garden with exotic flowers, outdoor lights and furniture has become a passion and obsession for many living in Spain. The focus on gardens is unsurprising really. Whilst people in England are fighting their way through floods and shops are selling out of umbrellas, the jolly population of Spain is enjoying siestas outdoors on the sun loungers, with a book in the shade under the palms or swimming in the pool.

For highly specialized quality garden furniture, gazebos and decorations for the outdoor spaces that need something really special, Iron Art in Gata De Gorgos is an excellent place to look. They have huge display areas where you can enjoy their products in realistic settings. The Iron Art stock appears to be special imports and having examined a few of the gazebos and outdoor furniture sets, yours truly can only testify to the magnificent quality and attention to detail in the designs of these lovely creations.

The items at Iron Art are not discount items. Rock solid metal frames of gorgeous black swirled metal form the frames of exotic gazebos, it is nothing like the flimsy constructions you find in Chinese bazaars or supermarkets that will fly away and self destruct at the first sign of a sea breeze. But head over and check out these lovely options for your Spanish garden yourself, you find Iron Art just a stone throw outside the village of Gata De Gorgos – on the main 332 road between Alicante and Valencia.

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Spanish Garden Improvement with Gazebos

By admin | Published June 11, 2012

Spanish gardens tend to be a lot of hard work to maintain due to the blistering sun, rapid growth and wild nature. On the upside it is possible to grow amazing exotic plants, gorgeous palm trees and other lovely decorative plants in your Spanish garden. The decor on the other hand is often a bit plain and discreet with simple wooden fences, stone benches and foot paths … and not much else.

It doesnt have to be like that though. One very quick and cosy way to make yourself a fantastic chill out and dining area in your Spanish garden is to invest in a gazebo. The eastern or North African concept looks amazing in your garden by the palms and plants when decorated with comfortable garden furniture, some blooming plants and outdoor candles or lights.

Gata De Gorgos is just a short drive away from the shores of Jávea. The adventure will take you to the local importer of stylish garden furniture Iron Art, who currently have an incredibly beautiful line of high quality gazebos for your garden in stock and on display. The Spanish garden gazebos start at 399euros, the one in the picture is a 499euro model. Furniture and decoration comes on top of course but if you have a bit of money to spare to improve your garden in Spain, these lovely gazebos are well worth checking out at Iron Art.

On saturday 16th of June Iron Art in Gata De Gorgos is hosting a charity event supporting Victims of Domestic Violence in the Marina Alta area. The Summer Fair is arranged by the Women In Business group and all proceeds go to the Victims of Domestic violence shelters. The Summer Fair is open from 10am till 4pm, feature more than 40 stalls from local businesses in the Javea, Gata De Gorgos, Benitachell and Benissa area and plenty of entertainment for all ages. Of course, this could be the perfect opportunity to head over to Iron Art in Gata De Gorgos, support a good cause in need and have a look at their lovely gazebos at the same time.

If you prefer other styles or simply prefer cheaper options for your garden gazebos, a good place to look is the Costa Blanca IKEA outlet from the warehouse in Murcia, Spain. IKEA is fully packed with their summer ranges of items for your garden – some may even be on special offer – and the gazebos start at a fairly modest 100euros or so for the basic models. You can choose your gazebo from the catalog and use the IKEA Spain assembly and delivery service from a Jávea company like Easy Flatpax Javea to have it brought to your home, assembled and put up in your garden.

Some chinese bazaars and other discount outlets do gazebos in the Javea area as well, but it really is worth looking to places like Iron Art or Costa Blanca IKEA – their gazebos not only look a lot nicer, they are built to last beyond the first fresh breeze over Montgo. It is a bit more expensive to purchase the gazebo in IKEA or at a place like Iron Art, but you get a proper design piece of furniture you can be proud of, it will be made of high quality materials and assembled to last.

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Xábia Furniture Expert Interview – Part 2

By admin | Published May 31, 2012

I’m Clare Lawrence and this is the final part of my interview with local Xábia furniture expert and entrepeneur Andrew Kings from easy flatpax.

Cl – Andrew Kings, I believe you then teamed up with another local to Javea business.

Ak – Yes, I was approached by this couple who were doing very much a similar thing. They offered a reasonable hourly rate to use my van for an IKEA delivery service when theirs was full. This delivery service was based on the Costa Blanca and Costa Calida.

Cl – What did you think of their service.

Ak – They were ok. They were a bit old fashioned with their marketing. The website was horrible. But they did good business because they were the only ones doing it. They could charge what they liked, and they did!

Cl – What was wrong with their charges.

Ak – I really had a thing about this. They overcharged in my view for their IKEA delivery and assembly service. I don’t have a problem with profit at all, but this felt like profiteering. There’s a difference.

Cl - Is there an IKEA delivery service run by IKEA Spain?

Ak – Yes there is and they are much cheaper.

Cl – So did you fall out then over this.

Ak - Not at all. From my point of view, I didn’t. I put together a business plan to push them into different areas to increase their business so we could all benefit, but they didn’t want this so we went our separate ways. It was a shame. Together we would have been very strong.

Cl – So thats when you decided to start easy flatpax?

Ak – Yes. We don’t really compete. We are operating in a different market to them. We are a ‘low cost’ version rather like easyjet! However, we don’t stint on service. In fact we like to think we offer a more fully featured range of services than anyone else around. We offer a complete Ikea furniture assembly service and with other suppliers such as Leroys and so on, we offer a full flatpack assembly service.

Cl - So what does the future hold for easy flatpax?

Ak – We have been busy from the day we started, and we look for a reasonable growth rate for the business. Ikea in Spain offers great value for money on all their products and our clients know this. We are currently looking at another van to add to the fleet, to enable us to concentrate on other areas. As a result of our efforts, we have been approached to provide a full maintenance and rental service for holiday let villas and apartments. As we offer our clients a full advisory service to enable them to maximize their rental returns, this seemed a natural progression for both easy villacare and easy flatpax. We are currently in the process of building the new website.

Cl – You don’t really sit still for too long do you?

Ak - Business must continually evolve to fill the needs of clients. Any businessman or woman who rests on their laurels will not be successful. We still work 12 to 14 hour days and will continue to do this for the foreseeable future. We are hopeful that one of the kids will take over when we reach our dotage though!

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A Patio To Be Proud Of ?

By admin | Published May 29, 2012

Do you have an old and manky patio without comfort or charm? That really is a shame in a country as beautiful as Spain! A coat of paint, a few plants in the right places and some nice patio furniture can make a world of difference to the outdoor experience around your house.

It doesnt have to be grey, sad and charmless anymore! Plenty of garden centers and pinterias can help you with the basics to shine up your patio and outdoor spaces. For a comfortable outdoor experience all you need after that is nice patio furniture for enjoying the sun, having bbqs in the warm summer evenings or relaxing during siesta hours with a book.

Patio furniture can often be found at reasonable prices second hand, but be a bit careful of what you buy, as the sharp sun in Spain can deteriorate the materials faster than you imagine. In that sense it might be nicer to find brand new pieces for your outdoor space. IKEA Spain is located on the Costa Blance with a warehouse in Murcia that holds the entire range of items from the IKEA catalog. The prices are quite modest for full sets of designer chairs, umbrellas and tables, you can pick up extra decorations, sun loungers and much more.

In general the Xabia flatpax enthusiasts like us love to try and do the furniture assembly ourselves, but it can be tedious to do outdoor furniture on the Costa Blanca during the summer months as it is simply too hot for such activities. A few companies such as Easy IKEA Flatpacks Javea can do IKEA delivery and assembly service jobs for you, which means all you have to do is to prepare the patio for the arrival of your new soft furnishings, sun loungers and cosy hangouts for the garden.

Flatpack assembly can be a quite fun activity though, if you have the time and skills to do so. If you do not, then maybe having an IKEA transport service shop on your behalf, do the flatpack assembly in your garden for you and put up all the items is probably the way to go. That way you can focus on decorating and making the surrounding look as charming as possible.

In Spanish society eating outdoors in the garden or the street is very common. The weather is inviting for such social activities outdoors and typically the extended family, neighbors and friends will happily join in for a pleasant meal of shared tapas, giant pans of paella or some nice steaks on the grill. Duplicate the best parts of Spanish lifestyle and prepare your garden for delicious meals in the evening sun! Nothing makes for a nicer social with your friends and family!

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Furniture Fans In Javea

By admin | Published May 29, 2012

We all love our Spanish villas and apartment. Nothing is better than enjoying a relaxing evening in Spain in comfortable and good looking furniture in the privacy of your home. We have gotten together to give tips and tricks for fellow lovers of Spanish furniture, shopping trips to IKEA Murcia Spain and other high end furniture warehouses around the Costa Blanca.

Buying the furniture is one thing, assembling it is sometimes another which is why we will help you with the gray hairs sometimes obtained by trying to put together a flatpack properly. It can be difficult, stressful and cause havoc in the family, but at the end of the IKEA manual comes stunning furnishing for your Spanish villa – and we are happy to help all we can. We are plain old furniture fans and flatpack fanatics from Xábia, Espana !!

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Interviewing an IKEA Furniture Specialist

By admin | Published April 12, 2012

I’m Clare Lawrence and I interview celebrities and business entrepreneurs. Andrew Kings from easy flatpax is my interviewee today and hopefully you’ll find his story interesting

Cl – So what was your very first trip to IKEA like?

Ak – I went to the Thurrock lakeside store around 15 years ago and when I saw the arrows on the floor directing customers to where IKEA wanted them to go, I turned around and walked straight out!

Cl – Not a good start then. So what was the driving force that pushed you to start easy flatpax ?

Ak – As many know, we came to Javea in 2006, and started a ‘man with a van’ business. We did quite a few trips to IKEA Murcia on behalf of customers. We would take on pretty much any transport job in those days. If it went in the van, we carried it!

Cl – No illegal immigrants though?

Ak – Of course not! I would never get involved with any trade like that!

Follow the interview with Spanish furniture expert and owner of Easy Flatpax Jávea as we keep questioning him about his IKEA Spain delivery and assembly service, bringing Xábia flatpacks and assembled furniture we crave for our villas, apartments and townhouses!

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Assembly? Surely thats a womans job !?!

By admin | Published March 3, 2012

Clear the boot. Get in the car. Drive to IKEA Murcia. Fight off fellow shoppers. Secure a truckload of IKEA flatpacks. Bring it all home and show yourself as a REAL man. The ultimate challenge of all men – the DYI flatpack assembly! Don´t hesitate, show the world your marvelous skills with a screwdriver and how engineering is your obvious home territory.

Ok ! That didn´t go so well now did it? And obviously this is not in any way your fault! You went and bought these IKEA flatpacks, you paid for them and carried them inside in the blistering Spanish heat. Surely the flatback furniture assembly is a womans job !?!

But no, even the suggestion is the first step towards divorce. When shelves collapses, sofas tumble and walls threaten to come down – admit defeat and acknowledge your limitations. Show your prettier half that you´re not the only ones with IKEA Horror Stories haunting your relationship, move on and get professional help for those IKEA assembly jobs you simply can´t handle. On the Costa Blanca it is relatively easy to find IKEA delivery and assembly services that will turn your family nightmare into the pleasant dream of stylish Spanish villa you hoped for.

In our little piece of heaven on the Costa Blanca we tend to use the IKEA Spain furniture service from the local company Easy Flatpax, as they have always delivered formidable service and swift deliveries at a very affordable price. You can of course also choose to go shopping yourself and simply get someone to help with the assembly, there are plenty of local handymen ready to swing a wench in your direction! But if looks even slightly like in the pictures above – just promise to stop trying yourself!

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