Karl Brannigan provides details on how to claim cashback on all purchases of F Ball and Co’s products
NOW more than ever it’s useful for flooring contractors to know how to keep costs down without compromising on installation quality.
One method that is open to members of the Ball Rewards scheme is to claim cashback on all purchases of F Ball products made through approved distributors.
The scheme is completely free to join, and in addition to regular cashback on purchases, members gain access to a wide range of benefits, including the opportunity to enter monthly competitions to win exclusive prizes, advanced previews of new products and access to F Ball’s e-newsletter, F-Talk.
The usual cashback value is 2.5% on all F Ball products, but there are special promotions each quarter, giving the chance to claim extra cashback on particular products. In the 17 years since Ball Rewards launched, the scheme has returned more than £9.5m to flooring contractors and retailers.
You’d be forgiven for thinking no one would let the opportunity to save money pass them by, but you might be surprised by the sums that go unclaimed, particularly given the process involves just the following simple steps.
Signup
You first need to become a Ball Rewards member by applying online via the F Ball website.
We’ll send your Ball Rewards card with your unique number to put on claims forms, and you then have two options to make a claim for cashback – each quarter.
Many F Ball wholesalers will automatically process your cashback claim on your behalf, so ask your local wholesaler or your F Ball technical representative for details about participating distributors.
This is the most popular method for claiming cashback, with about 90% of claims coming through wholesalers. Once you’re registered with a wholesaler, you don’t need to take any further action – just wait for the cashback.
Making a claim
Alternatively, you can submit a cashback claim yourself. To do this, you need to download and print a claims form for the relevant period from the Ball Rewards site.
Then simply complete the form by inserting your company name as shown on your Ball Rewards card and Ball Rewards card number and list the distributor’s name, invoice numbers, dates and F Ball goods values.
If there are more than one F Ball product on an invoice, just list the invoice once with the total value of those goods.
You must enclose a copy of the invoices you’ve listed as proof of purchase for verification purposes. These need to clearly show the information requested on the claims form.
The next step is to post everything to us at the address on the form.
There are four claims periods per year, corresponding with the quarters January-March, April-June, July-September and October-December.
You have two months after the end date of each period to submit your claim.
Receive your cashback
Once we have received your claim, we’ll work out the cashback amount due to you, including any extra promotional value and send the cashback via BACS payment to your nominated account, and you will receive a notification of the payment.
It’s as easy as that.
Currently, Ball Rewards members can claim an extra 7.5% cashback (10% in total) on purchases of F Ball’s Stopgap 1500 smoothing compound and Styccobond F48 PLUS and Styccobond F58 PLUS adhesives, in addition to the usual 2.5% cashback that they are able to claim on purchases of all other F Ball products.
01538 361633
www.f-ball.com/rewards
Karl Brannigan is F Ball and Co sales director
