Articles by rsalinas

RUBI celebrates its 15th birthday in the UK and Ireland  It’s already been 15 years since we opened the doors in the UK and Ireland. It was in April 2004, when we started running RUBI UK with a team of 7 employees, 4 of whom still work in the company. The main professional cutters at that time were the TS an...

Why the RUBI TX MAX is one of the best and most advanced manual tile cutters currently on the market. The TX MAX is a high-performance professional manual cutter that makes the job of tilers much easier thanks to its patented breaker mechanism, which locks the pressure pad by means of a ratchet mechanism and unlo...

Which are the tips and tricks to get the maximum quality and durability of your RUBI manual cutters? One of the aspects that the ceramic tile fixer has very clear, is that the acquisition of a manual RUBI cutter is a safe investment. Not only for the quality and profitability of the tool, but also for its dura...

Today we will talk about the most common mistakes in the placement of ceramic tiles. I am convinced that many of you will say that I have missed some ... and I am sure you are right, but I have focused with those who, in my opinion, are unfortunately more recurrent. (more…)

In the beginning of 2018 there were almost 4 million different apps available for smartphone users. For the specific branch of construction this number is much smaller but can still be a labyrinth with over 1000 different apps to choose from. RUBI would like to guide you offering a unique all-in-one APP that incl...

We’ve interviewed Mark Scott during his training at City of Glasgow College. Mark, who's sponsored by RUBI UK & Ireland, will represent the UK in Wall and Floor Tiling at EuroSkills Budapest 2018. (more…)

Discover the manual cutting system for SLIM SYSTEM, from the manual cutter to the breaker, designed for the manual cutting of large format tiles and thickness ranging from 3 to 8 mm. The system is well-known, not only for its versatility in adapting to different formats, but for its ease and ability to make the c...

April 2018… for many, this will not mean anything, but for the RUBI brand it means a lot… RUBI turns 67! On April 10, 1951, a young Joan Boada, presented in the Registration and Patent office of Barcelona, ​​the request for the invention of a new tool: the manual cutter for mosaic and tile, a tool that would bec...

The C3 System has been designed and patented by RUBI, only for DU-EVO and DV electric cutters. Thanks to the C3 System, the user can select the water diffuser's position depending the material being cut, getting more efficient blade cooling and cleaning, and so, a better blade care. The names of these 3 concepts ...

For the first time, RUBI UK & Ireland sponsors the WorldSkills UK program, as one of its main sponsors, beside to Schluter Systems and Johnson Tiles.  WorldSkills creates medal winning, world-class champions from all backgrounds, to inspire others to follow in their footsteps. But what is the program about ...