Social media trends for porcelain paving result in sales spike
Posted: Wednesday, September 6th, 2023
National builders’ merchant Jewson has reported a growing demand for porcelain paving with some products selling 20% more in January-June this year compared to the same time last year, correlating with the building material ranking as the fifth most popular garden material featured on Instagram in June. In particular, Jewson has seen a higher interest in larger sized porcelain, with sales increasing 20%. Sales of wood-effect porcelain have increased by 13% and lighter colours have proved the most popular, increasing 10% year-on-year. As part of the sales analysis, the team at Jewson researched the 100 top hashtags associated with garden design, materials and features. Images and videos containing #porcelainpaving in the caption were the fifth most popular in the materials category, with nearly 30,000 hashtag mentions in June 2023. Natural stone paving, sandstone paving, limestone paving and slate paving also made the top 15 in most popular material hashtags featured on Instagram. Category rank Trend Category Instagram hashtag Hashtag uses as of 07/06/23 1 Decking Materials #decking 739,000 2 Sleepers Materials #sleepers 208,000 3 Composite decking Materials #compositedecking 141,000 4 Block paving Materials #blockpaving 62,200 5 Porcelain paving Materials #porcelainpaving 29,300 6 Timber Materials #timberdecking 19,500 7 Concrete paving Materials #concretepaving 10,000 8 Composite fencing Materials #compositefencing 5,000 9 Brick paving Materials #brickpaving 5,000 10 Granite Materials #granitepaving 5,000 11 Natural stone paving Materials #naturalstonepaving 5,000 12 Sandstone paving Materials #sandstonepaving 5,000 13 Limestone paving Materials #limestonepaving 1,000 14 Iron fencing Materials #ironfencing 500 15 Slate paving Materials #slatepaving 500 Audra Lennox at Jewson, said: “Porcelain paving has grown in popularity over the years, partly thanks to its low maintenance. Natural sandstone is still in demand, but porcelain is becoming increasingly available in more sizes, colours and finishes, giving people a greater choice. “There are also thinner porcelain tiles that come with a lower price tag, such as our new 16mm porcelain, and there’s been a lot of interest in these this year.
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