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THE K&BZINE ISSUE 262 7th November 2008
Hans
Stråberg Comments on Electrolux’s Third Quarter 2008
The financial crisis has without a doubt
affected the consumption levels of appliances. Many consumers are postponing
their purchases or choosing less expensive products. And there's no evidence
that the weak market developments will turn around in the near future.
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Indesit
Results for 3rd Quarter 2008
Indesit Company's 3rd quarter figures
reflect the worsening of the macro-economic and financial crisis that
culminated, in the last few weeks of the quarter, in an unprecedented
slump in consumer spending.
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Franke
Half-Year Results 2008
The Franke Group performed solidly during
the first six months of 2008, achieving net sales of CHF 1,482.50 million.
This represents an increase in sales of CHF +99.9 million (+7.2%) over
the same period last year.
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Steve
Cox Leaves Utopia
‘The Board of Directors would like to inform you
that Steve Cox has left Utopia to pursue other interests. We thank Steve
for his enthusiasm and commitment to Utopia since he joined the company
two years ago.'
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Hansgrohe
Awarded ‘red dot: best of the best 2008’ Award
Hansgrohe, the bathroom fittings and shower
specialist from the Black Forest, has received this year's ‘red dot:
best of the best’ award for outstanding design.
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Anti-Scalding
Regs Ignored by Scottish Plumbers
Evidence from Scotland suggests plumber and fitters
aren't bothering to fit anti-scald devices in new bathrooms.Regulations
to fit anti-scald devices in new bathrooms are being ignored by Scottish
plumbers and fitters, a new survey has shown.
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Deva
Launches New CPD Seminar
Deva has launched a new RIBA approved CPD seminar titled
'Water Saving and Sustainability, the Specification of Taps and Showers.'
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CPA
- Kitchen Care for RW Trade
With eight years of experience supplying and installing
kitchens, RW Trade Kitchens combines quality of product with quality of
service and integral to this is the company's long standing relationship
with the Consumer Protection Association (CPA).
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Caring
ShowerToilet Installed in Independent Learning Centre
Geberit’s Balena 8000 Care shower toilet has been
installed in a revamped Independent Learning Centre (ILC) in Witney, with
local MP and leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron on hand to
officially open the centre.
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Ritec
Promotes Clearshield Food & Hygiene
Newly launched by Ritec is ClearShield Food & Hygiene,
designed for glass and ceramic surfaces where hygiene is of paramount
importance - ideal for environments such as hospitals and kitchens.
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Top
Ten Questions for Consumer Protection from KBSA
Consumers can protect themselves from losing a deposit
or their major home improvement purchase if a retailer goes bust by asking
a number of vital questions, so says the national trade association for
the kitchen bathroom and bedroom industry, the Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom
Specialists Association, (KBSA).
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REACH
for the Skies!
As part of its ongoing commitment to environmental excellence,
Shades which is part of the Moores Furniture Group, has initiated a new
programme to ensure compliance with European Community Regulations on
chemicals and their safe use, known as REACH.
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Kitchen
Wizard Falls Foul of the ASA
A complaint, objecting to a regional press advertisement,
for Kitchen Wizard, Llandudno, Conwy was upheld according to published
details from the Advertising Standards Authority.
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Maytag's
Tumble Dryer is Which? Best Buy
Maytag's vented tumble dryer, the MDE9601AEW, has been
recognised by Which? in its latest online tumble dryer report as a Best
Buy.
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ALNO
is the New Main Sponsor of the German Women's National Football Team
ALNO
AG, one of the world's leading kitchen manufacturers, is to be the new
main sponsor of the German women's national football team. The aim of
the partnership is to work with the German Football Association (DFB)
to raise the status of women's football. With this commitment, ALNO leads
the field of the team's five premium sponsors.
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Duravit
Builds Production Sites in India
On Friday, 17th October, bathroom manufacturer
Duravit, headquartered in Hornberg in the Black Forest, laid the foundation
stone for a new production site in India.
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Masterpiece
Restoration Funded by Indesit
Gentile da Fabriano's ‘Polittico
dell'Intercessione’ returned on 4th October, after 70 years, to its
original home, in the church of San Niccolò Oltrarno in Florence.
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