Weekly Email News for the Kitchen, Bathroom and Bedroom Industries
7th October 2005
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The
new line-up of design co-ordinated Cuisina built-in appliances has been
introduced by Waterline
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here:
Take
the guess work out of drying with the roomy 6kg capacity condenser dryer
with sensor programmes from Zanussi-Electrolux
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here:
Fagor
UK
is launching a new range of built-in dishwashers in the medium/upper-medium
sector
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here:
Small
domestic appliance manufacturer, Mistral,
has developed a contemporary new range of kettles, toasters, espresso
machines and sandwich makers
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here:
A
portable solution for clothes that aren't dirty, but look less than
perfect is launching in the UK this Autumn by Whirlpool
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here:
In
a first for Belling, its new-look
built-in collection now includes three new gas built-in ovens
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here:
Bosch
has introduced a new collection of Condenser Tumble Dryers. The Classixx,
Exxcel and premium Logixx models are packed with technical features
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here:
Indesit
has introduced the new IDL 730 dishwasher which incorporates the ‘3
in 1 option’, designed to minimise the salt and rinse aid released
by the machine when consumers use dishwashing tablets
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here:
Mereway
Kitchens says that its Linear collection echoes chic modern
styling with a simplistic elegance. New to the range is Sanded Oak
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here:
PWS
has extended its range with Broadoak Ivory. Based on the popular Broadoak
design, this shaker style lends itself to a delicate cream painted finish
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here:
RAK
Ceramics
has extended its popular 'Gourmet' sink range with three new models
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here:
J&J
Ormerod PLC, the independent UK manufacturer of quality kitchens
and bedrooms, has introduced Winchester Oak, its new solid oak kitchen
range
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here:
Two
years have passed since Italian architect and designer Antonio Citterio
created the Axor Citterio bathroom for Axor
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here:
WF
Electrical
has launched a new range of inexpensive Alto Calypso branded showers
that are packed with features such as flow/temperature stabilisation,
electronic temperature display and neon indicators for 'inspect handset'
and 'low flow'
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here:
Aqualux
cites
affordability and high manufacturing standards as the main reasons
why the recently launched Walk-In with wet room fitting options is
seeing outstanding sales figures
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here:
Showering
technology is reflected in the choice of six new shower kits from
the Trevi Moonshadow range
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here:
Imperial
Bathrooms has introduced a contemporary-styled Expressions
vessel bowl and two new classic-styled freestanding vanity units from
the company’s Linear furniture range. Together they form the new
Expressions Washstation
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here:
Toilet
seat manufacturer, Bemis, has launched
two new collections to the European market: the Image and Gallery ranges
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here:
Venetian
is launching the new Sicily bathroom range. The high-gloss claret slab
door features a new sleek polished chrome handle and offers a stylish,
European influenced look
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here:
Mereway
Kitchens has announced the launch of the new
Redmond Light Oak door
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here:
The
Shades bathroom power point tucks
neatly into the corner of a cabinet and razors and toothbrushes can
be hidden away to charge up out of sight
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here:
To
maximise the storage possibilities PWS
has introduced a range of beech cutlery inserts to suit both the Nova
and Blum Tandem drawer boxes
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here:
European
Decorative Products
(EDP) not only supplies foils for surface laminating and pressing, but
also an extensive selection of edging materials and handles from one of
Italy's leading design houses
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here:
Indesit
joined forces with national Graffiti artist 'Temper' aka Arron Bird,
to support the Pink Aerobics Challenge this month in aid of the charity
Breast Cancer Care
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here:
Crabtree
Kitchens
has organised two events recently to raise nearly £3000 for The
Shooting Star Children's Hospice of Hampton
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here:
Staff
at Roman, the UK shower manufacturer,
has raised over £1200 to go towards rebuilding a Sri Lankan children’s
home devastated by the Tsunami, by completing this years Great North
Run
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here:
Comprising three models, Apex is the latest design available from dedicated suppliers of radiators and towel warmers, Jumel
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Malva
and Bonsai are sister towel radiators available from Vasco.
Malva has straight rails and Bonsai has curved rails giving the customer
a choice of style
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here:
MHS
Boilers Ltd has
announced the Sunline range of radiant ceiling heating panels, a tried
and trusted heat emitter in mainland Europe
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here:
Imperial
Towel Rails
is introducing a new version of the popular Quirinus towel rail. The
new version features mitred square corners, which gives this useful
towel rail/shelf a more contemporary appeal
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here:
British tile brand and division of BCT, the Candy Tile Company, has recently introduced a new collection of wall and floor tiles designed to suit both contemporary and classic consumer tastes
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Craven
Dunnill
of Bridgnorth, the tile distributor, has launched its major new
season's catalogues of floor and wall tiles for domestic and contract
locations
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here:
Venus
is a modular collection in a range of classic to modern solutions
from Iris Ceramica
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here:
Initial
trials have begun on the Bathroom Merit scheme that will verify
the competence of people, who are downloading and studying the Education
Modules launched in May by the Bathroom
Manufacturers Association
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here:
Hotpoint
is now offering an exclusive training programme to Magnet staff
since the recent announcement of its new trading partnership with
the company
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here:
A
new online retailer, Allersafe,
dedicated to providing healthcare solutions for allergy sufferers, says
that it has become the first retailer to offer the complete healthy
sleep solution globally
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here:
Burbidge
has expanded
the Emilia bedroom
range with the
introduction
of a painted
cream option
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here:
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Good
Show, Good Show!
The
organiser of 100% Design has reported a successful 2005 show, with visitor
levels on a par with last year at 35,209, and some 450 exhibitors. Next
year's show is already planned, with a number of new features. In the
meantime, we cover a few more new products from the show, including
the new Quooker boiling water tap, which made its UK debut at the show.
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SPATEX
Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
With
86 exhibitors already confirmed, a new park & ride scheme and
an improved layout for the show floor – it’s all happening
at the 10th ever SPATEX, the
exhibition for professionals in the pool, spa and sauna industry.
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here:
Sink
Manufacturer to Clean up at Interbuild
Birmingham-based
Catering Equipment, which specialises in manufacturing tailor-made
sinks, believes a presence at the UK’s major building and construction
industry show will rocket its annual turnover beyond £1million
for the first time.
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here:
The
Arrival of KBB's Kitchen Gallery
KBB
incorporating Expotile, the biennial event for the kitchen, bedroom,
bathroom and tile industry is all set to make a big splash in January
at the NEC, Birmingham. From 22-25 January 2006, five halls of the
NEC will be the home of the biggest and best industry event to date.
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First
Deutsche Ausbaumesse
The
preparations for the première of the Deutsche Ausbaumesse in
Nürnberg from 27-29 April 2006 are in full swing. Well-known
companies have already registered to exhibit. Companies can take advantage
of the early booking discount until 15th September this year.
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here:
Tim
Foley - who has been commissioned to write the 'definitive book on
kitchens' and acts as Project Consultant to ITV's 60 Minute Makeover
- also runs a website which includes an excellent Discussion
Forum about all things kitchen related.
You'll
Find it here:
lnternational
Decorative Surfaces
(IDS) has published a six page leaflet explaining its products for
the kitchen studio market and listing its network of 10 regional branches.
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here:
Six
new professional and informative brochures have now completed publication
from fittings manufacturer and distributor, East
Coast fittings.
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here:
'All
you need is Practive’ – is the title of an overview brochure
from the Homag Group detailing
its comprehensive range of machinery and systems.
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here:
Ceramica
Dolomite's
inspirational yet affordable Camargue suite is illustrated in a new
eight page brochure which will be launched later this month.
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here:
Leading
sink manufacturer, Franke, has
produced a care and maintenance guide for its range of stainless steel
sinks.
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here:
Cannon
has launched a comprehensive new brochure to illustrate the total
fuel offering it now offers to consumers.
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here:
Fagor
UK
has announced the appointment of Tim Rogers as Regional Sales Manager
covering the North East, Midlands and East Anglia.
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here:
Ebor
Equipment, of Rochdale, has recruited Marketing Executive, Jennifer
Lalley, to spearhead its UK drive for CaesarStone,
the quartz surface for kitchens and bathrooms.
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here:
Neil
Hartshorne has been appointed UK Sales Manager for Westye
Group Europe, home of the American kitchen appliance
brands Sub-Zero Refrigeration and Wolf Cooking Instruments.
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here:
Roman
Ltd
has made two new appointments: Julian Pearson has been promoted
to Commercial Director; Mike Spink has been appointed Logistics
Director.
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here:
Distributor
Broughton
Crangrove Galley Matrix has announced the appointment
of the new head of its key accounts team. Jim Peacock, previously
sales manager.
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here:
East
Coast Fittings
has announced the appointment of five new members of the sales team
designed to boost levels of service across all parts of the country.
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here:
Appliance
supplier Baumatic, is in the process
of revamping its livery of lorries in order to reflect the modern,
contemporary nature of the brand.
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here:
Both
large and small businesses have a lot to lose by making marketing
mistakes in the multi-channel arena and neither is exempt from making
them. Zendor, the distance selling
expert, has identified ten key marketing mistakes to avoid:
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here:
Daryl
Showering has launched a new print and online advertising
campaign that is designed to generate enquiries and direct consumers
through to the recently updated website.
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here:
Lucky
staff at Plumbits of Stafford have won £1,000 of products from
Broughton Crangrove Galley Matrix.
Each BCGM quarterly products bulletin tests customers' knowledge,
those answering correctly being entered into a prize draw.
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here:
Specialist
in internet marketing for the home improvement industry, eBuilders
Ltd, has launched a new website www.local-bathrooms.co.uk
and up until 15th November 2005 is offering bathroom suppliers a free
listing on the site for one year.
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here:
Figures
just released by the Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom
Specialists Association show that the association's website
is attracting an increasing amount of interest from potential customers.
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here:
Retailers,
interior designers, housebuilders and specifiers of bathroom suites,
bathroom furniture and ancillary products can now check out the new
website of British bathroom manufacturer, Imperial
Bathrooms.
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here:
Victoria
& Albert Baths has launched the latest phase of its dealer
support package. Indulge is a new e-mailed newsletter that goes exclusively
to Victoria & Albert distributors and approved stockists four times
a year.
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here:
A
Franke survey has revealed that
the number of trade visitors looking for brochures online has nearly
doubled in the last two years.
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here:
Cooking
manufacturer, Glen Dimplex Home Appliances,
and Blackburn based packaging company Styropack have scooped a Silver
Starpack Award for the product packaging designed specifically to house
the latest Stoves built-in appliances.
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here:
Producer
of CAD software solutions for KBB designers, ArtiCAD
Ltd, has won a national award in recognition of success in
accessing international markets.
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here:
Interclima
+ Elec home&building 2006
Reed
Expositions France has changed the dates for Interclima
+ elec home&building and Idéo
Bain, which will be held at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles.
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Here:
Epoc Messe Frankfurt, Dubai, has finalised its plans for ISH
Kitchen and Bathroom Gulf.
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Here:
Interbuild 2006 - The Building Show
takes place at the NEC in Birmingham from April 23 to 27.
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With
the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) pushing its 'Better Backs' initiative
this summer, Granada Material Handling
(Granada), one of the nation's leading material handling solutions specialists,
is the sole UK distributor of Fezer VacuPowerlift handling units.
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here:
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Good news, meanwhile, for In-Sink-Erator, who has struck a deal with Magnet
for its food waste disposers to be sold in Magnet's chain of 200 stores
around the UK. More on this here.
Finally, news from the KBSA this week includes notification of its latest
Networking Event, which will be held in Coventry on November 10th (more
here),
plus more on the National Training Group, which will have an official
launch at KBB 2006 (more on this below in KBSA Corner).
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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
The
Wingline from Rieber – Adding Retro Fun into Sink Design
Breaking
away form the conventional sink design, the Wingline from Rieber allows
the adventurous and fun side of customers to leap out and make a real
retro statement. Smooth stainless steel complete with 3.5" pop-up
basket strainer waste kit the Wingline easily fits into any 600 base
unit and makes it a good design for those not prepared to compromise
on style or functionality.
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Industry
Will Benefit from Launch of the KBB NTG
Last
March I welcomed the announcement that the CITB - ConstructionSkills
would fund the formation of a national training group. I am delighted
to report that this group has grown and developed over the last 18 months
and that the KBB NTG will celebrate an official launch at KBB in Jan
2006.
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Here]
100%
Design Hits the Spot
100% Design and its sister events 100% Detail and 100% East have attracted
outstanding audiences this year. As a pivotal partner in the burgeoning
September London design calendar, 100% Design once more stood at the
epicentre. Visitor numbers remain consistent (35,209) with an increase
in the amount of professional visitors.
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Quooker,
the Boiling-Water Tap, Launched at 100% Design
The
hot news from Holland is a true (100șC) boiling water tap. Tea or coffee
is available instantly at a turn of a handle from the Quooker boiling-water
tap. At 100% Design Quooker officially launched the new tap in the UK.
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on this Story]
SieMatic
at 100% Design
New
at 100% Design, SieMatic and Matrix
Kitchens showed the SieMatic SL505 kitchen in Truffle Brown Pine - 'a
new world of colour and materials, together with the straight-lined
'puristic' architecture, creates a modern, elegant kitchen of timeless
appeal', the company said.
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on this Story]
Second
Year in a Row for Axor at 100% Design
Following the successful debut at 100% Design last year Axor, the
designer brand from Hansgrohe, exhibited its latest bathroom brassware
created in collaboration with internationally renowned designers,
with highlights including the Axor Starck X range - the latest collection
from legendary designer Philippe Starck.
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on this Story]
Clean & Fresh Designs at 100% Design from Ideal Standard
Reflected at this year's 100% Design, Ideal Standard's ongoing vision
is to propose and offer individually designed shower and brassware
products as well as complete bathroom and sanitaryware solutions through
developing partnerships with renowned designers such as Robin Levien
RDA and more recently Pearson Lloyd.
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on this Story]
Magnet
Drawn to In-Sink-Erator
In-Sink-Erator
food waste disposers are now available at Magnet stores nationwide.
Realising the rising popularity in food waste disposers, Magnet now
stocks four different models of In-Sink-Erator in each of the company’s
200 stores across the UK.
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on this Story]
KBSA
Corporate Members Networking Opportunity
The next Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom Specialists Association corporate
member networking event and dinner takes place at Ansty Hall in Coventry
on November 10th. The event begins at 4.30pm, when corporate members
are invited for a glass of seasonal cheer, then there will be presentations.
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Launch
of Britannia's New XG Proves Success with Press and Retailers
Range
cooker specialist Britannia launched its new XG range cooker at Twickenham
Rugby Stadium - and the event proved a huge success, with a good turnout
of both press and retailer visitors.
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on this Story]
Ideal
Standard Shows ‘Independence’ by Winning Elle Decoration's
Design Award
Ideal
Standard has announced further recognition of its design led strategy
in recently winning the Best in Bathrooms category in the ELLE Decoration
Design Awards 2005.
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on this Story]
PAB
Streamlines Cookers Range
Following
the acquisition of Bernstein Holdings Group's appliance division in
January 2005, white goods company, Premium Appliance Brands has refreshed
and revitalised the Cookers range of built-in appliances, ready to launch
to the market this month.
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on this Story]
RH
Morton Completes on Schedule for the Opening of Fifi & Ally
RH
Morton, bespoke kitchen and catering equipment supplier, has completed
the final touches to Fifi and Ally, Scotland's quirkiest new fashion
and lifestyle concept, incorporating patisserie/cafe bar, The Cupping
Salon which launched its new Flagship store in Princes Square on Thursday
29th September 2005.
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Ainsley
Harriott Backs Hotpoint Schools Cooking Challenge
Hotpoint
Schools Cooking Challenge has gained the support of a top celebrity
chef to encourage healthy eating within Secondary Schools. Ainsley Harriott
is backing the campaign developed in conjunction with the Design and
Technology Association, by officially judging the final.
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on this Story]
Tretzo
Bathrooms Furnish New Developments in the UK & Ireland
Ireland’s
leading bathroom furniture manufacturer Tretzo is blazing a trail
in various locations in the UK and Ireland. It is currently providing
the luxury bathroom furniture for Victoria Mills bordering Saltaire
World Heritage Site.
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on this Story]
Whirlpool's
Prêt-à-Porter Awarded Good Housekeeping Institutes Accreditation
The
Good Housekeeping Institute has subjected the Whirlpool Prêt-à-Porter
to a selection of tests covering performance, ease of use, design
and clarity of the included instructions and has passed it on all
counts.
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on this Story]
Electrolux
Back on TV .. not Once, but Twice
As
part of a £5 million Marketing investment, Electrolux Group
is launching two major new television advertising campaigns, which
will be on air during October and November 2005.
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on this Story]
The
World Toilet Summit
Over
400 international delegates from the US, Europe, Australia and the
Far East gathered in Belfast's Waterfront Hall last week (26 -28 September)
to attend the 2005 World Toilet Summit. Belfast is the first city
in the western world to have played host to the International Summit,
as previous summits have been held in Singapore, Beijing and Taiwan.
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on this Story]
Motorway
Toilets Capture Ultimate Accolade
Moto
Hospitality has won the Overall Winner's Trophy in the 2005 UK Loo
of the Year Awards competition, sponsored by Armitage Shanks. The
company achieved 31 x 5 Star and 21 x 4 Star Awards for its 52 service
areas throughout Britain.
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COMPANY NOTICES
Notices
from The Insolvency Courts, September 2005
The following Notices have been posted from the Insolvency Courts
relating to Kitchen and Bathroom companies including Craft County
Kitchens Ltd, First Class Bathrooms Ltd, Aston Cord (Bathrooms)
Ltd, Corniche Bathrooms Ltd, Kingdom Kitchens Ltd, Smith Carter
Interiors Ltd, Hammonds Kitchens Ltd, Continental Lifestyle Kitchens
Ltd, Exact Kitchens (Northern) Ltd, Mirage Kitchens And Bedrooms
Ltd, Home Design Centre (Bury) Ltd.
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MACHINERY MATTERS
Starbank
Sets the Bar for Panel Fabrication
Starbank
Panel Products says that the remarkable progress it has made has
put the Merseyside company in a leading position in its specialist
field of high quality laminate fabrication and CNC component manufacture.
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Armitage
Shanks Invests Heavily to Stay Competitive
Armitage Shanks is approaching the end of an intense investment
period which will see all production at the Rugeley plant transferring
to pressure casting, with the very latest line capable of producing
an entire toilet bowl. The application of this technology has been
hastened in response to cheap imports from the Far East and has
resulted in several high volume lines - such as cisterns - actually
ending up cheaper per piece than shipped in products.
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FRANKE COMMENTS
Getting
Point of Sale Right for Retailers
John
Swain, Product Manager, Franke UK comments on Point of Sale materials:
Retailers invest a lot of time, money and effort in getting their
show rooms just right for consumers, making sure they are up-to-the-minute
and following the latest industry trends
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