Weekly Email News for the Kitchen, Bathroom and Bedroom Industries
11th November 2005
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If
you are wondering how to keep your carpets looking their best for the
festive season, help is at hand with the new, Agility deep-cleaning
carpet extractor from Maytag UK
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Maytag
UK
has recently launched the new 60 Series range of premium laundry appliances
featuring the Adamas washing machine
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here:
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New
World has expanded its range of competitively priced 'Vision'
freestanding products to include six new 50cm and 60cm stainless
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The
creative team behind the Rayburn
Cookmaster XT have taken the solid, workmanlike lines of the traditional
Rayburn and crafted a work of art which sets a new benchmark in kitchen
appliance design
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here:
Premium
Appliance Brands
(PAB) is poised to launch a new range of larger than life American-brand,
White Westinghouse XXL fridge/freezers
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here:
East
Coast Fittings has added a new door to the company’s
comprehensive range of stock vinyl wrapped doors and accessories
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here:
J&J
Ormerod's new eco kitchen range will enable kitchen retailers,
builders' merchants and contractors to offer the quality of kitchen
associated with J&J Ormerod and its existing Colonial kitchen brand
at a competitive price
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here:
The
Glass FX colour treatment from Glass UK
offers an unlimited choice of colours for almost every glass type. It
is suitable for a wide range of applications, from kitchens, bathrooms
and showers to imaginative developments such as hotels and style bars
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here:
Blending
minimalism with chic, the Arcade from Keller
by Grovewood is distinguished by functionality and clean lines, allowing
housebuilders to incorporate contemporary European styling without supply
chain hassles
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here:
'Anyone who previously considered beautiful works of art to be the privilege of public galleries and museums can now turn their own home into an exhibition gallery,’ says Duravit
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The
rising demand for whirlpool bathing systems has led Moods
Bathrooms to extend its bath collection to include the Wellness
Whirlpool System
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here:
The
typical character of the Happy D range from Sieger Design and Duravit
is the clear D-shape profile, whose classic-archaic lines run through
the entire bathroom range
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here:
The
market launch of the Kaldewei Cono
family of baths and shower trays by Sottsass Associati’s Milan studios,
which was presented for the first time at the ISH 2005, was successful
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here:
European
Decorative Products (EDP) now has available two new décor
foils from Pentadecor that blend well with offset subtle plain carcase
hues
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here:
Cova
Products has announced the addition of Lancelot PA, to the
Cova Press Premier range of 3D forming veneers
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here:
The
T12 and LT12 Series of remote transformers, from ventilation expert
Manrose Manufacturing, has now been
completely re-designed to provide a stylish new look that will complement
any bathroom
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here:
Responding
to customer demand for a compact heating solution for the kitchen, PWS
has introduced a new plinth heater
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here:
Ideal
Bathrooms
has recently taken into stock the 'Essential collection' a new range
of designer heated towel rails
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here:
Myson
has unveiled a new glass towel warmer and radiator which the company
says is unique to the UK domestic heating market
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here:
Moods
Bathrooms
has introduced a new range of heated towel rails to its expanding bathroom
collection
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here:
Merlyn
Industries
has added to the company’s portfolio of shower enclosures with
the launch of The Series 5 + and ‘Vivid by Merlyn’
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here:
Robert
Lee
has presented the Arley collection of walk-in showering concepts.
Exclusive to Robert Lee in the UK the company says that this compact
collection offers solutions for all tastes
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here:
Imperial
Bathrooms’
new product development programme continues to unfold with the launch
of three new ranges of brassware – Regent, Edwardian and Damonte
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here:
Designs
from award winning London design house Studio Levien for Trevi showers,
by Ideal Standard, featured
at the 100% Design exhibition
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here:
RAK
Ceramics has launched a new range of tilescalled 'Oxodium',
which features an oxodised finish that comes in subtle orange and
blue/black versions
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here:
H&R
Johnson has unveiled Artile, a new tiling range that
uses a digital ceramic transfer technique, allowing photographic
imagery and logos to be reproduced to create single tiles, whole
murals, features or panels
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here:
Monday
31st October saw employees from Hotpoint
in Peterborough set out on a cross-country challenge
to raise money for ChildLine
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here:
The
Corner Fridge Company
has donated one of its top-of-the-range corner fridges to TV
programme 'Make It Big'
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here:
William
Wilson, the independent supplier of electrical, plumbing, heating
and building supplies, is backing a new training scheme operated
by the Bathroom Manufacturers Association
(BMA)
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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:
The
BLUMOTION system from Blum ensures
that even when slammed hard the frontals automatically brake at about
80mm from closed and then gently glide shut
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here:
The
latest furniture collection from Mg Marga Design
is entitled ‘Luce’ and is ideal as a focus piece for a bedroom
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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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A
Week of Designer Ceramics
This week saw a major Tile
Collection launch from UK
manufacturer BCT, who has secured the services of Red or Dead
Design Team Wayne and Gerardine Hemingway to produce The Wet
Range, a fresh and contemporary range which is already being rolled
out in more than 190 outlets including Focus and Topps.
The well attended launch took place at the trendy London hang-out Grouchos.
In his introduction, Wayne spoke passionately about the latest focus
of his design talents, namely mass market housing. Having attracted
the attention of George Wimpey by criticising the lack of imagination
shown by entry level housebuilders, Wimpey invited him to a meeting
which has led to various projects around the UK, and around 5,000 houses
now have been built under the design brief of the Hemingway team. Wayne's
passion is to bring a sense of community back to housing developments,
with usable play areas, shared facilities etc, a worthy ambition which
we wholeheartedly endorse.
Also this week, Turkish ceramics company VitrA - which has 5%
of the UK market, but wants 10% by 2010 - invited the press to its annual
'State of the Bathroom Nation' address in the luxurious surroundings
of the Bentley Kempinsky Hotel in London, where we were informed of
the company's plans to build a new factory in Russia, to add to the
ten it already has worldwide, including the world's biggest sanitaryware
plant in Turkey. Upcoming launches include the Istanbul Collection by
Ross Lovegrove, plus a range of furniture including innovative
storage solutions and lighting.
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Trade
Mouldings at ZOW
British
manufacturer of cabinet doors and wrapped furniture components, Trade
Mouldings, will exhibit for the first time at the ZOW furniture
suppliers exhibition at Bad Salzuflen in Germany from February 20
- 23, 2006.
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here:
Dornbracht
at Kuechenmeile 2005
Dornbracht launched a number of product innovations
at Küchenmeile in September 2005, one of the leading national
exhibitions for kitchen specialists. In 2004 there were some 15,000
visitors to it, one-quarter of whom came from abroad.
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here:
KBSA
Lightens up Part P at its Regional Meetings
Have you got a date ear marked in your diary to attend a KBSA
regional meeting? If not, you may want to because ELECSA has
teamed up with KBSA to offer information and advice on Part P at the
following KBSA regional meetings:
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here:
Maytag's
Grand Designs
Maytag
UK exhibited at the first-ever Grand Design Show at the Excel Centre
in London and graced the stand of the Kitchen Bedrooms & Bathrooms
Magazine. Visitors to the stand had the opportunity to win a genuine
American Maytag fridge freezer, which was won by Mrs. Helen Davis
of Shropshire.
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here:
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FREE Part P Seminars from ELECSA
If you have missed your chance to book onto one
of the FREE Part P evening seminars that were organised by ELECSA
held earlier this year, you have another opportunity in October and
November.
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here:
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Events here
Franke,
the UK's leading sink manufacturer, has produced a Master Brochure
for retailers which contains the company's entire product portfolio,
including sinks, taps and waste management solutions.
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here:
Just
as the second edition of Häfele's
SpaceAid catalogue for studios moved to kitchen appliances for the
first time, SpaceAid 3 has gone into the bathroom.
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here:
Maytag
UK has appointed Steve Burns to Independent Service Partner
Manager. Steve co-ordinates and trains Maytag's team of independent
service agents, as well as developing new and existing relationships
throughout Great Britain and Ireland.
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here:
Image
Showers has completed the recruitment of its sales team
and the UK Sales & Marketing Manager Neil Beswick.
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here:
Grohe
UK Ltd has announced three new staff, appointed in key
management positions in the Sales team. The new members join the
company during a stage of growth and new direction for the UK division.
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here:
Shower
surround and bath screen manufacturer Aqualux
has appointed Colin Henderson in a strategic move to target the
major house build and merchant sectors.
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here:
Yorkshire
based furniture manufacturer Moores
(which incorporates the Shades bathroom furniture brand and Bluestone
kitchens) has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive
- Peter Wilson.
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here:
The
Ignis roadshow, was taken to eight locations throughout the country
in eight days and covered Scotland, Washington, Leeds, Manchester,
Birmingham, Swindon, Southampton and ended at
Whirlpool’s National
Sales Office in Croydon.
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here:
Belling
has launched a new consumer advertising campaign aimed
at appealing to a new younger generation of Belling users and designed
to drive customer pull through for retailers.
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here:
Fisher
& Paykel Appliances, New Zealand's leading manufacturer
and marketer of household appliances, as its first major sponsor,
is sponsoring The New Zealand A1 Grand Prix team.
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here:
Whirlpool
Corporation
has announced that it recently received the 2005 American Business Ethics
Award from the Society of Financial Service Professionals (FSP).
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here:
The
design competition, Electrolux Design Lab,
has attracted a total of 3,040 design students from 88 countries around
the world. The contest, entering its third consecutive year, is designed
to encourage students from around the world to design household appliances
for the future.
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here:
The
Active Kitchen sink from Franke
won a top honour at the Kitchen and Bathroom Designer’s Manufacturers’
Awards 2005.
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here:
The
Corner Fridge Company is
keen to keep everyone informed about its range of wine storage solutions,
so has revamped its website to make it even more informative.
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here:
Premium
Appliance Brands Ltd
(PAB) has recently unveiled its new website, www.pabl.co.uk, a comprehensive
easy to navigate site designed to meet the requirements of consumers,
retailers and distributors alike.
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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:
Idéo
Bain is being staged at the same time as Interclima
+ Elec-Home & Building: as a result, between 17th and
20th January 2006 Porte de Versailles will welcome over 100,000 trade
visitors: installers, distributors, showroom sales staff, specifiers,
public and private contractors.
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here:
Next
year's Ambiente, scheduled to take
place from 10th to 14th February 2006, will again feature some 4,600
exhibitor companies from every continent.
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here:
SPATEX,
the exhibition for professionals in the pool, spa and sauna industry,
5-7th February 2006 at the Hilton Brighton Metropole Exhibition Centre.
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here:
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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here
The
preparations for the première of the Deutsche
Ausbaumesse in Nürnberg from 27-29 April 2006 are in
full swing.
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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:
Tim
Foley runs a website which includes an excellent Discussion
Forum about all things kitchen related.
You'll
Find it here:
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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
Ruby
Dry - The Ideal Dehumidifier for Unpredictable Weather
With
autumn here, unsettled weather conditions are becoming more and more
prevalent across the UK, causing many homes to experience unwanted damp
problems. The Ruby Dry, the recently launched portable dehumidifier
from Scott Products Ltd., is a solution
for eliminating excess moisture in the home during these unpredictable
months.
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BCT
Gets Wet - Courtesy of The Hemingways
Wet is a new collection of wall tiles designed by award winning creative
couple Wayne and Gerardine Hemingway exclusively for British Ceramic
Tile (BCT) Ltd and manufactured under licence by them. It will be available
from Focus, Topps and selected independent retailers.
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Bathroom
Manufacturers Tune into the Consumer
The
UK bathroom association, BMA, recently held its 5th annual conference
at Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire, under the theme 'Tuning into the
Consumer'. In his opening speech the BMA president, Ted Goold, spoke
of the downturn in consumer spending in the UK and its impact on the
bathroom Industry.
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on this Story]
Lucite
Price Increase in Strategy of Re-investment
Lucite
International, the world's largest producer of Methyl Methacrylate (MMA),
will increase the price of Lucite, its sanitary-ware brand of cast acrylic,
by €130 per tonne from 1st January 2006. The increase is necessary
to support the Company's strategy to re-invest in the long-term development
of the Lucite business
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on this Story]
New
Copper Company Set to Shake Up the Interiors World
Richard
Tyzack - founder and director of Brass & Traditional Sinks - has
announced the launch of Eclectica. ‘Dedicated to the creation of
individually alluring items for the home that cannot be produced on
a mass scale, Eclectica is a treasure trove for those who appreciate
the appeal of natural and unique products.’ Says Richard.
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ELECSA
Helps Electricians Find Out What Part P Involves
Still
standing on the Part P fence because you are worried about the assessment!
ELECSA is inviting elearicians and tradesmen the chance to have a trial
run of the assessment to find out exactly what it involves.
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on this Story]
Matki
Announces New Brand Ambassador - David Gower
Matki
Showering has announced a new brand ambassador - the renowned England
Cricket Captain David Gower OBE - supporting the Matki EauZone shower.
‘This integrated shower and wet room provides the ultimate solution
for today's cutting edge bathrooms,’ says the company.
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on this Story]
The
Maytag TriLogy Impresses Which?
The
Maytag TriLogy has impressed Which? Magazine in a recent product review.
It is quoted that, 'The TriLogy was impressive in our extensive temperature
tests and is easily a Best Buy.
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on this Story]
Orama and William Ball Bringing European Style to the UK Market
Orama,
the independent manufacturer of work surfaces and associated decorative
products has teamed up with William Ball, manufacturer of exclusive
fitted furniture, to offer a new walnut style worksurface.
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on this Story]
Fisher
& Paykel a UK 'CoolBrand'
The
global organisation that promotes itself as the independent arbiter
on branding - SuperBrands - has released the United Kingdom's much
anticipated CoolBrand Leaders for 2005, and making the list for the
first time is intelligent appliance brand, Fisher & Paykel.
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on this Story]
Poggenpohl
Gains Official Recognition as a CoolBrand
Kitchen
manufacturer, Poggenpohl, has been awarded CoolBrand status by the Coolbrands
Council, the independent authority on branding. It is an honour bestowed
on only an elite group of brands, with fewer than 5 per cent of those
initially considered qualifying for the status each year.
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on this Story]
New
Research from Electrolux & Future Foundation
'We
know what we want – we are just not sure how to achieve it –
which would explain our love affair with the home interest and lifestyle
magazines – and our dependence on advice from friends,' comments
Paul Flatters of Future Foundation.
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on this Story]
Hoffmann
Success Leads to Expansion in the UK
The
success of the Hoffmann system for creating permanent, accurate, fast
and secure joints in most areas of furniture and joinery production
has led to the UK Hoffmann Machine Company needing to move to new
and larger premises.
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on this Story]
Latham's
LG HI-MACS Range takes Centre Stage at Pentagon
James
Latham's Natural Acrylic Stone™ solid surfaces range, LG HI-MACS®,
has taken centre stage in a new, state of the art kitchen showroom in
Jersey. LG HI-MACS® 'Volanics' are displayed at Pentagon, the largest
independent merchant on the Channel Island, which is showcasing the
best in new products for the kitchen.
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on this Story]
Mark
Wilkinson Commissions New Model of HMS Victory
In
celebration of the bicentenary of the British Fleet's victory at
the Battle of Trafalgar, English designer Mark Wilkinson working
with author & model maker Martin Saville, have produced a 1:48th
scale model of Nelson's flagship HMS Victory.
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on this Story]
Wolseley:
£94m Spent on Two More Acquisitions
Wolseley
plc, the specialist trade distributor of plumbing and heating products
to professional contractors and a leading supplier of building materials,
announced on November 2nd two further acquisitions.
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on this Story]
Buying
A Sauna? Your Decision Has To Be More Than Skin Deep
The leisure market is being tempted with an increasing amount
of extravagantly designed saunas. Elegant sculptured benches with
panelling down to the floor, curved walls and intricate ceiling
profiles all encased behind an entire wall of glass. All very
sumptuous, but peel away the glossy image and you will find increased
running costs and growing maintenance problems. With today's emphasis
on energy savings and efficiency, just how effective are they?
Pam Senior, manager of Viking Saunas Ltd, explains:
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MACHINERY MATTERS
Ligmatech
Boomerang Proves its Worth
The
specialist Homag Group member Ligmatech has, as one of its cutting
edge specialities, panel handling solutions for most applications.
But perhaps it is Ligmatech's most simple device, the ‘Boomerang’
that has delivered value and performance to hundreds of factories
and workshops around the UK and Ireland
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on this Story]
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]
Notices
from The Insolvency Courts
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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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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on this Story]
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