Weekly Email News for the Kitchen, Bathroom and Bedroom Industries
2nd December 2005
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Refrigeration
brand Coolzone is extending its
range of appliances into the built-in market, as well as including a
new American style fridge freezer and integrated dishwasher to complement
the brand’s freestanding portfolio
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here:
Vestfrost
has announced the introduction of its 'Function' refrigeration range
designed to complement the brand’s high-end Zhape collection and
to appeal to a broader mid-range market
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here:
Specially
designed to be installed in column, this AEG-Electrolux
fully integrated dishwasher with controls neatly concealed on the rim
of the door will fit into any built-in kitchen
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here:
Stoves
has added four new stainless steel appliance doors to fit its integrated
fridge, freezer and fridge-freezers, creating a complete package for
consumers
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here:
Following
its strategy for delivering products which focus on ‘perfect form
and function’ AEG-Electrolux
launches the Teppan Yaki
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here:
Natural materials bring beauty to furniture design, and the new
Angel Oak door range from PWS is
no exception
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here:
Design
chief Julian Tatham at Decorative Panels
is expanding the paper foil lamination specialist’s portfolio of
styles
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here:
Burbidge
is extending the number of door sizes available with all of its wood
and foil wrap kitchen designs
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here:
The
handleless ALNOART range presents
three finishes - high gloss, veneered and elegantly grained
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here:
Kitchen
manufacturer, Poggenpohl, has introduced
a new Aqua Blue satin lacquer to its latest innovation, PLUSMODO
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here:
Bottega d'Arte says that its new collection of interior finishes employs a decorative vocabulary of Baroque inspiration, expressing the increasingly obvious links between fashion and habitat
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Ultracolour
Plus is the latest innovation from Mapei.
'The ultimate solution for perfect grout joints, free from aesthetic
defects such as uneven colour and efflorescence, Ultracolour Plus remains
easy to keep clean and will not support mould growth'
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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:
lnspired
by the heritage of bathroom culture, the asymmetric nature of liquid
and the symmetrical shapes of solid forms, is the new Espace range
from international bathroom brand VitrA
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here:
Bohle
has shown it is the best at hanging around – with mirrors that
is - with the addition of the Xtragrip mirror adhesive to the Xtra
range of mirror hanging products
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here:
The
SoftClose system available on selected Haro
Sanitary toilet seats offers convenience and provides a quality replacement
WC seat that consumers are now looking for
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here:
PWS
has extended its handle collection with a trio of industrial inspired
designs. The new stainless steel effect handles are tactile incorporating
a substantial textured grip
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here:
Villeroy
& Boch's
NewWave collection of Tableware, glassware, and cutlery is known for
its asymmetrical and organic design. The collection includes NewWave
Caffe range
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here:
Bohle
has launched a new hardware catalogue aimed at the glass and hardware
consumer and retailer
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here:
Manufacturer
and distributor of quality furniture components and fittings, East
Coast Fittings has introduced three new timber doors
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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
Sorano radiator from designer radiator manufacturer Aestus
incorporates a soft, flowing design
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here:
Designer
radiator manufacturer and importer Aestus
has introduced the Azzara radiator
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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:
New
from Ideal Standard, Connect
bath screens offer a stylish and practical way to allow for luxurious
baths and invigorating showers within the same environment
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here:
A
new range of fittings in an ultra-modern design to meet the growing
demand for frameless shower cubicles and wet rooms is being distributed
in the UK by Prefit, a specialist
in fittings for glass
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here:
D
R Services has now introduced a shower enclosure offering
two products that can be used together to completely remove visible
metal framing elements from the installation
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here:
Moods
Bathrooms
has expanded its brassware range with the introduction of three
contrasting and contemporary new mixer tap collections - Onyx, Jet
and Star
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here:
Roman
Ltd,
the UK shower manufacturer, has raised over £6000 for
the victims of the Asian Tsunami disaster
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here:
Staff
in the Mereway Kitchens
Sales Office all chose to wear something pink on Friday 28th
October in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Day
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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:
Safety
and service rate highly on Aqualux’s
priorities – and even more so now, after staff successfully
completed the ILM Team Leader Certificate and the IOSH Health and
Safety Certificate
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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:
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:
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Indesit
Suffers in 2005 but Plans Big 2006
Indesit has reported
its 2005 First Half and Third Quarter results, which make for fairly
grim reading. H1
Sales
were pretty similar to 2004 but pre-tax profits were nearly halved,
while Third Quarter net profits were down nearly 70% on the corresponding
period last year.
The group is expecting cost cutting measures to bring this back on track
next year, with more raw material and production resources from 'low-cost
countries'. It has also rolled out, at a customer jolly in Marrakesh,
a next generation washing machine - the Aqualtis - which it expects
to be selling a million of by 2008. It will be a Hotpoint product
in the UK.
In another interesting development this week, easyquote, the
kitchen and bathroom software arm of the Mereway group of companies,
has announced a management buyout.
More about both these stories below
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KBB
incorporating Expotile, 22-25 January 2005
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.
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here:
KBSA
Corporate Members Networking Forum
The
Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom Specialists Association corporate members
networking forum was well attended by more than 50 corporate members,
publishers and journalists.
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here:
EDP
at ZOW 2006
Components and materials supplier to the KBB sector, European Decorative
Products, will have a strong presence at ZOW 2006 in Bad Salzuflen
next February.
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here:
Homag
Open House
Homag
U.K. says that its recent October open house exhibition once again
broke new ground in visitor numbers and successful business concluded.
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here:
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:
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:
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Events here
Kitchen
appliance manufacturer, Siemens
has recently published a new buiit-in brochure for 2005/2006.
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here:
Newly
released is the seventh issue of Mermaid Tales - Norske
Interiors’ newsletter, designed exclusively for retailers
to offer all the latest information on Mermaid waterproof wall panels
for shower enclosures and bathrooms.
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here:
Fagor
UK has launched a new product catalogue specifically tailored
to the UK market, and featuring the company's 2005/2006 range of built-in
and build-under domestic appliances.
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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:
East
Coast Fittings' continued expansion sees the appointment
of Nigel Taylor to cover West Yorkshire and the Lancashire and Merseyside
regions.
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here:
Newly
appointed group hardwood flooring manager, Richard Pickles, is hoping
to add a little extra flavour to James
Latham's flooring division.
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here:
Utopia
has appointed David Marchant as National Sales Manager. David
will take up his new role at the end of November.
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here:
Premium
Appliance Brands (PAB) has announced its second expansion
in two months, with new signings Tristan Edwards and Barbara Nuttall.
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here:
Norske
Interiors has appointed
a new agent, Mike Rogers, to continue the retailer sales service
for Mermaid waterproof wall panels following the retirement of long
serving agent, Arthur Leech.
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here:
In
the run up to Christmas, kitchen appliance manufacturer Siemens
is introducing a new quartet of advertisements promoting selected
freestanding products.
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here:
Freestanding
bath manufacturer Clearwater Collection
has delivered one of its luxury baths to Colin and Justin's show 'How
Not to Decorate'.
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here:
Leading
sink manufacturer, Franke, has
joined forces with its distributors to deliver over 5,000 Christmas
puddings to retailers this year as a thank you for all their hard
work.
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here:
Imperial
Bathrooms continues to support its expanding network of
UK stockists with the unveiling of an eye-catching retail display
hanging banner.
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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:
Husbands,
the UK manufacturer and installer of food, service and passenger lifts,
is celebrating gaining the management standard BS EN 9001:2000 in record
time.
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here:
Electrolux
recently presented its third Design Lab Award to Airwash, a waterless
washing unit. Students from leading schools of design in over 88 countries
participated in the competition.
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here:
Specialist
in internet marketing for the home improvement industry, eBuilders
Ltd, has launched a new website www.local-kitchens.co.uk
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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:
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.
More
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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Here:
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.
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Notices
from The Insolvency Courts, November 2005
The following Notices have been posted from the Insolvency Courts relating
to Kitchen and Bathroom companies including C & S Management Ltd,
Castle Bathrooms Ltd, Zenith Kitchens & Bedrooms Ltd, County Kitchens
(Surrey) Ltd, Wycombe Ceramics & Bathrooms Ltd, Back To Life Kitchens
Ltd, Wow Kitchens Ltd, C V Kitchens Ltd, Zenith Kitchens & Bedrooms
Ltd, P D Installations (Thame) Ltd, Kitchens Kitchens Ltd, Kitchen It
Ltd, Imperial Kitchens Ltd, Moreland Classic Kitchens Ltd, First Class
Bathrooms Ltd, Hammonds Kitchens Ltd, Aston Cord (Bathrooms) Ltd.
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on this Story]
PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
AJ
Gummers Introduces Sirrus Doc M Showering Pack
AJ
Gummers says that it has simplified the specification of special needs
showers and changing rooms in public places with the introduction of
the Sirrus Doc M Showering Pack- a simple one-box solution.
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on this Product]
MBO from Mereway Group for easyquote
The management team of kitchen and bathroom software vendor easyquote has announced that it has completed a management-buy-out from the Mereway group of companies.
Indesit
Board Approves First Half Results
The first half of 2005 for Indesit Company was characterised by efforts
to offset higher raw material costs (which increased costs for the Company
by around 3.5% on the previous year) both pricing policies and by measures
to contain sourcing and production costs.
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on this Story]
Marrakech
is Setting for new Indesit/Hotpoint Launch
Indesit Company launched its Aqualtis washing machine in the evocative
setting of Marrakech. Aqualtis will be marketed under the Ariston label
in Italy starting November and in mainland Europe in early 2006. In
the UK, Aqualtis will be a Hotpoint product.
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on this Story]
Drummonds'
Chelsea Showroom Gets a Designer Refurbishment
Drummonds
opened its newly refurbished Chelsea showroom on Tuesday 22nd November
2005. The premises, at 78 Royal Hospital Road, have been totally refitted
to a design by Ivan Speight.
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on this Story]
Simple
and Free to Transfer your Part P Registration to ELECSA
With
the Christmas festive season here, many electricians and tradesmen will
be thinking of next year’s plans. Issues like renewing their registration
for self certifying under Part P will be on the horizon.
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on this Story]
Top Chefs Use Whirlpool Products
Once again the organisers of the BBC Good Food Show Birmingham and London
selected Whirlpool as the supplier of products for all the major cookery
theatres. Whirlpool UK also sponsored the 'Friends for Dinner' Theatre.
Top chefs Gordon Ramsey, Gary Rhodes and Rick Stein prepared dishes
on Whirlpool products to an audience of 1,700 people six times a day.
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on this Story]
John
Burton Race Demonstrates to Fenwick Guests on his Favourite Range
Cooker
Customers
of Fenwick in Newcastle have been treated to a cooking demonstration
from renowned chef John Burton Race. John cooked a number of delicious
dishes while further entertaining his audience with stories of his
Channel 4 series, living in France and cooking for six kids!
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on this Story]
De Dietrich Offers Free
Saucepans
From 1st December 2005 until 31st March 2006, premium appliance brand
De Dietrich is offering the opportunity to claim a FREE set of four
saucepans with every purchase of a touch control hob from the 2005/6
range.
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on this Story]
Contract
Glass, the Kitchen & Bathroom Glass Specialist
Best
known for its work producing glass tops and splash backs for the kitchen
and bathroom industries, Contract Glass's new waterjet machine allows
virtually any finished shape to be cut to bespoke designs or mass
manufacturing quickly and efficiently.
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on this Story]
RAK
Ceramics' Sales Force Grows as Company Expands
Ceramic
tile and sanitaryware manufacturer, RAK Ceramics, has appointed two
new key managers to work within its rapidly expanding UK sales and administration
team. Dean Pamphilon and Kimberley van Eyssen have joined RAK Ceramics.
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on this Story]
New
Offices and Sales Manager for Microcad Software in UK
Microcad
Software Ltd, the developer of autokitchen, the Kitchen Design Software
powered by AutoCAD welcomes Richard McCarthy as a Sales Manager UK.
Richard brings with him over 15 years experience in Kitchens design
and sales.
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on this Story]
Miele
'Takes Control' of the Ceramic Hobs Market with New Innovations for
2006
Following
the successful launch of Miele's front control ceramic hobs in 2004,
the brand is set to further boost its ceramic offering by introducing
two new control types to provide greater differentiation between models,
and by launching a completely new range of induction hobs.
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on this Story]
Kitchen
& Bathroom Designer Magazine joins Bathroom Academy Sponsors
The
Kitchen & Bathroom Designer magazine has become the first Professional
Magazine to sponsor the Bathroom Manufacturers Association's virtual
bathroom academy.
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on this Story]
Lucky
Couple Bathe Baby Like the Beckhams
Clearwater
Collection celebrated the first baby born on the day one of its
retailers opened a showroom, by organising one of its baby baths
for the couple.
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on this Story]
Whirlpool
and Maytag Agree Timing with Antitrust Division
Whirlpool Corporation and Maytag Corporation yesterday announced
that both companies have certified substantial compliance with the
Antitrust Division.
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on this Story]
We’d
Rather Slave Over a Hot Sink than Buy a Dishwasher!
Recent
research by Electrolux and Future Foundation Group confirms we’re
nuts about doing the dishes! While the vast majority of Swiss, Germans,
Swedes and Austrians prefer to employ the services of a dishwasher
to wash up – nearly 7 out of 10 British households don the
rubber gloves and wash up by hand.
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on this Story]
Easy
Bosch Solutions to Those Boring Christmas Chores
Christmas
should be all about friends, family and enjoying yourself, but all
too often it can become a bit of a chore. Domestic tasks loom, leaving
you little time for the things that really count. For this reason,
Bosch domestic appliances says that it has come up with some great
ideas to help ease the load over the festive season.
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on this Story]
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.
[More
Here]
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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