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9th December 2005
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GE Appliances has launched for 2006 its new 'elegance' styling. The PCG23EL is completely clad in stainless steel, offering a blend of US build quality and Italian style
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Belling has expanded its collection of 50cm freestanding cookers to include six new stainless steel and stainless steel effect models
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Miele is set to 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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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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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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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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Schmidt Alize doors feature a handle-free façade with full width finger recesses in either black, aluminium, pear or white. The effect is clean and stark accentuating the horizontal geometry that allows designers to draw worktops, splashbacks, mid-height units and other features into the whole composition
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Pfleiderer Industrie's recently relaunched Duropal Worktop Collection features an extended range of High Gloss worktop effects
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Natural materials bring beauty to furniture design, and the new Angel Oak door range from PWS is no exception
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Design chief Julian Tatham at Decorative Panels is expanding the paper foil lamination specialist’s portfolio of styles
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Ovation by Wade, a contemporary range of ergonomically designed and beautifully finished kitchenware, offers the perfect storage solutions for keen cooks
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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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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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Bohle has launched a new hardware catalogue aimed at the glass and hardware consumer and retailer
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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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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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As homeowners continue to get on board the designer radiator phenomenon, Stelrad Radiators has launched its latest designer offering, the Concord, to help installers cash in on the growing trend
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The Sorano radiator from designer radiator manufacturer Aestus incorporates a soft, flowing design
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Designer radiator manufacturer and importer Aestus has introduced the Azzara radiator
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Ideal Bathrooms has recently taken into stock the 'Essential collection' a new range of designer heated towel rails
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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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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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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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All Hands to the Pump

Management changes at Bristan last week suggest that it's a case of all hands to the pump to get the new corporate headquarter finished on schedule. Roger Williams has taken over the role of MD to free up Steve Lee to adopt the more fluid chief exec role which will allow him to oversee the final stages of building and fitting out of the new super-premises, and the integration of new product lines.

This week we have also had two significant events: the launch of the sleek new Linear Series of ovens and hobs from Smeg, at its headquarters in Abingdon (see picture, right); and the opening of the LG Harrods window, which is stuffed full of high end LG electronic goodies - including a side by side fridge freezer with built in TV, - just in time for Christmas!

Finally, we hear of two unmissable opportunities at KBB 2006: a weekend break for two in Rome is being given away to a lucky visitor to the - you guessed it - Roman Showers stand; while on the Victoria & Albert stand an equally fortunate visitor will walk away with (well, not literally) a Sorrento bath designed in Flower Power style by artist Beverley Fry (pictured left).

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• Our preview of KBB 2006 is here, if you are exhibiting, and have not yet sent information in for our stand guide, please email to debbie@thekbzine.com .

An engineer at Roman Limited, the UK shower manufacturer, has been named as Student of the Year.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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The preparations for the première of the Deutsche Ausbaumesse in Nürnberg from 27-29 April 2006 are in full swing.
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Epoc Messe Frankfurt, Dubai, has finalised its plans for ISH Kitchen and Bathroom Gulf.
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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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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK

Daval Furniture Launches Exclusive Kitchen Collection
Daval Furniture Ltd has launched an exclusive kitchen collection to the British market. The kitchens are based on a top European specification, but influenced by British trends. Created by the company’s design team, Daval’s kitchen collection fuses the best of continental style with the British passion for quality.
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LG Opens Window to the Future in Harrods
LG Electronics is partnering with Harrods to demonstrate the future of technology that will enrich people's lifestyles. The room, called the 'LG i-Gallery', displays innovative, inspiring, imaginative and infotainment technology such as a gold 71" plasma screen, a 5 mega pixel mobile phone and a vacuum cleaner that does the vacuuming for you.
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Clean Cooking with Fagor's Pyrolytic Oven Range
Fagor UK has launched three new electronic single ovens featuring advanced pyrolytic self-cleaning, under the company's Advanced Cooking Generation banner.
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Smeg Launches 'Linear Series' of Cooking Appliances
Smeg has launched a new group of ovens and hobs that add a distinct new style to the Italian appliance brand's portfolio.
Smeg's Linear Series exploits the minimalist fashion aesthetic of today, combining sleek geometric lines with stainless steel and glass.
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Hurry – Get a Free 'Periodic Inspection' Assessment with ELECSA Before Xmas
ELECSA announced on 1st December that it is offering assessments of competence for its full scope scheme (level A) registered electricians and installers to undertake Periodic Inspection and Testing as an optional extra Assessment.
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Roaring Success of BMA Generic Industry Guides
The Bathroom Manufacturers Association's generic industry guides, which are designed to help everyone in the bathroom industry to make a more disciplined study of their profession, are proving a roaring success with over thirteen thousand downloads of the Guides, since May.
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Flower Power Set to Draw KBB Visitors!
One visitor to KBB 2006 will go home with a most exclusive bath - if he or she is the lucky winner of a competition being run by exhibitor Victoria & Albert.
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Indesit Board Approves the Results for 3rd Quarter 2005
The board of directors of Indesit Company recently approved the consolidated figures for the 3rd quarter, drawn up to international accounting standards. Ebitda is in line with expectations and sales in line with the same period in 2004, confirming a recovery with respect to 1st quarter 2005 in spite of very weak demand, especially in the UK.
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New Design Heralds Success for Contract Kitchen Venture
Carleton Furniture Group Ltd recently commissioned Yorkshire based brand and design agency 10, to design the first ever brochure to promote its contract Kitchen range. The ‘A la carte’ kitchen range has to appeal to varying clients and customers, so the brief was explicit - to ensure the new brochure and image was eye catching, innovative and stylish.
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Stoves Makes its Television Debut with New Advertising Campaign
Stoves is launching its first ever television advertising campaign in a bid to maximise exposure for the brand and generate consumer pull-through in line with Glen Dimplex Home Appliances' comprehensive support package for its trade customers.
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