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1st June 2007
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The
new AEG-Electrolux 36cm wide Induction
wok is fast, precise and highly controllable with designer looks which
will enhance any kitchen
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here:
The
new Pythaghora BT2815SS ceramic range cooker from Baumatic
combines solid style with robust construction
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here:
KitchenAid
has extended its culinary expertise in the UK with the launch of premium
built-in major domestic appliances. Stylish and simple to use, the
range includes ovens, microwaves, hobs, cooker hoods, refrigerators,
and dishwashers
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here:
Candy
has introduced a new induction hob - the Candy PVI 640 C. Induction
technology is unique in that it is ‘green’ (energy efficient)
fast and safe.
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here:
Refrigeration
specialist, Lec, has launched
its new range of retro styled domestic refrigeration appliances
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here:
Geo-Panel™
from Freefoam Plastics provides
a smooth, decorative, waterproof wall covering for new and existing
interior walls in homes, offices and in Industrial applications where
hygiene is key
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here:
German
design guru Dr Leonhard Oberascher has helped REHAU
to develop seven new colours for its RAUSOLID solid surfacing range
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here:
Windswept
landscapes and years of exposure to the natural elements have inspired
CaesarStone's luxurious new Viento
texture and colour palette
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here:
Franke produces a wide range of beautifully designed taps
including Franke Triflow, the manufacturer's advanced water purification
taps. There are two new stylish additions to the Franke Triflow portfolio,
the Franke Triflow Kubus and the Franke Triflow Olympus
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here:
Shower manufacturer and designer, Roman,
has re-designed its best selling Colossus Walk-in Enclosure, re-branding
it the Freedom Colossus
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here:
PWS'
American Walnut range has lived up to its expectations, and Stuart
Clarkson, PWS' Conceptual Design Manager has topped the range off
with a collection of curved wall doors
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here:
The
new Zeta 90 from Carron Phoenix
is a nifty little sink that fits neatly into a 500mm cabinet. It's
a good option for a smaller kitchen where space is at a premium,
without compromising on a generous single bowl and drainer area
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here:
British freestanding bath specialist
Victoria & Albert impressed visitors to EXPO 2007
with the launch of the company’s latest model, the Amalfi
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here:
Ideal Bathrooms has taken delivery of the new Jasper
Morrison collection from Ideal Standard and product worth £200,000
is now in stock ready for delivery to retailers across the UK
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here:
J&J
Ormerod plc (JJO
plc) has unveiled its comprehensive range of useful kitchen accessories,
including the Magic Corner, suitable for the Colonial kitchen range
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here:
It seems the pull of pewter knows no bounds when it comes to the success
of PWS' handle portfolio. So much
so that a further 23 solid pewter designs have been added to PWS' new
collection
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here:
Dimplex is bringing chic to bathrooms with the new
Campaver luxury bathroom radiator, ‘a sophisticated glass-fronted
design that's sure to enhance any bathroom’.
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here:
To
support its ever-expanding network of stockists, British bathroom
manufacturer, Imperial Bathrooms,
has unveiled a series of display boards featuring the company’s
distinctive range of antique crackle-glaze wall tiles
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here:
A
team of 17 Eurobath employees
have been accepted into the Great North Run and will be running
the 13.1 mile course through Newcastle on the 30th September
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here:
Bed manufacturer Silentnight
is reaching out to children by launching a nationwide
search to find up and coming authors to write a
brand new bedtime story, which will be published.
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here:
It's
a Green, Green World
Two of our regular columns are updated this week - BMA
News and KBSA Corner, and both have some interesting news
to impart, backed up by their recent exeriences at BK EXPO, which
we also start to review this week.
The BMA is developing the world's first Industry-led Water Efficient
Product Labelling Scheme and now reports a lot of interest from
Government, Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs), media and non-BMA
manufacturers.
The KBSA, meanwhile, is urging its members to take full advantage
of the current consumer trend towards purchasing environmentally friendly
products. What about a dishwasher that recycles water, for example?
Finally, we are running the first of our reports from BK EXPO this week,
with comments from the BMA, Mereway, Victoria &
Albert, Showerlux, William Ball, Geberit, RAK
and Matki, who mostly appear to have had an outstanding response
to their new products and initiatives at the show.
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Kitchen
Sales / Designer
Crabtree
Kitchens, designers and makers of bespoke kitchen furniture,
require a kitchen sales / designer who will bring energy and enthusiasm
to developing and expanding the local market in Bristol.
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here:
RAK
at the Tile & Stone Show
As
the largest exhibitor at the Tile & Stone show, July 1-3 at ExCeL
London, RAK Ceramics UK is looking forward to showing off the company’s
extensive new ceramic and porcelain tile collections for 2007.
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on this Event:
Crabtree
Kitchens Hosts with Mercury Thermastone
Crabtree
Kitchens
was host to a cookery demonstration by Mercury recently. The demonstration
was on Mercury's new Award winning Thermastone heatstore range cooker.
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on this Event:
EST
to Sponsor Grand Designs Live 2007
Grand
Designs Live
(8-10
June, ExCeL London), the record-breaking exhibition based on the hugely
popular talkbackTHAMES series for Channel Four, has announced that the
Energy Saving Trust will be the headline sponsor for its 2007 event.
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on this Event:
CMPi, organiser of The Interiors Event, has set up a partnership with Johnny Grey, designer, cultural influencer and author to establish a programme of conferences in the design and construction sectors of the industry.
REHAU
at interzum 2007
REHAU AG + Co exhibited at interzum 2007 in Cologne and presented
a range of new products and highlights to the specialised audience.
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on this Event:
Foresight
Design Conferences
Mapping
The Future Kitchen - With an Eye to Happiness: RIBA, London September
12th 2007: ‘We have asked six experts from different fields to explore
new social trends, the future possibilities of technology and current
design research to help the industry renew the idea of the kitchen.’
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on this Event:
The
Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom Specialists Association (KBSA) is
sponsoring the Grand Designs Kitchen Award 2007.
[More
here]
Mercury
Appliances has won Gold in the 20th Annual Excellence In Design
Awards, for the company’s Thermastone range cooker.
[More
here]
Northern
Ireland based accessible showering manufacturing company EASA
has been awarded the NAIDEX 2007 Product of the Year Award at the UK’s
number one event for homecare, disability and rehabilitation
[More
here]
Nicholas
Anthony,
the award-winning designer of luxury kitchens and bathrooms, has appointed
a new Business Development Manager for its expanding contracts division.
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here:
Ideal Standard,
a leading provider of bathroom and kitchen solutions has appointed former
Shires Operations Director Michael Leaf to head up the acrylics and
wellness and Irish divisions.
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here:
As part of its on-going business development, William
Ball has appointed a new star player to its management team
- Larry Zalcman.
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here:
Carron
Phoenix
is giving away its new style sample display FOC to retailers who have
one of the company’s granite sinks on display. It holds all 8 of
the company's granite colours.
[More
here]
Jamie
Moul has just been ranked top amateur English golfer in the R&A World
Amateur Golf Rankings and is set to go right to the top. In his short
sporting journey, Intatec has backed
him all the way.
[More
here]
Chalon
UK Ltd has announced the initial 2007 relaunch of the
company’s website,
the first part of a three phase project, which will see the company
offering key furniture products available to buy online.
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here:
Norske
Interiors U.K. Ltd has
announced the launch of a dealer portal for its range of Mermaid
wall panels. The facility is the latest addition to its updated
website.
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here:
The
Kitchen Sink Company
has just issued its latest Price Guide which includes two new brands,
for which the company has been appointed distributors, Pyramis and
Brita.
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here:
National
kitchen products distributor, DK Distribution
has published a new, high quality 24-page brochure featuring many
new products.
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here:
Stevenage-based
ukfirst, established by FIRA
(Furniture Industry Research Association), with support from the
DTI, to assist UK furniture organisations to achieve world class
performance has delivered a five day team leader training programme
for first line managers.
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here:
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Ross
Lovegrove Presents VitrA MOD
EXPO
2007 saw the first UK showing of MOD, Ross Lovegrove's
second and much-anticipated VitrA range. VitrA MOD
is a flexible range that works with a number of different
generic materials to complement contemporary industrial
architecture and graphic interior design.
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on this Product]
BEKO
Launches New Ad Campaign
BEKO
plc, the appliance manufacturer, is set to launch a new high
profile consumer advertising campaign. The four month campaign
began on the 29th May 2007 and represents a real gear shift
for the brand, including both online and print advertising across
a range of weekend paper supplements as well as consumer lifestyle
titles.
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on this Story]
Eco
House 3 and Electrolux Work Towards the 'Zero Carbon Emission'
Home
Electrolux
has recently co-operated with Professor Sue Roaf to help with
her Oxford Eco House which strives for zero carbon emissions.
Professor Roaf recently Chaired the very successful 2nd International
Solar Cities Congress in 2006 in Oxford and the 4th International
Conference on Comfort at Windsor.
[More
on this Story]
Showers
Take Upper Hand as we Get Too Busy to Bathe
Bath
or shower: it's an issue that threatens to split the nation
- and the signs are that the shower is beginning to get the
upper hand, according to leading home furnishing retailer Housing
Units.
[More
on this Story]
SEIEFFE
Industries and OKITE
In
1995, the Izzo family and its Group of companies already well
established in the building industry in central-southern Italy
for over 35 years, decided to carry out detailed market research
to internationalise the Group's business.
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on this Story]
The
Long Goodbye
What happens when terminating a contract turns into a lengthy
and costly dispute? What kind of financial awards are involved,
or should be involved, when a contract is terminated between
a self-employed sales agent and the company that uses their
services?
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on this Story]
Jean
Nouvel Reveals ‘Corian® Nouvel Lumières’
Jean
Nouvel, one of the most creative and challenging architects
in the world, presents ‘Corian® Nouvel Lumières’,
a futuristic, multi-sensorial interior environment concept that
explores the creative interface of Corian® with light and
high-tech elements. ‘Corian® Nouvel Lumières’
- a project organised and sponsored by DuPont™ Corian®.
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on this Story]
BK EXPO REVIEWS
First
Time at Expo for Mereway Bathrooms
Mereway
Bathrooms exhibited for the first time at Bathroom & Kitchen
Expo this year, presenting a variety of products launched earlier
this spring. On show were the new ceramic and brassware to support
the company’s successful fitted furniture range, along
with a new freestanding furniture collection.
[More
on this Exhibitor]
Victoria
& Albert Celebrates 10th Anniversary at EXPO
British
freestanding bath specialist Victoria & Albert invited visitors
to Bathroom & Kitchen EXPO 2007 to help the company mark
its tenth anniversary at Stand D30.
[More
on this Exhibitor]
BMA
Reports Fantastic B+K Expo
With
an array of new initiatives, the BMA stand attracted a lot of
attention from manufacturers, retailers, architects, designers
and house builders who were looking for more information about
the Bathroom Academy and the Water Efficient Product Labelling
Scheme.
[More
on this Exhibitor]
Matki
Unveils Largest Ever Collection
Matki
Showering has revealed its largest ever line-up of shower enclosures,
walk-in's, brassware and technically advanced shower mixers
at Bathroom and Kitchen Expo 2007 (13th - 15th May).
[More
on this Exhibitor]
Success
for Showerlux at BK Expo 2007
The
new bespoke Designa range from Showerlux was launched to widespread
acclaim at the recent Bathroom & Kitchen Expo 2007 at the
Excel Centre in London.
[More
on this Exhibitor]
The
Future is Orange at William Ball
'Everyone
was talking about the burst of colour that made William Ball's
stand at Expo stand out from the crowds this year,’ the
company reports.
[More
on this Exhibitor]
Geberit's
Wall-Hung System Is A Hit
Geberit,
the supplier of sanitary, supply and drainage systems, enjoyed
success with its wall-hung sanitaryware at this year's BK EXPO.
Geberit's Duofix system is a durable metal frame which is concealed
behind walls and tiles and supports wall-hung sanitaryware.
[More
on this Exhibitor]
RAK
Ceramics Achieves 0 to 157 in Three Days
RAK
Ceramics UK has announced that the company is delighted with
the results from this year's Bathroom & Kitchen EXPO. The
bathroom brand signed up over 157 Trilogy dealers over the three
day duration of the show.
[More
on this Exhibitor]
Looking
After our Customers by Looking After the Environment
One
of the major issues for retail success is to provide the customer
with what they want. This used to encompass providing the
right products/brands at the right price with the required
levels of service. For kitchen, bathroom and bedroom retailers
the current hot topic is environmentally friendly products
and business practices and these are now firmly established
with consumers as part of the buying process.
[More
Here]
Water
Efficient Labelling Scheme Generates Interest
Since
the Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA) announced last month it
is developing the world's first Industry-led Water Efficient Product
Labelling Scheme there has been a lot of interest from Government, Non
Governmental Organisations (NGOs), media and non-BMA manufacturers.
[More
Here]
Growth
and Cover for Businesses
Nick
Egdell, Managing Director of HomePro, looks at the nature
and benefits of Insurance Backed Guarantees: Offering home
owners Insurance Backed Guarantees (IBGs) as part of a package
of works is a superb means of enhancing their confidence -
and a powerful marketing tool when it comes to increasing
quote acceptances.
[More
Here]
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