Actulite - The Anti S.A.D. Lighting That Really Does Work

The onset of Autumn and the reduction in effective daylight hours means the beginning of several months of misery for several thousand people throughout the UK. Known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (or S.A.D.), the symptoms vary in severity from 'winter blues', general malaise, irritability, to suicidal depression until the onset of Springtime.

The condition was only formally recognised within the last twenty years and in recent times the recommended remedy has been to spend several hours every day sitting in front of the concentrated light from a multi - tube fluorescent light box, enduring the discomfort of the glare that results from such a high intensity light source.

'There is now a new answer to remedying Seasonal Affective Disorder (or S.A.D.) and this is the 'Actulite Polarised Daylight Lighting System' with its revolutionary patented multi-layer reflux polarising panel.' says Aura Corporation Ltd. 'Actulite polarised lighting is almost identical to the light on a slightly overcast pleasant spring day, the very natural light that is missing during the winter months.

'When Actulite luminaires are installed in a domestic kitchen or study (or in the workplace) they will engender a 'feel good' factor.

'This means that SAD sufferers do not have to sit and look into a light box for hours, merely having an Actulite Daylight ceiling light unit fitted can get rid of the SAD while you get on with something else. Actulite has been proven time and time again to greatly assist sufferers during these periods and the huge amount of verifiable testimonials from our clients more than proves the point.'

A further bonus from Actulite eradicates all unpleasant and disturbing glare and enables the user to see more, as it dramatically increases the levels of contrast and so the visual acuity (actual seeing power). Effectively the user can see 120% more detail from the available light. Whilst conventional artificial lighting has a high yellow content with poor visual quality, resulting in eyestrain, visual stress and headaches, Actulite has a balanced spectral range virtually the same as that of daylight and the user has the benefit of always enjoying a 'daylight' environment.

While domestic users will readily appreciate the unique benefits of Actulite polarised lighting, it already has widespread commercial use in shops, offices, factories, hospitals and colleges where all the employees are enjoying an S.A.D. free working environment.

In the home, Actulite is particularly suitable for kitchens, bathrooms, studies, and work areas. Its commercial applications are wide and varied. Actulite is now the number one choice in thousands of commercial and industrial premises, from medical and retail to factories and workshops.

With winter now upon us, many more people will again suffer the symptoms of SAD. Actulite can now make a real difference for all in enjoying what should be one of the most special seasons of the year.

Tel: 01902 332352
Email: sales@actulite.com
Web: http://www.actulite.com

Burbidge has introduced a new 100mm wide chunky cream-painted pilaster that can be used to accompany any of its cream-painted wood kitchens or alabaster foil wrap kitchens.

With many of Burbidge's cream-painted wooden kitchens and alabaster foil wrap kitchens being precisely colour matched, this new accessory can be combined with a very broad range of cream designs including Waverly Cream, Buxton Alabaster, Portland Cream, Cambridge Alabaster, Bloomsbury Alabaster and Worcester Alabaster.

Ben Burbidge, managing director, comments: ‘With each of these kitchen options, the type of accessories used can really influence the overall look. To maximise flexibility in design for our consumers we have ensured that all our alabaster foil and cream painted wood kitchens are the same colour, and as such each can be combined with accessories from different ranges to create a unique look. For instance, Buxton Alabaster frontals can be combined with a foil wrap gun barrel pilaster from the Waverley Cream range or the 100mm wide chunky cream painted wood pilaster can be used instead to add a touch of drama. Alternatively for a more contemporary finish, the simple square pilaster that accompanies our Portland Cream kitchen is ideal.’

This new wide pilaster is the latest addition to an extensive choice of cream foil wrap and wooden accessories, all of which can be interchanged with different frontal designs. Not only is there a wide choice of pilaster designs available to customers, there are also different styles of boxed and hooded canopies, cornices, light pelmets, friezes, shelving open-end units and over mantels.

Ben Burbidge continues: ‘In today's market it's critical that kitchen designers are able to be as flexible and creative in their designs as possible. We want to ensure that our customers know that they are not limited to foil wrap accessories if the consumer chooses a foil wrap kitchen and vice versa with wood kitchens. All our cream accessories can be interchanged with any of our cream frontals.’

Burbidge is a UK kitchen frontals and accessories manufacturer. For further information on the company's range of wood, painted, foil wrap and metal frontals and accessories, please visit http://www.burbidge.co.uk or call 024 7667 1600.
Burbidge's products can also be viewed in realistic room sets in the company's showroom at its Coventry manufacturing facility. The showroom is open five days a week between 9am and 5pm.

Caption: Pictured are Burbidge's Buxton Alabaster foil wrap frontals combined with colour-matched 100mm wide chunky wood pilasters.

PWS has recently introduced a new range of tambour doors. While creating an interesting focal point, tambours offer additional worktop storage space that is not only easy to access but ensures there is a place for everything.

Tambours are especially well suited for the storage of heavier items such as toasters and other everyday kitchen appliances that may be more difficult to lift up from base units.

The new stainless steel effect tambours feature a face-fix frame that conceals the edge of the carcase.

Suitable for use with 18mm carcase, the units are available for both 500mm and 600mm units in two height options of 684mm and 1174mm.

The new metallic tambours join the existing line-up of tambour doors, which includes both aluminium effect and stainless steel effect finishes, as well as an alternative side-opening tambour.

For further details on PWS' tambour door collection, visit http://www.pws.co.uk, call Customer Services on 01325 505555 or email mail@pws.co.uk.

Scott Brothers Launches Pack-Mate AnyLock, the Award-Winning Food Freshness Storage System

Scott Brothers has announced the launch of Pack-Mate® AnyLock™, a reusable food freshness storage bag with unique sealing rods. Pack-Mate AnyLock, which is being unveiled at numerous trade exhibitions including the BBC Good Food Show in November, is a totally new product in the UK market and provides a new way to protect and store fresh foods in the refrigerator.

This concept uses patented rods which can be easily slid onto a super-tough nylon poly bag to seal in freshness. The rods provide an airtight, watertight and odour-tight seal ensuring that the bag's contents are kept fresher for longer. Pack-Mate AnyLock has recently been named as the Best New Product at Autumn Fair 2005, the UK's biggest retail trade fair, by the British Hardware Federation.

AnyLock sealing rods can also be used to re-seal packaging bags, such as breakfast cereals, rice, pasta and sliced bread, once opened. AnyLock is not only suitable for preserving fresh foods, such as fruit and vegetables, but it can be used to contain the smell of troublesome foods, such as fish and onions. The AnyLock system is also ideal for transporting foods for picnics or school packed lunches.

Pack-Mate AnyLock provides a good retail opportunity, with impulse prices and good margins for a wide range of outlets including housewares, food and cook shops, department stores, grocers and major retailers. ‘With domestic food storage at a premium due to more and more people buying fresh foods, and no other similar products on the market, Pack-Mate AnyLock is guaranteed to be a huge retail success.’ Says the company.

Pack-Mate AnyLock is very easy to use. It takes just four simple steps
* Fold the bag
* Insert the rod tip under the fold
* Slide the rod collar over the fold
* Check it is fully sealed

Pack-Mate AnyLock is available in four sizes to satisfy every food storage need, and retails from £4.99 for a pack of four rods and eight bags. All AnyLock products also come complete with a full 12-month guarantee. AnyLock is the newest addition to the Pack-Mate range, further strengthening Pack-Mate's position as an expert in home storage.

Pack-Mate AnyLock is exclusively distributed in the UK by Scott Brothers Ltd. For further information on AnyLock, please call Scott Brothers on 01606 837787 or email mailto:sales@scottmail.co.uk

New Fogo Tall Cabinet Offers Bathroom Storage Solution

The new Fogo range has proved a hit, so Duravit is following it up with the addition of another highlight to the existing Fogo range - the new tall cabinet. 176 cm high, 50 cm wide and 42 cm deep, it provides even more storage space in the bathroom.

The 8 cm-thick door takes up the characteristic Fogo design and at the same time offers a bathroom storage solution: the inside of the door features glass shelves with practical glass dividers for all those typical bathroom odds and ends.

The Fogo range additionally features an 8 cm-thick furniture console, complemented by Fogo console vanity units and containers on casters in wood finishes. Light and dark real wood veneers -smooth Maple, highly grained Olive Ash, American walnut and deep brown Macassar - court the customer's favour.

For a perfect fit: cut-to-size console widths ranging from 80 to a maximum 200 cm with a depth of 55 cm cut a neat figure in small bathrooms and really bring larger bathrooms into their own. Console basins or washbowls simply rest on top, and the easy-to-clean console surface acts as a shelf area. Fancy a double washbasin?

The Fogo console can easily accommodate two washbasins. Pullout vanity units with an interior drawer fitted underneath the console on the left, the right or on both sides create plenty of additional storage space. The container on casters provides mobile storage space, fitted with panel top, box drawer and an interior drawer.

As an alternative to the vanity units, towel rails manufactured from chrome-plated steel fulfil their function, both from a practical and an aesthetic viewpoint.

Coordinating mirrors including a newly designed lamp for no-glare illumination are available in slimline 60, 80, 100 and 120 cm widths.

http://www.duravit.com

Mereway Unveils New Redmond Light Oak Door

Mereway Kitchens has announced the launch of the new Redmond Light Oak door. Redmond Light Oak features a solid oak frame and centre panel, and offers the same authentic knotted finish as the already popular Redmond Antique Oak.

The new Redmond will benefit from the collection of feature pieces available for this range and is designed to meet the increasing consumer demand for wooden door finishes in a contemporary style.

The lightly distressed finish and natural imperfections only seek to accentuate the individuality of Redmond Light Oak. Flemish glass doors can be added to accentuate the beauty and character of the Redmond Light Oak doors.

Additional accessories to complement the new Redmond Light Oak are available. A lockable sink basket gives much needed storage while providing a secure place for detergents and cleaning materials to be stored safely away from toddlers.

Storage solutions are available including a storage larder unit with internal drawers gives extra space to store essential items while containing internal pan drawers. Drawline hinged base units can also be used to enhance space saving qualities, each internal drawer holds up to 30kg.

Tel: 0121 765 3603
Web: http://www.mereway.co.uk

Closet Power

Shades says that the practicality of bathroom cabinets is one of the most pertinent market trends in the UK bathroom furniture market. Small UK bathrooms dictate that we must look to get the best use out of our cabinets and look for new ways to increase storage and help keep surfaces clutter free.

Shades has developed a neat solution to a common bathroom conundrum - anybody with an electric toothbrush or razor will know how difficult it can be charge up these small appliances without having unsightly wires on display trailing from a shaving socket.

The Shades bathroom power point provides a solution. It tucks neatly into the corner of a cabinet and razors and toothbrushes can be hidden away to charge up out of sight. What's more, this compact little device can also be used as a second point to switch the bathroom lights on and off.

Tel: 01937 842394
Web: http://www.shadesfurniture.co.uk

PWS Goes Wide with New Beech Cutlery Inserts

With smart storage being high on the priority list when consumers are choosing a kitchen, wide drawers are increasingly being designed into kitchen schemes.

To maximise the storage possibilities PWS has introduced a range of beech cutlery inserts to suit both the Nova and Blum Tandem drawer boxes.

New sizes of 800mm, 900mm and 1000mm have been added to PWS' already popular collection of high quality timber cutlery inserts. Made from 44mm solid beech the inserts combine function with a simple yet elegant design.

Attention to detail is not overlooked. A feature of the inserts is the delicately carved cutlery symbols, which not only help the organisation of the drawer but add a handcrafted feel to the units.

The new range of wider cutlery inserts join PWS' extensive portfolio of solid wood drawer accessories for both the Blum Tandem and Nova systems.

The collection includes spice drawer inserts, knife blocks, utensil trays, plate racks and plate holders.

For further details on PWS' solid wood drawer accessories, visit http://www.pws.co.uk , call Customer Services on 01325 505555 or email mailto:mail@pws.co.uk.

EDP - Everything for the Door

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.

EDP's Terry Willett says that the one aspect of their business is being able to supply the very top international quality while the other is the crucially important service aspect in terms of technical colour matching, as well as the ability to supply in small quantities (if required) all to short lead times.

EDP's foil supplier is Pentadecor (many in the UK will remember the company’s previous brand name Roxan) and its foils for membrane pressing offer the finest ability, due to the complete rigid film that allows for very precise profile definitions.

On a design front the company is producing colours and patterns that both reflect and anticipate emerging trends and vogues. These include the new Zebrano and Makassar Ebony decors, along with more contemporary pastel colours including the Cappuccino and Beige Sand, as well as more striking colourways such as Red, Black and Cream in high gloss PET.

Proadec edging from Portugal's Probos is at the cutting edge in terms of materials, patterns and colour matching. Here again the emphasis is very much on delivering exactly what the customer wants and needs when he wants it.

Cosma is EDP's main handle principal and world renowned as one of Italy's leading design and manufacturing houses. ‘A careful handle choice can be the line between success and mediocrity when it comes to a good furniture range’ says Terry Willett. EDP demonstrates its ability to offer service as part of the package with an on-line handle ordering system to help manufacturers with samples or smaller orders.

Tel: 01702 618877
Email: mailto:edpgroup@btconnect.com
Web: http://www.edpgroup.co.uk

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