With
worktop manufacturers pushing new ideas and designs, how do customers
decide? How do studios present the options available?
Worktops for Living is a new design led guide, with leading
manufacturers represented.
'With so much choice how do I decide on the correct one?' That's the thinking
behind the Worktops for Living magazine. It explains the importance of
colour, design, maintainability and care. This empowers the customer to
make a good choice.
After all, an incorrect decision is expensive and disruptive to rectify.
The worktop is the most expensive element in labour terms to replace.
Retailers no longer need to weigh people down with lots of different brochures.
Now there is one magazine; one web site and one samples telephone number
representing all major manufacturers. What could be easier?
Samples Hotline 0845 226 1288
Web: http://worktopsforliving.co.uk
Candy
Tile Company Catalogue for Virtual Tiling
UK-based
BCT Ltd has announced that a Candy
Tile Company Catalogue has been produced with Logicom, as part of its
Virtual Tiling space planning and visualisation program. Featuring nearly
300 tiles, it includes Candy Colours, the London glass tiles and the contemporary
Jazz insets, as well as new introductions. It provides a comprehensive
tile database for the range from this British tile brand.
The Catalogue for Virtual Tiling is aimed at tile retailers, designers
and specifiers to help retail customers visualise how a design will look
in their room. Tile designs, from the simple to the complex, can be produced
in seconds. Creating tile layouts that accurately depict real life installations,
a user can also easily change the character and decor of a room by applying
different layouts and colour schemes.
This is the first time that the Candy Tile Company range has been made
available in this format, and the catalogue is designed as an aid to facilitate
the specification process.
Virtual Tiling will, for example, provide an accurate tile count (by tile
type) of both full and partial tiles, and can store any number of design
templates for editing. Logicom's Virtual Tiling catalogues may also be
used in the company's Virtual Showhouse - a product for house builders
and developers.
Bureau
Veritas Consumer Products Services Introduces New Brochure Detailing its
Global Capabilities
Bureau
Veritas Consumer Products Services
(BVCPS), specialist in consumer product testing, inspections and auditing
services, has announced the introduction of a new brochure detailing its
global capabilities. The brochure provides information on BVCPS's range
of quality management services including inspections and auditing, social
accountability, hardline, juvenile, electrical and softline testing, alongside
details of the company's values and principles.
A worldwide map is also available detailing BVCPS's sites located throughout
the world, with a complete list of relevant contacts. BVCPS's global locations
enable businesses to test products at source, regardless of manufacturer's
location. In addition, from factory site to product shipment, BVCPS offers
international consumer product and facilities inspection services in a
variety of strategic locations. These inspections provide critical information
to indicate whether products meet client quality specifications whilst
allowing multi-location testing.
BVCPS offers its clients expertise in all aspects of quality assurance,
including the quality testing of merchandise, compliance with domestic
and international safety regulations and social accountability inspections.
With locations around the world, BVCPS provides prompt service, solid
technical support and regulatory expertise in numerous countries.
For further information on Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services'
range of services or to obtain a copy of this brochure please visit http://www.cps.bureauveritas.com
or alternatively, email bvsales@uk.bureauveritas.com
RAK
Ceramics Launches New Brochure for Tiles
Tile
and sanitaryware manufacturer, RAK Ceramics UK,
has launched a new brochure to promote the company's range of wall and
floor tiles. The brochure incorporates detailed information about all
RAK Ceramics' tiles, including 12 new ranges that employ advanced manufacturing
technology developed in bespoke high end projects.
Most dramatic of the recently launched tiles is the Oxodium. Featuring
an oxidised finish in either orange or blue/black, the company says that
they are sure to appeal to commercial project specifiers, developers and
consumers alike.
'As a comprehensive guide to the RAK Ceramics porcelain and ceramic tile
ranges the new brochure is certain to prove an invaluable sales tool for
our UK-wide network of stockists,' said RAK Ceramics UK marketing manager
Amy Gough.
'The brochure also illustrates how much of a porcelain specialist we have
become while staying within most people's budgets. Our premium quality
tiles are designed to enhance any room, any style of interior design -
and they complement our exclusive range of sanitaryware perfectly.'
RAK Ceramics' new tiles form an integral part of the company's stand at
January's KBB incorporating Expotile 2006. Dominated by a four metre high
water feature finished in the new Oxodium tile range, Stand F89/F79 in
Hall 19 at the NEC is one of the largest at the show.
Tel: 01730 815 507
Web: http://www.rakceramics.co.uk
Maytag
UK
has introduced a new marketing tool to communicate with its retail partners,
Maytag Outlook.
Fresh,
clean and bursting with the latest products and up-to-the-minute information,
the A4, four-pager is set to become a valuable asset to retailers.
The front-page heralds launch of the new Admiral Duo, while the inside
details the new 60 series dishwashers and laundry range. The latest consumer
promotions supporting the recent product introductions are highlighted
to the year-end. Bringing up the rear is the latest Maytag and Admiral
price list to keep you fully informed and up to date with pricing, as
well as guarantee and delivery information.
Useful website addresses are listed to access and download brochures,
specification sheets, prices and images to support the running of your
business to aid the creation of your own professionally produced communication
materials to impress your discerning and ever demanding customers.
‘Maytag Outlook will be published quarterly in an effort to further
our communication with our retailers. Knowledge is everything and you
can never have too much. We hope this will be an aid and support in the
tremendously challenging retail environment we face today,’ comments
Richard Thompson, Managing Director of Maytag UK.
For your copy of Maytag Outlook contact your Area Sales Manager or call
Maytag UK on 01737 231000.
Franke
Master Brochure now Available on CD
Franke,
the sink manufacturer, has produced a CD of its Master Brochure.
The
comprehensive product guide, which is now available in a digital format,
contains the company's entire product portfolio, including sinks, taps
and waste management solutions.
John Swain, product manager for Franke UK, commented: ‘We've been
inundated with requests for additional copies of the Master Brochure since
we distributed it to retailers in October.
‘With such a huge demand and with over 200 pages per brochure, we
felt that it would be more practical to make a CD version.’
The Master Brochure provides retailers with one reference point for all
Franke products and displays a picture of each model with details of price,
measurements, finish and optional accessories located alongside the image.
The CD also contains up-to-date specification sheets.
To request a copy of the Master Brochure CD, contact Franke UK on 0161
436 6280.
Email: john.swain@franke.co.uk
Web: http://www franke.co.uk
Bold
New Built In Appliance Brochure for Siemens
Kitchen
appliance manufacturer, Siemens has
recently published a new buiit-in brochure for 2005/2006.
Using
a mixture of lifestyle & product shots set against various muted coloured
backgrounds, the new brochure creates a totally individual look for the
brand. It is designed to reflect the company's distinctive new corporate
styling with a grey band running around the base of the brochure, featuring
the strapline: 'Siemens. The future moving in'
lmages have been enlarged and copy has been deliberately kept to a minimum
to ensure that the appliances take centre stage in this new brochure.
New products are illustrated throughout the 160-page A4 brochure, which
covers a wide selection of co-ordinated cooking (ovens, hobs and hoods)
and cooling appliances for building in to kitchen furniture, as well as
dishwashers & laundry.
Firsts for Siemens include the company's new steam oven HB24D561GB (page
25) and very first built in coffee machine, model TK68E570B (page 26)
both finished in stainless steel. New warming drawers (page 27) and other
compact appliances, such as microwaves and multi function ovens are available
to be teamed up with these appliances for additional culinary facilities.
Also incorporated into the main brochure for the first time is Siemens'
recently introduced 's-line' range of co-ordinated cooking appliances
in an original black-mirrored glass finish with the logo subtly engraved
on the bar handle.
Other highlights to look out for in the cooking section include new range
cooker HQ745526E (page 38) and extra wide gas hob ER19950GB (page 89)
plus a variety of superb new single and double built in ovens (pages 39
-55).
New ranges of semi and fully integrated refrigeration, dishwashers and
laundry machines are also featured in this new brochure. The dishwashers
are all triple 'A' rated for wash, dry and energy efficiency and noise
levels have been significantly reduced too. The three new fully integrated
laundry appliances (washing machine, washer/dryer and tumble dryer on
pages 156-158) feature Digitai Sensing Technology and Total Textile Management
to care for all types of clothing and fabrics as effectively and efficiently
as possible.
Norske
Interiors Shares its Mermaid Tales
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.
With so many recent innovations, this latest issue of Mermaid Tales is
the most action-packed newsletter that Norske Interiors has released to
date and it gives readers a sneak preview of the new product launches
that Norske Interiors has planned for the KBB 2006 exhibition, at Birmingham’s
NEC, 22nd-25th January on stand number A14.
Featuring up to date product news, including details of the twenty new
laminate colours, new Kit System and two-part profiles that Norske has
launched this year, Mermaid Tales also advises retailers of the new brochure,
price list, fixing guidelines and other literature that is now available,
together with information on new point of sale and dealer support.
Norske Interiors launched its first issue of Mermaid Tales in 1998 to
build closer relationships with retailers and provide Mermaid updates
in a friendly and interesting format. Retailers responded with such enthusiasm
that Norske have continued to produce the newsletter as part of its dealer
support service. To read the latest issue, please click on the following
link and download your very own copy:
http://www.norske-int.co.uk/pdf/mermaid_tales_2005.pdf
Tel: 01472-240832
Email: sales@norske-int.co.uk
Excellence
from Fagor Comes Built-In, with New 2005/2006 Built-In Product Catalogue
Following
on from its recent freestanding product catalogue, 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: single ovens; hobs; cooker hoods
and chimney hoods; microwave ovens; fridges and freezers; washing machines
and washer-dryers; and dishwashers.
Emphasising
the innovation incorporated into every Fagor product, the new catalogue
explains in detail the benefits of Fagor's full range of built-in kitchen
appliances, and provides in-depth information on the advanced technologies
they use.
It also provides an in-depth comparison table of features for every model
in each product category, so customers can identify precisely which model
meets their needs. Here are some of the highlights from the new built-in
range.
Fagor's Advanced Cooking Generation single ovens are completely new inside
and out, the result of a new manufacturing approach. The company says
that state-of-the-art electronics in the Cook Book and My Recipes functions
now mean that everyone can produce perfect cooking results first time,
every time. There is a host of technological features, including the Avanssis
ventilation system which calculates the optimum humidity level for each
recipe, the Celeris function that offers accelerated heat-up for recipes
requiring a preheated oven, and an A-rating for energy use across the
board.
In chimney hoods, new 90cm and 120cm-wide models in stainless steel feature
multi-layer modular stainless-steel filters that can be cleaned in the
dishwasher, as well as an impressive extraction rate of 760m3/h.
The highlight of the built-in home-laundry range is new technology that
brings benefits for consumers in a hurry. Fagor's patented Turbo-Time
Plus system slashes the time needed to complete the whole range of wash
programmes for a full 6kg load - for example, a 60°C wash now takes
70 minutes instead of 140, while a 30°C wash is completed in as little
as 52 minutes from start to finish.
Meanwhile Fagor's exclusive Advanced Balance System electronically assesses
the distribution of a wash load and automatically rebalances it if necessary,
reducing noise and almost eliminating vibration during the spin cycle
while increasing appliance life into the bargain.
Fagor's new built-in dishwasher range incorporates the company's Advanced
Intelligent System (AIS), using sophisticated electronics that allow features
such as: a 15-minute Express programme for that urgent wash load; Duo
Zone loading which allows different wash intensities for the top and bottom
baskets enabling you to wash items requiring different treatment at the
same time; and variable-load water and power consumption. For good measure,
there's a triple-A rating for energy use, wash performance and drying
performance.
Tel: 0870 600 1417
Email: info.uk@fagor.com
Web: http://www.fagor.com/uk