VitrA Launches Another World Brochure

VitrA has launched a new consumer brochure to support its growing portfolio of sanitaryware, furniture, tiles, brassware and accessories, and to help retailers increase sales.

'Another World' utilises photography to illustrate VitrA's new 'Bathroom Culture' - a concept that emphasises the need for bathrooms to be not only a practical space, but also one that aids the bather's desire to escape from everyday life into another world.

A combination of new and existing collections are presented over 163 pages within the high quality, perfect bound brochure that features VitrA's distinctive and Turkish Hammam influenced identity. The company says that Hammam remains one of the most complete bathroom concepts of all time - and VitrA focuses on this totality to introduce the bathroom culture concept.

The new ranges and products featured in the Another World brochure are Piu Due, Softcube and Espace, three top end ranges that reflect VitrA's bathroom culture.

The new Another World brochure contains new lifestyle photography and creative copy that sets the scene for each VitrA range as well as cut-out images of every product so as to provide more detailed technical information. Order numbers and prices are clearly stated to make ordering a smooth process for both consumers and retailers.

For further information about the VitrA range, and to request a copy of the Another World brochure, contact VitrA on 01235 750 990 or visit http://www.vitrauk.com.

The Definitive Franke Sink Brochure

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.

The Master Brochure will provide retailers with a comprehensive product guide, displaying a picture of each model with details of price, measurements, finish and optional accessories located alongside the image.

John Swain, product manager for Franke UK, commented:

'When customers buy a Franke sink they will often buy other Franke products, such as a tap or a waste Sorter System, and having spent some time talking to retailers it became apparent that having one Franke reference point would make life much easier.'

The Master Brochure has now been distributed to Franke retailers.

If a copy has not been received and you would like to request one, please contact your Franke area distributor.

For further information on Franke products, call 0161 436 6280 or visit www.franke.co.uk

SpaceAid for Kitchens and now Bathrooms - with Häfele

Just as the second edition of Häfele's SpaceAid catalogue for studios moved to kitchen appliances for the first time, SpaceAid 3 has gone into the bathroom.

Says sales director Ray Fisher: ‘bathrooms have really come of age in the recent past and while there are many out there in the baths and showers arena, we see our role more in the finishing department.’

The new Häfele bathroom collection in SpaceAid 3 rationalises some storage solutions from kitchens and bedrooms and adapts them for use in a new environment. Pull-out wire storage systems have been reworked to contain toiletries and adapted for vanity cabinet use under hand basins and semi-display wire-based, pole mounted solutions adapt well in bright, shiny chrome for use in a bathroom environment.

Pole systems themselves have also been adapted from floor-to-ceiling fixings to wall mounted alternatives with all the same mobility advantages but operating through 180º rather than 360º. These are designed for walls above wash hand basins to carry mirrors, shelves and toiletries and for walls by toilet pedestals for loo rolls, cleaning brushes and soap holders.

And, of course, dedicated loo roll holders, both singles and doubles, tissue boxes, soap dishes and liquid soap dispensers are all ultra smart and easy to clean in chrome and plastic. And from Häfele's burgeoning architectural ironmongery range comes sanitary fittings for use by the disabled both in domestic and public access facilities - the latter including appropriate signage.

What started life as SpaceAid for kitchens hasn't abandoned its original principles - the range of appliances, fittings and accessories for kitchens has also continued to develop. The Gorenje presence has grown with new freezers and fridges and the collection of range cookers from Rangemaster has also been extended with several new models together with cookware at all levels in stainless steel and Teflon.

A new portfolio of height-adjustable cupboards and worktops for the disabled makes its debut - even kitchen tables are now height-adjustable. And Waterstation, a new approach to extending and enabling kitchen work space, is also launched.

Contact: Ray Fisher
Tel: 01788 542020
Email: ray.fisher@hafele.co.uk

Homag Launches Newsletter

Homag U.K. has launched a newsletter for the UK which the company intends to follow up with regular issues.

The initial edition of the publication is a full colour, 8-page news letter designed, in the case of this first issue, as an overall introduction to the products and services of the Homag Group internationally and what it means for UK and Irish customers to have a key local supplier and partner of the stature of Homag U.K.

In his introductory message, MD Paul Cooper says: ‘Because of its size and stature, the Homag Group is often perceived as being only relevant to larger players in the industry. Not so. Many of our loyal customers have started out as small enterprises and grown successfully with the Homag partnership standing by them. So it is today.


Especially as we see a growing trend of small, niche and specialist businesses able to tap into exactly the same level of technology, service and advice as the volume and industrial users of Homag equipment.’

The first issue of Homag News also details the advanced aftersales and training benefits offered and details the product range descriptions from all Homag Group member companies as well as Homag U.K.'s special agencies, Martin, Joos and Magi-Cut software. Further details include special machine offers from stock, the division structure between the industrial and craftsman machine groups as well as reminders on finance opportunities, hotline numbers and event dates.

Tel: 01332 856500
Email: info@homag-uk.co.uk
Web: http://www.homag-uk.co.uk

H&R Johnson

New Brochure Showcases 'Blanco by Gutmann' Cooker Hoods

Blanco UK has introduced a new brochure designed to showcase a selection from the 'Blanco by Gutmann' range of cooker hoods.

In addition to highlighting the craftsmanship and extraction technology that are integral to every Blanco by Gutmann hood, the new brochure features four of the key models (in both wall-mounted and island variants) that Blanco supplies from stock. All the other models in the range (there are over 50 for wall and island installation) are available on six-week delivery, as are bespoke versions, since every standard model can be tailored to individual requirements.

The company says that the Blanco by Gutmann range of cooker hoods targets discerning customers who expect the best that money can buy. Every aspect of every hood - from the powerful motors to the precisely specified ducting - is carefully engineered with full consideration for its effect on the whole, in order to achieve the ultimate goal of ‘Extraction without Compromise’.

'Hand-built and hand-finished by skilled craftsmen - rather than being mass-produced - these hoods enable kitchen specialists, designers and specifiers to have absolute confidence in the products' quality and performance over many years.' says the company.

Tel: 020 8450 9100
Email: mailto:salesdesk@blanco.co.uk
Web: http://www.blanco.co.uk

IDS Portfolio of Kitchen Products

lnternational Decorative Surfaces (IDS) has published a six page leaflet explaining its products for the kitchen studio market and listing its network of 10 regional branches.

IDS is a distributor of decorative surfacing materials and offers all the major brandleading names for kitchen worktops and flooring.

Exclusive to IDS is the Staron range of solid surfaced worktops, combining easy installation with the same benefits of conventional solid surfacing, at a lower price.

It also offers premium quality solid wood worktops, and all the industry's favourite laminate worktop brands, including Axiom, Prima, Omega and Duropal.

The company's broad flooring portfolio offers several solid timber and engineered ranges, including Bruce Hardwood Floors and its own lnternational Flooring range.

Also in stock is the entire Quick Step range, including accessories, and also a value for money Proclick laminate range.

Web: http://www.idsurfaces.co.uk

Important New Brochure Collection from East Coast Fittings

Six new professional and informative brochures have now completed publication from fittings manufacturer and distributor, East Coast fittings.

The individual brochures each covers a specific category of products and concepts and all are saddle stitched to be accommodated into a single ring binder.

All are in full colour throughout with high quality photography and images as well as technical graphics as required. The brochures and their products pertain, across the board, to the entire kitchen, bedroom and bathroom (KBB) sectors as well as many home office or other areas of fitted furniture.

The individual brochures are:
Storage Solutions - a comprehensive range of internal wirework, rattan baskets and wooden cutlery inserts covering 20 pages.

Stock Range - a handsome depiction of East Coast fittings' new standard collection of vinyl wrapped doors and accessories covering nine exceptional designs and comprehensive size, specification and price details.

The Goscote Range - a far wider range (36) of made to measure vinyl wrapped doors and an extensive range of matching accessories for the kitchen and bedroom markets. This 16-page brochure shows the extent of ECF's expertise in this field - particularly in terms of style detail and matching.

Handles & Knobs - a 24-page brochure with a wide choice of quality handles, knobs and other decorative fittings for every possible application. Shapes, styles, finishes and combinations are all detailed and the existing collection is constantly supplemented and updated as East Coast Fittings aims to introduce at least 25 new designs in this, the company’s 25th anniversary year.

Hera Collection - this brochure depicts and describes every possible lighting solution for fixes furniture from Hera. Once again the brochure has excellent colour photography and this is augmented with detailed technical diagrams and illustrations.

Blum Collection - a 20-page brochure that reflects East Coast Fittings' close association with Blum. The brochure is comprehensive, highly technical and covers the entire spectrum of Blum products from its advanced hinge solutions through to drawer runners, drawerboxes and pull-outs, internal organisation and the Blumotion self closing systems for drawers and cabinet doors.

The new East Coast Fittings brochures sport a stylised version of the company's new logo and provide users with a one-stop-shop and all the relevant information they may need.

Tel: 01664 424288
Email: mailto:components@eastcoastfuittings.co.uk
Web: http://www.eastcoastfittings.co.uk

All you need is Practive

'All you need is Practive’ – is the title of an overview brochure from the Homag Group detailing its comprehensive range of machinery and systems designed to give a complete and flexible production solution to the full range of small to medium sized joinery shops and furniture workshops.

Practive is the umbrella term covering the appropriate machines from the following Homag Group companies and areas of technology:

Panel dividing from Holzma; edging technology from Brandt; drilling and CNC processing systems from Weeke; woodworking systems from Homag; sanding technology from Bütfering; laminating systems from Friz; automation and assembly systems from Ligmatech.

‘The designated machines and systems for the Practive grouping from each of these specialist companies benefits from the exact same degree of precise level of engineering and infrastructure technology as any of the front end and cutting edge industrial technology that has made the Homag Group the world leader in its field.’ says the company.

This means that at no matter how small or what level a woodworking or panel business is at, tapping into the Practive concept ensures an ongoing and seamless partnership and growth path as the company expands.

For example – a small kitchen furniture workshop can set up the classic production cell situation at minimum investment cost and with the flexibility that will immediately enable the company to gain wide market penetration. This would be a compact Holzma beam saw with bar code label printing and operating parameter-based Magi-Cut software, a single-sided Brandt edgebander capable of applying up to 3mm PVC and in-line contour trimming, a compact Weeke CNC machining centre with barcode scanning, and a Ligmatech carcase cramp. Such an operation could be handled by two men and produce a significant volume of kitchen units to order per week.

The scenario could be extended in any direction or discipline – for instance with a Bütfering widebelt sander and Friz membrane press for in-house door production.

Similar, flexible scenarios apply to the joinery and specialist joinery sectors.
The important consideration is that all the machines in the Practive family share components, technologies, inter-faces and service and back-up solutions. Expanding capacity by moving onto a larger machine as and when required becomes a straightforward operation with minimum interruption to production and workforce – even at an operator training level.

Literature on the Practive concept is freely available from Homag U.K.

Tel: 01332 856500
Email: mailto:info@hamag-uk.co.uk
Web: http://www.homag-uk.co.uk

Flexible and Affordable Bathroom Solutions from Ceramica Dolomite

Ceramica Dolomite's inspirational yet affordable Camargue suite is illustrated in a new eight page brochure which will be launched later this month.

Camargue is a good solution for bathroom refits as well as new-build installations. The new brochure highlights the flexibility of this simple yet attractive bathroom suite.

The suite has been designed to offer a comprehensive range of options to respond to the common issues of limited bathroom space and storage solutions.

The Camargue range includes ten different basin choices including countertop and semi-countertop options as well as a back-to-wall toilet for furniture installations.

Suggestions are made for complementary furniture and brassware from the main Ceramica Dolomite collection.

Ceramica Dolomite's Marketing Manager, Jenny Williamson comments,

‘The Camargue suite is totally versatile and its simple design will appeal to a cross section of consumers.

Camargue has been cleverly thought through - alternatives such as the Camargue offset corner bath and wall mounted cloakroom basin have been designed to maximise space and provide solutions for a variety of bathroom layouts.’

For further information or for a brochure contact Ceramica Dolomite on 01782 645406 or visit http://www.ceramicadolomite.co.uk

Franke's Complete Guide To A Shiny Sink

Leading sink manufacturer, Franke, has produced a care and maintenance guide for its range of stainless steel sinks.

The new leaflet provides general cleaning guidelines as well as information on products that can help to develop the patina of the sink.

Jeanette Ward, head of customer care, commented:

'Our customer service team are frequently asked questions about the best method of keeping their Franke sink looking clean and shiny, so we've produced a definitive guide, which takes them through day-to-day do's and don'ts.'

All Franke sinks are manufactured from high quality 18/10 chrome nickel steel which is metallurgically incapable of rusting or corroding in normal household conditions.

To request the care and maintenance guide and samples of recommend cleaning products, contact Franke on 0161 436 6280.

http://www.franke.co.uk

Cannon Keeps Everyone in the Picture

Cannon has launched a comprehensive new brochure to illustrate the total fuel offering it now offers to consumers. The new brochure shows a range of cookers in all fuels including new gas range cookers and new electric 60cm models.

The new brochure, endorsed once again by Michelin starred chef John Burton Race has been designed to inspire those who love to cook, and provides key product features, illustrated by images and cooking tips. The brochure also provides retailers and customers with a comprehensive product range line-up.

Janine Dwan, Cannon's Brand Manager, comments:

‘For the first time ever Cannon is proud to offer a total fuel offering across its product range. It is a particularly exciting time for Cannon, both with an enhanced range and the continued commitment and endorsement to the brand by John Burton Race.

'The brochure is an important communication tool to demonstrate the Cannon message of style, quality, durability and versatility. We hope the new brochure will act as a clear reference for the new products, while also inspiring those budding chefs to get cooking!’

Tel: 08701 50 60 70
Web: http://www.cannoncooking.co.uk

Mereway Bathrooms Unveils new Literature & Website

Mereway Bathrooms has released new sales literature to support the launch of several new products for this autumn.

A new full colour brochure has been unveiled featuring the latest introductions including new Riviera and Java doors, new chrome handles as well as Mereway Bathrooms new solid surface range; a 'product first' for the company.

A new retail product guide and price list has also been released featuring updated product specifications and information while still featuring the consumer oriented interactive planning guide.

In addition, the Mereway Bathrooms website has been updated to feature all of this information and more. For more information visit http://www.merewaybathrooms.co.uk

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