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30th August 2013
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International News
Products First Roca Gallery in Asia set to open its doors in the heart of Shanghai
 Mirror, mirror, on the wall, I am the smartest of them all!
No frosty reception for Polypipe's Domus Thermal at Scottish student housing
World's biggest construction project!! Thousands of jobs for Brits in one of the world's best cities The Emigration Group is urging construction workers in the UK to consider emigrating to New Zealand, where the country's largest city, Auckland, is about to embark on a $10 billion infrastructure programme which will lead to thousands of new jobs for skilled Brits. Lakes Bathrooms expands globally UK Shower enclosure specialist, Lakes Bathrooms, is expanding and seeking strategic relationships with wholesalers and distributors worldwide to act as trade partners for the supply of its Classic and Coastline Collections. New Rapport taps from Abode are bang up to date!
It's all in the detail with British Ceramic Tile's new Character collection
New Evoline range from LDL available from stock
The award-winning Evoline range is primarily known for bringing stylish power solutions to inaccessible places such as kitchen islands, overhead cabinets, breakfast bars and confined spaces. The discreetly integrated power, data and multimedia sockets enhance the potential of any kitchen design and also avoid the necessity to channel through walls. Vertical Platinum hood from Amica raises the bar on performance and style
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Welcome to our first issue of KBzine following our annual break. Unusually, apart from a couple of rainy and windy days, it’s been one of those Summers that has allowed those of us living in England to spend much of the time outdoors and indeed I have written this issue from a temporary office in my garden, to the sounds of birdsong and the breeze rustling through the trees. I feel absolutely blessed but if you’re stuck in an office for most of the day, don’t be too envious because the experts are right about homeworking eating into one’s private life… I’m often swapping emails with PR professionals at all hours of the night and even at weekends, so we clearly don’t stop working at what is considered a conventional time! One thing we don’t have to do of course is commute, so a report released by Aviva recently is for the rest of you. Aviva says that employees opting to take part in the Government’s ‘Cycle to Work’ scheme, by cycling to work rather than driving or taking public transport, have become more productive. Its research shows that since introducing health-related benefits such as this scheme, 89% of employers saw productivity increase, 88% said employees were more motivated and 83% enjoyed reduced sickness absence. Perhaps now is the time then, with everyone feeling revitalised by the Summer sunshine, to encourage more of your employees to take part so you too can reap the benefits of having a healthier, more motivated workforce…
Yours,
 This Week's News
Record demand for KBSA Awards tickets This year's KBSA Designer Awards look set to mimic the success of last year's; with tickets selling fast it is likely to be fully booked by the end of the month.
The awards celebrate the best of British design and talent, and all winners will be announced at the national meeting, AGM and networking dinner which will be held at Billesley Manor Hotel in Warwickshire on 11th September. Volcanic bath erupts into UK market
Bathroom Sale attracts record numbers of retailers
Soapbox: World Water Week calls attention to growing need for clean water
Abode bathes with Mr & Mrs Smith
DEVI launches the next generation of underfloor heating
The DEVIflex works equally well beneath laminate, ceramic, stone, vinyl and carpet and, by removing the need for radiators, space is maximised. Correct specifying for heavy traffic tiling
Leisure Sinks continues to provide quality for Guernsey's States Housing residents
Electrolux unveils YourWaterMark app
Mini ranges launched in new colours
Top 10 fellow worker's habits that annoy the most - as revealed by 5000 employees It's never a joy going back to work after a break and with the Summer holidays coming to an end (well, in my neck of the woods, anyway) the 'back to work blues' is something many are dealing with right now. The good news is that we can all make things easier for our colleagues by taking note of the results of a survey carried out for Peninsula Business Services, the employment law consultancy, whose Group Director Alan Price, warns: The KBzine Archive Search We keep an extensive archive of news stories and product information that have featured in past issues of The KBzine. If you would like to run a search of the The KBzine web site using the search tool below please just go ahead by entering in the name of the person, product or company or any other key words that you are looking for. How to contact us at The KBzine:
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