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23rd March 2018
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 International News
Products Cosentino's biggest stand ever featured exclusive VIP lounge to showcase new launches
From kitchen to living space in seamless fashion with Masterclass
Uform reflects on successful first attendance at KBB
Abacus Bathrooms, Lustrolite and Elements display innovations at KBB 2018
Keller Kitchens - Dutch design showcased with new Trend Collection taking centre stage
Karonia - keeping the customers satisfied
Abode makes a splash with raft of new kitchen and bathroom innovations
InSinkErator: exciting new launches
Dallmer showcase stylish new drainage solutions
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Welcome to the third and final part of our KBB 2018 show review, which we hope has given you a flavour of our visit and what we discovered as we wandered around the halls. While we don't have the visitor numbers yet, we reckon the event was a good one. All the exhibitors we spoke with during the show were pleased with the way things were going and the visitors we interacted with were all happy that they'd taken the time and trouble to attend. Add to this the feedback we've received since - which has echoed the general positivity, and my view is that despite the weather, which for a time seemed hell-bent on ruining everything, this was a hugely successful event and one that bodes well for our industry over the coming months as well as for KBB 2020, which will take place from 1st - 4th March.
I'd gone past the stand a couple of times, wondering initially if its burnt orange hue was a new kitchen colour or something, before deciding to stop and ask the team what they were selling. "It's something that should always be in your kitchen cupboard," I was told. Already a convert to the benefits of Turmeric, I tried the small solution offered and found it was less bitter than my normal brand. I'm now hoping that the company will be at KBB 2020 selling turmeric lattes!
Yours,
 This Week's News
Roca Group celebrates successful KBB 2018
"Our team had a very positive show and we were delighted to be back at KBB again this year," says Alan Dodds, managing director, Roca Group. Endless design possibilities with Rehau's Rauvisio range
Technically known as polymeric glass, Rehau's Rauvisio Crystal Mirror is a premium product and part of Rehau's Rauvisio Crystal range. It consists of a 2mm clear PMMA acrylic layer with a transparent scratch-resistant coating. The Rauvisio Crystal Mirror material boasts all the same flexibility, durability and quality of the Rauvisio Crystal range but has the flatness and true mirror reflection of real glass. Sensio's new 2018 lighting just asked to be illuminated...
The company displayed a host of new light fittings and smart technologies, including CCT switchable lights and voice control. Complete collection of 73 CRL quartz and Ceralsio ceramic surfaces impresses KBB crowds
New colours were launched across the Ceralsio and CRL Quartz collections, responding to the natural vibe in interior design trends and influenced by striking materials including marble and granite. Plush flush from Roper Rhodes - plus, coming soon...
We thought one was white and the other was a stone colour, until Homestyle PR's Nicki Hanley pointed out that they were both exactly the same shade of white - which shows the important part the consumer's choice of lighting plays in the eventual look of a bathroom!
Commercial director Neil Horton says: "This year's show has been an unprecedented success. The team worked incredibly hard to pull the exhibition together and we had much to show and created a real buzz amongst our kitchen and bathroom industry colleagues and customers." BMA to reveal bathroom habits in the home
The project which is designed to provide valuable insight into water usage and habits will be carried out in two parts, a seven-day diary study with a sample of 50 homeowners and a questionnaire that will be completed by a 500-strong sample. British Ceramic Tile battles the conditions to enjoying a successful KBB
Despite the weather conditions during the show, the company secured some promising new leads with potential national retailers as well as opening up a number of new accounts, particularly within the bathroom sector. New approach to estimating published to address challenges of modern construction
It's a process that the CIOB believes needs to be modernised, made more reliable and more dynamic. Skills shortage in the construction sector
"The construction sector is in the grips of a skills shortage which is limiting construction activity and increasing labour costs at the same time. The shortage has recently hit its worst recorded level and it is expected to worsen over the coming years and decades, with the recruitment of new talent failing to keep up with the rate of retirement. New water label website launches in world water week
Bathroom manufacturers across Europe are aiding governments in their quest to reduce water consumption by producing innovative and technologically advanced bathroom products that deliver the bathing experience consumers enjoy and, when installed and used correctly, also use less water, saving energy and money. Builders Merchants Federation reports apprenticeship levy success
The BMF has successfully launched Apprenticeships Plus including an Apprenticeship Training Agency to research and access apprenticeships for its members. Adding style and choice to 'home wellness' facilities
The company has observed an increasing trend to have more and more wellness facilities in a home and believes it may be a way for us to keep ourselves a little more sane in our frazzled, digital-age lives! Perrin & Rowe opens flagship showroom in Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour
Overseen by global interior designer, Kamini Ezralow of Studio Kamini, the focal point of the showroom is an impressive curved wall, which displays brassware like precious jewellery. 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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I've written a lot over the past three weeks about fabulous new products, innovation and lively stands but one that hasn't yet had a mention, is pictured here. If there was an award for marketing enterprise or perhaps making the most out of a tenuous link, it would have to go to Turmerix (
