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22nd July 2011
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New classically elegant basin stands from Imperial Bathrooms
Summer Style from British Ceramic Tile
AEG's new oven puts expertise of 100s of professional chefs at your disposal!
SBID announces International Design Awards as Official British Partner of Maison & Objet As the official British partner of Maison & Objet,The Society of British Interior Design is delighted to be launching the inaugural International Design Awards to both SBID and non-SBID interior design professionals from around the world. The competition will measure six categories of interior design excellence. |
Welcome to the The Board of the Kitchen Bathroom & Bedroom Specialists Association has announced that this year's AGM will be held at the Barcelo Billesley Manor Hotel, Alcester, Warwickshire B49 6NF, on Tuesday 4th October 2011 .at 16.00.
The plan is to hold the meeting in the late afternoon - so if you're a retailer you won't have to leave your showrooms too early! After the AGM there will be a networking dinner, with after dinner speaker, at the same venue, where there is plenty of accommodation for those who wish to stay overnight and perhaps continue the networking into the early hours. The 2011 KBBR Kitchen Conference is the following day, October 5th, at The Heritage Motor Museum in Gaydon, Warwickshire, which is around 30 minutes away from Alcester - so it offers an ideal opportunity to take in both events. The cost for KBSA retailers is £160 (including VAT) - which will include the dinner, overnight accommodation and also free entry to this year's Kitchen Conference at Gaydon. Obviously, attendance at the AGM only is also free. The KBSA has asked us to ask members planning to attend some or all of the events to let the team there know your intentions as soon as possible. If you wish to reserve places for yourself and/or any colleagues, please contact the KBSA with the names of the delegates, which of the events you're/they're attending and whether you/they require overnight accommodation at the hotel. As someone who's organised exhibitions and conferences in the past, I know what a nightmare it can be - particularly when it comes to matching delegates to hotel rooms (block book too many and you have to pay for them whether they're used or not... reserve too few and you have to find another nearby hotel and organise transport for everyone that can't be accommodated at the original hotel - which never goes down well with those who feel they've been ousted!) so please make things easy and don't leave your bookings until the last minute. Dawn ([email protected]) is awaiting your instructions... Yours,
Jan Hobbs
This Week's News
Member of The Furniture Ombudsman Standards Board becomes Fellow of the Trading Standards Institute
Jim is the former Head of Trading Standards for Lancashire County Council and has worked with the Trading Standards Institute for over 40 years. He was admitted as a Fellow at its recent conference, in recognition of his services to the Trading Standards profession. A marriage of form and function: new extractor hoods from Blanco by Gutmann
The Visual hood is an elegant chimney style design with filters designed as delicate cutwork panels. The hood uses an ingenious internal frame extraction system, which draws in smells and moisture from both top and bottom, and boasts an extraction rate of 1200m3/second using an internal motor - and an even higher rate with an external motor. It's available in a variety of sizes in wall-mounted or island options and features halogen lighting and a choice of motors. Ellis Furniture gears up for product launches
Whilst the high street is experiencing one of its toughest periods, Ellis Furniture is supporting all its customers and will continue to do so, investing in them and building consumer awareness of the Ellis Furniture brand. B&Q invests in FIRA Gold Installation Certification
The accreditation means that the installation processes used by B&Q have passed a rigorous series of tests to ensure that installation in customers' homes is carried out to the highest standards each and every time. New retail sales manager focuses on wall-hung
Joining the company from Triton Showers where she worked for more than 10 years in a variety of sales roles, (readers may know her as Marnie Parker but she's recently married) Marnie tells us that her new role at Geberit will involve developing the wall-hung concept and sales across the Yorkshire and Humberside region, with a particular focus on retail showrooms.
With the days getting busier and more hectic by the hour, AEG washing machines are designed for your convenience. The anti-crease steam programmes are a highly practical feature to have as they remove creases and wrinkles, making ironing a much easier task. The steam functions can also 'refresh' clothes by removing odours and the 'worn all day' look when you are in a hurr Construction repair specialist Plastic Surgeon wins National Recycling Awards
The company's construction repairs can include anything from fixing scratches on shower doors and chipped kitchen worktops to restoring damaged sinks, baths, stone facades and uPVC windows. The team of experienced finishers make invaluable repairs that save clients hundreds of thousands of pounds on replacements. Mark Wilkinson OBE: Bringing together special charities
A committed environmentalist, Mark was asked to design two keepsake trophies for the 2011 winners of the Royal Park's Foundation Half Marathon that takes place in London in October. 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. News in Brief The eight finalists for Electrolux Design Lab 2011 have been announced. See their designs at www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP8AHsgPNQQ&feature=player_embedded
R & D Marketing's demista heated mirror pads are providing steam-free preening in the recently opened luxury Crowne Plaza hotel in St Petersburg. T: 01932 866600
Most of MX Group's new Atmos range of thermostatic mixer showers carry TMV2 approval. All suit high and low pressure systems. E: [email protected] Alape's new insert basin corner unit and corner mirror have been designed to fit into and function beautifully in the tiniest of spaces. T: 02476 717 129 How to contact us at The KBzine:
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