Features
AMDEA calls timeAn oldie but goodie from Bosch “wins” the AMDEA competition to find the UK’s oldest working fridge.
Focus on KBBBringing the entire spectrum of kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms together under one roof, KBB Birmingham is an event which should not be missed. Sofia Lopes Dias presents selected highlights.
Industry Comment - Suite successIs “pick-and-mix” the best route to suite success asks RAK Ceramics’ UK md Rob Jull?
By appointmentA roundup of recent new appointments and promotions in the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom industry.
Who’s gone bustA frequently updated list of kitchen, bedroom and bathroom businesses which have gone into administration or receivership.
A mission for MissoniWhat happens when you combine a world-class master in colour and style with a material that has become a source of inspiration and experimentation among designers and architects internationally?
The iceman comethFurniture designer turned tap salesman Stephen Johnson cooks up a success with Quooker, reports Grahame Morrison
Bulthaup beauty on a budgetBulthaup, the German kitchen brand many other German kitchen brands respect for its design integrity has just launched bI.
No tears before teatimeChris Pavlosky, MFI’s chief operating officer, talks to Mark Lewis about the fresh fruits of a £170m investment in storage
and
distribution.
Focus on KBBFrom 2-5 March 2008, the NEC will be a hive of activity, bringing the very latest ideas and concepts to the forefront and giving visitors a destination to source for the seasons ahead. Many of the exhibitors will be launching new ranges at the show.
Forward thinkingThis is the traditional time for industry pundits to put their necks on the line and predict the trends for next year. Grahame
Morrison spoke to three kitchen and bathroom people about what they expect to see in 2008
It’s a wrapFurniture transit packaging is to be revolutionised in attempt by WRAP (Waste and Resources Action Programme) to reduce
waste,
costs, carbon emissions and increase the efficient use of resources, reports Rachel Connolly.
The shape of things to come at KBBWhile the underlying trend of the UK homes market is almost certainly not as bad as some of the more hysterical
headlines in
the
national press may suggest, the market for kitchens bedrooms and bathrooms in 2008 will probably be tougher to some degree
than 2007.
Pushing the eco envelopeOnce again Electrolux puts its money and its muscle behind promoting original thinking from some of the world’s
leading
young
industrial designers.
One spec fits allThe business of inclusive design got a welcome boost with the introduction of Living Works by the Graham Group,
reports
Grahame Morrison
One spec fits alThe business of inclusive design got a welcome boost with the introduction of Living Works by the Graham Group, reports
Grahame Morrison
Hot kitchen actionWhat is happening in the nation’s kitchens? Anything but cooking it would seem, if recent surveys are to be believed.
Keeping it in the familyThe recent launch of new appliances by De Dietrich indicates that the brand wants to take a larger share of the kitchen
action.
The
track record it has for design, innovation and beauty in cooking now extends to other areas, notably dishwashing. Richard Walker
talks to Grahame Morrison
INDUSTRY COMMENT - Made for the UKAs the shower enclosure market has expanded in the UK, overseas manufacturers have introduced a growing number of
new
entry-level products. But these imported products can often fail to deliver the watertight performance, durability and ease of
installation that the UK market has come to expect, says Charlie Wallis, marketing manager at Coram Showers.
A meeting of the mindsThe Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA), as the voice of the industry tries to pre-empt matters of importance and
communicate them to the bathroom industry. With its focus on the buying power and aspirations of the growing market of older
users, this year’s Bathroom Conference provided the perfect platform for to inform its delegates on what it sees as future market
trends.
INDUSTRY COMMENT - The 80-20 rule holds trueBernard Otulakowski, managing director of SieMatic UK asks if we are seeing the demise of the independent kitchen specialist or the
birth of a more focused professional kitchen interior designer?
Readers’ Letters – Installation SkillsA breath of fresh air in the industry perhaps! I refer to Drew Carter’s comments in the Launch of Installers Institute news item in last
weeks KBBNews, writes Ron Bridge.
INDUSTRY COMMENT - WALK RIGHT INDavid Osborne, managing director of shower and wetroom specialists Roman, gives a personal appraisal of the rise
and rise of the wetroom
