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Industry Update
THE KBSA COLUMN
New design talent at PWS
To keep pace with their packed product development programme, PWS
have appointed designer Lizzie Beesley (pictured) to strengthen the
company’s design capabilities.
Lizzie brings a diverse range of knowledge and skills to the design
department, with a proven track record of design expertise coupled with
a sharp awareness and understanding of market trends. Lizzie spent a
number of years working as a design consultant and more recently as a
designer at MFI’s head office.
Comments Lizzie: “This is a really exciting time to be joining PWS
when they are experiencing consistent growth and a very successful and
developing product portfolio, so I’m looking forward to the challenges
that lie ahead.”
KBSA DESIGN INNOVATION
AWARDS DRAW CLOSER
The KBSA Design Innovation Awards are now only
one month away and guests are urged to book their
tables now as this year’s event promises to be a sell-
out.All entries are now in for the design awards and
the finalists have been announced for the Retailer
Excellence Award.
The awards will be presented at a celebration dinner
at the five-star De Vere Grand Hotel in Brighton on
June 21st at 7pm, following on from the KBSA’s
AGM which will be held at the hotel earlier in the
day.
“It will be a fantastic evening and a real celebration
Close encounters
of design innovation,” commented the KBSA’s sales
Sarah Skinner from Mira Showers’ Sales Department was put to the test
and marketing director Ruth Ward.
during a holiday trip to Africa where she and her husband had gone as
“Brighton has proved to be a very popular choice
volunteers at the Lion Conservation Project in Zimbabwe. The project
was founded by a handful of volunteers, wishing to reverse the decline
for this year’s event. We are finding that many guests
in the number of wild lions.
are attracted by the location and the quality of the
The Skinners were thrown into the thick of it as soon as they arrived,
supervising lions aged four months to 14 months, a daunting task in
hotel and they are choosing to spend extra time in
itself. But it didn’t take long for them to be successfully integrated into
Brighton after the event and enjoy a weekend away.” the pack allowing them to stroke and play with the cubs. Sarah even
John Lewis in Solihull, Manor Design in Basildon
learnt how to “stand her ground” with one of the larger lions, but
confessed that her heart beat so loudly she was convinced they could
and In-toto Kitchens in Leamington Spa are the three
hear it in Europe.
retailers which will battle it out on the night for the
Helping to reintroduce lion cubs back into the wild, however, is not
Retailer Excellence Award, which spotlights the top
the only kind of conservation that Sarah is interested in. As a member of
Mira Showers’ sales team she is keen to sell the benefits of Mira’s finely
KBSA retail member of the past year.
controlled thermostatic showers to aid water conservation in the UK.
The winner of last year’s Retailer Excellence Award
was Elite Interiors of Stanley, County Durham.
Following their win, the company was featured in the
local press and won a substantial amount of new
business as a result.According to manager Joyce
Hodgson,“customers are still mentioning the award
more than nine months later.”
KITCHEN BATHROOM BEDROOM SPECIALISTS ASSOCIATION
12 TOP BARN BUSINESS CENTRE, HOLT HEATH,
WORCESTER, WR6 6NH. TEL: 01905 621787. FAX: 01905 621887
E-MAIL: info@kbsa.co.uk
WEBSITE: www.kbsa.co.uk
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