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Aqualisa appoints Jessica Clarke as senior channel marketing manager

Jessica Clarke Aqualisa

Bathroom product manufacturer Aqualisa has announced the appointment of Jessica Clarke as its new senior channel marketing manager.

Jessica joins Aqualisa from travel network Busabout, where she led sales and marketing activities throughout Europe and South Africa. With more than ten years’ experience, Jessica has successfully developed marketing programmes across a diverse range of brands, and aims to bring a fresh new perspective to the shower manufacturing industry.

In her role as senior channel marketing manager, Jessica will be focusing on Aqualisa’s go-to-market strategy, including product launches and promotional campaigns, and will be responsible for defining the purchase journey for installers, trade partners and consumers.

Jessica will work within Aqualisa’s central marketing team in Westerham, Kent, reporting to head of marketing Kate Lovell, and will manage the company’s marketing administrator, Katelin Field.

Jessica Clarke commented, “Aqualisa is creating first-of-a-kind, smart digital shower technology with sustainability at its core, and I’m excited to be part of this powerful innovation in the bathroom sector. I look forward to working with Aqualisa’s dynamic team, and to leveraging my experience to bring creative new ideas to help grow the brand. I’m particularly focused on developing and implementing channel marketing strategies that will benefit our trade partners and customers – with the goal of becoming the UK’s favourite shower brand.”

Kate Lovell, head of marketing at Aqualisa, added, “I’m extremely pleased to welcome Jessica to our growing marketing team. She brings exceptional knowledge and expertise from a variety of different sectors, and I look forward to working with her as we accelerate our support to Aqualisa’s trade partners. As we continue to build a diverse team of talented marketing professionals, I am confident that Jessica will very quickly make a positive impact within our business.”

An avid traveller, Jessica enjoys exploring new cities, discovering new restaurants, escaping to the beach or taking walks in the countryside. She is a talented musician, playing both the piano and drums, and is also passionate about cooking.

Jessica holds a degree in public relations and marketing management from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa.

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HiB unveils new statement mirrors & cabinets

Statement Mirrors Maxim from HiB

HiB has unveiled its latest collection of mirrors and cabinets, showcasing sophisticated styling and advanced functionality.

The new products, which include LED illuminated bathroom mirrors and cabinets, as well as non-illuminated mirrors, are now available to view in the new HiB 2022 brochure and on the website. Customers browsing the new brochure see all the latest ranges and can make use of new QR codes to see additional images, information and videos online.

Also new for the 2022 brochure is the inclusion of HiB’s growing accessories range, allowing customers to choose from an array of accessory styles and finishes to complement their choice of mirror or cabinet.

Ash Chilver, Sales Director at HiB said: “The new HiB brochure displays the diversity of styles across the new ranges and the meticulous attention to detail. HiB has always been committed to the development of innovative bathroom mirrors and cabinets and we’re excited to be able to share such a wide variety of new products with our customers. Each range has been designed with style and versatility in mind and will appeal to customers with a broad range of bathroom sizes, design preferences and budgets.”

HiB’s latest ranges have been created by the company’s in-house design team, to offer the latest integrated technologies and inspired designs.

HiB’s 2022 brochure featuring all the new ranges is available to view online at https://www.hib.co.uk/online-brochures/

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EDITION LIGNATUR combines the expertise of KEUCO & TEAM7

KEUCO Edition Lignatur

KEUCO and TEAM7 have joined forces to create EDITION LIGNATUR – a brand new bathroom furniture range.

For over 60 years the Austrian company TEAM 7 has been creating exquisite, meticulously handcrafted, solid wood furniture for every area of the house. However, one room was missing; the bathroom. This issue was solved by forming a partnership with KEUCO; their expertise in washbasins, light mirrors, accessories and fittings led to the creation of EDITION LIGNATUR.

Created by leading design agency Tesseraux + Partner; each piece of EDITION LIGNATUR bathroom furniture is individually crafted and produced. The collection includes, single or double washbasins which can be recessed or table-top, sideboards, tall units and benches. All of the furniture is made from one of three premium natural woods: light oak, Venetian oak, (which gets its extraordinary appearance from natural embellishments produced by the shipworm) and noble walnut.

The wood grain of each piece of natural wood used for EDITION LIGNATUR furniture has to look good together with the grain of every other piece. To achieve this they take the time beforehand to arrange the individual slats that make up the natural wood panels to make sure they look good together and to produce a harmonious overall picture in the bathroom. This first procedure is a specific step called “painting with wood”.

KEUCO Edition Lignatur
Only the highest quality natural woods are used for EDITION LIGNATUR bathroom furniture and
each piece is one of a kind

As the base units made of premium woods, it is possible to combine washbasins made of Varicor or ceramic. A free-standing fitting that was designed specifically for the round Varicor basin stands raised in the middle of the washbasin.

Keuco Edition Lignatur
Th washbasins, sideboards, tall units, and benches are made of the Venetian oak, the natural
embellishments produced by the shipworm add extraordinary character.

The washbasins can also be combined with KEUCO wall-mounted fittings. KEUCO accessories put the finishing touch on the harmonious overall picture.

The EDITION LIGNATUR light mirror (pictured top) has very special features: The luminous colour can be infinitely adjusted and dimmed from warm white to daylight-like illumination (2700 – 6500 Kelvin) by pressing a touch-sensitive key panel. This makes it possible to adapt the light to the mood of the user and also allow you to see for example, when applying makeup what the effect would be outdoors, in the office or in a restaurant as the mirror’s light shade causes the light to fall pleasantly from above. After showering, a smart detail ensures that the integrated mirror heater guarantees fog-free vision in a matter of seconds.

More information is available at www.edition-lignatur.de

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New UK marketing director at Ideal Standard

Leanne Martin Ideal Standard

Ideal Standard has announced the appointment of Leanne Martin as the company’s new UK marketing director. Leanne has worked with the bathroom and washroom product manufacturer for the last 18 years, most recently as head of product and specification marketing.

Since joining the company, Leanne has worked across a number of key departments, undertaking UK and Group roles handling Product Development, Product Management and Marketing. In addition to her many years of experience, Leanne is also a recent graduate of the Ideal Standard Leadership programme, making her the ideal candidate for the role.

Leanne has been handed the reins by Katie Cope, who has left Ideal Standard after five years at the company. During her time as UK marketing director, Katie was at the forefront of developing, leading and implementing Ideal Standard’s UK sales, marketing, and global brand strategies.

Dave Barber, UK managing director at Ideal Standard, said: “In her 18 years at Ideal Standard, Leanne has gained an unparalleled understanding of the company and wider industry. This, along with her commerciality and excellent leadership skills, meant that there was no doubt that she would make a brilliant new Marketing Director.

“We would also like to thank Katie for the creativity, energy and drive that she has brought to the company and wish her every success in the future. She leaves behind our fantastic marketing team in the capable hands of Leanne, and we cannot wait to see what she will bring to the role.”

For more information about Ideal Standard, visit www.idealstandard.co.uk.

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Bette creates hospitality leaders panel for 196+ hotelforum

Bette 195+Hotelforum

Bette has created a panel of leading hotel industry professionals to discuss the case for a net zero approach in hospitality at the 196+ hotelforum event on October 13. The re-branded hotelforum event is taking place in Munich and online with the sustainability discussion in English at 16.15 (CET)

Sebastian Noack from Bette comments: “With buildings and their construction responsible for 39% of global CO2 emissions and this figure not including emissions from hotel refurbishments, sustainability is one of the most important challenges for the hospitality industry. We have titled the discussion: “Hospitality Asset Value: The Case for a Net Zero Approach” and topics covered will include the sustainability priorities of different stakeholders, how sustainability values can be measured and communicated and how a balance can be found between environmental, social and commercial advantage.”

Scientific guidance will be provided by panel member, Dr. Willy Legrand, professor at the IU International University of Applied Sciences Germany and a leading scientist focusing on sustainability in hospitality.  He comments: “At this point, we are not only looking at decarbonizing hotel operations, but the entire supply and value chain, and that requires an alignment of stakeholders’ commitment – this panel provides an opportunity to get everyone on board.”

The panel will be moderated by independent journalist, Beatrix Boutonnet.

In addition to Dr. Willy Legrand, the panellists will be:

  • Adrian Flück, Director of Hotel Asset Management at Invesco Real Estate
  • Hilda Impey, Founder design office, former senior of Wilson Associates
  • JoAnna Abrams, CEO MindClick, co-founder of the hospitality sustainable purchasing consortium
  • Louise Holder, EMEAA Environment Manager at InterContinental Hotels Group
  • Sumida Goel, Manager Design & Technical Services – specialist for sustainability at Accor CE

For further information on the 196+ Hotelforum event: https://196plusevents.swoogo.com/196plushotelforummunich/

For further information on Bette: www.my-bette.com/en or telephone 0844 800 0547.

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PJH launches 21/22 Bathrooms to Love Collection

21/22 bathrooms to love Collection

PJH has announced that for the second time this year, it is unveiling a brand new collection of bathroom products to add to its Bathrooms to Love portfolio.

New and updated ranges feature in the furniture, ceramic, worktop, bath and accessory categories, and include new design-led collections as well as beautiful new colours and finishes, and product specification upgrades. 

21/22 bathrooms to love Collection

A refreshed new 332-page consumer brochure accompanies the launch (Bathrooms to Love – Issue 18), including aspirational new lifestyle photography and, as always, supported with a package of stockist sales assistance, such as new point-of-sale material, furniture colour swatch samples, display deals and competitive pricing. PJH’s e-commerce platform, the PJH Partners Portal™, now lists all new products, making online ordering even easier, especially with the use of convenient functions such as live stock information and order tracking.  

The evolving Bathrooms to Love Collection welcomes a number of new furniture ranges, including the luxurious “Statement” modular furniture family available in a super matt finish including a stunning Antique Rose colourway, as well as the hi-spec “Gatsby” modular furniture range with integrated LED lighting and high quality Blum fittings.

The popular “Lucia” ‘transitional’ furniture range see’s a new wall-hung cabinet option added to its choices, and the fitted furniture range “Benita” welcomes some new unit options. More contemporary worktops have been added to the furniture category along with a stunning marble-effect vessel basin – a real centrepiece!

Meanwhile, the modern freestanding bath range now offers a number of designs available in a new matt grey finish, available from stock for immediate delivery without having to pre-order – so great news for stockists with no lengthy ‘painted-to-order’ lead times.

For more information, contact PJH on Tel: 0800 8 77 88 99; or visit  www.partners.pjh.uk  and www.bathroomstolove.uk

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World Architecture announces fully digital 2021 edition

WAF fully digital event

In response to continuing COVID-19 travel restrictions, World Architecture Festival (WAF) is to migrate its 2021 event in December to a live and interactive digital format, along with sister event INSIDE World Festival of Interiors.

WAF, the world’s largest annual international architectural event, originally scheduled to take place in Lisbon this year, will be going ahead as a live-streamed event, from 1 to 3 December. Delegates from around the world are invited to partake in the conference in its live digital format; with plans confirmed for the festival to return as a hybrid event in Lisbon in 2022..

The 2021 WAF digital event will consist of three days of live conference programmes, awards, and fringe events, with talks by leading global architectural thinkers and industry personalities live-streamed exclusively to festival delegates.

The excitement around bringing WAF to Portugal’s capital city remains, and the WAF 2022 edition is confirmed to take place in Lisbon from 30 November to 2 December at the FIL exhibition centre. Harnessing opportunities opened up by this year’s event, the 2022 festival will include integrated digital elements to form a hybrid festival format, fully attuned to digital and in-person delegates. 

Paul Finch, Programme Director of World Architecture Festival, commented: “This will be the most accessible WAF to date, with all judging recorded and available to everyone with a digital pass. Including three days of live-streaming from the virtual event, delegates will have access to 40 days of presentations and conference sessions. So while we look forward to going live again next year, we are excited about enhancing access to the Festival both on-site and across the world.”
 
For more details on the WAF Awards and the festival please visit: www.worldarchitecturefestival.com @worldarchfest

 

 

 

 

 

 
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RAK Ceramics showcase stunning new collections in Italy

RAK Ceramics Cersaie

RAK Ceramics today unveiled its latest collections at Cersaie, an international ceramics exhibition that takes place annually in Bologna, Italy. For the bathroom, RAK will be highlighting RAK-Valet, a collection of sanitaryware solutions designed by Patrick Norguet.

Designer bathroom collections

RAK-Valet brings together the creative flair of its French designer and the manufacturing quality of RAK Ceramics.

The RAK-Valet collection, available in matt and glossy finishes, features thin-profiled washbasins, a generously sized, luxurious bathtub and sanitaryware with elongated lines.

The RAK-Valet collection is completed with details such as metal legs and towel rails or the functional and highly elegant little ceramic shelf, yet another design triumph by Norguet. 

RAK-Valet also coordinates perfectly with the newly released RAK-Joy Uno cabinets and mirrors. 

Natural marble tile collections

Through-body veining is a RAK Ceramics innovation that enables natural marble veins to pass through the entire thickness of an unglazed porcelain slab with breath-taking results.

Thanks to innovative printing technology, pattern repetition is kept to a minimum and the delicate lines throughout the slab surface appear random and natural. From floors to wall surfaces and kitchen worktops, the effect is particularly dramatic when the product is used over large areas, with RAK-Preziosi being just one example set to be shown at Cersaie.

RAK-Preziosi has a smooth to the touch finish and a distinctive patterning that make this porcelain surface a stand-out backdrop feature wherever it is used.

The epitome of luxury and sophistication, this maximus marble collection is also available in the trend-setting open book effect in a huge range of sizes, thicknesses and design solutions and can be chosen in several colours, including Green, Ocean, Pearl, Rio and Rock.

Abdallah Massaad, Group CEO, RAK Ceramics commented:

“We are proud to present our new collections at Cersaie 2021, especially at such an extraordinary time. Cersaie is an essential event on our marketing calendar and one of great strategic importance for RAK Ceramics. In recent months we have put all efforts into strengthening our positioning as a lifestyle solution provider by developing new collections for bathroom floors, surfaces, large-format tiles, sanitaryware and accessories, all of which are perfectly coordinated.”

Preziosi-Lifestyle-Ocean RAK Ceramics Cersai

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GROHE voted one of the best workplaces in Europe by Great Place to Work®

Grohe Great Place to work

GROHE is part of the Best Workplaces in Europe™ in 2021 list evaluated by Great Place to Work®, the global authority on workplace culture.

In collaboration with The Economist Group. GROHE was recognised for its commitment to create a tailored employee experience that covers the entire career journey.

As part of LIXIL, GROHE has embarked on a transformation towards an agile, diverse, and inclusive workplace and flat hierarchies. In 6 markets, the global brand qualified in the category of best multinational employers in the national rankings and received the Great Place to Work® certification in more than 20 markets.

“Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Receiving this fantastic recognition is the result of sincere teamwork across our entire region. Our corporate culture and all our colleagues create what has been confirmed as a ‘Great Place to Work’. I am proud of this achievement. At the same time, it is an incentive for us to continue all our efforts to enable exciting career journeys in order to attract and retain talent,” says Jonas Brennwald, Leader LIXIL EMENA and Co-CEO Grohe AG.

In addition to developing individual career journeys, diversity and inclusion also play a central role at LIXIL and the GROHE brand. According to the employees surveyed, the majority feel encouraged and motivated.

“We are very proud of this award. It means a lot to us that our employees perceive GROHE as a place where they experience an appreciative work culture and a unique atmosphere to develop and grow,” comments Rachel Jones, Leader HR Business Partner, LIXIL EMENA.

“We are in the middle of an exciting transformation which offers countless opportunities to drive change and make a difference. In combination with the right HR tools, we can offer a workplace where everybody can pursue an individual career journey that encompasses both professional and private life. This empowers our employees to make plans in a way that allows them maximum freedom for their personal development. Diversity and inclusion are important drivers in that process so that everyone can fully engage in their work every day,” Jones continues.

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BMA and Simon Acres Group form partnership

Simon Acres & BMA Partnership

The Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA) and Simon Acres Group Ltd (SAGL) have formed a strategic partnership to support recruitment and training within the bathroom industry.

SAGL will become the BMA’s recruitment partner, providing BMA members and their retailers direct access to current bathroom vacancies, which will be listed on the BMA website.

BMA Chief Executive Tom Reynolds said, “We are delighted to be partnering with SAGL in this way.  Linking the two organisations will bring substantial benefits to our members and promote the importance of training and education for our sector.

“The support that SAGL can provide will help our members navigate the current skills shortage and offers smart solutions to support those looking for new roles.

“We will also be working together to champion training and education with a common commitment to doing all we can to ensure that our industry retains its skill base, and that we have enough opportunities for people to upskill and access training.”

The BMA will present at KBB Birmingham with SAGL in March 2022 and SAGL are supporting BMA at their AGM in June 2022, having been confirmed as the first Gold sponsor for this event.

Simon Acres added, “This partnership represents an exciting opportunity for both companies and will enable us to support those looking for new positions, or to further their careers in the bathroom industry. 

“It represents a new era of recruitment solutions for the KBB industry.  We share many common values with BMA, and believe that the best way to deliver tangible results and drive forward common goals, is to work together.”

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