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NEW BiKBBI SPONSORS
NEW BiKBBI SPONSORS DEMONSTRATES DIVERSITY OF SUPPORT
The BiKBBI welcomed the arrival of 2020 by announcing that it has strengthened its industry standing by adding four new corporate sponsors.
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Underlining its diversity of industry support the new sponsors include a major bathroom retailer, a direct worktop supplier and a CAD software supplier:
Victoria Plum
Household name Victoria Plum, founded in 2001, has been at the forefront of online bathroom buying for nearly 20 years, pioneering new and innovative ways to help make life easier for their customers. As a major Bathroom retailer, VictoriaPlum.com has helped almost 2 million customers across the UK. Importantly, VictoriaPlum.com works extensively across the ‘Trade’ sector having already attracted some 20,000 trade customers!
“We’re very proud to become a Corporate Sponsor of BiKBBI and be a part of the great work they do through Education, Standards and Support” commented James Garrison, (pictured) Head of Trade at VictoriaPlum.com “At VictoriaPlum. com, we strive to give ‘Best in Sector’ customer service through our dedicated Trade Account Management team, supporting our industry by providing over 6,000 products along with specialised advice, while making sure that the Installers we work with, feel supported and valued. This is reflected in our industry leading Trust Pilot score. I am really looking forward to working closely with BiKBBI and its members in the coming months and years”.
Victoria Plum
Worktop Express
Worktop Express
Worktop Express is one of the UK’s largest online worktop suppliers, supplying over 650,000 worktops to its customers since 2009. Along with their sister company Solid Wood Kitchen Cabinets, the worktop specialist also has a number of nationwide showrooms that showcase its products direct to customers. Worktop Express also provides a next-day sample service, facilitating an opportunity for customers to experience the company's product quality from the comfort of their own homes.
Worktop Express stocks over 100 high-quality, affordable styles of solid wood, laminate, solid laminate and solid surface worktops in a huge range of sizes, with lengths of up to 4.1m and widths up to 1240mm, which are available on a next-day service via their in-house two person delivery service, operational six days per week. Jon Shepherd, Managing Director, (pictured) Worktop Express said: “This is an exciting time for Worktop Express to be partnering with BiKBBI, as we realise the need for installers to have a comprehensive range of worktops available as soon as the next day for a great price. We are committed to providing products of the highest quality and making the process of ordering and fitting worktops as easy as possible for installers, enabling them to deliver high-quality projects that their customers will love. All of this supports BiKBBI’s mission of delivering high standards to customers in the KBB industry”.
Dassault Systèmes
Also commiting to the BiKBBI ethos is 3D/CAD specialists Dassault Systèmes who has introduced the HomeByMe for Kitchen Retailers application, an easyto-use 3D planning solution. This interactive 3D room planning experience, dedicated to kitchen retailers and their customers, combines 3D digital space planning, automation and intelligence in one solution to engage consumers in a seamless omnichannel design process that improves retailer business.
Speaking on behalf of Dassault Systemes and the HomeByMe Enterprise Solutions Team, Simon Booker, (pictured) VP Sales & Marketing 3DVIA, comments, “We are excited to partner with Damian and the team at BiKBBI. With a growing network of retail industry expertise, installers and UK contacts, we look forward to meeting members in the industry and to continue driving digital transformation. With our unique blend of 3D online planning and automation we truly believe “Seeing is Believing” for retail clients. If you would like to know more please contact Simon.booker@3ds.com.”
BiKBBI Communications Manager, Nicole Mercer added, “We are delighted that four more diverse companies have joined the BiKBBI family and we look forward to working with them over the next year and beyond. Our relationship will provide members with access to a great range of products, available on a nextday service, as well as training and development opportunities that we’ll jointly deliver which supports our educational objectives.”
Showerwall
Showerwall
Highly respected industry brand name Showerwall has recognised and committed to the institute’s core pillars of education, standards and support.
Based in Staffordshire, the Showerwall brand is owned by IDS (International Decorative Surfaces) and the product offers a versatile and easy to fit bathroom wall panelling system that is a fantastic alternative to tiles.
Steph Harris, (pictured) Product Manager for Showerwall, comments about becoming a BiKBBI corporate sponsor, “The new partnership with BiKBBI will help us to embed installation standards and recognises the important role that installers play in maintaining Showerwall’s brand values. It will provide end consumers with extra peace of mind of a high-quality bathroom wall-panelling product that is backed by the assurance of a 15-year guarantee.”
Speaking on behalf of the BiKBBI, Communications Manager Nicole Mercer states, “Showerwall is a highly recognisable brand and the nature of the product, being quick and comparatively inexpensive to install, has perfect synergy with our membership. We look forward to working with them over the months and years ahead.”
A Showerwall editorial feature can be found on pages 38-40.
