INDUSTRY NEWS

‘DESIGNER HEATING MADE EASY’ WITH VOGUE (UK) 2021 BROCHURE

Vogue (UK), British manufacturer of high quality designer radiators and towel warmers has unveiled its 2021 Brochure.

Available from May 2021 either in-store or by online request, this inspirational brochure catalogues the latest colours, shapes and styles in heating design to ensure your home is fit with the most up-to-the-minute designs and innovations on the market.

Vogue (UK) new brochure expertly blends form and function with beautiful craftsmanship and quality raw materials, which support its commitment to environmental stewardship and meets the growing demand for sustainable living. Bringing together the most luxurious designs inspired by traditional British style and the latest modern concepts for contemporary living, this image-rich deluxe brochure is the ideal starting point to discover the company’s 2021 product ranges, new colours and finish options and custom heating solutions. There are six product categories: contemporary, ladder Rails, traditional, designer, electric, additions – as well as details on Vogue (UK)’s exclusive bespoke design service, which gives even more options for tubing and joints, valves and accessories, and colours and finishes.

Steve Birch, Sales Director at Vogue (UK) explains “Our brand story and company ethos remains guided by our promise for quality and innovation, and our latest 2021 brochure supports this castiron commitment, which combines traditional craftsmanship with the latest creative development and cutting-edge technology.” New by Vogue (UK) • Designs: series of new

Contemporary towel rails and Designer radiators for 2021 • Styling inspiration: 164 pages of inspirational heating designs, like the new Sierra

DR040 in Matt Black • Finishes: newly refined contemporary colour options for select models • Sizes: new sizes across a range of its best-selling heating designs • Colours: new colour options for select models in 2021 • Specification: each model includes recommended accessories, model graphics and heating symbols to explain construction, fuel type, finishes, price & product guarantees

www.vogueuk.co.uk/request-a-brochure

BiKBBI sponsors, ANYJUNK, are excited about the progress of their new venture LOVEJUNK.

Launched during lockdown last year, LOVEJUNK is an online marketplace for rubbish clearance that matches people to their cheapest available waste collector in seconds.

It works a bit like eBay, but for man & van waste removal. You create a listing using the LOVEJUNK app or website and nearby licensed collectors bid digitally to do the job. Once you get an offer price you like, the job is matched to that collector who then removes the waste at the agreed time.

Payment and waste documentation happen through the platform after collection.

Founder & CEO, Jason Mohr, comments, “The price of bulky waste collection is as much about distance to site and competition as it is the disposal cost. LOVEJUNK provides a dynamic marketplace of hundreds of local waste carriers to find your cheapest, nearest collector at any given time. It’s early days, but we regularly hear of prices being more than 50% cheaper than standard.”

LOVEJUNK is live in Greater London and Surrey and rolling out nationally. The app can be downloaded on the App Store or Google Play. Learn more at www.lovejunk.com

CLAIRE DOCHERTY JOINS KITCHEN KIT CUSTOMER SERVICES TEAM

Claire Docherty has recently been appointed to the Kitchen Kit customer service team and will support builder’s merchants and kbb installers on a day-to-day basis by handling any queries they may have on order processing and after-sales care. The company will benefit from Claire’s near 20 years of experience in similar roles.

Claire enthused, “I am delighted to part of this new team. Kitchen Kit is an exciting new kitchen trade offer from BA.” She continued, “I’m looking forward to looking after our customers and ensuring they get a great service from us as I gain great job satisfaction from building relationships with them and the subsequent interaction. It’s a great feeling when I hear that our customers are happy with the service I have provided. I also enjoy seeing the end result of a completed kitchen and often ask a customer to send me photographs of a finished project.”

HiB LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE WITH ENHANCED FEATURES

Kevin Currie, HiB Marketing Manager

Bathroom supplier HiB has improved its website to offer an expanded online experience for installers, developers and specifiers.

The website includes upgraded navigation, search facilities and has been optimised for mobile devices to improve functionality. The site also has a dedicated section for Projects and Specifications, showcasing the company’s capabilities in providing product for large and small scale developments.

For those seeking more information about HiB ranges, particular attention has been paid on improving the product listings, to offer more detailed images and videos, technical information and inspiration. Another notable feature is the new ‘Swatch Service’, which allows those designing a bathroom to request a swatch of their chosen furniture or countertop finish directly from the website.

HiB Marketing Manager, Kevin Currie said: “At HiB we’ve been working hard to develop our digital offering to better support installers, architects and specifiers during the bathroom design process. Making information and inspiration easily accessible to all has been a priority throughout the development of the new website and to be able to offer this new platform especially during this challenging period for the industry, is fantastic. The new website marks a new chapter for HiB and reinforces our company vision of not only making products that makes bathrooms beautiful, but also improving the lives of retailers, partners and customers.” Visit the new website at:

www.hib.co.uk/hib-projects-and-specifications