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SKILLS BANK OPPORTUNITY
OVERWHELMING RESPONSE
At the iKBBI event hosted at the Houses of Parliament in July, the iKBBI unveiled plans to launch an online portal for installers to register their details, thus allowing its Installation Standards Partners to make contact for new work opportunities.
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Installers were invited to register their details online, which they did in their masses. Over one thousand installers had registered before the magazine went to press; the majority comprised a mix of current iKBBI members, with around 40% non-members. The split is currently around 50-50 between bathroom and kitchen installers.
iKBBI CEO Damian Walters said: “I must admit I was incredibly surprised by the initial uptake on registration.”
Damian continued: “This response is testament of our reach and I fully expect the number to continue growing over the coming months. Our social media campaigning has proven successful for this particular initiative, as our Communications Manager Denise Mayell used Facebook and Twitter as a call to action for installation businesses looking for new work streams.”
The Institute will work exclusively with its Installation Standards Partners, matching their installer requirements with the database of businesses now within The Skills Bank.
BLUM’S NEW TECHNICAL SUPPORT HOTLINE
The leading fittings supplier to the KBB sector in the UK, Blum, has implemented for fitters, designers and manufacturers, an extended hours technical support hotline:
0800 230 0898
The hotline offers 8am - 8pm support Monday - Friday, and 8am - 12 midday on
Saturdays. Blum realises that a strict 9am – 5pm contact availability is no longer adequate for today’s working environment and, with the new hotline, have proved that they are once again at the forefront of service to industry, exceeding expectations.
The decision follows the results of a widely circulated questionnaire asking if out of hours support would be useful. Seventy five percent of respondents said “yes”. Blum UK Sales & Marketing Director David Sanders said: “We realise that in today’s busy world, normal business hours no longer apply…and this is true of the KBB industry as any other. The most used service in our business is Technical Support so we are now meeting the demands of our customers by extending the hours that this service is available.”
