business news 50 • kitchen & bathroom journal april 2018 1. The HotSpot Titanium 3-in-1 boiling water hot tap will be available from selected Mereway Kitchen retailers in the UK and will be actively promoted through their Premium Partner Programme. Ron Blount, UK Manager for HotSpot Titanium says, “This is a natural partnership for two first class kitchen brands both aiming for the premium retail market and offering an excellent product with longevity and pedigree. We are delighted to be partnering with Mereway and look forward to a mutually beneficial association” 07711 204 272 • www.hotspot-titanium.com
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2. PWS is adding another addition to it’s marketing department. Michaela Hanna joins the Newton Aycliffe based company as Customer Engagement Manager, to drive new opportunities and create value through client engagement across the business. Aidan Jackson, Group Marketing Director at PWS, added further comment on the appointment: “We’re delighted to welcome Michaela to our marketing team. This appointment reaffirms our continued investment, especially within our state of the art design centres, and our long-term strategy to position ourselves as the market leader in our industry.” 01325 505555 • www.pws.co.uk 3. Award winning Scottish kitchen designer and retailer Kitchens International has recently expanded its team with the appointment of two new Showroom Managers, two Sales Designers and a new Design Technician. With a successful year to date for kitchen sales the company is consolidating its position as one of the leading independent kitchen retailers in the UK. Gerry Watson, MD of Kitchens International says: “It is encouraging to have such enthusiastic and talented new blood on the design team and they bring a wide range of experience to the company, offering our clients a continued, inspirational design service.” 01259 23701016-18 www.kitchensinternational.co.uk
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4. Claudio Martinolli has been appointed Marketing Manager of Samo Industries Group. His seventeen years in sales and marketing and ten in marketing management have given him the experience to support the strategies of Denis Venturato, President and CEO of one of the leading Italian groups in the bathroom furnishing sector. “After gaining marketing and communication experience in a number of different competitive sectors, I am enthusiastic about this opportunity to put my skills to good use for an important, expanding industrial group. Samo industries – with the Inda and Samo brands – is continually seeking excellence in every aspect of the world of bathrooms”, says Claudio. www.terzomillennium.net 5. AKW, the UK’s leading manufacturer of accessible bathroom, kitchen and daily living products for the elderly, disabled people and people with reduced mobility, has announced it has been acquired by funds managed by PennantPark Investment Advisers, LLC. Nick Parsons, AKW’s Chief Executive Officer says, “I am excited to be re-joining AKW and to begin a partnership with PennantPark. PennantPark’s experience, resources and commitment to the business will enable the Company’s employees to execute on its long term strategic plans.” 01905 823 299 • www.akw-ltd.co.uk
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