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Philippa Turrell

I’m hearing rumours about KBB retailers being notified of price DECREASES. Is this your suppliers? We want to hear from you and, if you can, name the brands for their great work in supporting retailers.

Joanna Geddes

Great to hear. We haven’t seen any as yet…but we can live in hope.

Richard McHenry

Merlyn Showers announced price decreases on certain products back in the New Year. Laufen have stated a 40% off RRP promotion on selected lines for the next few months, as have Hansgrohe.

Stephen Johnson

Mylife Bathrooms

Irish bathroom manufacturer MyLife has hired four area sales managers, to grow sales in the UK. The new team includes Jaymit Patel for North London & East Anglia, Adam Kirkland for London & South East, Alex Morse for South West England, and Katie McAulay for Scotland & North England. They will be responsible for driving forward the company’s growth plans for Great Britain, following growth in Ireland.

OMEGA

British kitchen manufacturer Omega PLC has promoted Rob Bongard to the role of head of retail sales, to support this growing area of the business. He has worked at Omega for over six years and managed the Southern regional team for the past three years. Bongard has a wealth of experience behind him, having held national sales manager positions and he previously ran his own kitchen showroom business.

Well, on behalf of Quooker UK, I am happy to report that we have decided to support the industry by holding prices for 2023. All we ask in return is for support and loyalty, as we need to grow the brand to make this support work

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Chris Leighton

Waters of Ashbourne have reduced their retail prices following recent increases. They have marketed the decrease in price as well and it is nice to see for once.

Luke Wedgbury

Please share as I would love to speak to those suppliers

Barry Collins

Rumours that are greatly exaggerated? I don’t think I’ve ever seen a price drop. Ever.

Andy Barwell

Only increases…still

James Wood

Imex Ceramic announced significant price reductions on January 1, 2023. To myknowledge we were the first to announce a reduction to our UK partners.

Jason Key

Kaelo launched a new range, kept the prices the same and even lowered the cost of the entry-level product and offered retailers the best trade prices to date.