KBB Review News archive from January 2008
| Cash boost for Cosentino The Spanish-owned quartz worktop manufacturer Cosentino has invested €26m (£19.6m) in Europe during the past 12 months, opening new warehouses and developing the brand name. | |
| Amdea signs up to green plan AMDEA, the association for manufacturers of domestic appliances, has joined forces with energy experts to develop initiatives aimed at promoting high efficiency fridges and freezers to consumers. | |
| PAB named in Sunday Times Fast Track 100 Premium Appliance Brands (PAB) is continuing its successful growth after being placed at number 34 in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 table of UK companys. | |
| Mackay surfaces at LG Andy Mackay, the former group brand and marketing director for Electrolux UK for nearly 20 years, has started his new job at rival appliance firm LG. | |
| New md for Bathstore Bathstore has appointed a new managing director almost a year after the departure of former head Wayne Lysaght-Mason. | |
| Gorenje back water-saving scheme Appliance manufacturer Gorenje has signed up to a programme of water saving measures for social housing. | |
| "Longest established kitchen retailer" passes away Barney Barnes, the founder of B&R Barnes (Kitchens and Bedrooms), has passed away. | |
| Indesit fined £40k after worker crushed Indesit Company has pledged to take part in a nationwide review of safety standards after it was fined almost £40,000 when a stack of cookers fell on one of its employees. | |
| Change of Hart Nobia finally backs out of bathrooms with the sale of C.P. Hart to private buyers | |
| RAK Ceramics celebrates record year Sanitaryware, ceramic sink and tile manufacturer RAK Ceramics is celebrating a successful 2007, which saw its turnover rise by 31%. | |
| Gold medalist winning cabinet maker meets PM Prime Minister Gordon Brown held a Downing Street reception recently, in honour of Gary Tuddenham the WorldSkills gold medalist and his fellow team members who represented the UK in the 2007 competition held in Japan. | |
| Coram unveils brand new showroom Coram Showers has invested a massive £100,000 in its new showroom especially for retailers, merchants and housebuilders | |
| Kutchenhaus director slams rivals Kutchenhaus director Norman Parker has warned fellow retailers they face a struggle to compete in 2008 amid continued market uncertainty. | |
