The Electrolux Group has dropped the Zanussi-Electrolux dual branding for Zanussi and also ditched the famous 'Appliance of Science' strap line - a U_turn on its previous marketing plan.
27 April 2008

West One Bathrooms, the luxury bathroom retailer with seven showrooms across London and the South East, has hit back at press reports that imply the company is going bust.
26 April 2008

Roger Kyme, the founder and chief executive of bathroom retail franchise Ripples, has hit out at the use of computer aided design in kbb retail.
26 April 2008

Norman Bennett, the managing director of Ideal Standard from 1977 to 1995 has passed away.
25 April 2008

Premium German domestic appliance manufacturer Miele has been named as the most successful company in German  - up against internet search engine Google and top end car maker Porsche.
24 April 2008

A straw poll of some of the kbb industry's leading players suggests most remain cautiously optimistic over prospects for 2008, despite admitting a slowdown in the overall market.
23 April 2008

As part of its new campaign to improve its image with members and the industry as a whole, the Kitchen and Bathroom Specialists Association (KBSA) has detailed a selection of new member benefits.
22 April 2008

Servis has announced plans to overhaul its aftercare service after complaints over long delays for engineer call outs and the fitting of spare parts.
22 April 2008

Northeast-based worksurface manufacturer F. Jones Cleveland  has launched a new national digital template and installation arm. The company says  this is a strategic move to allow it to take control of the service element of the business.
21 April 2008

Richard and Sarah Tyzack, founders of Brass & Traditional Sinks and The Eclectica Partnership, have sold both companies to entrepreneur Stephen Thompson for an undisclosed sum.
16 April 2008

Allied-Kingswood, one of the UK's largest and longest-established distributors of kitchen furniture, appliances and bedrooms has formed a new partnership with CAD software company ArtiCAD.
16 April 2008

Aga Foodservice Group, the owner of the famous cooker, is changing its name to acknowledge the ongoing success of one of its most well known brands.
15 April 2008

There has been a huge decline in UK fitted kitchen door production in the last decade, according to a new report from JKMR.
09 April 2008

Italian suppliers are setting the pace in Europe's bid to replace the 188m old domestic appliances that are inefficient and making a major contribution to greenhouse gas emissions.
08 April 2008

The Institute of Kitchen, Bedroom and Bathroom Installers, the iKBBI, has signed up with its first retail partner - John Lewis of Hungerford.
06 April 2008

New report says entertaining at home becoming more popular
05 April 2008

Brandt UK, which markets the De Dietrich and Fagor brands in this country, has changed its company name to De Dietrich Kitchen Appliances Ltd.
04 April 2008

Preben Bager, the head of kitchen giant Nobia's UK arm - which includes Magnet and Gower, has been appointed the group's new chief executive officer.
03 April 2008

While the repercussion of the US credit crisis are felt across the globe, the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) says the industry remains in "relatively good shape" for 2008 but predicts a tangible slowdown.
03 April 2008

Matki has scooped a major design prize for the new valve developed after it bought Swadling Brassware.
02 April 2008

David and Victoria Beckham have signed an endorsement deal with a Chinese sanitaryware manufacturer to launch a range of WCs aimed at cracking the lucrative US toilet market.
01 April 2008