GDHA Launches biggest ever Cashback campaign across Stoves and Belling

Glen Dimplex Home Appliances (GDHA) has launched its biggest ever cashback campaign across Stoves and Belling, giving retailers a compelling promotional message to help drive sales during the key autumn trading period.

Launching on Wednesday 16th September and running until Tuesday 15th December 2026, the campaign offers increased cashback values across a wide selection of range cookers and mini range cookers plus additional promotional opportunities planned around Black Friday.

For Stoves, consumers can claim up to £300 cashback on selected Richmond, Richmond Deluxe and Richmond Deluxe Colour Boutique range and mini range cookers, with £500 cashback available on Richmond Deluxe FreedomFlex™ Zoneless Induction models. Belling will also offer up to £200 cashback across selected Farmhouse, Cookcentre and Vision range cookers.

With consumers continuing to look for compelling reasons to invest in big-ticket appliances, the campaign gives retailers a clear promotional message that can be used in store, online and across digital channels. During the Black Friday period, selected SKUs will also benefit from price promotions, strengthening the offer at a key moment for purchase consideration.

At a glance, the campaign includes:

• Stoves (includes Richmond, Richmond Deluxe, Mini Range, and Colour Boutique)
  • £100 on selected 60cm Mini Range models
  • £300 on selected 90cm, 100cm and 110cm Richmond, Richmond Deluxe and Richmond Deluxe Colour Boutique range cookers
  • £500 on selected Richmond Deluxe FreedomFlex™ Zoneless Induction range cookers
• Belling (includes Cookcentre, Farmhouse, Vision and Mini Range)
  • £100 on selected 60cm Mini Range and 90cm Cookcentre models
  • £200 on selected 90cm, 100cm and 110cm Cookcentre and Farmhouse models, plus Belling Vision range cookers

Louise Kearns, Head of Marketing at GDHA, said: “We know that value and product choice are both hugely important for consumers when they are making a considered purchase, particularly on larger appliances such as range cookers. By increasing the cashback available across Stoves and Belling, we’re helping make a wider range of products even more compelling during a key buying period.

For our retail partners, the campaign also provides a strong, simple promotional message designed to help drive interest and conversion throughout the season.”

Consumers who purchase a qualifying appliance from a participating retailer between 16th September and 15th December 2026 can submit their claim online, with claims closing on Friday 15th January 2027. Approved cashback will be issued via a prepaid Mastercard.

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Flair Showers introduces redesigned Harmony Collections brochure

Flair Showers has released its brand new Harmony Collections brochure, with a refreshed design and structure, created to support easier conversations and sales processes for its retail partners.

Featuring inspirational imagery, showing how each range could look in customers’ homes, the new brochure also highlights the unique benefits of each range within Flair’s premium Harmony Collections.

The new brochure showcases an extensive selection of shower enclosures, modular wetrooms and bathscreens, with each range benefitting from innovative features designed to improve the overall shower experience.

Available in print and digital formats, the brochure is designed to inspire retailers and consumers to reimagine the bathroom space and discover new ways to create unique shower spaces. What’s more, Flair’s brand new ILI infold enclosures are included in the 2026 Harmony Collections brochure.

Showcasing each collection in a clear, easy-to-navigate format, the new Harmony Collections brochure by Flair also details the design and testing processes that are applied to every shower enclosure design. Featuring a shower door selection guide, Flair aims to streamline the decision-making process for its retail partners by highlighting which collections include specific styles and the finishes available.

Following imagery of the shower enclosure designs, Flair highlights the visionary and functional elements that enhance each collection. Within the ETO section, the new brochure details key design features including 8 mm toughened safety glass, a 2000 mm height, quick release double wheel rollers, countersunk interior hinges and a patented magnetic guide system.

Installation benefits such as profile adjustments, suitability for wetrooms and shower trays as well as Flair’s patented Click-Fit assembly system are also detailed.

The AYO and BABY AYO sections of the new Harmony Collections brochure have been designed to make the process of specifying and ordering a unique wetroom simple. With an extensive choice of wetroom layouts, Flair’s offering provides maximum flexibility to create personalised shower spaces that meet each customer’s needs.

The brochure includes a step-by-step guide, advice on configurations to suit certain spaces and the accessories available from Flair.

Flair has an unwavering commitment to product quality and has included details of the high standards that its shower doors, wetrooms and enclosures meet in the new Harmony Collections brochure. It also provides installation advice and information on Flair’s aftersales and spare parts services.

Gillian Furey, Marketing Manager, Flair Showers Limited, says: “At Flair, we offer a considered  range of shower enclosures, wetrooms and bathscreens, designed in a variety of sizes, styles and finishes.

“It’s important that we support our retail partners throughout the customer journey, so we have redesigned our Harmony Collections brochure to make it easier for retailers and their customers to quickly understand and compare the options on offer. Every bathroom is unique, which is why our Harmony Collections offer a variety of door styles, configurations and finishes, to ensure the perfect solution for each and every customer.”

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Simple add‑on, big returns: HBH Woolacotts sees early food waste disposer sales success

One of the South West’s largest independent electrical and appliance retailers is enjoying new success after adding food waste disposers to its offering earlier this year.

HBH Woolacotts introduced InSinkErator products at the start of February 2026 and is already seeing the benefits through consistent sales.

When specifying products in kitchen designs, the business now estimates that 20–25% of kitchens are sold with a food waste disposer, and this figure is expected to rise significantly over time, explains HBH Woolacotts Director, Chris Hemmerle.

He said: “The new changes to recycling and the introduction of separate waste streams in households have only recently been implemented in our area, so this is the single biggest selling point and conversation starter when it comes to food waste disposers.

“People are very receptive to the product as a complementary solution, particularly in urban areas. Aside from the new recycling changes, the convenience and sustainability aspect of the product makes it attractive to customers.”

Chris continued: “We are definitely seeing consistent increases in sales since adding them to our offering and we are expecting this momentum to continue as more people discover that we sell them. Generally, a food waste disposer is a very simple add on.”

InSinkErator food waste disposers are now displayed prominently across HBH Woolacotts’ three flagship stores, with working products in each location.  

“Everyone has the same challenges within kitchens, therefore the products are for everybody, and we’re seeing the heavy majority of people we speak to are interested in learning more,” Chris explained.

New food waste recycling schemes were introduced in England earlier this year and are beginning to reshape how households and businesses manage their food waste. With the changes being implemented across the country, the topic has become a more prominent conversation in recent months.

Chris concluded: “In my opinion it’s an absolute no-brainer. It’s a simple add-on sale that customers are becoming more aware of and ultimately, it’s a market that we only see growing in the near future.”

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KBSA announces host and keynote speaker for its KBB Industry Conference 2027

Emma Crosby and Sarah Willingham, confirmed as the KBSA KBB Industry Conference, returns in May 2027.

The KBSA has confirmed part of the line-up for its 2027 KBB Industry Conference, with broadcast journalist Emma Crosby hosting the day and entrepreneur and investor Sarah Willingham delivering the keynote speech. The event takes place on Thursday 13 May 2027 at The Belfry Hotel and Resort in the Midlands.

It is the first KBSA conference since the association moved the event from its traditional autumn slot to spring, a change designed to give retailers a date that does not compete with product launches, the German exhibitions and the run-up to Christmas trading.

Emma Crosby will chair the conference programme. A Sky News and CNBC presenter, she fronted Channel 5’s flagship news programme for five years and co-anchored GMTV.

She began her career in business journalism at CNBC in London and New York, and covered the 2008 financial crisis as business correspondent for Sky News, where her team won a BAFTA for its coverage of the Glasgow Airport attack. She moderates conferences and hosts awards for organisations including Barclays, HSBC, BP, Virgin and the IoD.

Sarah Willingham will give the keynote speech. She led international growth for PizzaExpress and Planet Hollywood, bought Bombay Bicycle Club and built it into the UK’s largest Indian restaurant chain, and co-founded Neutrahealth, which she took public.

She invested on BBC Two’s Dragons’ Den, where her backing of Sublime Science produced one of the programme’s most successful exits, and she now chairs the Tonkotsu restaurant group. Her session will speak directly to the growth and margin questions facing independent retailers.

Luke Wedgbury, KBSA interim chair, said, “We have booked two people who know how to hold a room and, just as importantly, know how to make a business audience think. Emma will keep the day sharp and Sarah has actually built and sold the kind of businesses our members are trying to grow, so will provide invaluable advice. Moving to May gives retailers a date they can plan around, and this line-up is the reason to put it in the diary now.”

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Ideal Bathrooms supporting Connect Conference 2026 as Gold Sponsor

The Bathroom Association is pleased to announce that Ideal Bathrooms, one of its newest members, will be a Gold Sponsor of Connect Conference 2026.

Taking place on Thursday 8 October at the Grand Hotel, Birmingham, the annual conference will unite businesses from across the bathroom sector under this year’s theme, ‘Stronger Together’.

Ideal Bathrooms has more than 40 years of experience in bathroom distribution and is one of the UK’s leading bathroom distributors. The company combines an extensive in-stock portfolio with national distribution and specialist support for its trade customers.

Its Gold Sponsorship follows the company’s recent decision to join the Bathroom Association, reinforcing its commitment to greater collaboration between manufacturers, distributors, merchants, retailers and other businesses involved in delivering bathrooms across the UK.

Ideal Bathrooms offers more than 20,000 bathroom product lines, spanning categories including ceramics, brassware, furniture, showering, heating and accessories. It provides next-day delivery to 99% of Britain and Northern Ireland, supported by online ordering, live stock information and specialist contract and estimating services.

The company’s involvement brings an important distribution perspective to the annual Connect Conference. Distributors play a central role in linking manufacturers with retailers and installers, managing product availability and helping the market respond quickly to changing customer and project requirements.

By joining the Association and supporting its principal annual event, Ideal Bathrooms will contribute its experience of logistics, product availability, customer service and trade support to the wider industry conversation.

Scott Cooper, Managing Director at Ideal Bathrooms, said: “Becoming a member of the Bathroom Association represents an exciting opportunity for Ideal Bathrooms to engage more closely with businesses from across the sector, and we are delighted to build on that commitment as a Gold Sponsor of Connect Conference 2026.

“As a distributor, we see every day how closely connected our industry is. Manufacturers, distributors, retailers and installers all depend on one another to provide customers with the products, service and confidence they expect.

“We are therefore particularly pleased to support a conference built around the theme ‘Stronger Together’. We look forward to sharing ideas, strengthening existing relationships and developing new partnerships at the event.”

Amy Kirk, Marketing and Events Director at the Bathroom Association, said: “It is fantastic to see Ideal Bathrooms embracing Association membership by becoming a Gold Sponsor of Connect Conference 2026.

“Their decision to join the Association and sponsor our conference demonstrates a genuine desire to contribute, collaborate and help shape the industry’s future. We are delighted to have them involved.”

The Connect Conference 2026 will provide a forum for the bathroom industry to discuss shared priorities, learn from expert speakers and build relationships across traditional parts of the supply chain. The event will attract manufacturers, merchants, distributors, retailers, suppliers and service providers from across the UK bathroom sector.

The programme will feature Jez Rose as the morning keynote speaker, Vanessa Brady, Founder & CEO at The Society of British and International Interior Design, and Rob Law MBE as the afternoon keynote speaker, alongside panel discussions and networking opportunities.

Delegates will also be invited to attend an exclusive gala dinner and presentation of the Thirty-under-Thirty Awards at the Grand Hotel following the daytime conference, also sponsored by Ideal Bathrooms.

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Hoover backs championship-leading British driver Thomas Holland

Hoover is backing emerging British motorsport talent Thomas Holland as the British GT Championship enters its final stages, with the young driver currently tied at the top on 127 points heading into the final race at Brands Hatch.

The partnership has seen Hoover support Holland throughout the season, with the brand’s distinctive logo featuring on his race car. Following a dramatic weekend at Donington Park, only the final high-stakes round remains at Brands Hatch. Hoover chose to get behind Holland at an early stage of his career, supporting a driver it believes has the ambition and potential to reach the top of his field. 

The collaboration represents a natural fit between two performance-led worlds, with both Hoover and motorsport sharing a focus on precision, engineering, continuous improvement and high performance. It has also enabled Hoover to become part of the fast-paced world of GT racing where the brand has an opportunity to engage with a passionate fanbase. 

Jim McEwan, Managing Director UK & Ireland at Haier UK said: “We saw an opportunity to get behind a British talent at an exciting stage of his journey. This partnership has given us an exciting way to bring those values to life while connecting with the exciting world of GT racing and its passionate motorsport audience.

“There are clear parallels between motorsport and what we do at Hoover. Precision engineering, reliability and performance are essential to success, making this a natural platform to bring those values to life.” 

For Holland, the immediate focus is a winner-takes-all showdown. After overcoming a post-qualifying disqualification at Donington Park to fight from the back of the grid to a brilliant second-place finish, he and co-driver Hadley Simpson have taken the championship lead to an exciting tiebreaker finish.  

Thomas Holland said: “My focus for the final race is to keep building on the progress we’ve made so far, deliver consistently and give ourselves the best possible chance of finishing the championship at the top. Every race is another opportunity to learn and improve, so I’m really looking forward to the final race.”

Hoover’s British GT car suffered an engine failure at Snetterton, forcing the duo to retire from Race Two. However, the racing duo still sit tied at the top in the championship after winning Race One with the team completing a full engine turnaround in an impressive 36 hours.

Their resilience has defined their season. Following their recent technical hurdles and subsequent podium comeback at Donington Park, the racing duo now sits firmly tied at the top of the championship standings. 

The remaining championship calendar will see Holland compete at Brands Hatch on 26–27 September, with the venues providing the backdrop for the final stages of his championship campaign.

As well as supporting Holland on track, Hoover has brought the partnership to life through a programme of activity designed to give customers, partners, employees and motorsport fans greater access to the team and driver.

Throughout the season, the partnership has featured exclusive behind-the-scenes content, race weekend updates, social media activity and opportunities for fans to engage with Holland both at the circuit and online. Hoover has also used the partnership to strengthen relationships with key business partners and keep employees updated on Holland’s progress throughout the championship.

The partnership forms part of Hoover’s wider commitment to sport and provided a new platform for the brand to showcase the engineering, innovation and performance that underpin its products, while supporting an exciting new generation of British sporting talent.

With one race remaining and Holland currently sitting tied at the top in the standings, the focus now turns to whether the emerging driver can maintain his momentum and secure the British GT Championship title at Brands Hatch.

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