Industry Update THE BMA COLUMN


The Fuelcard People preferred supplier for NegotiateNOW


The Fuelcard People has become the preferred fuel card supplier of NegotiateNOW, the online discount directory whose member businesses can obtain products and services at preferential pricing.


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ave you noticed how very digital we all now are? It wasn’t so long ago when HD TVs, digital photo frames, iPods and iPads were just a dream. And when they were first introduced they were way beyond our normal household budget. But today, advanced digital gizmos sell in their millions. Our homes are packed with them. Digital technology has matured and has also become well established in the bathroom. Digital showers and taps have been around for some time. They were once luxury playthings but are now quite common and the ‘must have’ in the modern bathroom. Not only are digital showers and taps very safe they are also, by default, more economical to use. Digital technology has advanced to such a degree that its precise temperature control can be employed to prevent dreadful scalding accidents. Digitally blended hot and cold water can be accurately set to a safe maximum. These


showers and taps are a real boon in homes where the young or the elderly, with delicate skin, are the most susceptible. Digitisation will help reduce those 20-or-so scalding deaths which occur in the UK every year. Digital temperature control also plays its part in reducing utility bills. Hot water, which recent price hikes have made it increasingly expensive, is not wasted. Energy and water supply costs are kept to a minimum. It is obvious that we are going to see more digital technology employed in the bathroom.


“Our priority was to select a fuel card supplier giving real discounts on both petrol and diesel because NegotiateNOW is all about saving money,” comments CEO Stephen Lyall. “The Fuelcard People offers significant savings, is the only supplier covering every major fuel brand and supports all that with a named, dedicated account manager for every customer.”


Mereway Kitchens and Cyan Studios donate furniture to Oxfam


Every year, Mereway Kitchens transports a range of new furniture to Cyan Studios, Leeds where inspirational kitchen sets are built, propped and photographed for their brochures.


For further information, please contact BMA on 01782 631619, visit www.bathroom-association.org or email info@bathroom-association.org.uk


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Four displays have been donated to a local Oxfam store. The cabinets range from robust full height pull-out larder units, base units with pull-out waste bins and exciting corner carousels, pull-up bi-fold wall units, luxury pan drawers and display feature end units.


“Paul Saunders from Mereway asked me if I knew of any charities to


donate the kitchens to,” comments Adele Flesher, director for Cyan Studios.


“Oxfam has about a dozen homeware and furniture shops across the UK and one of these happened to be local. I knew they would be able to handle such large items and know how to go about selling them to raise money for their charity.”


Oxfam has confirmed an interest, with enquiries already coming in from potential buyers.


For more information call 0800 028 4466 or visit the website at www.merewaykitchens.co.uk


NegotiateNOW customers benefit from special rates on fixed weekly fuel pricing: a typical saving of 3p to 4p per litre on national average pump prices, around 10p per litre on motorway prices.


“Customers are not pushed towards any particular product,” says Stephen Lyall, “but impartially advised on the most suitable fuel card for their specific needs. They are offered customised reports and always talk to the same account manager who knows their business.”


For more information call 0844 870 9856 or visit the website at www.negotiatenow.co.uk


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