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INDUSTRY UPDATE THE KBSA COLUMN
Worktop Fabricators Federation – Helping the consumer choose stone
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he Worktop Fabricators Federation has launched an all-industry guide to help showroom staff and their
customers select the right stone worktop. “Too often, consumers are led to believe a stone worktop is bullet-
proof because it’s the most resilient -- only to end up disappointed after children have climbed on it, hot pans have been placed on it or the supporting cabinets shift in response to floor-compounds shrinking,” says WFF director Mark Mills. “Call-backs and disappointments are uncomfortable for all concerned –
especially when so many of them could have been avoided by better hand-holding during the selection process.” The WFF’s Guide to Engineered and Natural Stone Surfaces is an
authoritative, readable, no-nonsense guide to the selection, care and maintenance of worktops in quartz, granite, marble and sintered stone materials. It includes a useful
comparison of common worktops (including wood, laminate and glass) for ease of maintenance, coping with hot pans, cleaning, cutting and outdoor use. Kitchen showrooms
can join in with educating their customers, by using the WFF’s discreet A6-size point of sale boards. These mini freestanding posters for counter tops and desks carry a QR code so customers can download the detailed guide directly from the WFF’s website, without showrooms having to carry stocks of bulky printed brochures. The Guide can be downloaded at:
https://www.worktopfabricators.org/surfacesguide
u07366 391105
uadministrator@worktopfabricators.org uwww.worktopfabricators.org
Record membership sign-ups for Kbsa at KBB
KBB 2022. Kbsa chair Richard Hibbert said, “We had our busiest year ever, with
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a constant flow of visitors to the stand. We welcomed a record number of potential new members as well as taking time to meet with our current members and corporate supporters”. “After two years of virtual business meetings it was fantastic to have
the opportunity to meet face to face and share the Kbsa’ s exciting plans for growth. “The new members that signed-up will benefit from our unrivalled
package of benefits for retailers, including a brand new legal and HR service. This enhanced package provides telephone support plus a library of over 700 written documents, and a tax investigation service, all free of charge to members, which could save members thousands of pounds in fees”. “This year will be a significant year for the Kbsa as we drive forward
our ambitious plans to grow the membership. Details will be announced soon about the return of Kbsa conference and designer awards in September. This event will embrace our global network and welcome all KBB retailers that have an interest in membership but who may not be members”. “The support and business benefits that the Kbsa can provide will prove invaluable, as we negotiate the uncertain times that lie ahead”.
he Kbsa signed up thirteen new retail members and logged a record number of serious enquiries during
uMore details are available from The KBSA
www.kbsa.org.uk or call 01623 818808
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