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ello and welcome to another issue of BKU! It's been another busy (and hot!) month for the
BKU team, but you hold in your hands an issue bursting with juicy content. Apart from the usual interviews with the industry's finest and smartest folk, this month we managed to get out of the offices for a road trip up to Milton Keynes for the Ideal Bathrooms 'Meet The Supplier' event. You'll find a scrapbook report from the event on page 6, and a more in-depth interview with MD, Scott Cooper, on page 20. There's tons more to discover, but that's why we
have a contents page. Enjoy!
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