Industry Update
‘The Gallery’ is open at TKC to support its investment in product development
To showcase its latest product innovations and further improve its trade customer experience, TKC has opened ‘The Gallery’, an exclusive new product development area.
BoE Deputy Governor visits Trade Mouldings to discuss the state of NI economy
Cookstown based Trade Mouldings, one of the UK’s largest manufacturers and distributors of MDF wrapped mouldings and vinyl wrapped cabinet doors, has hosted a visit from the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Dr. Ben Broadbent.
Commenting on the visit, Conor McOscar, Trade Moulding’s Managing Director said: “We were delighted to welcome Dr. Broadbent to discuss our trade concerns and share with him the significant investments we’ve made recently across our three sites here in Cookstown, Dublin and Manchester in the run up to our 35th anniversary.”
“Trade Mouldings, is a second-generation family business started by Kevin McOscar in 1982 and is now a considerable player in the Mid Ulster economy. “We employ 150 people and operate from a 10-acre site, with 200,000ft of manufacturing space in Cookstown and our company now makes in excess of 30,000 doors and 75,000 linear meters of wrapped mouldings per week.”
Customers are invited to The Gallery to preview the new products the company is considering launching, grouped into small kitchen sets. This allows customers to gain an insight into TKC’s
future product plans and to provide valuable face-to-face feedback on designs, colours, finishes and market drivers.
The Gallery also includes recently launched products, all of TKC’s wirework options, lighting and handles to give customers the opportunity to see a wider range of products in action.
A meeting space is also included in The Gallery to allow time for discussion and for customers to provide instant feedback on products.
Stoves Announces Partnership with Chefs on Stage B
ritish cooking brand Stoves has announced a new partnership with cookery theatre provider Chefs on Stage, which will see its appliances used at food and drink festivals across the UK throughout 2017. Stoves will provide built-in cookery appliances for the live cookery theatres at some of the biggest food and drink festivals in the country - from Harrogate to London and Glasgow to Portsmouth.
Says Roy Saunders, Chief Executive at TKC:“The Gallery adds another element to the customer journey at TKC. We are committed to an innovative new product development programme and it’s vital that our customers feed into this to ensure we’re launching products that the market wants. We are looking forward to hosting many customers at The Gallery and to continuing the success of new product introductions.”
For more information, or to book a visit to The Gallery, contact TKC.
The Stoves branded stages will feature live cook demonstrations from some of the UK’s best known celebrity chefs and bakers, including James Martin, Paul Hollywood, John Torode, Mary Berry and 2016 Great British Bake Off champion Candice Brown. Stoves will be promoting the events throughout the year, with competitions to win tickets, pop-up activity and via social media. The chefs featuring at the events will also be providing recipes and content for the Stoves website.
Jane Rylands, Head of Marketing
Communications at Stoves, said: “As a nation food and drink plays a huge role in how we spend our leisure time and these shows are phenomenally popular. We are delighted that our products will be seen by all these show visitors and to be working so closely with some of the nation’s best loved chefs.” For further information about the shows and recipes from some of Britain’s most-loved chefs, visit our website or search #StovesonTour.
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