INDUSTRY UPDATE THE BMA COLUMN
Iain Duncan Smith leads great line-up for 2018 conference administered by the BMA
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he final line-up of speakers has been announced for the 2018 Bathroom & Kitchen Industry Conference administered by the BMA.
According to BMA CEO Yvonne Orgill, it promises to be a thought provoking and informative day. “We are delighted with our selection of fantastic speakers, once again the event promises to be one not to be missed,” says Yvonne. Former leader of the
Conservative party Iain Duncan Smith is keynote speaker with financial journalist Sally Bundock, facilitating the day. Other speakers include founder and owner of
Plumberparts.co.uk, James Lawrence, behavioural futurist William Higham and Mark Berisford-Smith from HSBC. There will also be a special motivational speaker, to be announced on the day.
JT Dove adds Fibo wall panels to showrooms
Builder & plumbers merchant JT Dove has added Fibo’s engineered wall panels to its showrooms. Associate Director Bill Stobbs comments: “We’ve seen growing interest in Fibo’s panels from builders and kitchen/bathroom designers and fitters and feature them in a number of our showrooms. Fibo’s choice of colours and designs is brilliant and the panels are easy to maintain too, requiring just a quick wipe over to keep looking good. The premium options with a routed ‘grouting’ line means they look and even feel like tiles - but
without the discolouring or mould growth!”
Fibo offers a range of POS and marketing materials, with a dedicated support team to help merchants sell the benefits of the panels. The unique Aqualock system with a tongue-and-groove design means Fibo’s panels are easy to install - up to five times faster than tiles - saving contractors time and money. The wide range of styles, designs and colours, and market-leading 15- year guarantee makes Fibo panels the ideal home improvement product for bathroom renovations.
Ian Duncan Smith Iain was leader of the
Conservative Party from 2001 until 2003 and is currently the Member of Parliament for Chingford and Woodford Green.
Mark Berrisford-Smith
Outside of politics Iain saw active service in Northern Ireland and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and served in Canada and Germany, as part of the Scots Guards. His business activities have included working with GEC-Marconi, a defence company, and Bellwinch, a
property company. He has also been on the board of Jane’s Information Group, a publishing company.
“We are looking forward to Iain’s contribution,” said BMA CEO Yvonne Orgill. “His insights into the current political landscape and views on the UK as a great investment opportunity in the future will be of great interest to our audience.”
The conference will take place on the 16th October at The Vale Resort in the Vale of Glamorgan, with the pre-conference industry dinner on 15 October.
For more details and to book a place call 01782 631619 or email
bandkconf@bathroom-association.org.uk
British Ceramic Tile supports the Air Ambulance Trust
British Ceramic Tile has pledged its support to the Air Ambulance Trust, nominating both the Devon and Yorkshire bases as its charities of the year. Through a
series of fundraising events and activities, the company has raised over £1,300,
splitting the funds
between the two areas. Alongside monetary donations,
British Ceramic Tile has also donated a standout project produced by LEGO artist, Dave Hughes. The manufacturer gifted the sculpture titled ‘#Collaborate’ to the Devon Air Ambulance with the belief its message of collaboration successfully represents the hard work and dedication behind the charity.
For more information, please contact BMA on 01782 631619, visit
www.bathroom-association.org or email
info@bathroom-association.org.uk
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Jayne Adamson, head of retail marketing and brand at British Ceramic Tile said: “We’re proud to pledge our support to the Air Ambulance Trust. The cost to keep the trust up and running is phenomenal, so we’d like to think any contributions we make go someway towards supporting this fantastic operation.”
Find out how your business can benefit from this rapidly growing market. Call 01494 771 242 or email
sales@fibo.co.uk and ask for your free samples. Visit
www.fibo.co.uk and follow @Fibo_UK on Twitter.
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