INDUSTRY UPDATE THE KBSA COLUMN
Vent-Axia Provides Ventilation for the Latest On-Trend Bathrooms
A recent survey by Trend-Monitor and the Bathroom Manufacturers Association has found bathroom budgets have increased
significantly to roughly £7.5k. With this increased budget comes higher expectations so it’s important to offer customers what they want when refurbing a bathroom or
Kbsa announces Professor Charles Spence as keynote speaker at KBB Industry Conference
he Kbsa has announced that Professor Charles Spence, head of the Crossmodal Research Laboratory at the Department of Experimental Psychology, Oxford University, and author of Sensehacking: How to use the power of your senses for happier, healthier living, will present as keynote speaker at the KBB Industry conference on 27 September. Professor Spence will discuss some of the ways we can all more intelligently stimulate our senses in the home to support our health and social, cognitive, and emotional well-being. His presentation will focus on ‘sensehacking’ our showrooms, exploring how we can transform them into a multi-sensory experience that enhances both the design and sales process. He will also demonstrate how the home environment has a much more profound effect on us than any of us probably realise. Kbsa chair Richard Hibbert said, “We are delighted to welcome such a well-respected leader in psychology as Professor Spence who is believed to have done more to discover and promote the translational value of multisensory perception from the bench to business than any other academic.”
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The KBB Industry Conference 2023 will take place at the Belfry Hotel and Resort, West Midlands. The format will include the popular retailer dinner on the evening before the conference, Tuesday 26th September. The conference will be hosted once again by the journalist and broadcaster Juliet Morris, followed by the awards dinner in the evening. Award winning comedian, presenter, actor, author and scriptwriter Russell Kane will host the 2023 Designer Awards. To book your place please email Dawn Harlow
dawnharlow@kbsa.co.uk or contact the Kbsa Head Office.
More details are available from The KBSA
www.kbsa.org.uk or call 01623 818808
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adding an en-suite to a property. Fortunately, leading ventilation specialist, Vent-Axia, is well equipped to provide on-trend fans that tick all the right boxes for customers.
“Gone are the days when ventilation was purely about extracting moisture-laden air to avoid condensation and mould in a bathroom”, said Natasha King, RMI Product Manager at Vent-Axia. “Consumers are now demanding much more from their ventilation. Good IAQ is essential, but they also want fans to look good, be quiet, offer style options and even be app controllable. At Vent-Axia we have developed a range of fans that mean consumers can have any and all of these options.”
+44 (0)344 856 0590
www.vent-axia.com
Rob Stead strengthens sales team at Kudos
Kudos Shower Products has announced the appointment of Rob Stead as Senior Business Development Manager for the business. Rob joins the company with over 30 years of experience in bathroom B2B sales. “We are delighted that Rob has joined us, he brings with him lots of experience and product knowledge and we will benefit hugely from his established industry relationships too.” Said Sales & Marketing Director Nick Graville.
As Senior Business
Development Manager, Rob will be focussed on working with our distributor partners
In growing the number of Kudos retailers and their displays Including those approved for Premium Collection products.
Rob adds; “I have always admired the quality of the Kudos showering products. They come with some great features and benefits and it’s always a bonus to sell products that are made here in the UK with locally held stock. I’m already receiving positive feedback from customers.”
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