INDUSTRY UPDATE


Uform Appoints UK National Contracts Manager U


form is pleased to announce the appointment of UK


National Contracts Manager, Jamie Abbott. Jamie will be solely responsible for


supporting and developing businesses within the contract sector. Alongside working with Uform’s current contract customer base, he will be responsible for developing relationships with new customers. Jamie will also support the company’s UK Sales Team in developing relationships with its selected trade partners. With over 20 years’ experience in the


KBB industry, Jamie has held numerous sales roles with leading brands such as Hafele and Astracast and has most recently worked for PWS Distributors as Trade Manufacturing Manager. Commenting on the appointment,


Uform’s Group Sales and Marketing Director, Wes McKenna said, “We are delighted to welcome Jamie to the Uform Team. This is a new role and provides a dedicated focus for the company in this sector. We have the ideal kitchen door and component offering to support the contracts market. This coupled with a solid infrastructure, ensures that we are expertly placed


framework across a range of different price points, meaning styles to suit all tastes and budgets. With over £7 million of ex-stock products, including door styles such as Zola, Strada, Dawson and Kensington, these ranges offer durability, diverse stocked colour options and a variety of accessories making them the ideal choice for the contract market. This wealth of choice allows for a practical and affordable kitchen which is not compromised in terms of its aesthetic design. With ranges tested and approved by


FIRA and CATAS and ranges which offer a 5-year warranty, this will give property developers and architects the confidence and satisfaction in specifying Uform products in any type of contract. A dedicated National Contracts


to deliver on quality, choice and great service to support Uform’s contract customers. This in turn will ensure our customers can deliver on projects ranging from small residential developments to large scale sites. Jamie brings a wealth of knowledge and experience and will be integral in building Uform presence in this new sector’. Uform offers a diverse portfolio of doors and components within a good-better-best


The Branded Tile Company – Unique UK Designer Tiles


Today we are proud to be launching ‘The Branded Tile Company’, a little delayed due to the current circumstances but with a great team and product pipeline. The UK tiling


market has some great products and retailers, it also has a growing number of customers that love and buy into products with clear provenance and a strong design aesthetic. We saw that need


and as a result are launching our first range, The V&A Classic Collection, a successful brand partnership with the Victoria & Albert Museum, which is well known to the UK tiling trade and customers. New ranges will continue to be developed each year as our design team


works in collaboration with the museum to interpret decorative objects and techniques in the V&A’s inspiring collection.


40 BKU OCTOBER 2020 Manager and Key Account Manager also


makes Uform easy to do business with, allowing specifiers the time to focus on other aspects of their projects. For more information on the latest ranges from Uform, please visit the website.


028 7965 1650 www.uform.co.uk


Lakes’ virtual showroom ushers in a new era for sales, says Fayers


Fayers is the first independent merchant to launch Lakes innovative online showroom platform to its trade customers, and the first retailer to present the new shopping experience to consumers through the Just Add Water website. Lakes, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of showering spaces, launched its virtual showroom concept in July as a pioneering selling tool for merchant and retail stockists and their installer and homeowner customers. The online platform allows Lakes products to be viewed and favourited,


helping merchant sales and showroom staff turn leads into orders, and upsell complementary products such as taps, showers, grab rails and shower seats. Accessed through the stockist’s own website, visitors to the Lakes showroom can also download joint-branded brochures and ask questions directly to the stockists’ staff via chat and email.


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