Neff Master Partner Demonstration – Norwich

Neff Master Partner 2009

If you are looking for new kitchen appliances and you’re in the Norwich area on Saturday 16th May 2009, then come along to the Neff special event.

Taking place on Saturday 16th May – 10am to 4pm at Anglia Kitchens and Bedrooms, Norwich you’ll get the opportunity to experience their status as an especially selected Neff MasterPartner. This means that they are the best kitchen specialist in their area which sells Neff. They have great displays, great produce knowledge and excellent after sales care and we are confident that you will be delighted with their service.

Taking the event a Neff Home Economist will be on hand ready to answer any questions that you may have and you’ll be able to see Neff appliances in use, cooking delicious nibbles for you to try! You’ll also get the chance to enter our Free Prize Draw to win a set of designer saucepans, worth £125!

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For more information call Anglia Kitchens & Bedrooms on:

01603 417072
Anglia Kitchens and Bedrooms
7 Hellesdon Park Industrial Estate
Drayton High Road
Norwich
NR6 5DR

www.angliakb.co.uk

The magnificent seven from PWS

Avant Terra is PWS new gloss option and marks the 7th finish to be launched to satisfy the growing appeal of this popular range. It seems the market just cant get enough of the simple, pared-down style of the Avant collection.

The sumptuous chocolate toned Avant Terra oozes luxury matched with an unashamedly simple design to create an elegant modern feel. Perfect for contrasting with lighter and natural hues the style is understated glamour but one that will certainly stand the test of time.

Comments Andrew Langford, Marketing Manager at PWS, It seems the popularity of gloss knows no bounds, as Avant Terra marks the 7th gloss slab door in our collection. It serves to prove that modern design is certainly taking an increasing share of the kitchen market with gloss very much being the surface finish of the moment.

Other options in the Avant range are beige, black, cappuccino, ebony, ivory and white. The beauty of the collection is that the colours can be mixed and matched for added appeal and design versatility. The choice of feature accessories with Avant is immense with an extensive range of curved doors and drawer options for increased design flexibility. As with the vast majority of Second Nature doors, Avant Terra has achieved FIRA Gold award status

Second Nature - Avant Terra

Are You Getting The Most Out Of Planit Fusion?

Planit Fusion

If you are struggling to produce high quality designs in a reasonable time or maybe you don’t really understand all the features available to you in Planit Fusion. Well you are not alone, literally 100s of KBB Designers are having the same problems.

Whilst Planit Fusion is definitely the best CAD software package on the market for the KBB industry sometimes using the features is not always easy.

The problem has now been solved….

You can now learn how to produce stunning designs, using all the advanced features of Planit Fusion explained to you with simple to follow step by step online video instruction. The videos will cover every problem you have ever come up against, but if the video is not there put in a request and a video will be produced for you.

Using Styles In Planit Fusion

KBBNTG & WEBS receive first ‘Creating Interiors’ course recruits.

Year 10 students assembling toolbox frame at WEBS workshop.

In partnership with the KBB National Training Group, students from Big Wood School in Nottingham are the first in the country to take the new Creating Interiors course.

The group of 12 (11 boys and 1 girl) started the course in September and have been working really hard both at school and at WEBS Training (which trains apprentices and adults nationwide for a career the furniture industry) in Beeston.

Students spend one morning a week in school and the following week go to the workshops in Beeston where they are taught the specialist skills needed for fitting kitchens, making furniture and interior design.

The two directors at WEBS Training, Peter Sisson and Maureen Adams, have been very impressed with the attitude and behaviour of the students saying that they were the “best school group they have ever worked with”. And as a result the Creating Interiors course has been mentioned to national employers and interest in the course has spread through Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

The course was written by Dave Gilkerson – a teacher at Big Wood School, and Paul Stringer – a member of staff from WEBS Training, and has been accredited nationally by ABC Awards as equal to 2 GCSE’s grade A*-C.

The course is made up of units of work including: Health & Safety, Designing Kitchens, Bedrooms & Bathrooms, Preparing an Area for Fitting, Assembling & Fitting Flat Pack Units and Finishing an Interior. The students’ first job on the course has been to develop basic tool skills by making a toolbox that they are near to completing, and then they move on to assembling and fitting kitchen units after Easter.

The school is hoping to invest £16,000 in new state-of-the-art interior design software used in the industry so the students can produce 3D fly through designs for kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms. This is part of the school’s commitment to equip its students with as many work-based skills as possible, to enable them to compete in the labour market. The students will complete the course in 2010 when the student who has shown the most potential will be entered for the Young Apprentice of the Year award.

Based in Nottingham, the KBBNTG was estabished in 2004 with the clear objective of developing and maintaining career paths for new recruits, review existing qualifications, standards and estabish a portfolio of courses that meet the training wishes of the industry, focusing on apprenticeships, kitchen & bathroom design, sales, installation and building regulations, all designed to assist with the continual education and development of personnel from new entrants to seasoned professionals.

T: +44 (0)115 984 3912

E: renmascari@kbbntg.com

W: www.kbbntg.com

Planit Fusion Announces Winner Of £4,000 Fusion Software System

Planit Fusion, leaders in design and visualisation software for the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom industries and part of the 20-20 Technologies Group, recently ran an online competition to win a

Fusion CAD system worth £4,000. At the recent NTG (National Training Group) meeting in December, Renee Mascari, CEO, drew the winning entry, Mike Alderman, sales manager at Jersey based Romerils.

“I am delighted to have won the Fusion system from Planit Fusion. Already a user of the system I cannot praise it enough. At Romerils we have 5 great designers working in a very busy kitchen design department, Fusion allows them to use their creative skills and accurately visualise to the client how their kitchen will look,” said Mike Alderman. “I am really impressed with the new version of Fusion, V15, it is highly intuitive, has amazing graphics and detail and produces realistic designs that do our kitchens justice. Adding this extra system to our design team is a great way to start the new season”

“Fusion allows customers to generate high impact, photorealistic designs that can dramatically enhance their point of sales design offering and improve the sales closure rate,” commented, Craig Rothwell, managing director at Planit Fusion. “We are really pleased for Mr Alderman and believe that with the extra Fusion system at Romerils, he will continue to realise significant impact on their business, design services and, in turn sales revenue.”

Based in Jersey, Romerils is a locally owned and managed company known for excellent customer service. The company supplies essentials and luxuries for the home including kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms, furnishings, appliances and building and decorative materials.

Version 15, the latest version of Fusion offers a range of innovative features that further enhance the photorealistic designs; these include precise lighting and shadows, lifelike rendering and stunning tiling and surface coverings. With its customer-driven functionality, Fusion will enhance any point of sale offering and can completely revolutionise the design to supply process for its users.

Planit Fusion Adds Ideal Standard To Catalogue Range

Planit Fusion Bathroom Design using the Ideal Standard Catalogue.

At the forefront of design software for the KBB industry, Planit Fusion has announced the availability of its new Ideal Standard bathroom catalogue for its flagship Fusion software. This latest catalogue launch is in line with a recent partnership between Ideal Standard International, a leading provider of innovative, design-driven bathroom solutions and Planit Fusion highlighting its focus on the bathroom sector.  The catalogue integrates up to date stunning, design-led bathroom products from the Ideal Standard brand with the powerful Fusion visualisation, design and layout.

The new catalogue provides designers using Fusion with an array of 3D, photo-realistic visuals to incorporate into their schemes and present to clients. It also features the new ‘Concept Range’ the next generation collection in bathroom design. Created by Robin Levien, one of the UK’s most successful bathroom designers, it boasts a beautiful collection of bathroom solutions that offers choice, practical solutions and affordable luxury including innovative storage and stylish accessories.

Also included in the catalogue is Ideal Standard’s complete range including; baths, taps, mixers, showers, basins, furniture, bidets and WCs. It delivers functional solutions with creative styles allowing Fusion designers and customers to apply their own flair and customise styles to create a bathroom of their dreams.

“Our new Concept collection incorporates shapes and designs familiar in high-end bathroom products but at a much more affordable price, it also offers flexibility and individuality,” said Brian Grey, UK marketing manager, Ideal Standard. “Partnering with Planit Fusion and combining our cutting-edge product range with Fusion’s own innovative technology we can provide many more design options to dealers and retailers using this software solution allowing them to create amazing bathroom designs”

“A new bathroom is a significant purchasing decision for many customers and the more information a customer has to help them make this decision, the better,” commented Craig Rothwell, managing director, Planit Fusion. “Our extensive catalogue range allows designers to show customers a photorealistic view of how their new bathroom will look. Our new partnership with Ideal Standard is great news for Planit Fusion & its customers, it really enhances our bathroom offering to the sector“

Planit Fusion gives the ability to use specific and graphically accurate product files from leading suppliers in order to generate truly photorealistic designs.  Style details from up-to-date manufacturer’s catalogues allow the user to select exact representations of product ranges, colours and textures, simply drag and drop them into the design.

“As Europe’s leading contemporary bathroom brand, Ideal Standard is a great range to have on board, and with their new ‘Concept’ range, it provides even more choice to create a stunning bathroom design and improve the design through sale process,” added Craig Rothwell.

The Ideal Standard catalogue is available immediately with Fusion software, and is the latest addition to the already comprehensive catalogue range.

Create a Room in Planit Fusion

Using Layers in Planit Fusion

Planit Strengthens UK Research and Development Team

William Gregory and Craig Rawbone

The kitchen industry software provider, Planit International has strengthened its UK Research and Development Team with the appointment of two new employees.

William Gregory and Craig Rawbone have both been employed as Development Agents and will be responsible for building and testing different versions of Planit software, writing test plans and specifying new features.

William is a computer science graduate from Portsmouth University with experience of working in the IT development department of an international company during a year long work placement.

Craig has a more general administration background and is currently undergoing numerous training programmes to improve his knowledge of the Planit range of products.

‘We are delighted to welcome William and Craig to the research and development team,’ says Kim Cowman, Operations Director at Planit.

‘Ongoing research and development is essential to maintain our position as leaders in our field. We aim to bring a new version of Planit to the market every year and utilise the latest technology to continually innovate and establish new boundaries so that Planit remains a market leader in the industry.’

Both new members of staff will be based at Planit’s headquarters at Ashford in Kent.

Tel : 01233 635566
Web : http://www.planit.com