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BUYING GROUPA very warm welcome

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both here in the UK and in Europe, as well

as the latest product news from our suppliers. In future NEWLETTERS we hope to include features on individual members sharing some of their success stories. May I be-gin by saying a huge heart felt thank you for agreeing to

become part of Europe’s largest and most successful kit-chen and bathroom buying group. You have put your faith

support your business through access to exclusive product

from leading kitchen suppliers. Over the coming months

KBBG is YOUR buying group, it is uniquely dedicated to

your business as well as ideas for items to include in the next KBBG NEWSLETTER, my contact details are at the end

newsflashKBBG Annual

Members’ Meeting 15th & 16th June 2014

KBBG Product Focus – KuchenLuxx & KuchenT KBB Show 2014

KBBG Product Focus – KuchenLuxx

& KuchenTec

KBBG NEWSFLASH May 2014 - no. 1

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Bill Miller Managing director KBBG

We attended the excellent KBB Show in Birmingham in March, and used this event to launch our new Kuchen-Luxx furniture range, exclusively pro-duced for us by Bauformat. We had four very busy days, at times, almost overwhelmed by the interest from re-tailers, as well as existing KBBG mem-bers. Apologies that we did not get an opportunity to speak to all of our members who visited our stand; thank you for your support. The interest in the KuchenLuxx display was enormous. We chose a very eye catching, contem-porary, handleless kitchen with pale grey fascias and panels with tangerine trim. The display also included Miele appliances and a unique Dekker Fenix composite worktop. This display not only confirmed the quality of German kitchen furniture but surprised many with its very competitive price points (see

below for more details on the KuchenLuxx range). Please contact me if you would be interested in learning more about this unique range.

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Please ensure that you keep the 15th & 16th June 2014 free in your diary, as we will be holding our first KBBG members’ meeting on these dates. This meeting will be hosted by Nobilia, producers of our best selling, Vi-vari kitchen range. The venue for our meeting will be Nobilia’s state of the art production facility in Germa-ny, recognised as the largest and most modern kitchen factory in the world. We will be flying from Luton on the afternoon of the 15th June, arriving back in the UK on the early evening of the 16th (therefore you will only be out of your business for one day). This exciting and interesting event will be a great opportunity to learn more about how the KBBG can benefit your busi-ness, input into the future development of the KBBG, meet other members as well as experiencing why Ger-man kitchen furniture is rightly regarded as the market leader. A personal invitation to this important event will be posted out to you shortly; we do hope that you will be able to attend.

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INVITATIONKBBG MEMBERS’ MEETING15TH & 16TH JUNE 2014

VISIONCOMPETENTRELIABLE

This is an excellent 4-star hotel in Rietberg’s historic town centre. It offers stylish accommodation, an inviting spa area and superb cuisine; it is just steps away from the banks of the Ems river. Each room is elegantly furnished and equipped with a flat-screen TV and free Wi-Fi internet access. There is a modern fitness centre as well as the trendy La Vida bar.

The KBBG is a UK alliance of independent kitchen specialists who have agreed to work together in co-operation in order to benefit from the best buying conditions from leading European kitchen suppliers. Whilst maintaining complete independence, KBBG members have access to market leading brands, as well as unique private label kitchen furniture ranges. The organisation has more than 2.700 members in nine countries.

Bill Miller has over thirty years’ experience in the kitchen and bathroom market at the PJH Group, Miele and most recently at Gorenje. Bill has long been a supporter of independent kitchen and bathroom retailers and his view is that there will always be an opportunity for well established, forward thinking independent specialists; the KBBG’s aim is to help these retailers to meet their full potential, today and into the future.

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Nobilia was founded in 1945 and remains family owned. It is the world’s largest kitchen producer, with an annual turnover of 923.4m Euros. It produces 580,000 kitchens per year at its East-Westphalia factory, the most modern and efficient manufacturing sites for kitchen furniture in Europe. It covers an area of some 215,000 m2

and has over 2,500 employees. Nobilia offers exceptional value for money for a wide variety of lifestyles and tastes.

dER KREIS United Kingdom llPBill Miller, Managing DirectorMobile: +44 (0) 7887247811Email: b.miller@derkreis.co.ukwww.kbbg.co.uk

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These new, excellent, kitchen furni-ture ranges gives KBBG members ac-cess to two separate offers. Kuchen-Luxx is a high quality comprehensive range with many options to suit the most discerning customer; Kuchen-Tec offers a more simplified range, at an amazing price point, allowing realistic comparison to UK flat pack kitchen ranges.

KuchenLuxx range highlights: • Eight price groups including the latest silk laminates, gloss lacquers, veneers, Real Glass and solid wood kitchens.• Choice of six wall units heights, 8 heights of tall units.• Soft close doors and drawers, and glass sides to the pan drawers all standard.• Repro plinths and visible sides included in the price• Majority of handle options included in the price• Electric assisted opening options, factory fitted• Comprehensive range of Design units for unique design features.• FULL true handleless range with choice of 30 handleless profile colours, including matt silk lacquer• Bespoke size units available.• Weekly deliveries to the UK; four to five week delivery lead time.• UK office and full dealer support.

For more information on this, or any of our exclusive kitchen ranges, please contact me, details are below.

KBBG Product Focus – KuchenLuxx & KuchenTec

Trade press coverage for the KBBG

KBBG NEWSFLASH no. 1

It is pleasing that over recent months we have received ex-cellent support and coverage from the KBB trade press. Did you see the most recent cover-age in the Essential Kitchen, Bathroom & Business maga-zine? This article featured our very first KBBG member, Rugby Fitted Kitchens and an interview with the owner, Tre-vor Scott, who explained his reasons for joining the group. If you would like a copy of the article, please let me know and we will email a copy to you. We are currently in discussions with a number of other KBB tit-les, so look out for coverage in the coming months.

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NOT YET A KBBG MEMBER OR DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO JOIN?

THEN PLEASE CONTACT BILL MILLER, SO THAT YOU TOO CAN BENEFIT FROM EUROPE’S LARGEST

SPECIALIST BUYING GROUP

DER KREIS United Kingdom LLPBill Miller, Managing DirectorMobile: +44 (0) 7887247811

Email: b.miller@derkreis.co.ukwww.kbbg.co.uk

Here is a selection of the latest product introductions and news from KBBG suppliers:

Gorenje * is launching, later this year, two brand new appliance ran-ges; Classico, a unique retro, rustic styled built-in cooking range of products, including a single ovens and hobs, plus an updated version of their best selling Simplicity collection. This unique range offers stunning design, ease of use and very competitive price points. Like nearly all Gorenje built-in appliances, these new ranges will offer a market leading five year parts and labour guarantee.For further information please visit: www.gorenje.co.uk

The 1810 Sink Company * has introduced the Zenuno 675 Curve sink, which can be un-der mounted, flush fit or inset, therefore catering for every installation possibility. The Zenuno 675 Curve is the result of a recent increase in the use of interior and exterior curves in modern day kitchen designs. For further information please visit: www.1810sinkcompany.co.uk

Britannia Living * is cutting the cost of Colourange by 50%. The Colourange service has been available since 2006, but at a premium price point. However, Britannia is halving the price of this service and therefore makes bespoke range cookers more accessible than ever before. Customers simply need to send a sample of their desired colour to Britannia, who will custom-finish the range cooker to match. For further information please visit www.britannialiving.co.uk

Jetstone * is experiencing a popular trend towards natural looking, yet very practical worktops. Traditional materials like concrete and marble, unfortunately, have very limited resistance to scratches, acids and stains. The brand new quartz colour Concreto and ceramic colour Pietra Napoli, both resemble the look and feel of concrete but without the problems of real concrete! Both materials have a satin finish (matt and slightly rough) and for an even more robust concrete look,

both materials can be combined with a mitred edge (e.g. 60mm thick). Caesarstone’s brand new Supernatural-series resembles the natural beauty of marble. The range includes a sophisticated black (Vanilla Noir), a warm brown (Empera-doro), an elegant grey (Piatra Grey) and a Carrara-looking white colour (London Grey). All Supernatural materials are available with a polished surface that emphasises the luxu-rious feel of marble.For further information please visit www.jetstone.co.uk

House Messe 2014 * have you ever thought of attending the annual German House Messe? As you may be aware, every September, all the German kitchen furniture and ap-pliance manufacturers open their doors to their custo-mers in order to present their new products for the coming year. As most producers are in close proximity to one another it is possible to visit a reasonable num-ber in a short space of time. If you are interested in attending the 2014 House Messe, please let us know and we can recommend hotels in the area and arrange meetings with the various suppliers etc.

Störmer Kitchens * are providing a kitchen for the Live Kitchen Experience at the Grand Designs Live exhibition at the Excel Centre London from the 3rd to the 11th May 2014. An indus-try innovator since 1958, the KBBG exclusive supplier Stormer have consistently embraced contemporary design and production methods to produce high qua-lity cost-effective kitchen furniture. Trusted German precision; the architect’s kitchen made universal. If you are intending to visit Grand Designs, please ensure that you take some time to view the Stormer kitchen.For further information please visit http://www.stoermer-kuechen.de or http://www.granddesignslive.com/

* For more information on these or any other KBBG suppliers please contact Bill Miller

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