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Industry Update
TTA Awards 2009
Shades
network of distributors, the new
partnership with premier distributor,
join forces
Cooper Callas promises fast delivery
times, and enables Shades to
guarantee its promise of a 24 - 48
113 Woodsord Square, London, winner of Best use of tile in a domestic environment 2008
to deliver
hour delivery service to retailers right
across the UK.
Cooper Callas will stock the full
A
re your products the best on the market? Is your marketing a
cut above the rest? Are your projects completed to a higher
Leading bathroom furniture
Shades range - including the new
standard than your competitors? Is your company more professional
manufacturer Shades is pleased to
warm and luxurious, Fairmont range
than any other in the industry? Yes? Why not prove it by winning
announce it has joined forces with
with its rich walnut finish, as well as
one of the prestigious TTA Awards.
Cooper Callas, one of the UK’s biggest
the popular high gloss Monza White
You can nominate your own company or product. You can nominate a
bathroom distributors.
range, which represents the very latest
supplier, a customer or even a competitor! You don’t have to be a TTA
As one of the UK’s leading
in European styling.
member to nominate, be nominated or to win.
bathroom furniture manufacturers,
Shades is looking forward to
Closing date is 31st December 2008. You can download a nomination
Shades’ products are going from
working with Cooper Callas to expand
form from the TTA website at http://www.tiles.org.uk/events/award09.shtml.
strength to strength and with new
its business and offer a 1st class service
Bathroom & Kitchen Update are sponsoring the award “Best use of tile in
and exciting ranges continually being
to their customers.
a domestic environment” which recognises the use of tile in an individual
added, demand for its products are at
Log on to www.shadesfurniture.co.uk
home.
an all time high.
or call 01937 842394 for more
There are 21 awards in total across 6 categories.
In addition to its already strong
information.
People
Steve spearheads HPP’s
Outstanding Contribution to the Industry, Best Newcomer (Tile Fixing
Trainee), Best Individual Tile Fixer
Business
North East expansion
Excellence in Independent Retailing, Excellence in Multiple Retailing,
Excellence in Distribution, Excellence in Tile Contracting.
FURNITURE component manufacturer
Marketing
Hills Panel Products (HPP) is expanding
Excellence in Tile Industry Marketing, Best Website
in the North East with the appointment
Environmental
of Steve Taggart as its first sales
Best Initiative to Reduce Environmental Impact.
representative in the region.
Products
Steve joins HPP from German-
Wall Tile of the Year, Floor Tile of the Year, Best Natural Product,
owned furniture tooling manufacturer
Best New Innovation
Leitz where he was a sales
representative for the UK’s North East
Projects
region. Steve has worked in the
Best Use of Tile in a Small Construction Contract, Best Use
furniture industry for 24 years in both
of Tile in a Large Construction Contract, Best Use of
manufacturing and sales.
Tile in a Housing Development, Best Use of Tile by
HPP manufactures and supplies
an Architect or Designer, Best Technical Use of
boards, doors and fittings to the
Tile in a Construction Contract, Best Use of Tile
furniture industry across the UK and
within the Leisure Industry, Best Use of Tile in a
Steve has been tasked with establishing Stephen Hill, managing director of
Domestic Environment
further customer relationships in the HPP, adds: “We’ve always had good
region for the company. feedback from businesses in the North
Steve, 42, who lives in the North East but have always felt there was
The winners will be announced at the TTA
East, said: “We’ve had a good more work we could do in raising
Awards Dinner on Saturday, 25 April 2009 at
reception from businesses in the area awareness of HPP in the region and
the Birmingham Hilton Hotel, NEC. Tickets are THE TILE
and following some recent follow up cultivating further sales relationships.”
now available at £95.00 per person +VAT. ASSOCIATION
visits have received positive feedback “Steve’s experience left us in no
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on our level of customer service, doubt he was the right person for the Booking forms can be found on the
pricing, flexibility around sourcing job and we are very pleased to have
TTA website www.tiles.org.uk
products, delivery and product quality.” him on our team.”
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