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Simon Acres Wins Outstanding Contribution Award

Simon Acres, Managing Director of Simon Acres Group Limited has been honoured with The David Caulfield Outstanding Contribution Award at the 2025 BKU Awards for his exceptional passion, dedication and commitment to supporting industry apprenticeships. Simon Acres Group is a specialist KBB, merchant and construction recruitment agency, and online training provider.

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Instantor Expands its Sales Team

Continuing to strengthen its infrastructure as the brand grows in the UK market, Instantor has expanded its sales team, bringing Dan Ternent on board as an Area Sales Manager. Dan covers the Northern sales region in the UK, working with key distributors, merchants and contract partners to provide their customers with tailored heating and plumbing solutions from Instantor and Tucson Pumps.

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Majestic London Displayed its Artistic, Captivating Shower Designs at Clerkenwell Design Week

At Clerkenwell Design Week 2025, Majestic London illustrated its extensive capabilities in designing timeless shower enclosures, encouraging visitors to explore unconventional ideas. Situated within The Order of St John, St John’s Square, the Majestic London stand featured a curated collection of unique shower enclosures and glass screens, from elegant curved and textured designs to an opulent steam room.

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The new UK Flair PRO brochure featuring Verve PRO 8 is now available

To ensure installers have the most up-to-date product information for discussing with their customers, Flair Showers Limited has released a brand new Flair PRO Essentials Collections brochure. Specifically designed for trade professionals with end users in mind, the new brochure includes details of the recently launched Verve PRO 8 collection of shower doors and enclosures.

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St James England Reports Surging Sales for its Living Bathrooms Collection

Luxury brassware manufacturer, St James England has achieved a significant increase in the demand for its Living Bathrooms collection since its launch in the UK in 2024.

Introduced at kbb Birmingham 2024, the Living Bathrooms collection offers retailers and designers 13 visually compelling ranges, that are exclusive to St James and not available elsewhere. Sales have increased significantly in recent months with St James reporting a very encouraging opening quarter to 2025.

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KBBG Reveals Line-up of Speakers for its 2025 Annual Members’ Meeting

The Kitchen Bathroom Buying Group (KBBG), part of DER KREIS, is delighted to unveil its programme of inspirational speakers for the upcoming Annual Members’ Meeting, sponsored by Novy, Rangemaster and Leisure + Rangemaster Sinks & Taps. Taking place on Monday 30th June, the event will be held at a truly unique conference venue nestled within the stunning woodland surroundings of Center Parcs, Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire.

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The Shower Lab Introduces Brushed Gunmetal Grey to its Flawless Collection of Finishes

The Shower Lab, a market leading brand of luxury shower spaces in the UK, has enhanced its Colour Finishes Collection with the addition of Brushed Gunmetal Grey, offering bathroom designers a dark metallic grey hue that exudes timeless elegance. Available on all of its View Collection products, the new Brushed Gunmetal Grey finish is an anodised and electroplated coating, which is significantly superior to powder coating, ensuring a consistent and durable finish.

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Flair Showers Unveils its New Visitor Centre with a Dedicated Testing Zone

Flair Showers Limited, a leading manufacturer of high-quality, beautifully designed shower enclosures, opens its brand new Visitor Centre, complete with testing facilities and a training room. The purpose-built space aims to bring the innovation, design, and craftsmanship of a Flair shower enclosure to life. Located in Santry, Dublin, the Visitor Centre is designed to be a central hub for Flair’s trade partners, offering a dynamic environment where visitors can truly experience the quality and innovation that defines a Flair shower.

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Simon Acres Group Supports InstallerFUTURES at InstallerSHOW 2025

Specialist KBB and construction recruitment agency, and online training provider, Simon Acres Group Limited, is bringing its expertise in talent acquisition and apprenticeships to this year’s InstallerSHOW, from 24th to 26th June at the NEC, Birmingham. The group is sponsoring InstallerFUTURES, which is a dedicated student and apprentice programme at InstallerSHOW. It aims to provide a structured and meaningful visit to the show for the next generation.

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Simon Acres Group Branches Out With Dedicated Office For Oval Deene Recruitment

Following the acquisition of Oval Deene Recruitment in 2024, Simon Acres Group Limited has invested in additional office space to support Oval Deene’s continued growth and strengthen its specialist recruitment services. The new office is situated in Royal Tunbridge Wells, giving the group a southern base in addition to Simon Acres Group’s current headquarters in Northamptonshire.

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The St James Living Collections Now Offer Retailers Even More Choice

Since the initial launch in 2024, the St James Living collections have continued to go from strength to strength, and now offer bathroom and kitchen retailers an even wider choice of exclusive brassware designs. After being very warmly received by showrooms nationwide, the Living Kitchens portfolio has been expanded with the addition of two new granite sinks, two new stainless steel sinks, five new single lever taps and two new pull out flexi taps.

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KBBG Launches a Series of Webinars

The Kitchen Bathroom Buying Group (KBBG), part of DER KREIS, is holding a series of exclusive webinars for its members. Each webinar will be in partnership with one of the group’s suppliers who will bring their expertise, sharing insights and business updates to help members navigate the year ahead.

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    Instantor has increased the availability of its market-leading press solutions by partnering with AE Spink Ltd., known in the trade as Spinks. Established in 1926, the same year as Instantor, Spinks is a family-run business that operates four plumbing and heating branches, two building supplies and brick centres, three bathroom showrooms, and a dedicated renewables centre. […]
  • Simon Acres Group Shares Industry Action Plan Following KBB Futures Roundtable
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    Specialist recruitment consultancy and online training provider, Simon Acres Group Limited, unveils the outcomes from the second edition of its KBB Futures roundtable event. With InstallerSHOW as the Associate Host, the discussion was chaired by Amanda Hughes and sponsored by Blanco and Trojan Baths. KBB Futures brought manufacturers, retailers, industry associations and other inspiring leaders together to address the skills gap, improve recruitment, strengthen retention and foster meaningful collaboration across a fragmented industry. […]
  • Instantor Celebrates 100 Years of Innovation at InstallerShow 2026
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    Instantor, market-leaders in press solutions, marked its 100th anniversary at InstallerSHOW 2026, commemorating a century of innovation. The company, which invented and patented the original brass compression fitting in 1926, showcased it’s latest plumbing and heating ranges. The stand was the biggest in Instantor’s history, providing a platform to celebrate the milestone with an interactive game that gave installers the opportunity to win a brand new press tool. Stand 5D22 also featured a special 100 year celebration wall and video to showcase key moments throughout the company’s history, plus a visitor bar serving refreshments each afternoon. […]
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