KBB Births Deaths and Deals
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Year-on-year growth for Wrexham-based kitchen company BK Nolte Contracts – BKNC – has led German kitchen manufacturer Nolte Kuchen to make a multimillion-pound investment in the kitchen company to acquire ...
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Canburg – owner of luxury furniture businesses Smallbone of Devizes and Mark Wilkinson Furniture – has secured an £8 million capital investment from Business Growth Fund (BGF), on of the ...
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Dublin-based distribution company KAL Group has been named as the new distributor of De Dietrich kitchen appliances in the UK, following the closure of De Dietrich Kitchen Appliances earlier this ...
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Electrolux has confirmed it is in talks to buy General Electric's – GE – home appliance business, following reports that the sale could fetch $2bn. Bloomberg reported that GE had ...
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Tens of thousands of people with Fagor built-in cookers, fridges and other kitchen appliances are looking increasingly likely to see their warranties cancelled as the brand’s UK distributer went into ...
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Research by the KBSA has revealed that almost half of its retailer members saw their turnover improve last year, which chief executive Graham Ball said shows the resilience of the ...
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Currys and PC World owner Dixons is to merge with the Carphone Warehouse in a deal reported to be worth £3.8bn. The merger is set to create an electricals retail ...
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The future of De Dietrich in the UK looks to have been secured following the takeover of FagorBrandt by Algerian conglomerate Cevital Group, which is looking to invest over €200m ...
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It would appear that there is a long standing merry-go-round in the KBB sector with regards to manufacturers being supported by retailers then undercutting them and direct selling or offering ...
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With news that the UK economy is finally on the road to recovery offering some glimmer of hope with a resultant shift (albeit minor) in business confidence the truth of ...
