Category Archives: General

The theme here relates in general to opinions and blogs about home products and services

Empty Homes – A new training ground

While watching Channel 4′s Great British Property Scandal, that has now generated a campaign to refurbish empty homes in order to re-house the growing number of homeless people across the UK, I was left  reflecting on the wasted time that … Continue reading

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Twitter – not just a numbers game

Is Twitter the open communication tool we all say it is? Is it the great “direct line” that allows us all to talk freely to each other?   And is it the revolutionary commercial tool for allowing consumers to talk … Continue reading

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New Kitchens Bedrooms and Bathrooms Interactive Directory

The old saying “the customer is King” is still as true today as it ever was but I would update it in this internet age: “the customer is now!” Customers now influence the very heart of business because they more … Continue reading

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Worktops and Comparison websites

Some time back we were approached by a Worktop Comparison website – you know the type “Simples!!” and all that malarky. I was never going to join up to a scheme that I believe is one that diminishes a web … Continue reading

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Kitchens, Worktops – Beware of the Auction

There is currently such great competition for business in our sector that commonly now many retailers both on and away from the internet are finding themselves caught up in an auction to win a customers business. That’s the nature of … Continue reading

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Kitchens Interactive links on KitchensFitted

KitchensFitted have been “Online since ’99″ (that’s our new slogan by the way), and in that time we’ve seen a steady rise in the number of home improvement related companies deciding to test the potential of the internet to boost … Continue reading

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Kitchens and SEO

Take a look at the comment below – it is just an example of many comments that we have to trash here at Kitchensfitted. “Thanks for sharing blog, I like it. I think the kitchen is most important part of … Continue reading

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Kitchen/Bathroom cabinet makers – Opportuity

I’ll wager that most people reading this at some time or another, opened the sink cabinet door to discover a water drenched base unit had become part of the furniture. Throughout the lifetime of a kitchen it’s pretty much a … Continue reading

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Tesco Kitchens and Independent Retailers

It may not be common knowledge to many of you yet but Tesco entered the kitchen sales arena a couple of years back and it was announced this week that the triumvirate alliance that administer kitchen projects for the food … Continue reading

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One Voice – A minority report

Well as they say all good things must come to an end and if you read my monthly musings in KBB Review and considered them good or bad, I’m heading off to allow space there for another set of opinions. … Continue reading

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Kitchen and Worktop Manufacturers – pry before you buy

Some weeks back in a monthly column I submit for our trade magazine KBB Review,  I wrote about how I believe manufacturers should be more accountable and accessible to all their customers including retailers and end users We live in … Continue reading

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Kitchen, Bedroom and Bathroom regulation – Only if the CAP Fits

How would we react if, out of nowhere, some unelected government took charge of and affected the way we go about our lives? A group invited to do so on nothing more than their perceived high standing in society.  Not … Continue reading

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A Day in the Life of Kitchensfitted

Here’s the scenario on a regular basis at my office – product manufacturers or companies call and ask if they could appear on our website to place a link from our “Sites We Like” page. Today, Thursday, we received a … Continue reading

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Kitchen Worktops – Scrutinising Online Results

Being online since 1999 and witnessing the changes that have happened in the way online page results are presented in that time, we fully support the government’s plans to offer greater protection to the online consumer – long overdue in … Continue reading

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Silestone page update

Two updates to tell our visitors about. We have added a mini-colour palette to our main Silestone page - click here to view. We have all the latest colours and just to remind visitors that we template and install all our worktop … Continue reading

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