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Seamless and colourful Corian worktops make stunning and practical kitchen feature

December 28th, 2009

For stunning interior design that knows no limits the word on the lips of top designers is ‘Corian’.

Corian, made by DuPont, is a sculpt-able material that has many applications for creating amazing interiors – particularly in the kitchen and bathroom.

Renowned for its seamlessness, durability and hygienic properties, Corian lends itself perfectly to bespoke kitchen worktops, reception desks, laboratory work surfaces, windowsills and bathroom features such as beautiful yet functional shower tray and sinks.

Corian worktops are available in over 70 colours and Corian sinks come in a range of exciting shapes, so that a stunning interior makeover is only limited by your imagination.

Hi-Macs, an acrylic stone made by LG Chem Europe, is another excellent choice for creating an eye-catching feature or centrepiece in the home with its unlimited design possibilities.

For assistance with the application and installation of Corian  and Hi-Macs products it is essential to consult the experts, and with over 50 years experience in Corian, Hi-Macs and timber for domestic and commercial clients, Nationwide Worktops can help.

Their expert craftsmen can provide all the information you need about purchasing your perfect worktop, sink or other solid surface and offer nationwide installation within 7 days of creating your templates. 

Their prices are extremely competitive and previous clients have been delighted with the service, praising the team as ‘professional, courteous and efficient’.

Nationwide worktops also specialise in beautiful wood worktops and source only the finest quality timber. Choose from hardwearing Wenge, luxurious Walnut, stunning Iroko, sleek and classic Beech and rustic Oak worktops – all the highest quality available on the market.

Nationwide Worktops’ timber worktops are sourced from renewable sources and undergo eco friendly finishing processes.

Visit the website at www.nationwideworktops.com to find out more about Corian and Hi-Macs products, browse the latest special offers, fill out a ‘Quick Quoter’ form and to browse the colour charts provided. Nationwide Worktops can also be contacted on 01937 849448.

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We wish you a Yello Christmas

December 20th, 2009

Looking for a car and van hire company that is flexible and hassle free?

Yellohire has been established for over 20 years they have over four thousand rental locations in the UK and worldwide. The price Yellohire quote is the price you will pay and if you find a cheaper car rental company they will try and beat any price.

Whether you are interested in car hire or van hire you can rent either for a single day or longer and they have a fantastic range of cars and vans to be rented. They have more vehicles for you to hire than any other supplier. With friendly, experienced Yellohire are proud of their standard of service they provide.

Holidaymakers can take advantage of excellent car hire details. They offer low, fully inclusive prices and you have access to over 750,00 cars worldwide. You can also save up to 40% on car hire with Yellohire.

Whether you are interested in car hire or van hire Yellohire can assure the customer that majority of their vehicles are less than three months old or have been driven less than 14,000 miles.

Hassle-free and easy to use they make car hire or van rental as simple and more importantly as cheap as possible. Also five percent of Yellohire’s profit goes towards Great Ormond Street, the world famous children’s hospital or to Dreams, a charity making the desires of ill children to come true. At last a flexible and friendly car hire company. For more information, visit http://www.yellohire.com/

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Get a Room

December 20th, 2009

You would love a conservatory this winter but you think it maybe too expensive. Top Glass UK is offering a fantastic deal for people ordering DIY conservatories or self build conservatories in December. Any orders placed in December for January delivery will receive a 20% discount.

Conservatories add an extra dimension to your home, creating a room full of light and nature. A conservatory is not for summer a DIY conservatory from Top Glass UK can be used all year round. They have a selection of DIY and self-build conservatories in different styles and sizes.

All their DIY conservatories use the Easybase system allowing you to easily erect your DIY conservatory. Thousands of DIY conservatories have been constructed using this simple to follow system. The Easybase DIY conservatories system is designed so it can be built at any time of year so you can build your DIY conservatory from the ground up in one continuous process

Top Glass UK use Celsius Glass for their DIY conservatories, which keeps you cool in the summer and warm in the winter. It does this by offering a unique combination of heat reflection and thermal insulation. Rainfall and traffic noise is reduced by 100% when compared with polycarbonate. It also looks fantastic.

Top Glass UK promises their customers a ten-year guarantee for complete peace of mind. So take advantage of this offer and in January you will be able to sit back and relax in your fabulous DIY conservatory from Top Glass UK.  http://www.topglassukltd.co.uk/

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For a cosy home this winter, get Dimplex Electric Fire bargains online

December 18th, 2009

During the bleak midwinter months, a fire creates a warm, cosy home, creating a welcoming, relaxing and festive atmosphere.

Nowadays many homes do not have a traditional fireplace or chimney, but the same effect can be easily achieved by fitting an electric fire.

The addition of a fireplace can create a stunning focal point in any room, as well as providing useful additional warmth at the touch of a button.

Dimplex is the world’s best-selling electric fire manufacturer, with 60 years experience designing and manufacturing the highest quality innovative and creative designs.

Dimplex electric fires are also incredibly cheap to run – from as little as 2p per hour – which means that enhancing a room’s décor with a stunning flame effect fire and creating extra warmth when needed is affordable and energy efficient.

For a full range of high quality Dimplex products at massively discounted prices, www.discountfires.com should be the first port of call.

Discount Fires offers a wide range of fires at a fraction of the prices found on the high street. Their extensive range of Dimplex products includes wall mounted, inset and freestanding electric fires, stoves, suites, surrounds, radiant bar fires and the latest technology of the Opti-Myst fires, which use state of the art technology to create the most realistic smoke and flame effect.

Discount Fires has more than 20 years experience providing high quality top brand name fires at low prices.

Browse their extensive range of well known branded gas fires, electric fires, gas and multi-fuel stoves, together with wooden, marble, stone and cast-iron fire surrounds, all at prices far lower than the recommended retail price.

Discount Fires delivers throughout the UK and aims to deliver within 10 working days. All products are delivered in factory condition and are fully insured. All Dimplex electric fires and stoves are BEAB approved and are supplied with a fitted plug for ease of installation.

Discount Fires’ fully qualified, Gas Safe registered engineers have an unrivalled knowledge of their products and will be happy to provide guidance on any queries you may have about choosing the best product for your home.

Discount Fires can be contacted on 0845 619 1950 (Monday – Saturday 09:00 to 17:00 and Sunday 11:00 to 15:00).

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Designer Warmth Radiators

December 15th, 2009

Do you want a radiator that looks cool and is really hot?

Designer Warmth has sizzling designs engineered to make your property not just feel warm but look attractive.  They have modern designer radiators to enhance and improve any room at home.

You will find beautiful modern designer radiators constructed to the highest standard. Modern radiators that are cool and sleek and will melt away all you ever thought a radiator could be.

For instance you can find cut vertical designer bathroom radiators. Available in different colours from Flame Red to Pigeon Blue they will make any bathroom stand out. With clever features like towel hanging lips and a dual fuel electric element kit that you can use when the central heating is off.

All the best materials are used including chrome, aluminium and Stainless Steel. Modern design is at the heart of everything Designer Warmth supply, Including VIP Royale aluminum radiators as well as “arty” radiators that could be in an art exhibition as well as on your wall. You will find all types of designer radiators including flame effect, mirror radiators, tube, wave style and many more.

Sourced from top manufactures they can distribute these modern radiators to all parts of the UK. Suppliers include DQ Heating, Radiator Company and Inspirational Heating who are all forever developing new designer radiators.

Designer Warmth can supply just the right product no matter the size of property you live in or space you need to fill. For more examples and ideas visit http://www.designer-warmth-radiators.co.uk/

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Italian contemporary bathrooms in English homes

November 29th, 2009

We know the German’s do great technical fitted furniture, we know the British do beautifully comfortable fitted furniture, but at the end of the days we recognize that contemporary Italian furniture is in a league of its own.  Stemik Living has been importing fabulous fitted kitchens and contemporary bedrooms from Italy for the British market for some years now with great success.

Recently they have been granted the sole import rights on the fabulous Artesi bathroom ranges.  When it comes to modern bathrooms Artesi fitted furniture is frankly hard to beat.  Not only is it pure opulence in its appearance but it is also hard wearing and practical in its construction.  All the cabinetry is constructed using 100% recycled wood, so finally we get luxury without damaging the planet, they supply a lacquered finish in both matt and gloss finishes or for those who prefer contemporary with a classic twist there is the option of an open pored paint finish.

All the Artesi range can be seen on www.stemik-living.co.uk together with a range of moulded glass sinks and composite sinks that have been developed to compliment them.  You can get a quote on line or if you prefer send in your measurements for a complete design service, the choice is yours.  Fitting by Stemik’s professional fitting team can be arranged or they will simply deliver direct to site for your own installation.  As you would expect from Stemik, in keeping with the kitchen and bedroom ranges they offer the Artesi bathroom range is very special indeed.

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Portable Appliance Testing

October 29th, 2009

Current health and safety regulations require us, as employers, to make sure that every portable electrical device that is used within our business is now tested and authorised for use.  Although this can be seen as just another thing for us to have to do along with all the other things that seem to come before just getting on with business, when you consider that 25% of all accidents within the workplace are caused by electrical faults, you can see the point.

Luckily we have found Pat-Pro, a company which will actually come out to your premises, within the UK and undertake all your portable appliance testing on site for you, with as little disruption to the working day as possible. Once tested, by their fully qualified staff, the appliance is given a sticker which demonstrates that it has been passed as safe, the date of the test and all the other information that you need to comply with the legislation.  They couldn’t make it easier.

Obviously, before you get them out you need to know how much it is going to cost.  Pat-Pro can give you a quote in minutes over the internet.  Just log on to www.pat-pro.co.uk and once you have the quote you can arrange for their testers to come to your site at a convenient time for you.  As they have staff based throughout the UK it will be simple.

Make sure you meet the new Health and Safety regulations and keep up to date with any new electrical regulations with Pat-Pro we are sure you won’t regret it. Contact Pat-Pro for more information.

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Fabulous bedrooms for your children

October 28th, 2009

If you have been looking for bedroom furniture for your children you can be forgiven for thinking that most of it is boring and not particularly good quality.  There is also the ongoing problem that, whilst there is a lot of nursery furniture available, there does not seem to be a huge choice in stylish contemporary bedroom furniture for the older child or for adolescents.

We think we may have found just what you are looking for with Stemik Living.  They have long been known in Italy and the rest of Europe for their fabulous contemporary kitchens and bedrooms and recently they have designed some great ranges of contemporary bedrooms for children.  The range is being continually added to and for your little princess they have a new range of fuchsia pink lacquered bedroom fitments, appropriately called Principessa!

For teenage boys and girls, who are music mad there is a fantastic range of bedroom furniture based on musical instruments that will have them singing your praises.  Or if your older child requires a little more sophistication have a look at their range of eco leather bedroom furniture.  All the ranges can be seen on their website www.stemik-living.co.uk and we think the choice is fantastic.

Whatever you choose Stemik Living is happy to come to your home to help you design the perfect contemporary bedroom.  Or if you prefer you can send the measurements of the room and your wish list to them and they will design the room in their studios. 

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Health and safety issues can affect your business

October 25th, 2009

The UK Health and Safety legislation for employers is constantly changing.  If you are an employer you now need, by law, to have access to ‘competent’ advice on health and safety issues that can affect your employees.  Your employees have a right to work in conditions where the employer has taken the correct steps to ensure that accidents are minimized and health is maximized.

This is a minefield for employers and you need to be fully up to date and where necessary make sure that you have appropriately qualified staff.  Finding the right company to help you steer through the legislation and provide appropriate training for managers so that your company does not leave itself exposed, can be a nightmare.

Luckily we have found a company that could provide all your Health and Safety training solutions and keep you abreast of any changes in legislation of which you need to be aware.  Phoenix Training specializes in providing IOSH training courses and NEBOSH training courses throughout the UK.  They also do e-learning courses. With training centers in London, Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester they are well placed for you to send your staff.

Their training courses are exemplary and they are so confident in the talents of their training staff that they offer all clients a guaranteed pass.  Knowing that you can send your staff to them with confidence makes this IOSH Chartered Health and Safety Practitioner the right place to start for all your health and safety training courses.

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Make sure you have a gate way to security

October 25th, 2009

If you are looking for controlled security access to your business premises or to your home then we suggest that you take a look at www.midlandgateautomation.co.uk for all the latest in electric gates, control barriers and bollards.

Getting the right entry security can be a nightmare and you need a company with years of experience and a good track record to advise you on the best solution to your needs.  After all keeping your family or your business premises safe from intruders is a very serious business and you want to invest your money and your confidence wisely.

Midland Gate Automation have the experience you need and always advise that the first step is to have a site survey done to establish what you really need and the logistics of how it can be achieved.  Naturally, there is no charge for the service and you are in no way obligated to make a purchase.  Once your needs are established then a costing can be done and you can be told the time frame that the job can be completed in by their well trained, highly competent staff.

Regardless of whether you need a set of electric gates for your home or security gates for you business Midland Gate Automation will be able to offer you a wide choice of entry methods from automatic wireless entry from the comfort of your car, through key pad entry, to remote opening by your reception staff or your security guard.

If you need entry to your property to be restricted to only those you want to come in then we know that this is the company you should start with.

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