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KSA Gauteng then had the privilege than last year and we hope to build on the
to curate the launch of the new Grass success of the 2022 event. This year’s event
Experience showroom in Northriding will be in conjunction with GIFA and IID
Johannesburg. Designers and industry and will also include CPD accreditation.
professionals were invited to a personalised Details will be released on our website
tour of the Grass showroom set up to and social media soon.
allow customers and professionals alike On going training is vital for the
to fully interact with Grass’s wide range industry. As such we have been working
of kitchen hardware and other products. with Cosentino on an online training
The launch was held in conjunction with seminar for designers that covers all
Grass’s showroom partners Vogue Doors, things relating to stone that they need
Cosentino, Liebherr, PG Bison and Franke to know. The aim here is to avoid client
and Wine Display. For those unable to issues and dissatisfaction by addressing
make the launch please feel free to contact the main causes of these in the training.
phillip.kleinhans@grass.co.za to arrange a The training was offered in conjunction
tour or just pop in at unit 6 Northlands with the IID and was CPD accredited. We
Retail Park, Northriding. had such a fantastic response that a second
We were then proud to honour our session of training had to be facilitated.
member Whirlpool SA as they proudly Cosentino also offered the designers of
showcased their new W9 range at the the future the benefit of their training
launch of the Discovery Vitality healthy and facilitated an online session for the
food studio in Sandton. students participating in the KSA’s 2023
Keep your eyes on our social media Kitchen Design Project which includes
as KSA Jo’burg will soon be announcing students from eighteen institutions /
launch events for both Just Stone Projects campuses across the country. members of the issues at hand and what
and Franke. Keeping our members updated on precautions they needed to take to protect
We also put out the Save the date for our issues facing the industry is a vital part of themselves and their customers (see
Gauteng industry showcase which will be what we do. With us seeing a rise in issues image of the notice sent with this). dw
happening on 25 May. Amy Sharman with stone installations of a specific nature
is planning to go even bigger and better we issued an advisory notice advising our www.ksa.co.za

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