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In Gauteng, Whirlpool, Union Tiles a kitchen carcass (sponsored by Sonae
and Upper Edge Products hosted a Arauco, Upper Edge Products, Blum,
product networking event at Whirlpool’s Gelmar and Kayreed). Potchefstroom
showrooms. The event allowed each host Academy were kind enough to share a
to showcase new products in their range video of their class completing the build.
and was made more glamorous with the April will be appliance month at the
Mrs South Africa finalists joining for the KSA. We will be hosting a series of
evening. five seminars all around appliances –
Our Blum age in place and accessibility correct installation, design placement,
design CPD seminar was a huge success ventilation, sale and maintenance to
with the session being so over subscribed ensure longevity and warranty. We see
that Blum have agreed to add further a lot of issues linked to appliances being
session in June and September. The installed incorrectly, placed incorrectly or It is with a heavy heart that the KSA says
impetus for this talk was the KSA’s the wrong product sold for the purpose. goodbye to Carmen Howard, out Western
theme for our student kitchen project The aim of this training – that will also Cape regional representative, who has
which focuses on age in place and have CPD accreditation – is to ensure been with the KSA for the past six years.
multi generational design. This project designers and industry professionals She is moving back to corporate. We are
is underway for three of the eighteen are aware of what these issues are and on the lookout for the right candidate to
campuses participating, and we have had how to avoid them. These sessions will replace her but until we do so all Western
a fantastic response to the new resources be hosted by Liebherr, Samsung, Miele, Cape issues will come through KSA
supplied as part of the project – a DIY BSH, Whirlpool and Smeg and supported national manager, Stephanie Forbes. dw
flat pack carcass for the students to build by SADA (South African Domestic
so that they understand the structure of Appliance Association). www.ksa.co.za

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