Appeal Home Shading celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2013 and central to its plans is the development of its trade customer base for conservatories.

Despite the challenging market situation, in 2012 Coulisse was able to increase its turnover by 15 per cent, up to €55 million, reaching its highest consolidated turnover in the history of the company. 

Coulisse has launched the Coulisse Screen collection. This extensive range of screen fabrics includes the current range of Coulisse, as well as a new, innovative screen concept, called Screen Essential.

The Shop and Display Equipment Association (sdea) is celebrating 65 years of successfully serving the retail display industry with the launch of a new look website.

The digital age is well and truly upon us; 80% of people own a mobile phone, with 20% of these being smartphones.

No doubt the last few months since the BBSA’s Showcase 2012 will in many ways have been a greater indicator of the success of the show than the three days of the show themselves.

The shutter market has continued to grow in 2012 and this has not just been fuelled by new retailers entering the market but organic growth within established shutter retailers that are showing big increases. The key as always is focus on the product range and investment in marketing whether this is offline, online or in finding new partners looking for a measure and fit service.

General manager of Arena, Paul Harper, explains why, despite the widely documented difficulties surrounding retail spending and the economy, the company will be ‘going for it’ in every area of the business during 2013.