trade update…

Admiral, the American laundry brand from Maytag UK, has introduced a new colour brochure which features Admiral laundry products, the company’s heritage and service and warranty information.
Home-tek International has set up a new website which will allow retailers and the public to watch video demonstrations of Home-tek’s Light ‘n’ Easy and Ainsley Harriott branded products.
Hitachi Digital Media Group has appointed Inman & Co to distribute its HD Ultra Thin LCD product range.
The Connect 37 television set from Loewe has been awarded the ‘red dot: best of the best’ for highest quality design. The Individual 40 Compose television set with sound projector, the Individual 52 Compose set on the Center speaker stand and the ViewVision DR+ DVB-T DVD recorder – all received the ‘red dot’ for a high level of design quality.
Maytag’s website http://www.askmaytag.com/ has been designed for the company’s retail partners who wish to create highly professional marketing materials. The website is a one stop image centre for downloading an assortment of product images as well as the new brochures and specification sheets.
Pure has reached the two million unit milestone in its sales of digital radios worldwide.
For the second year in a row, Panasonic has been rated as the most reliable camera manufacturer by Which? members. Furthermore Panasonic’s digital camcorders have also been voted by Which? readers as the most reliable.
The launch of Roberts solarDAB will be supported by a national advertising campaign which will include daily press, such as The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and The Independent, as well as the London edition of Friday’s Metro and major commercial radio stations.