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Industry Update { Noteworthy developments impacting the kitchen and bath market } Pittsburgh Site of April Art + Science Seminar Melville, NY — Pittsburgh will be the site this month of the latest in a series of all-day seminars being sponsored by Kitchen & Bath Design News in key metropolitan markets throughout 2013. The seminar series – entitled "Art + Science: How Contemporary Design & Cutting-Edge Technology Can Increase Profts & Resonate With Today's New Clients" – kicked of its eight-city 2013 tour with presentations in Orlando (February) and Palo Alto (March). The third presentation in the series is set for April 25 at the DoubleTree Pittsburgh Airport Hotel, in the Pittsburgh suburb of Moon Township. The seminar will also be presented in Mahwah, NJ (May 23), Minneapolis (June 20), Boston (Sept. 26), Chicago (Oct. 17) and Atlanta (Nov. 14). Eight leading kitchen and bath product manufacturers have committed their support thus far to the program, including BEST, Delta Faucet, Elkay Mfg., Geberit, Jenn-Air, Rev-A-Shelf, Samsung Staron/Radianz and Showplace Wood Products. Additional sponsors are expected to be announced, according to KBDN Publisher Emeritus Eliot Sefrin. Designed for kitchen and bath designers looking to refresh their creative talents and expand their technological skills, Art + Science is aimed at identifying "what's next" in design and technology so that design professionals can better address the needs of a younger, less-traditional client while increasing company profts in the New Digital Age. Art + Science will spotlight the growing trend toward contemporary kitchens and baths that re- New Factory Planned For Rev-A-Shelf Louisville, KY — Rev-A-Shelf, the Louisville-based supplier of cabinet storage organizing accessories and LED lighting solutions, plans to break ground soon on a new manufacturing facility that will allow for the consolidation of three company locations into a single 315,000-sq.-ft. facility, the company announced. "Thirty-fve years of continued growth combined with recent acquisitions have solidifed Rev-AShelf as the North American leader in cabinet storage organizing accessories and LED lighting solutions for residential, display and casework cabinetry," said David Noe, general manager of Rev-A-Shelf LLC. "The prospect of operating out of one assembly plant plus our molding operation will be much more efcient and facilitate our needs for growth," he added. "We have confdence in the fundamental strength of the North American cabinet industry and the role organizational products and LED lighting will have in future consumer trends. "This new facility will give us the ability to better serve our current customers and allow for expansion into new market segments," he added. In addition to manufacturing, the new building will house an expanded testing facility, showrooms and an interactive training facility. The 30.45-acre Louisville tract will also accommodate future expansion, Noe said, adding that the company said it expects to break ground soon, with construction expected to take about 10 months. Rev-A-Shelf, headquartered in Louisville, KY, will be breaking ground on a new manufacturing site that will allow for the consolidation of its three company locations. 12 | Kitchen & Bath Design News April 2013 quire an entirely new way of managing the space and connecting the elements of the room. Also featured will be a multi-media program that presents a vision of the industry's digital present and future, including ways design professionals can leverage cutting-edge technological tools from initial client contact through fnal contract. Leading the programs is a pair of KBDN contributors: Ellen Cheever, CMKBD, ASID, CAPS, widely considered to be the nation's premier kitchen and bath design authority, and Eric Schimelpfenig, AKBD, a leading authority on cutting-edge technology impacting the kitchen and bath industry. Information about attending any of the 2013 programs can be obtained by visiting the KBDN Web site, www.ForResidentialPros.com. Sponsors Support KBDN-SEN Seminars Melville, NY — Four of the kitchen and bath industry's leading suppliers will lend their support as sponsors of the 2013 educational partnership coproduced by Kitchen & Bath Design News and the SEN Design Group. KBDN Publisher Emeritus Eliot Sefrin and Ken Peterson, CKD, president of the Chapel Hill, NC-based SEN Design Group, announced last month that Silestone by Cosentino, Daltile, Enkeboll Designs and Hafele America Co. will be sponsors for the 2013 fourcity series of sales seminars, scheduled to kick of May 8 in Atlanta. Additional sponsors are expected to be announced in the near future, Sefrin said. The KBDN-SEN seminar series, titled "Systemizing Your Sales Approach for Maximum Proft," will be led by SEN V.P./Education Tom Blau. Created specifcally for showroom owners, managers and sales designers, the day-long programs will focus on how kitchen and bath dealers can improve closing percentages, sales volume and gross margins by implementing a selling system keyed to today's market. "We are extremely grateful to these industryleading companies for their commitment to their customers, and their support of much-needed sales education for the industry's dealers and business owners," Sefrin said. The seminar series is scheduled for Atlanta on May 8; Seattle on July 17; Boston on Oct. 16, and Orlando on Nov. 6. Information, including registration details, is available by contacting the SEN Design Group, at (800) 991-1711.