| Since 1981, Ireland's leading importers, Kitchen Accessories Ltd., has been marketing exclusively top brands of electrical equipment and accessories for the catering industry. The Dublin-based company has over 650 customers, including kitchen retailers and manu-facturers, construction companies, sanitary installation firms and many others. The company is a member of the dynamic Gowan Group, a family-owned holding with numerous successful trading operations, includ-ing exclusive distribution rights for the Peugeot and Citroën brands in Ireland. As well as this, it is a major property owner with substantial financial shareholdings in Ireland, Northern Ireland and Great Britain. .
| | For the past 20 years, Franke UK Ltd. has been working together with the Irish wholesaler. Almost all of the products it represents, including Franke sinks and faucets, are now well positioned on the Irish market. Kitchen Accessories' recipe for success is based on the exclusive sale of brand names combined with firstclass service. Another important factor is the boom the Irish economy has enjoyed over the last few years. In such a business environment, many businesses have flour-ished, particularly in the construction sector, which is of vital interest for Franke. Sales of sinks, for example, have increased by 50% over the last two years. | | | |