Leicester Mercury, Friday 25th May, 2001

Things are really hotting up for Scott.

A Leicester businessman's entrepreneurial skill has seen his business attract interest from across the Atlantic.
Scott Cobden's shop Radiant, in Allandale Road, Stoneygate, offers a huge range of domestic radiators of all shapes and sizes.
The eye-catching designs have resulted in two inquiries through its website from America, as well as interest from Athens in Greece.

Mr. Cobden said he decided to open up the shop after identifying a gap in the market.
He said; "It's a bit of a niche that has not been tapped into."
"I was looking at Interior design magazines and saw pictures of these products but no details of where to get them."
"I was going to set up a shop for bathrooms but there was too much competition so I went to this end of the market."
He said that a woman from Cornwall has brought five radiators through the website already, after going live a few weeks ago.
The shop was officially opened by Leicester City star Robbie Savage last week.

Leicester Mercury, Home & Gardenworks

Look In Radiant

Officially opened by City star Robbie Savage, last Thursday, Radiant, of 7 Allandale Road, Leicester is a new shop offering a range of radiators which can only be described as works of art.
Radiant is the brainchild of Scott Cobden who, after working in white goods retail management for 10 years, has embarked upon this exciting new venture.

Scott realised that the beautiful sculptured radiators he and many others had admired in home interior magazines were only available from specialist bathroom or home interior outlets.
He discovered that there was just one other outlet solely stocking this type of merchandise and that was in Scotland.

Spotting this gap in the market, and after some careful research, Scott launched Radiant and now stocks a range of beautiful designs from manufacturers Bisque, Radiating Style and Acova.
Gone are the days of the magnolia coloured radiator stuck to the wall. The state-of-the-art radiators on display at Radiant are guaranteed to fire up the imagination and make you rethink the whole concept of central heating.

This new breed of designer radiators are available in a fantastic selection of colours and finishes. In fact, the designs can be customised to coordinate or match any colour.
Although Radiant has only been officially open for a very short time, it is already attracting a great deal of attention.
The stunning window display may lead you to believe that you are about to step into an art gallery rather than a shop selling radiators.
Don't be fooled, this is an outlet that offers cutting edge, practical designs that are guaranteed to become conversation pieces once installed into your home.