KBB Review Indepth archive from June 2008
| ADVICE: Bigger and better? Independent retailers can learn a lot from big multiples - if they just take the time to go and have a look. So say kbbreview marketing expert Paul Clapham... | |
| PROFILE: Freestyle Kitchens in Warrington Former installation specialist Steve Brooks has gambled nearly £1m on an ambitious new venture into kitchen and bathroom retailing. Tim Wallace takes a tour of Freestyle Kitchens in Warrington, Cheshire... | |
| PROFILE: Showerlux Enclosure manufacturer Showerlux is fighting back following a period of upheaval and restructure. We went to see md Bob Bowler... | |
| PROFILE: F Jones Cleveland F. Jones Cleveland has been supplying granite and marble to the UK kitchen industry for 25 years. We went along to talk to the man with his name above the door, Fred Jones... | |
| PROFILE: Deva With acquisitions rife in the bathroom industry, Rebecca Nottingham met Rob Pryde, md of Deva, to find out how the process is affecting them... | |
| PROFILE: Mark II A self-confessed "sleeping giant", distributor Mark Two is refocusing its efforts on the independent sector. Andrew Davies went to meet the man charged with that tricky task - Paul Jenkinson... | |
| Cut the VAT? Cutting VAT on building repair work would spark new growth in the construction industry, encourage consumers to splash out on more energy efficient products and help eradicate cowboy tradesmen. So why are the government reluctant to accept the proposal? Tim Wallace examines the arguments... | |
| PROFILE: Customer Service Award winners Tim Wallace meets this year's kbbreview customer service award winners and compares their respective strategies... | |
| INTERVIEW: BSH ceo Kurt-Ludwig Gutberlet BSH, the global appliance giant behind Bosch, Siemens, Neff and Gaggenau, celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2007 but how is it faring in today's economic environment? Andrew Davies went over to Munich to meet ceo Dr Kurt-Ludwig Gutberlet... | |
