In Depth archive from January 2011
| INTERVIEW:Rational
German furniture specialist Rational was forced to halt production for eight weeks last year while it shifted its manufacturing to more cost-efficient factories. Managing director Robert Wambach and UK national sales manager Craig Burgess-Allen tell Tim Wallace how they've adapted... | |
| PROFILE: Tsunami
Tsunami on London's Wigmore Street has just had a major showroom overhaul coupled with a new business plan that will broaden the company's product base beyond its core Minotti kitchens. Andrew Davies went to meet Andy Randall and Neil Smith to find out how things are going... | |
| INTERVIEW: Jason Grinton and Aart Roos
Backed by a sizeable investment since the split from Nobia, German kitchen specialist Pronorm is taking on the UK market with renewed confidence. Tim Wallace met UK managing director Jason Grinton and Aart Roos, director of new Dutch owner De Mandemakers (DMG)... | |
| PROFILE: Alpha Interiors, Newcastle
Paddy Stephenson of Alpha Interiors in Newcastle tells Tim Wallace why times are still tough for many independent retailers... | |
| INTERVIEW: Johnny Grey and Kevin McCloud
After Kevin McCloud's controversial comments about the value of kitchens, renowned designer Johnny Grey decided to give him a call. Here, in a very personal account, he outlines his thoughts on the debate that took place... | |
| INTERVIEW: John Bagshaw, Ideal Bathrooms
Distributor Ideal Bathrooms is 30 years old and has been steadily building its reputation and sales through the recession. Andrew Davies spoke to managing director John Bagshaw... | |
| ROUNDTABLE: Bathroom retailers
To mark the new year, kbbreview gathered a panel of a dozen independent bathroom retailers together to discuss some of the biggest issues affecting their businesses. From recession, VAT and changing consumers, to installation, water saving and the internet, this round table discussion gives a glimpse of life at the front line of KBB retailing in 2011... | |
| INTERVIEW: Gallery Furniture
Former kitchen retailers Nigel and Jane Tilling were so fed up with showrooms and customers that they opened a factory instead - and they've never looked back. Andrew Davies went to see Gallery Furniture in Eastbourne, East Sussex... | |
| ADVICE: Improving sales
Kitchen, bathroom and bedroom retailers are lagging behind other big-ticket consumer markets in their sales systems and processes, says retail analyst Nick Drake-Knight... | |
| PROFILE: C.P. Hart Manchester
After its very public sale two years ago, the growth of the C.P. Hart chain has gained serious momentum. Rebecca Nottingham went to meet managing director Paul Rowland and national sales director, Adrian Smith, at its newly relocated Manchester showroom... | |
