The awards explained
Here’s a few frequently asked questions to guide you through the kbbreview Industry Awards 2010…
What are the kbbreview Industry Awards?
Who can enter?
What are the categories?
How do I enter?
What's the closing date?
How do you decide who wins?
Is there any point in entering if I'm only a small business?
When do you announce the winners?
What are the kbbreview Industry Awards?
The kbbreview Industry Awards is a prestigious annual event, now in its 16th year, which rewards retailers and designers in the kitchen and bathroom industry. It is run by kbbreview magazine, the leading business title for the sector.
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Who can enter?
There are 18 awards given out on the night, 12 of which are open to entries. They are split into two distinct disciplines - business and design. The design section is open to anyone designing kitchen and bathroom projects in the UK and Ireland and the business section is for anyone operating a kitchen or bathroom retail showroom in the UK and Ireland.
For details of all the categories, click here
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What are the categories?
The full details for all the categories is listed here, but there are design categories for domestic projects at differing budget levels, young designers under the age of 25 and designers working specifically for contractors, housebuilders and developers.
The business categories reward the best showrooms and the best all round retailers.
Our handy guide will help you choose which ones are right for you.
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How do I enter?
The entry process is very simple and is laid out in detail here and in each category breakdown here. But simply put, you choose your categories, you write up to 1,000 words of supporting text and pick photos that best illustrate the design or business. You can then send it all to us via this website. Couldn't be simpler.
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What's the closing date?
The entry process begins on September 1, 2009 and closes on November 16, 2009 at midday.
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How do you decide who wins?
After the closing date, the judging process begins and we are proud to say it is unique in this industry in its focus and detail.
After the closing date, our judging panel of experts narrows all the entries down to a shortlist of finalists.
Then, for the design categories, the finalists are invited to London to present their designs to the judges in person at the headquarters of RIBA on January 14, 2010.
In the business categories, all the finalists are visited by the judges in their showrooms so they can see the operation for themselves up close.
The full judging process is detailed here
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Is there any point in entering if I'm only a small business?
Judges are specifically guided not to look for who has the biggest turnover, showroom or highest budget for a design. They look for how well you have used the resources available to you - whether that's a small High Street showroom or huge retail park unit. Likewise in design the main criteria is how well you have met your client's brief and whether you have spent their budget wisely - whatever that budget may be.
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When do we announce the winners?
All the finalists are invited, along with a partner, to the 1,000 seat black tie award ceremony on March 22, 2010 at the Hilton Metropole Hotel in Birmingham - alongside the KBB Birmingham exhibition, where their entries will be displayed in a kbbreview awards gallery in the centre of the show - and the winners are announced with the traditional opening of an envelope.
Anyone can book seats at the event by clicking here
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