Who are the winners at the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2022?

The kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2022 winners have been revealed after an exciting night that celebrated the best retailers, designers and key players in the KBB industry.

The industry’s biggest, most prestigious and longest-running awards event took place on the evening of Monday, March 7, 2022, at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, alongside the kbb Birmingham show.

Hundreds of kitchen and bathroom industry leaders and influencers attended the year’s best and biggest social and networking event.

The chocolate and sweet-themed party delighted guests with its spectacular visuals and special Willy Wonka host.

Andrew Davies, managing editor of Taylist Media, welcomed everyone to the event and the awards were hosted by TV presenter Vernon Kay.

After the trophies were given out, guests moved on to The Quooker Club and its Back to the 80s-themed party. Complete with Ghostbusters and the Back to the Future De Lorean cars, guests danced the night away to rock group Mad Hen and later power ballad specialist DJ Ultimate Power. 

kbbreview managing editor Andrew Davies said about the event: “It is amazing to see everyone come together during the evening and celebrating the achievements of the past year. I want to thank our sponsors for helping us put on such an unforgettable evening.”

Category sponsors were Franke, Sealskin duka, Masterclass, Kudos, Samsung, Ideal Standard, Hansgrohe, kbb Birmingham, SENSTEC, Quooker, Flair, ArtiCAD, VitrA, Roca, InSinkErator and Neff.

The drinks reception and champagne giveaway were sponsored by Hettich UK and the after party was sponsored by Quooker. Flova was the social media partner.

Special mention to our sustainability partners who helped us off set the carbon of the event and they were: Used Kitchen Exchange, Bathroom Brands, Acrysil Group and Insinkerator.

And just before the awards were presented, one lucky guest won a prize of £5,000 donated by Virtual Worlds after the audience took part in a specially devised game.

There were two double winners this year, Chantel Elshout of Chantel Elshout Studio won two design categories – Bathroom Designer of the Year: project cost up to £10,000, and Bathroom Designer of the Year: project cost £10,000-£25,000. While Laings in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, won both the Kitchen Retailer of the Year and the Bathroom Retailer of the Year Awards.

Richard Hagan won the Special Achievement award — sponsored by Hansgrohe — for his huge contributions to sustainability through his company, Crystal Doors. He has also been kbbreview’s Climate Change Champion for over a year and has a regular column in the magazine.

The Rising Star of the Year award, which is new for 2022 and sponsored by Quooker, was won by Rini Vanchhawng, sales and design manager at Anthony Mullan Furniture. The other new category for 2022, Supplier Team of the Year, was won by Virtual Worlds.

Full list of winners:

Kitchen Designer of the Year: project cost up to £30,000 Sponsored by Franke

WINNER: Shehryar Khan – Sheraton Interiors, Twickenham

Joel La Rosa – Joel LaRosa Design, Leicester
Jayne Everett – Naked Kitchens, Fakenham, Norfolk
Tim Plested – Controlled Interiors, Fareham, Hampshire

Bathroom Designer of the Year: project cost up to £10,000 Sponsored by Sealskin duka

WINNER: Chantel Elshout – Chantel Elshout Studio, Cirencester

Gary Read – Kallums Bathrooms, London
Daniella Fantini – The Tap End, Pontyclun, nr Cardiff
Emma Wynne Williams – Tu Mewn, Nefyn, Gwynedd

Kitchen Designer of the Year: project cost £30,000-£50,000 Sponsored by Masterclass

WINNER: Darren Morgan – Designer Kitchen by Morgan, Keady, Co Armagh

Sofia Bune Strandh – Sola Kitchens, London
Daniel Allen – Evie Willow, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire
Alex Jenman – Gainsborough Kitchens, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire

Bathroom Designer of the Year: project cost £10,0000-£25,000 Sponsored by Kudos

WINNER: Chantel Elshout – Chantel Elshout Studio, Cirencester

Gary Read – Kallums Bathrooms, London
Yousef Mansuri – CP Hart, London
Dean Keyworth – Armstrong Keyworth, Lowick, Northumberland

Kitchen Designer of the Year: project cost over £50,000 Sponsored by Samsung

WINNER: Robert Burnett, Kitchens by Holloways, Richmond

Stephen Graver – Stephen Graver Ltd, Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire
Matthew Higgins – Sustainable Kitchens, Bristol
Alice Hood – Roundhouse, London

Bathroom Designer of the Year: project cost over £25,000 Sponsored by Ideal Standard

WINNER: Kia Stanford- Kia Designs, London

Daniella Fantini – The Tap End, Pontyclun, nr Cardiff
Sokum Hyland-Smith – Five Sextillion, London
Pippa Paton – Pippa Paton Design, Longworth, Oxfordshire

Supplier Team of the Year Sponsored by kbb Birmingham

WINNER: Virtual Worlds – Sales team

Aqualla – Sales team
Armera – Internal sales team
PWS – Marketing and design team
Quooker – Overall team
SENSTEC – GB sales team

Installation Company of the Year Sponsored by SENSTEC

WINNER: Alexander Kitchens, Worthing

Terlecki, Maidstone
Liberty, Dundee
Concept Installations, Winchester

Rising Star of the Year Sponsored by Quooker

WINNER: Rini Vanchhawng, sales and design manage, Anthony Mullan Furniture, Maidenhead

Liam Butler, kitchen designer at Butler Interiors, Low Bentham, Lancaster
Connor Lehane, lead plumber at Olympus Bathrooms, Otford, Kent
Ellenor Pease, digital marketing manager at Kallums Bathrooms, London

New Kitchen Retailer of the Year Sponsored by ArtiCAD

WINNER: Ligneous Kitchens – Walton on Thames, Surrey

Birkdale Kitchen Company, Southport
OoshhStudio, Hemel Hempstead
Colour House Interiors, Caterham

New Bathroom Retailer of the Year Sponsored by Flair

WINNER: Luck and Fuller Bathroom Design Studio, Billericay, Essex

KI Bathroom Interiors, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire
Simply Bathroom Solutions, Bromley

Kitchen Showroom of the Year Sponsored by InSinkErator

WINNER: Birkdale Kitchen Company, Southport

Laings, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
Kitchens International, Edinburgh
Bauen Design, Glasgow

Bathroom Showroom of the Year Sponsored by VitrA

WINNER: Napier Bathrooms & Interiors, Edinburgh

Kallums Bathrooms, London
Roccia, Preston
Sovereign Bathrooms, Winchester

Kitchen Retailer of the Year Sponsored by Neff

WINNER: Laings – Inverurie, Aberdeenshire

Kitchens International, Edinburgh
The Myers Touch, Winchester
Sola Kitchens, London

Bathroom Retailer of the Year Sponsored by Roca

WINNER: Laings – Inverurie, Aberdeenshire

CP Hart, Wilmslow
ESP Bathrooms, Preston
Bathroom Village, Bristol

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