The Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom Specialists Association (KBSA) has announced that it has broken its record for most memberships achieved in a single month, after 10 new members signed-up in August.
The new members include one new Foundation-level member, Derbyshire-based Fountain Kitchens & Bathrooms, which offers kitchens, bathrooms and tiles.
In addition, one of the memberships was a fourth showroom for Passmore Group. The retailer’s Otley showroom now joins Passmore Group’s Leeds, Harrogate and Mirfield showrooms as official KBSA members.
The other new KBSA members are:
- CKB Interiors based in Leyton, London
- The Kitchen Consultancy Ltd based in Kingsbury, London
- Kitchens Bespoke in East Grinstead, West Sussex
- Jackton Moor Kitchens in East Kilbride, Glasgow
- A1 Interiors in Grantham, Nottinghamshire
- Kitchens of Sussex in Brighton, East Sussex
- Avanni Kitchens Ltd in Gowerton, Swansea
- And two showrooms for Et Lorem, located in Reading and Beaconsfield
The KBSA’s retail and corporate membership director, Malcolm Scott, said he was delighted to welcome the new businesses to the KBSA.
He continued: “Ten new members is an amazing achievement, the most we have ever reached in just one month. Our membership has been growing consistently this year, helping us move forward and cement our position as THE association for the independent retailer.”
The KBSA recently unveiled the list of 2024 finalists for its annual Designer Awards, which are set to take place next month. In addition, Richard Hibbert, national chair of the KBSA, recently said that the organisation’s new partnership with the KBBG will enable both groups to “provide the very best support for showrooms”.