Alfresco Kitchens, formerly known as BBQ Kitchens, has become the premier UK dealer of Canadian outdoor kitchen brand Urban Bonfire.
Part of the Home Living Group, Alfresco Kitchens is a luxury outdoor kitchen design retailer based in West London. Established in 2020 by Darren Turnbull and Grant Davison, Alfresco Kitchens was one of the first retailers to introduce outdoor kitchens into the UK. as well as its new partnership with Urban Bonfire, the company also works with other outdoor kitchen brands including Cubic, Outopia, Burnout and Fresco Pro. Its design centre features over 12 outdoor kitchen displays.
Commenting on the launch of Urban Bonfire in the UK, Darren Turnbull (pictured far right), commercial director of Alfresco Kitchens, comments: “Alfresco Kitchens is thrilled to help launch this exceptional brand into the UK market, continuing to inspire outdoor entertainment enthusiasts with Urban Bonfire’s unparalleled design and craftsmanship. It is the first North American outdoor kitchen design brand to launch into the UK and European markets, which is a great indicator of the growth of the UK outdoor entertaining industry in the last couple of years. The passion of the Urban Bonfire team and their investment into this launch is expected to help the ongoing education of the design community that these fantastic products exist, and what a true outdoor kitchen actually is.”
Ryan Bloom (pictured second left), co-founder and President of Urban Bonfire, added: “We are thrilled to announce the official launch of Urban Bonfire in the UK. From its humble beginnings in Montreal, Canada, Urban Bonfire has become one of the world’s most sought after and specified outdoor cooking and entertaining brands that combines incredible design flexibility and unparalleled quality. We are delighted to work with the passionate team at Alfresco Kitchens who are true experts in outdoor space activation projects. The UK is a monumental part of Urban Bonfire’s global expansion strategy and we are delighted to share our love of outdoor cooking and entertainment with the British design community.”
The outdoor kitchen concept has been identified as a key area of growth for the UK kitchen market and KBB retailers since the Covid pandemic in 2020.
