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Howard Grindrod: ‘My job is to make other people look good’

Chinese giant Hisense is set to target the kitchen studio market with its new built-in appliance line-up. Chris Frankland talks to UK vice-president Howard Grindrod at the company’s new headquarters in Leeds.

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How to get into the contract market

Many retailers are considering undertaking contract work to make more money – but how do you start? Michael Pearcy, managing director of C&C Kitchens, offers his wisdom and experience…

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How can you ensure your business has staying power?

Tony Passmore, owner and chairman of the Passmore Group, looks back on a business that has grown and thrived for almost 60 years and spells out the factors he believes have helped it survive

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Finding the best location for your showroom

Kristian Tolbod, a director of kitchen and bathroom retailer Premiere Klasse, which has branches in Basingstoke and Ascot,shares his thoughts on how to get it right

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How to attract business in tough times

Trevor Scott, chief executive of RFK Kitchens, explains how to keep a flow of customers coming through the door

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What’s the secret behind 50 years of success as a KBB retailer?

There are few KBB retailers with a history of more than 50 years, and even fewer with the same ownership. However, one of the rare exceptions is Cambridgeshire’s Anglia Interiors. So, George Dean asks, what’s the secret to a long and happy business life?

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Opening in a downturn: the best time to set up shop?

Paul Wheeler, sales director for buying group MHK UK, has more than 20 years of industry experience including running his own showroom. Here he looks at why starting a new KBB retail business in a softer market can be a real opportunity

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How to adapt your business to survive

As the industry gears up for kbb Birmingham 2024, we talk to three leading independent KBB retailers about the permanent changes they’ve made to their business in order to seize any opportunities and survive

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Putting the boutique into bathrooms

Quarrybank Boutique in Cheshire’s affluent Wilmslow set out to be so much more than just a bathroom showroom. Chris Frankland went to get the full story from owners
Steven and Koralia Hume

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Showroom of the Month: Olympus Bathrooms, Essex

With its dark aesthetic and quirky bays, this showroom was designed to inspire and really wow clients walking through the doors. Francesca Seden reports…

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Case study: Retreat to the spa cave

Ripples in Wokingham created this spa-inspired master en suite for the owners of an Edwardian property in the town looking for a tasteful sanctuary

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‘We’re proud to be a family business’

One of eight family members in the Victor Paris Bathrooms business, sales director Mark Derighetti joined the business straight from school and has seen its retail empire expand and diversify. Chris Frankland went to meet him…

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Retailer profile: Luck & Fuller

It’s been almost two years since Luck & Fuller won the kbbreview New Bathroom Retailer of the Year award, so George Dean caught up with owner Kenneth Luck to see what’s changed since his big win, and what he’s learned along the way

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Showroom of the Month: Ridgeway Interiors, Gerrards Cross

‘Atmospheric’ and ‘luxurious’ are two words that sum up this showroom, and yet it still feels accessible. Francesca Seden

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Multigenerational bathrooms – what you need to know

Lara Sargent looks at why today’s bathrooms need to work for more than one generation – and how retailers can best sell products for the entire household to use and enjoy, now and in the future

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Case study: An element of surprise

Olive & Barr created a handmade kitchen with a few surprises in a barn conversion for clients who enjoy entertaining friends and family

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The benefits of European manufacturers in the UK bathroom market

We turn our focus from the UK towards Europe and beyond, focusing on international bathroom brands and their benefits for retailers. Francesca Seden reports…

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Howard Grindrod: ‘My job is to make other people look good’

How to get into the contract market

How can you ensure your business has staying power?

Finding the best location for your showroom

How to attract business in tough times

What’s the secret behind 50 years of success as a KBB retailer?

Opening in a downturn: the best time to set up shop?

How to adapt your business to survive

Putting the boutique into bathrooms

Showroom of the Month: Olympus Bathrooms, Essex

Case study: Retreat to the spa cave

‘We’re proud to be a family business’

Retailer profile: Luck & Fuller

Showroom of the Month: Ridgeway Interiors, Gerrards Cross

Multigenerational bathrooms – what you need to know

Case study: An element of surprise

The benefits of European manufacturers in the UK bathroom market

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