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People over profits, says Cavalier Bathrooms

A period of introspection by Yorkshire-based manufacturer Cavalier Bathrooms gave new managing director, David Gannon, a greater understanding of the company’s values.

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‘We’ve been supporting and driving sustainability long before it became fashionable’, says Whirlpool

The Whirlpool Corporation reveals its ‘green’ strategy and explains why the whole industry must play its part in helping reduce our impact on the environment.

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‘There are a lot of opportunities to grow our business in the UK’ says Häcker UK MD

German kitchen manufacturer Häcker should need no introduction. Rebecca Nottingham went to meet UK MD Jamie Schneider at the brand’s showroom and HQ in London to find out his strategy for the brand.

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Retailer profile: Pier1 Bathrooms

Pier1 Bathrooms in Hove won the New Bathroom Retailer of the Year title at the 2021 kbbreview retail & Design Awards. Chris Frankland talks to MD Angus Warner (pictured) to find out what lies behind that success

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Armera: ‘We’re a relationship business and always will be’

Bathroom manufacturer Armera was born from a need to go back to what’s important — a more collaborative relationship with retailers. Matt Baker talks to the team behind the company that is putting values ahead of profit.

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Case study: Clean lines and a touch of elegance

Kia Stanford won our Bathroom Designer of the Year (project cost over £25,000) Award with this striking design for a townhouse in London’s High Street Kensington

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Supply chain reaction

The astonishing level of demand that erupted following the first lockdown in 2020, coupled with crippling manufacturing and logistical disruption, has led to wild unpredictability and frustrating delays to product lead times. But where are we now and what happens next? kbbreview investigates

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Tough love: BSH UK interview

Throughout the pandemic, BSH’s market-leading status has meant it’s often been the most public recipient of retailer disgruntlement over the industry-wide problems of long and unpredictable lead times. For UK CEO Gunjan Srivastava, the last two years have, he tells Andrew Davies, been “one of the steepest learning curves it’s possible to be on…”

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Case study: Working kitchen first, signature design second

Darren Morgan explains how he created this functional kitchen that made a bold design statement and won him the kitchen designer of the year title in the £30,000 to £50,000 category of the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2022

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Masterclass Kitchen’s masterplan

Proudly Welsh furniture brand Masterclass Kitchens has grown to become a key player in the UK market – particularly with a tight group of independent retailers – and now with a massive investment in a new factory and supporting infrastructure, it is set to grow even further. Andrew Davies went to Cardiff to find out more…

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Case study: Elegant sophistication

The Bathroom Company, Perth, created this elegant bathroom for a retired couple in their stunning Grade C-listed mid-Victorian detached mansion

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‘It’s not so much a revolution, more a continued evolution’, says new Roca UK MD

From April, Rashpal Sidhu will make the leap from finance and service director to managing director of Roca UK, taking over from industry stalwart Alan Dodds. Matt Baker asks him about his new role and his plans for the brand.

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Case study: Cool, calm and collected

Drew Forsyth created this bespoke Georgian-style kitchen with plenty of unique touches to make it perfectly suited to the needs of its thoroughly modern clients.

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Installations: To employ or to subcontract?

Installations are a critical step in KBB sales, so should retailers employ their own fitters, subcontract the jobs out or a combination of the two? Retail consultant Toby Griffin considers the pros and cons of the various options.

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Retailer Profile: Elgar Kitchens

Elgar Kitchens near Worcester won kbbreview’s New Kitchen Retailer of the Year award in 2021. Chris Frankland meets co-director Lisa Palmer to find out the secret of its success

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kbb Birmingham Retailer Top Five: Zoe Loveday

Sheffield Sustainable Kitchens MD Zoe Loveday chooses her favourite environmentally-friendly products at the show

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kbb Birmingham Bathroom Retailer Top Four: Justine Bullock

Justine Bullock, co-owner of The Tap End in Pontyclun Wales, shares her favourite things from this year’s kbb show in Birmingham

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kbb Birmingham 2022: ‘Improvement boom shows no signs of slowing’, says Verona

kbb Birmingham 2022: ‘Improvement boom shows no signs of slowing’, Verona marketing director, Katy Black

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People over profits, says Cavalier Bathrooms

‘We’ve been supporting and driving sustainability long before it became fashionable’, says Whirlpool

‘There are a lot of opportunities to grow our business in the UK’ says Häcker UK MD

Retailer profile: Pier1 Bathrooms

Armera: ‘We’re a relationship business and always will be’

Case study: Clean lines and a touch of elegance

Supply chain reaction

Tough love: BSH UK interview

Case study: Working kitchen first, signature design second

Masterclass Kitchen’s masterplan

Case study: Elegant sophistication

‘It’s not so much a revolution, more a continued evolution’, says new Roca UK MD

Case study: Cool, calm and collected

Installations: To employ or to subcontract?

Retailer Profile: Elgar Kitchens

kbb Birmingham Retailer Top Five: Zoe Loveday

kbb Birmingham Bathroom Retailer Top Four: Justine Bullock

kbb Birmingham 2022: ‘Improvement boom shows no signs of slowing’, says Verona

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