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What is the KBSA for?

There’s a lot changing at the KBSA, new MD Luke Wedgbury reveals his ambitions to transform the association from the inside out.

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Brochures – sales tools or showroom clutter?

Are suppliers giving retailers the tools to win sales – or just piles of brochures nobody uses?

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How safe is your stone?

With the debate around silica and engineered stone growing quickly , we ask what responsibility retailers have for making sure the products they sell are fabricated and installed safely.

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Why doesn’t sustainability sell?

Why does sustainability seem to matter so little when people are buying kitchens and bathrooms – and will it ever become a genuine selling point?

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How Ripples doubled its showroom network in five years

Ripples MD Paul Crow talks franchising, showroom growth, the changing independent bathroom market and why he believes retailers and suppliers need to rediscover some common ground.

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The latest from Lakes

As Lakes Showering Spaces celebrates 40 years, Marten Baker explains how service, longevity, design and a relentless search for innovation are shaping the next chapter.

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Should you get a second showroom?

So, should you open a second showroom? Is it the key to growth – or simply twice the headache?

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What’s your succession plan?

What’s your long – and short – term succession plan? Who could take the business forward when you’re no longer running it?

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The cowboy crackdown…but who protects the KBB retailer?

A Government crackdown on cowboy traders or a better way to protect good businesses? We talk to Trusted Payments founder James Walker about a new approach to payments, disputes and trust.

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Is business REALLY improving?

The Fab Four are back for Season 19 to take the temperature of the independent KBB market and ask that deceptively simple question – how’s business?

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Peter Dunlop: Building Bathshack

Bathshack founder Peter Dunlop on how he grew an online start-up into a major UK bathroom retailer…

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Magnet boss says a third of CVA-impacted staff now ‘redeployed’

Speaking exclusively to kbbreview, Magnet CEO Sophie Rose says that 30% of staff impacted by store closures have now been “redeployed” into other roles within the business.

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Resilience 2026: Matt Fowler from Hettich

Planning for tomorrow rather than reacting to today has long been part of Hettich’s approach. According to UK commercial director Matt Fowler, forecasting, innovation and partnership are at the heart of the business.

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Resilience 2026: Julie McLean from Hansgrohe

With the company celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, Hansgrohe marketing director Julie McLean delves deeper into how the company secured its legacy by always looking beyond tomorrow

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Resilience 2026: Howard Grindrod from Hisense

Although the industry is going through an unusual time, Hisense VP Howard Grindrod thinks there’s much that can be learned from the brand’s successful UK launch during another fraught period.

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Resilience 2026: Dominic Worsley from Rangemaster

There aren’t many companies in this industry with a history as long as Rangemaster. According to MD Dominic Worsley, part of the key to its longevity is having the bravery to try new things every once in a while…

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Resilience 2026: Arthur Leaker from LDD UK

How do you thrive for 26 years in distribution? Arthur Leaker, MD of LDD UK Ltd, explains the lessons learned from industry changes, and how they impact running a business with his own name above the door.

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Resilience 2026: Sven Herden from Rotpunkt

What’s the secret to longevity in the KBB industry? According to Rotpunkt’s managing director of marketing and sales, Sven Herden, it all comes down to flexibility, stability and diversification.

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What is the KBSA for?

Brochures – sales tools or showroom clutter?

How safe is your stone?

Why doesn’t sustainability sell?

How Ripples doubled its showroom network in five years

The latest from Lakes

Should you get a second showroom?

What’s your succession plan?

The cowboy crackdown…but who protects the KBB retailer?

Is business REALLY improving?

Peter Dunlop: Building Bathshack

Magnet boss says a third of CVA-impacted staff now ‘redeployed’

Resilience 2026: Matt Fowler from Hettich

Resilience 2026: Julie McLean from Hansgrohe

Resilience 2026: Howard Grindrod from Hisense

Resilience 2026: Dominic Worsley from Rangemaster

Resilience 2026: Arthur Leaker from LDD UK

Resilience 2026: Sven Herden from Rotpunkt

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