Features By Tim Wallace
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Features by Tim Wallace | 38 features

Tim entered the KBB world in 2004 with industry title kbbreview. He was appointed editor in 2011 before leaving to go freelance in 2019. In 2016, Tim was named Best Trade Journalist of the year at the Bathroom Manufacturers Association Media Awards.

Is it finally time to switch appliance brand? Tim Wallace investigates

With delays to appliance orders still frustrating many kitchen retailers, some have begun the hunt for alternative suppl...

InsightFeatures Thu 18th Aug 2022

Interview: Jo Buckerfield – Why I'm in favour of charging design fees

KBB design studio Your Space Living, near Cardiff, offers a full project management service and now charges for designin...

InterviewFeatures Thu 4th Aug 2022

Interview: Paul Whiers on how to beat the multiples on price

Kitchen specialist Interiors of Harrogate offers a diverse mix of brands including ‘DIY range-beater’ Häcker, Ashle...

InterviewFeatures Wed 6th Jul 2022

Interview: Simon Taylor on how he's navigating the challenges of today

Buckinghamshire-based Simon Taylor Furniture prides itself on its ‘truly bespoke’ offering. MD Simon Taylor tells Ti...

InterviewFeatures Wed 25th May 2022

Interview: Larry Vince on becoming one of Caple's new retail showrooms

Kitchen specialist Caple is rolling out a nationwide network of showrooms that only supply its own brand of furniture an...

InterviewFeatures Thu 12th May 2022

Interview: Niko Rasides – We now offer so much more than just kitchens

Nicholas Anthony’s newly refurbished Wigmore Street SieMatic showroom is offering clients a new interiors concept. Des...

InterviewFeatures Wed 20th Apr 2022

Interview: Keith Myers on the power of new kitchens to change lives

Winchester kitchen retailer The Myers Touch has developed a unique four-stage approach to design that helps draw clients...

InterviewFeatures Thu 3rd Feb 2022

Interview: Vanessa Brady – Expand but don't give up your core business

Vanessa Brady is founder and CEO of The Society of British and International Interior Design. She tells Tim Wallace whic...

InterviewFeatures Tue 25th Jan 2022

Interview: 'We do fewer kitchens for a lot more,' says Darren Taylor

Hampshire-based retailer Searle & Taylor has added £10,000 to its average order value in the last year. MD Darren Taylo...

InterviewFeatures Thu 9th Dec 2021

Interview: 'COVID helped us update and reassess,' says Shehryar Khan

Shehryar Khan, MD of Twickenham-based kitchen specialist Sheraton Interiors, explains to Tim Wallace how COVID prompted ...

InterviewFeatures Tue 9th Nov 2021

Interview: Ivan Simpson: Spend on your showroom before recession hits

Durham-based kitchen and bathroom specialist Ivan Simpson (pictured left with showroom manager David Burns) tells Tim Wa...

InterviewFeatures Mon 25th Oct 2021

Interview: Graham Robinson: 'Lockdown proved you do need a showroom'

Wigmore Street showroom Halcyon Interiors turned 40 this year. Tim Wallace talks to showroom and design manager Graham R...

InterviewFeatures Wed 1st Sep 2021

Interview: Retailer Amir Kamiabi on expanding into home interiors

The COVID pandemic has triggered a change of strategy for Teesside kitchen studio Haus of Design. Not only has owner Ami...

InterviewFeatures Thu 5th Aug 2021

Interview: Kitchens International MD Gerry Watson's new plan of action

By joining the brand portfolio of timber specialist James Donaldson & Sons (JDS), Scottish independent retailer Kitchens...

InterviewFeatures Mon 12th Jul 2021

Interview: We’ve found a niche, says retailer Nick McColgan

In its first year of business back in 2015, Snug Kitchens in Newbury took orders worth £700,000. The plan was for a ‘...

InterviewFeatures Wed 16th Jun 2021