Features By Tim Wallace
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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.
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ‘...
Interview: Retailer Mark Newbery on staying resilient in the pandemic
As local rivals folded during the pandemic, Exeter-based KBB retail business Sapphire Spaces not only updated its showro...
Interview: Adam Thomas – There's a lot of money in accessible kitchens
There are now 14m disabled people in the UK, so why are many kitchen retailers still reluctant to explore the business p...
Interview: New ways of working have given Jim Gettings a record year
Kitchen, bedroom and bathroom retailer Jim Gettings has used his 37 years of experience in the sector to defy the pandem...
Interview: How Matt Podesta is selling kitchens successfully online
Matt Podesta has proved you don't need a showroom to be a successful kitchen retailer – particularly when the pandemic...
Interview: Business is flying, says contracts specialist Derek Miller
While lockdown restrictions continue to hamper retail trade, Scope Bathrooms in Glasgow has benefitted from its long-est...
Interview: Get niche or get out, says Better Bathrooms CEO Nick Glynne
Aided by the surge in internet shopping, online giant Buy It Direct has turned e-tailer Better Bathrooms into a major su...
Interview: Sandy Armitage on why she turned her home into a showhouse
When the pandemic hit, Ipswich-based KBB designer Sandy Armitage decided not to seek any new projects and instead focuss...
Interview: Iain Forsythe on Brexit, COVID and life after liquidation
When Peterborough-based retailer Premier Kitchens & Bedrooms went into voluntary liquidation in November 2019 it sent sh...
