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Interview: Flexibility is key to coping with change, says Alan Dodds
While some brands have struggled with the challenges thrown at them by COVID-19, Roca Group has pressed ahead with its g...
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: Diversification and digitisation have been key for Euroline
While the pandemic has had many negative effects, Nigel Jacobs, MD of Euroline, chooses to focus on a positive one. “A...
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: How CRL became one of the top 3 quartz brands in the UK
It has been four years since C.R. Laurence of Europe (CRL), the former UK distributor of Caesarstone, launched its own r...
InterviewsFeatures Mon 8th Feb 2021
Interview: How extraction specialist Westin is raising its profile
It was one hundred years ago in 1921 when Walter Stanley Westin founded his electrical engineering company in an old tex...
Interview: David Osborne on Roman's future plans and new A&D showroom
In December, Roman announced the opening of its London A&D showroom as part of the Sanipex Gallery on the busy King’s ...
Interview: Imperial Bathrooms' Graham Bucktrout on energising a brand
As one of a handful of surviving British sanitaryware manufacturers, it is probably true to say that Imperial Bathrooms ...
Interview: Richard George – 'PJH's bathroom retail sales are up 30%'
Amidst the gloom of a third national lockdown comes a welcome blast of positivity. “We’ve had an incredibly strong y...
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...
How Ocean Bathrooms is finding new ways to extend its reach
After a week of feeling gloomy at the beginning of lockdown in March, Joe Mühl, commercial MD of family-owned Ocean Bat...
Bora CEO Willi Bruckbauer on the power of being a niche brand
Known for pioneering the cooktop extractor, there can be little doubt that Bora has made its mark. After all, many other...
Why more manufacturers must support campaigns to promote retailers
In October, Quooker – in partnership with the KBSA – launched a £250,000 advertising campaign aimed at encouraging ...
Hansgrohe UK MD Jay Phillips on plotting a course for steady growth
Few would deny that 2020 has been a challenging year, but Hansgrohe UK and Ireland MD Jay Phillips remains resolutely fo...
InterviewsFeatures Tue 3rd Nov 2020
'Now is the time to join a buying group,' says KBBG MD Bill Miller
With over 3,500 members in nine countries, Der Kreis is Europe’s biggest kitchen and bathroom buying group, and its UK...
