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Kitchen focus – Top designers reveal their boldest projects of 2024

With 2025 set to be the year of the bold kitchen, Emma Hedges talks to designers about their most striking projects of 2024 and hears how consumers ar...
kitchens features

Mon 16th Dec 2024

Matt Phillips: Sustainability matters when making big-ticket purchases

German kitchen manufacturer Rotpunkt is blazing a trail when it comes to climate friendly solutions – head of UK operations Matt Phillips reveals why...
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Fri 26th Jul 2024

Insight: How to use AI effectively within a marketing campaign

From content creation to automating tasks and even analysing data, AI is increasing business efficiency – but how should you use it effectively in you...
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Tue 16th Jul 2024

Sirius Buying Group hosts ‘successful’ 2024 Conference in Portugal

Sirius Buying Group, one of the UK’s major buying groups of electrical appliances and kitchen retail solutions, ‘successfully completed’ its 14th Inte...
kitchens news

Wed 26th Jun 2024

Caple announces sad passing of company founder Maurice Lay

The directors and shareholders of Maurice Lay Distributors Ltd have announced the death of founder and chairman Maurice Lay, who has passed away peace...
kitchens news

Tue 18th Jun 2024

Customisation is key to ‘genuine shower happiness’ says Grohe

Grohe is calling on installers to utilise its shower solutions portfolio which, it says, will provide consumers with customisable solutions that provi...
bathrooms news

Wed 15th May 2024

Insight: Why a marketing strategy isn't just vital for big businesses

Having a marketing strategy is not only important, but essential for your business regardless of its size – Chris Pepper, director of building and int...
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Thu 25th Apr 2024

Collaboration is vital to drive change in our sector, says BiKBBI

The theme of this year's British Institute of KBB Installation (BiKBBI) conference in Westminster this week was 'Driving Industry Change through Colla...
industry news

Thu 8th Feb 2024

KBB Birmingham reveals findings of latest industry research

KBB Birmingham has revealed the findings from its latest industry research, based on a survey that polled the opinions of industry professionals, incl...
industry news

Mon 4th Dec 2023

Abode's Paul Illingworth – My sink and tap trend predictions for 2024

Paul Illingworth, design manager at Abode, expects to see wellness coming through in the kitchen in a variety of forms, as well as transitional styles...
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Mon 13th Nov 2023

JKMR's Jayne Barber – So will AI call time on KBB industry jobs?

Jayne Barber, director of B2B research company JKMR, looks to the future and considers the implications of AI when it comes to industry jobs – will it...
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Wed 18th Oct 2023

Daval's Simon Bodsworth: Bedrooms are key to evergreen retail sales

Simon Bodsworth, MD at Daval Furniture, reveals why he believes it is forward-thinking independent kitchen retailers who are uplevelling their showroo...
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Thu 14th Sep 2023

Spanish tile fair Cevisama 2023 hailed as success by organisers

Figures now in from the 2023 edition of Feria Valencia's Cevisama tile trade show have revealed that the exhibition received 74,115 visitors, with 25%...
industry news

Wed 22nd Mar 2023

Yvonne Orgill on taking the UWLA's message to a global audience at ISH

As the world’s leading trade fair for water – ISH – draws closer, and the UWLA prepares to take the 'Water Matters' message to a global audience, mana...
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Fri 10th Feb 2023

MHK-UK opens doors of 2022 conference and AGM to non-members

MHK-UK has extended its invitation to its 2022 inaugural conference and AGM, which is being sponsored by appliance brand ASKO, to non-members as well...
kitchens news

Thu 6th Oct 2022

Yvonne Orgill: We urge you to respond to the Government's consultation

The Unified Water Label Association (UWLA) MD Yvonne Orgill is urging the industry to reinforce its commitment to the association and respond to the G...
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Fri 9th Sep 2022

Interview: Stuart Wilson on building appliance brand ASKO in the UK

A year after entering the UK market, ASKO’s national account manager talks to Nicola Hanley about what sets the Scandinavian appliance brand apart and...
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Mon 1st Aug 2022

BMA announces honorary officer appointments for 2022-24

The Bathroom Manufacturers Association (BMA) has appointed its honorary officers for 2022-24. They are: Jason Parker, MD at Thomas Dudley; Craig Baker...
bathrooms news

Tue 14th Jun 2022

BiKBBI launches mobile app to evolve communication channels

The British Institute of Kitchen, Bedroom & Bathroom Installation (BiKBBI) has announced the launch of a mobile app dedicated to optimising communicat...
industry news

Wed 1st Jun 2022

5 high-profile KBB women on just how much the industry has evolved

As kbb Birmingham reveals plans to celebrate International Women's Day at the show, we catch up with 5 high-profile industry women to hear their thoug...
insight features

Tue 8th Feb 2022

Interview: Davroc MD Chris Dodds on the launch of Coalbrook brassware

New brassware, new brand, new showroom – there's a lot going on at Davroc at the moment. MD Chris Dodds tells Amelia Thorpe about the launch and major...
interview features

Thu 16th Dec 2021

Damian Walters: We must recognise the importance of installation – NOW

Crisis – what crisis? Damian Walters, CEO of The British Institute of KBB Installation, explains why the labour shortage problems the KBB industry is...
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Fri 1st Oct 2021

UWLA welcomes construction industry's commitment to 'net zero'

The Unified Water Label Association (UWLA) has welcomed the launch of the Construct Zero change programme, which details the commitments made by the i...
industry news

Tue 21st Sep 2021

How Rhian Williams from Harvey Jones created a family friendly design

The kitchen is the heart of the home where all the family can congregate together, but what are the essential ingredients that make it practical for c...
kitchens features

Tue 10th Aug 2021

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