2022 gallery
Winners
Drinks Reception
Ceremony
Afterparty
The Winners
Kitchen Designer of the Year: project cost up to £30,000 – Sponsored by Franke
Shehryar Khan – Sheraton Interiors, Twickenham
Joel La Rosa – Joel LaRosa Design, Leicester
Jayne Everett – Naked Kitchens, Fakenham, Norfolk
Tim Plested – Controlled Interiors, Fareham, Hampshire
Bathroom Designer of the Year: project cost up to £10,000 – Sponsored by Sealskin duka
Gary Read – Kallums Bathrooms, London
Chantel Elshout – Chantel Elshout Studio, Cirencester
Daniella Fantini – The Tap End, Pontyclun, nr Cardiff
Emma Wynne Williams – Tu Mewn, Nefyn, Gwynedd
Kitchen Designer of the Year: project cost £30,000-£50,000 – Sponsored by Masterclass
Darren Morgan – Designer Kitchen by Morgan, Keady, Co Armagh
Sofia Bune Strandh – Sola Kitchens, London
Daniel Allen – Evie Willow, Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire
Alex Jenman – Gainsborough Kitchens, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Bathroom Designer of the Year: project cost £10,0000-£25,000 – Sponsored by Kudos
Gary Read – Kallums Bathrooms, London
Yousef Mansuri – CP Hart, London
Chantel Elshout – Chantel Elshout Studio, Cirencester
Dean Keyworth – Armstrong Keyworth, Lowick, Northumberland
Kitchen Designer of the Year: project cost over £50,000 – Sponsored by Samsung
Stephen Graver – Stephen Graver Ltd, Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire
Matthew Higgins – Sustainable Kitchens, Bristol
Robert Burnett, Kitchens by Holloways, Richmond
Alice Hood – Roundhouse, London
Bathroom Designer of the Year: project cost over £25,000 – Sponsored by Ideal Standard
Kia Stanford- Kia Designs, London
Daniella Fantini – The Tap End, Pontyclun, nr Cardiff
Sokum Hyland-Smith – Five Sextillion, London
Pippa Paton – Pippa Paton Design, Longworth, Oxfordshire
Supplier Team of the Year – Sponsored by kbb Birmingham
Aqualla – Sales Team
Armera – Internal Sales team
PWS – Marketing and Design Team
Quooker – Overall Team
Senstec – GB Sales Team
Virtual Worlds – Sales Team
Installation Company of the Year – Sponsored by SENSTEC
Terlecki – Maidstone
Liberty – Dundee
Concept Installations – Winchester
Alexander Kitchens – Worthing
Rising Star of the Year – Sponsored by Quooker
Liam Butler, kitchen designer at Butler Interiors – Low Bentham, Lancaster
Connor Lehane, lead plumber at Olympus Bathrooms – Otford, Kent
Ellenor Pease, digital marketing manager at Kallums Bathrooms – London
Rini Vanchhawng, sales and design manager at Anthony Mullan Furniture – Maidenhead
New Kitchen Retailer of the Year – Sponsored by ArtiCAD
Birkdale Kitchen Company – Southport
Ligneous Kitchens – Walton on Thames, Surrey
OoshhStudio – Hemel Hempstead
Colour House Interiors – Caterham
New Bathroom Retailer of the Year – Sponsored by Flair
KI Bathroom Interiors – Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire
Simply Bathroom Solutions – Bromley
Luck and Fuller Bathroom Design Studio – Billericay, Essex
Kitchen Showroom of the Year – Sponsored by InSinkErator
Laings – Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
Kitchens International – Edinburgh
Bauen Design – Glasgow
Birkdale Kitchen Company – Southport
Bathroom Showroom of the Year – Sponsored by VitrA
Napier Bathrooms & Interiors – Edinburgh
Kallums Bathrooms – London
Roccia – Preston
Sovereign Bathrooms – Winchester
Kitchen Retailer of the Year – Sponsored by Neff
Laings – Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
Kitchens International – Edinburgh
The Myers Touch – Winchester
Sola Kitchens – London
Bathroom Retailer of the Year – Sponsored by Roca
Laings – Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
CP Hart – Wilmslow
ESP Bathrooms – Preston
Bathroom Village – Bristol
One lucky person on the night will win £5k courtesy of Virtual Worlds
All attendees to the awards get access to the awesome not to be missed afterparty
Categories
You can enter as many categories as you like but can only enter each once
Putting your business or showroom forward for an award is always a brave thing to do. It pits your skills against your fellow retailers and lets a judging panel decide who has hit the mark more than another.
Because of this, we take the entry and judging process really seriously and we believe it’s unique to this industry and is designed to make sure that those who win have truly earned their trophy.
WHO CAN ENTER?
The Retailer of the Year and Showroom of the Year categories are open to any showroom-based retailers of kitchen and/or bathrooms based in the UK and Ireland.
IMPORTANT: Multiple retailers must choose ONE specific showroom to enter e.g. your flagship store, or latest opening.
HOW DO YOU ENTER?
Retailers submit their entries via a really simple online process that allows you to save, add, edit and change your entry up to the point you decide to send it to us.
One form enters you for both the Retailer of the Year and Showroom of the Year categories. It is clear on the form which questions match up with which category.
HOW IS IT JUDGED?
Entries are shortlists and the finalists will receive a face-to-face visit from a judge to find out all about your business in person.
Retailer of the Year 2022 judging criteria:
What judges do NOT include in their deliberations for Retailer of the Year
Putting your business or showroom forward for an award is always a brave thing to do. It pits your skills against your fellow retailers and lets a judging panel decide who has hit the mark more than another.
Because of this, we take the entry and judging process really seriously and we believe it’s unique to this industry and is designed to make sure that those who win have truly earned their trophy.
WHO CAN ENTER?
The Retailer of the Year and Showroom of the Year categories are open to any showroom-based retailers of kitchen and/or bathrooms based in the UK and Ireland.
IMPORTANT: Multiple retailers must choose ONE specific showroom to enter e.g. your flagship store, or latest opening.
HOW DO YOU ENTER?
Retailers submit their entries via a really simple online process that allows you to save, add, edit and change your entry up to the point you decide to send it to us.
One form enters you for both the Retailer of the Year and Showroom of the Year categories. It is clear on the form which questions match up with which category.
HOW IS IT JUDGED?
Entries are shortlists and the finalists will receive a face-to-face visit from a judge to find out all about your business in person.
Retailer of the Year 2022 judging criteria:
What judges do NOT include in their deliberations for Retailer of the Year
Putting your business or showroom forward for an award is always a brave thing to do. It pits your skills against your fellow retailers and lets a judging panel decide who has hit the mark more than another.
Because of this, we take the entry and judging process really seriously and we believe it’s unique to this industry and is designed to make sure that those who win have truly earned their trophy.
WHO CAN ENTER?
The Retailer of the Year and Showroom of the Year categories are open to any showroom-based retailers of kitchen and/or bathrooms based in the UK and Ireland. IMPORTANT: Multiple retailers must choose ONE specific showroom to enter e.g. your flagship store, or latest opening.
HOW DO YOU ENTER?
Retailers submit their entries via a really simple online process that allows you to save, add, edit and change your entry up to the point you decide to send it to us.
One form enters you for both the Retailer of the Year and Showroom of the Year categories. It is clear on the form which questions match up with which category.
HOW IS IT JUDGED?
Entries are shortlists and the finalists will receive a face-to-face visit from a judge to find out all about your business in person.
Showroom of the Year 2021 judging criteria:
What judges do NOT include in their deliberations for Showroom of the Year
Putting your business or showroom forward for an award is always a brave thing to do. It pits your skills against your fellow retailers and lets a judging panel decide who has hit the mark more than another.
Because of this, we take the entry and judging process really seriously and we believe it’s unique to this industry and is designed to make sure that those who win have truly earned their trophy.
WHO CAN ENTER?
The Retailer of the Year and Showroom of the Year categories are open to any showroom-based retailers of kitchen and/or bathrooms based in the UK and Ireland. IMPORTANT: Multiple retailers must choose ONE specific showroom to enter e.g. your flagship store, or latest opening.
HOW DO YOU ENTER?
Retailers submit their entries via a really simple online process that allows you to save, add, edit and change your entry up to the point you decide to send it to us.
One form enters you for both the Retailer of the Year and Showroom of the Year categories. It is clear on the form which questions match up with which category.
HOW IS IT JUDGED?
Entries are shortlists and the finalists will receive a face-to-face visit from a judge to find out all about your business in person.
Showroom of the Year 2021 judging criteria:
What judges do NOT include in their deliberations for Showroom of the Year
This category celebrates the entrepreneurs launching new kitchen retail businesses.
It is a brave step to start something from scratch but the industry always needs new blood, new ideas and new approaches if it is to continually evolve. We want to highlight those people and reward their thinking.
This is a great opportunity for the awards to actively support the leading retailers of tomorrow and encourage those moving the industry forward.
WHO CAN ENTER?
For the purposes of the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2021, you are eligible to enter this category if you have opened a new kitchen retail showroom business that sells direct to consumers in the 12 months between November 15th 2020 and November 15th 2021.
This could be a totally new business or a new enterprise for an existing business – e.g. a new showroom in a different town, or new showroom with different concept or target audience.
Your existing business must only operate up to three retail showrooms. In other words, if you are a significant multiple retail business you cannot enter this category.
HOW DO YOU ENTER?
Retailers submit their entries via a really simple online process that allows you to save, add, edit and change your entry up to the point you decide to send it to us.
HOW IS IT JUDGED?
Entries are shortlists and the finalists will receive a face-to-face visit from a judge to find out all about your business in person.
New Kitchen Retailer of the Year judging criteria
What judges do NOT include in their deliberations:
This category celebrates the entrepreneurs launching new bathroom retail businesses.
It is a brave step to start something from scratch but the industry always needs new blood, new ideas and new approaches if it is to continually evolve. We want to highlight those people and reward their thinking.
This is a great opportunity for the awards to actively support the leading retailers of tomorrow and encourage those moving the industry forward.
WHO CAN ENTER?
For the purposes of the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2021, you are eligible to enter this category if you have opened a new bathroom retail showroom business that sells direct to consumers in the 12 months between November 15th 2020 and November 15th 2021.
This could be a totally new business or a new enterprise for an existing business – e.g. a new showroom in a different town, or new showroom with different concept or target audience.
Your existing business must only operate up to three retail showrooms. In other words, if you are a significant multiple retail business you cannot enter this category.
HOW DO YOU ENTER?
Retailers submit their entries via a really simple online process that allows you to save, add, edit and change your entry up to the point you decide to send it to us.
HOW IS IT JUDGED?
Entries are shortlists and the finalists will receive a face-to-face visit from a judge to find out all about your business in person.
New Kitchen Retailer of the Year judging criteria
What judges do NOT include in their deliberations:
The role of the installer in the making the client’s dream kitchen or bathroom come true cannot be underestimated. The kbbreview Retail & Design Awards is shining a spotlight on the very best installation companies in the industry by teaming up with the British Institute of KBB Installation for this special award.
WHO CAN ENTER?
Any kitchen and/or bathroom installation company based in the UK or Ireland
HOW DO YOU ENTER?
Installation companies submit their entries via a really simple online process that allows you to save, add, edit and change your entry up to the point you decide to send it to us.
HOW IS IT JUDGED?
A panel of experts will consider all entries and choose a shortlist.
Installation Company of the Year judging criteria
What judges do NOT include in their deliberations for Installation Company of the Year
Putting your projects forward for an award is always a brave thing to do. It pits your skills against your fellow designers and lets a judging panel decide who has hit the mark more than another.
Because of this, we take the entry and judging process really seriously and we believe it’s unique to this industry and is designed to make sure that those who win have truly earned their trophy.
WHO CAN ENTER?
The design categories are open to ANY designers of kitchen and bathroom projects that have been installed in a real residential home. In other words, they are not for concept or showroom designs. However, one-off designs for a showhome or developer are eligible but it must be stated on the entry form.
You can enter as many categories as you like but you can only enter each category once.
HOW DO YOU ENTER?
Designers submit their entries via a really simple online process that allows you to save, add, edit and change your entry up to the point you decide to send it to us.
HOW IS IT JUDGED?
Judges begin by going through all the submitted entries and scoring them against these fixed criteria:
All the shortlisted designers are invited to a dedicated judging day where they are each given 15 minutes to present their project in person to the judging panel.
It’s their chance to give all the detail and tell the full story of the design, but likewise it’s the judge’s chance to quiz them on all aspects of the project before deciding who the winners are.
WHAT IS ‘PROJECT COST’?
The one question that always arises in the design judging is how we define ‘project cost’. No two design projects are the same so the definition we use is ‘the final cost paid to you by the client’. That cost may or may not include all aspects of the completed kitchen or bathroom but they do include the aspects that the designer had control over. So, for example, you may get two kitchens with a project cost of £29,000 but one includes building work, installation and appliances and the other did not.
On the entry form, the designer must declare the project cost AND what is or isn’t included in that figure. It’s then up to the judges to take those factors into account when making their decisions. This is a design competition, it’s not an audit, so we must take all the figures presented to us at face value, however there is no advantage to be had by manipulating the costs to push it into one category over another.
WHAT PERIOD DOES IT COVER?
The submitted projects must have been completed in the 12 months between November 15th 2020 and November 15th 2021
Putting your projects forward for an award is always a brave thing to do. It pits your skills against your fellow designers and lets a judging panel decide who has hit the mark more than another.
Because of this, we take the entry and judging process really seriously and we believe it’s unique to this industry and is designed to make sure that those who win have truly earned their trophy.
WHO CAN ENTER?
The design categories are open to ANY designers of kitchen and bathroom projects that have been installed in a real residential home. In other words, they are not for concept or showroom designs. However, one-off designs for a showhome or developer are eligible but it must be stated on the entry form.
You can enter as many categories as you like but you can only enter each category once.
HOW DO YOU ENTER?
Designers submit their entries via a really simple online process that allows you to save, add, edit and change your entry up to the point you decide to send it to us.
HOW IS IT JUDGED?
Judges begin by going through all the submitted entries and scoring them against these fixed criteria:
All the shortlisted designers are invited to a dedicated judging day where they are each given 15 minutes to present their project in person to the judging panel.
It’s their chance to give all the detail and tell the full story of the design, but likewise it’s the judge’s chance to quiz them on all aspects of the project before deciding who the winners are.
WHAT IS ‘PROJECT COST’?
The one question that always arises in the design judging is how we define ‘project cost’. No two design projects are the same so the definition we use is ‘the final cost paid to you by the client’. That cost may or may not include all aspects of the completed kitchen or bathroom but they do include the aspects that the designer had control over. So, for example, you may get two kitchens with a project cost of £29,000 but one includes building work, installation and appliances and the other did not.
On the entry form, the designer must declare the project cost AND what is or isn’t included in that figure. It’s then up to the judges to take those factors into account when making their decisions. This is a design competition, it’s not an audit, so we must take all the figures presented to us at face value, however there is no advantage to be had by manipulating the costs to push it into one category over another.
WHAT PERIOD DOES IT COVER?
The submitted projects must have been completed in the 12 months between November 15th 2020 and November 15th 2021
Putting your projects forward for an award is always a brave thing to do. It pits your skills against your fellow designers and lets a judging panel decide who has hit the mark more than another.
Because of this, we take the entry and judging process really seriously and we believe it’s unique to this industry and is designed to make sure that those who win have truly earned their trophy.
WHO CAN ENTER?
The design categories are open to ANY designers of kitchen and bathroom projects that have been installed in a real residential home. In other words, they are not for concept or showroom designs. However, one-off designs for a showhome or developer are eligible but it must be stated on the entry form.
You can enter as many categories as you like but you can only enter each category once.
HOW DO YOU ENTER?
Designers submit their entries via a really simple online process that allows you to save, add, edit and change your entry up to the point you decide to send it to us.
HOW IS IT JUDGED?
Judges begin by going through all the submitted entries and scoring them against these fixed criteria:
All the shortlisted designers are invited to a dedicated judging day where they are each given 15 minutes to present their project in person to the judging panel.
It’s their chance to give all the detail and tell the full story of the design, but likewise it’s the judge’s chance to quiz them on all aspects of the project before deciding who the winners are.
WHAT IS ‘PROJECT COST’?
The one question that always arises in the design judging is how we define ‘project cost’. No two design projects are the same so the definition we use is ‘the final cost paid to you by the client’. That cost may or may not include all aspects of the completed kitchen or bathroom but they do include the aspects that the designer had control over. So, for example, you may get two kitchens with a project cost of £29,000 but one includes building work, installation and appliances and the other did not.
On the entry form, the designer must declare the project cost AND what is or isn’t included in that figure. It’s then up to the judges to take those factors into account when making their decisions. This is a design competition, it’s not an audit, so we must take all the figures presented to us at face value, however there is no advantage to be had by manipulating the costs to push it into one category over another.
WHAT PERIOD DOES IT COVER?
The submitted projects must have been completed in the 12 months between November 15th 2020 and November 15th 2021
Putting your projects forward for an award is always a brave thing to do. It pits your skills against your fellow designers and lets a judging panel decide who has hit the mark more than another.
Because of this, we take the entry and judging process really seriously and we believe it’s unique to this industry and is designed to make sure that those who win have truly earned their trophy.
WHO CAN ENTER?
The design categories are open to ANY designers of kitchen and bathroom projects that have been installed in a real residential home. In other words, they are not for concept or showroom designs. However, one-off designs for a showhome or developer are eligible but it must be stated on the entry form.
You can enter as many categories as you like but you can only enter each category once.
HOW DO YOU ENTER?
Designers submit their entries via a really simple online process that allows you to save, add, edit and change your entry up to the point you decide to send it to us.
HOW IS IT JUDGED?
Judges begin by going through all the submitted entries and scoring them against these fixed criteria:
All the shortlisted designers are invited to a dedicated judging day where they are each given 15 minutes to present their project in person to the judging panel.
It’s their chance to give all the detail and tell the full story of the design, but likewise it’s the judge’s chance to quiz them on all aspects of the project before deciding who the winners are.
WHAT IS ‘PROJECT COST’?
The one question that always arises in the design judging is how we define ‘project cost’. No two design projects are the same so the definition we use is ‘the final cost paid to you by the client’. That cost may or may not include all aspects of the completed kitchen or bathroom but they do include the aspects that the designer had control over. So, for example, you may get two kitchens with a project cost of £29,000 but one includes building work, installation and appliances and the other did not.
On the entry form, the designer must declare the project cost AND what is or isn’t included in that figure. It’s then up to the judges to take those factors into account when making their decisions. This is a design competition, it’s not an audit, so we must take all the figures presented to us at face value, however there is no advantage to be had by manipulating the costs to push it into one category over another.
WHAT PERIOD DOES IT COVER?
The submitted projects must have been completed in the 12 months between November 15th 2020 and November 15th 2021
Putting your projects forward for an award is always a brave thing to do. It pits your skills against your fellow designers and lets a judging panel decide who has hit the mark more than another.
Because of this, we take the entry and judging process really seriously and we believe it’s unique to this industry and is designed to make sure that those who win have truly earned their trophy.
WHO CAN ENTER?
The design categories are open to ANY designers of kitchen and bathroom projects that have been installed in a real residential home. In other words, they are not for concept or showroom designs. However, one-off designs for a showhome or developer are eligible but it must be stated on the entry form.
You can enter as many categories as you like but you can only enter each category once.
HOW DO YOU ENTER?
Designers submit their entries via a really simple online process that allows you to save, add, edit and change your entry up to the point you decide to send it to us.
HOW IS IT JUDGED?
Judges begin by going through all the submitted entries and scoring them against these fixed criteria:
All the shortlisted designers are invited to a dedicated judging day where they are each given 15 minutes to present their project in person to the judging panel.
It’s their chance to give all the detail and tell the full story of the design, but likewise it’s the judge’s chance to quiz them on all aspects of the project before deciding who the winners are.
WHAT IS ‘PROJECT COST’?
The one question that always arises in the design judging is how we define ‘project cost’. No two design projects are the same so the definition we use is ‘the final cost paid to you by the client’. That cost may or may not include all aspects of the completed kitchen or bathroom but they do include the aspects that the designer had control over. So, for example, you may get two kitchens with a project cost of £29,000 but one includes building work, installation and appliances and the other did not.
On the entry form, the designer must declare the project cost AND what is or isn’t included in that figure. It’s then up to the judges to take those factors into account when making their decisions. This is a design competition, it’s not an audit, so we must take all the figures presented to us at face value, however there is no advantage to be had by manipulating the costs to push it into one category over another.
WHAT PERIOD DOES IT COVER?
The submitted projects must have been completed in the 12 months between November 15th 2020 and November 15th 2021
Putting your projects forward for an award is always a brave thing to do. It pits your skills against your fellow designers and lets a judging panel decide who has hit the mark more than another.
Because of this, we take the entry and judging process really seriously and we believe it’s unique to this industry and is designed to make sure that those who win have truly earned their trophy.
WHO CAN ENTER?
The design categories are open to ANY designers of kitchen and bathroom projects that have been installed in a real residential home. In other words, they are not for concept or showroom designs. However, one-off designs for a showhome or developer are eligible but it must be stated on the entry form.
You can enter as many categories as you like but you can only enter each category once.
HOW DO YOU ENTER?
Designers submit their entries via a really simple online process that allows you to save, add, edit and change your entry up to the point you decide to send it to us.
HOW IS IT JUDGED?
Judges begin by going through all the submitted entries and scoring them against these fixed criteria:
All the shortlisted designers are invited to a dedicated judging day where they are each given 15 minutes to present their project in person to the judging panel.
It’s their chance to give all the detail and tell the full story of the design, but likewise it’s the judge’s chance to quiz them on all aspects of the project before deciding who the winners are.
WHAT IS ‘PROJECT COST’?
The one question that always arises in the design judging is how we define ‘project cost’. No two design projects are the same so the definition we use is ‘the final cost paid to you by the client’. That cost may or may not include all aspects of the completed kitchen or bathroom but they do include the aspects that the designer had control over. So, for example, you may get two kitchens with a project cost of £29,000 but one includes building work, installation and appliances and the other did not.
On the entry form, the designer must declare the project cost AND what is or isn’t included in that figure. It’s then up to the judges to take those factors into account when making their decisions. This is a design competition, it’s not an audit, so we must take all the figures presented to us at face value, however there is no advantage to be had by manipulating the costs to push it into one category over another.
WHAT PERIOD DOES IT COVER?
The submitted projects must have been completed in the 12 months between November 15th 2020 and November 15th 2021
NO ENTRIES REQUIRED
Even in an industry of amazing people, initiatives and organisations there will always be those that stand out as truly exceptional and it is those achievements that we highlight in this special category.
We do NOT require entries for this category and there are no shortlists or finalists. The recipients are chosen by the editorial team of kbbreview for their outstanding contribution to the industry.
Over the years the award has been given to individuals whose lifetime body of work has influenced and shaped the industry, but equally we have always been keen to stress that a ‘Special Achievement Award’ is not simply a ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ and we have handed that famous trophy out for a wide variety of equally impressive accomplishments.
Successful businesses and industries are always looking for fresh, new, creative talent.
These rising stars often drive companies to innovate and embrace new practices and technologies and, guided by experienced hands, they can grow into valuable team members or even the next generation of business leaders.
The development of this pool of new, young talent is so important to the future of the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom retail sector and this is why kbbreview is introducing its ‘Rising Stars’ award as part of the Save Our Skills campaign.
And, as with the Save Our Skills, the Rising Stars Award is sponsored by Quooker. Every month between July 2021 and February 2022, we will choose a Rising Star to feature on our kbbreview newsletter.
Then, from that shortlist, we will choose one to be our overall Rising Star 2022 and they will be revealed at the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2022 ceremony in Birmingham.
So we need YOU to tell us who your Rising Star is – who are the members of your team that you believe stand out as a star of the future in this industry?
There are only two rules:
1) They must be currently employed by a retailer – defined as a company that sells direct to the consumer.
2) They must be under 30 years of age on March 7th, 2022. Other than that, they can perform any job role within your business – admin, design, sales, finance, installation, we don’t mind as long as they’re a star.
You can nominate up to THREE people, and you must send us:
And that’s all you need to do.
This is a fantastic opportunity to raise the profile of your business and the talent within it. It’s a great chance to let your people know how much you value them and believe in their contribution.
It’s also a way of demonstrating to the wider industry just what can be achieved if you take the time to nurture raw talent.
This very special award is being introduced in 2022 to highlight the important work done by the people who work for those companies that supply the independent kitchen and bathroom retail network.
These brands are made up of teams of hard-working and dedicated people and we want to hear all about what they do to keep those retailers stocked, happy and full of customers.
A team can be any size (as long as it’s more than one person) but that team MUST perform a specific function within the company. For example – sales, marketing, logistics, warehouse, design, admin etc. In other words, you can’t nominate the whole company as one ‘team…
The one exception to that rule is if your company has less than TEN members of staff and they perform multiple roles as one team.
WHO CAN ENTER?
We are defining ‘supplier’ as anyone who provides products AND/OR services to the independent kitchen and bathroom retail network. So we’re including product manufacturers and distributors but also service providers such as software, marketing support etc.
HOW DO YOU ENTER?
Companies submit their entries via a really simple online process that allows you to save, add, edit and change your entry up to the point you decide to send it to us.
HOW IS IT JUDGED?
A panel of experts will consider all entries and choose a shortlist.
Supplier Team of the Year judging criteria
What judges do NOT include in their deliberations for Installation Company of the Year
FAQ
The kbbreview Retail & Design Awards are a celebration of the very best retailers, designers and manufacturers in the kitchen and bathroom industry. They are by far the longest running and most prestigious awards in the sector with the 2022 event celebrating 28 years.
Our categories are split into two disciplines – retail and design. They are open to any retailers and designers of kitchen and bathroom projects in the UK and Ireland. Independents, multiples and franchisees are all welcome to enter and it’s totally FREE.
The design categories are open to ANY designers of kitchen and bathroom projects that have been installed in a real residential home. In other words, they are not for concept or showroom designs. However, one-off designs for a showhome or developer are eligible but it must be stated on the entry form.
The categories are:
*Read more about the categories
IMPORTANT: You can enter as many categories as you like but only one design per category.
‘Project cost’ is defined as the final sum paid to you by your client. The entry form allows you to declare what is included in that cost e.g. installation.
To find out more about each category, including the judging criteria, click on the name or simply continuing scrolling down the site.
The retail categories reward the very best retailers and showrooms and are open to ANY retailers of kitchens and bathrooms in the UK and Ireland.
IMPORTANT: Multiple retailers must choose ONE specific showroom to enter e.g. your flagship store, or latest opening.
The categories are:
*Read more about the categories
The Retailer of the Year awards are for the best all round retailers looking at factors including business success, marketing, showroom, customer service and after-sales.
The Showroom of the Year categories look specifically at how well designed showrooms are and their effectiveness for the target market.
The New Retailer of the Year categories reward new retail businesses that have opened in the 12 months up to the closing date of November 16 2021.
The Community Champion of the Year award highlights how retailers help their local community and the Rising Star award rewards the under-30s moving the retail sector forward.
One entry form puts you forward for both the Retailer of the Year and Showroom of the Year.
There is are separate entry forms for the New Retailer of the Year categories, the Community Champion of the Year and Rising Star Award.
To find out more about each category, including the judging criteria, click on the name or simply continuing scrolling down the site.
The Installation Company of the Year category is run in partnership with the British Institute of KBB Installation and it is open to any kitchen and/or bathroom company operating in the UK or Ireland.
This very special award is being introduced in 2022 to highlight the important work done by the people who work for those companies that supply the independent kitchen and bathroom retail network.
These brands are made up of teams of hard-working and dedicated people and we want to hear all about what they do to keep those retailers stocked, happy and full of customers.
A team can be any size (as long as it’s more than one person) but that team MUST perform a specific function within the company. For example – sales, marketing, logistics, warehouse, design, admin etc. In other words, you can’t nominate the whole company as one ‘team...
The one exception to that rule is if your company has less than TEN members of staff and they perform multiple roles as one team.
Entries are submitted via a very simple online form. It allows you to start an entry and then add, edit or change as much as you like before sending it to us.
The closing date is 6pm on Tuesday November 16, 2021 – please note that there will be NO extensions!
Absolutely nothing. The kbbreview Retail & Design Awards is completely FREE to enter and always has been for 28 years.
The judging process for the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards is unique in its focus and detail. We have several stages to make sure the entering is easy but winning is hard!
You can see the full judging process here
The winners will be revealed on Monday, March 7th, 2021 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole alongside the kbb show at the NEC.
No, the Special Achievement Award is chosen by the editorial team of kbbreview and goes to an outstanding individual who has made a significant contribution to the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom industry.
Special Achievement Award
2021 Johnny Grey
2020 Adam Thomas, designer
2019 Alan Dodds, managing director Roca UK
2018 KBSA
2017 Damian Walters, chief executive, British Institute of KBB Installation
2016 Paul Crossley, Just Trays
2015 The KBB NTG and the team behind the Bucks New University Foundation Degree in Kitchen Design
2014 Roger Kyme, CEO, Ripples
2014 Iain Mckinlay, Former MD, Hansgrohe
2013 Yvonne Orgill, BMA
2012 Duncan Marr, Franke
2011 John and Tom Hart, C P Hart
2010 Nick Hopkinson, Mark Two
2009 Laurence Pidgeon and Keith Atkins, Alternative Plans
2008 Roger Cooper, Ideal Standard
2007 Mark Wilkinson, Mark Wilkinson Furniture
2006 Uwe Hanneck, BSH Group
2005 Martyn Denny, president of BMA
Kitchen Retailer of the Year
(formerly Master Retailer Award for Kitchens)
2021 The Myers Touch, Winchester
2020 Kitchens by JS Geddes, Kilmarnock
2019 Kitchens International, Broxburn
2018 Kitchens by JS Geddes, Kilmarnock
2017 Celtic Interiors, Cork
2016 Kitchens International
2015 Kitchens by J.S.Geddes - Kilmarnock
2014 Kitchens International
2013 Kitchens by J S Geddes
2012 Kitchens by J S Geddes
2011 Kitchen Architecture
2010 Kitchen Architecture
2009 Diane Berry Kitchens
2008 Kitchens International
2007 Houseworks
2006 Norwood Kitchens
2005 Norwood Kitchens
2004 JS Geddes Design Partnership
2003 Houseworks
2002 Underwood Kitchens
2001 Robinson Interiors
2000 Bannisters
1999 Affordable Kitchens
1998 Hatt Kitchens
1997 J S Geddes Design Partnership
1995 A Bell & Company
1994 4 Seasons Design
Showroom Award for Kitchens
2021 Diane Berry Kitchens, Manchester
2020 Kitchens International, Edinburgh
2019 Kitchens International, Glasgow
2018 KC Design House, Yorkshire
2017 The Myers Touch, Winchester
2016 Arthouse Creative Interiors
2015 Roundhouse Design - Wigmore Street, London
2014 Spacefittingfurniture
2013 Townhouse Design, Harrogate
2012 Kitchen Architecture
2011 Parkes Interiors
2010 Design House Dublin
2009 Houseworks Dublin
2008 Kitchen Culture (Esher, Surrey)
2007 Houseworks Belfast
2006 Arthouse Creative Interiors (Cheshire)
2005 Nicholas Anthony (London)
2004 Kitchen Culture
2003 Callum Walker Interiors
2002 Crabtree Kitchens
2001 Stuart Frazer
2000 Tsunami
1999 IGF Interiors
1998 The Kitchen and Bathroom Collection of Salisbury
Bathroom Retailer of the Year
(Formerly Master Retailer Award for Bathrooms)
2021 TBK Design, London
2020 Laings, Inverurie
2019 Soaks Bathrooms, Belfast
2018 Laings, Inverurie
2017 Tec Lifestyle, Maldon
2016 Tilestyle
2015 Bathe & Beyond - Staines-upon-Thames
2014 The Bathroom Company, Perth
2013 Robert Pochin, Leicester
2012 The Bathroom Company, Perth
2011 The Bathroom Company, Perth
2010 The Yard
2009 Burge & Gunson
2008 The Yard
2007 D W Burns
2006 The Yard
2005 Versatile Bathrooms & Interiors
2004 The Bathroom Studio
2003 Versatile Bathrooms & Interiors
2002 Channel Island Ceramics
2001 Elegant John Bathrooms
2000 T W Thomas & Co
1999 Roberts & Co
1998 Littlejohn Bathrooms
1997 BodyWash
1995 Durham Modern Homes
1994 Ripples
Showroom Award for Bathrooms
2021 ESP Bathrooms, Preston
2020 Laings, Inverurie
2019 BathroomsByDesign, Brentford
2018 The Bathroom Company, Edinburgh
2017 Laings, Aberdeenshire
2016 Victor Paris Bathrooms
2015 Sapphire Living Space - Exeter
2014 Bathe And Beyond
2013 Robert Pochin, Leicester
2012 Tilestyle
2011 The Bathroom Company, Perth
2010 Bathing Design Studio
2009 Taylor’s Etc
2008 Bath House Design Ltd
2007 Taylor's Etc
2006 In Design, London
2005 Dream Design
2004 The Yard
2003 Ripples (Bath)
2002 Platinum Bathroom Studio
2001 Porcelanosa
2000 Original Bathrooms of Cork
1999 West One Bathrooms
1998 Roberts Plumbers Merchants & Bathroom Specialists
New Kitchen Retailer of the Year
2021 Elgar Kitchens, Worcester
2020 Stone & Chrome
New Bathroom Retailer of the Year
2021 Pier 1 Bathrooms, Hove
2020 Rouse Bathrooms
Community Champion of the Year
2021 Dream Doors , Newbury
2020 Caldicot Kitchen & Bathrooms Centre
Customer Service Award for Kitchens
2019 Wright Kitchens, Harlow
2018 Orwells Furniture, Ipswich
2017 John Willies Country Kitchens, New Forest
2016 The Kitchen Company
2015 Fitzgeralds Interiors - High Wycombe
2014 Roma Interiors Ltd
2013 Rugby Fitted Kitchens
2012 Dewhirst Kitchens
2011 The Studio by Innovations, Stoke on Trent
2010 Scammell Interiors, York
2009 Kitchen Consultants, Cambridge
2008 Mark Wilkinson Furniture Ltd (Tunbridge Wells)
2007 McNally Kitchens
Customer Service Award for Bathrooms
2019 City Plumbing, Andover
2018 Victor Paris Bathrooms, Edinburgh
2017 Pochin Bathrooms, Leicester
2016 Zest Bathrooms
2015 Wave Bathrooms – Salisbury
2014 Kedleston Interiors
2013 Fabulous Bathrooms, Reading
2012 Sarah Ireland Bathrooms
2011 BASCS, Swindon
2010 Ripples, Bath
2009 Tubs and Tiles, Coventry
2008 Jacques Bathrooms, Solihull
2007 Dream Design
Kitchen Designer of the Year - project cost over £50,000
2021 David Hall, David Hall Kitchen & Furniture Makers, Royston
2020 Pippa Paton, Pippa Paton Design
2019 Shane Hilton, Arundel Bespoke
2018 Julia Brown – Mowlem & Co, Newcastle
2017 Roselind Wilson – Roselind Wilson Design
2016 Martin Smith, Holloways of Ludlow
2015 Matt Podesta – Podesta
2014 Andrew Rizza - Dream Design, Dorset
2013 Darren Jenner, Darren Jenner London
2012 Andrew Rizza, Dream Design
Kitchen Designer of the Year - project cost £30,000-£50,000
2021 Howard Miller, H. Miller Bros, Liverpool
2020 Caroline Davies, Aristocraft Kitchens & Bedrooms
2019 Alan Drumm, Uncommon Projects
2018 Rhiannon Phenis, Sola Kitchens
2017 Alan Drumm, Uncommon Projects
2016 Richard McGee, Holloways of Ludlow
2015 Christian Stevenson - ChristianPaul
2014 Kieron Bell - Kitchens International, Aberdeen
2013 Donna Grech, Grech & Grech Interiors
2012 Matt Podesta, Podesta
Kitchen Designer of the Year - project cost up to £30,000
2021 Donna Casey, thatssocool, London
2020 Martin Baptie, Baptie Design
2019 Louise Berry, Naked Kitchens
2018 Diane Berry – Diane Berry Kitchens, Manchester
2017 Tony and Hayley Robson – DayTrue
2016 Mark Newbery, Sapphire Spaces
2015 James Robinson - Brookvale Kitchens
2014 Colin Wong - Development Direct, Edinburgh
2013 Edd Thurston & Jack Trench, Jack Trench Ltd
2012 Ivan Burrows, Alfie Briggs Alwood
Designer Award for Kitchens - project cost over £25,000
2011 Stephen Graver, Stephen Graver Ltd
2010 Robert Burnett, Holloways of Ludlow & Lorenzo
Grifantini, DOS Architects
2009 Nick Flatley, Yorkshire Design Assoc.
2008 Scott Lawrence, Kitchen Culture
2007 Scott Lawrence, Kitchen Culture
Designer Award for Kitchens - project costs up to £25,000
2011 Janice Sutherland, Alfred Briggs (Alwood) Ltd
2010 Dominique McLaughlin, James James Kitchens
2009 Darren Morgan, Glenvale Kitchens
2008 Susan Quirke, Quirke McNamara Consultancy
2007 Peter Leonard, Greenhill Kitchens
Designer Award for Kitchens
2006 Jo Sampson, Blacksheep
2005 Tristan de la Haye, Kitchen Culture
2004 Stuart McLauchlan, SHH
2003 Kevin Nicholas, Nicholas Anthony
2002 Andrew Bannister, Bannister Design
2001 Wendy Gossage, Hatt Kitchens
2000 Simon Taylor, 4 Seasons Design
1999 Graham Britain, Treyone Woodcraft
1998 Simon Taylor, 4 Seasons Design
1997 Graham Brittain, Treyone Woodcraft
Young Designer Award for Kitchens
2011 Donna Grech, Grech & Grech Interiors
2010 Nikita Pearce, Callisto Design
2009 Erin Shevlin, Vidaco
2008 Chris Etheridge, Krieder
2007 Sally Gasking, Kitchens
2006 Simon Pink, Houseworks
2005 Breeda O'Donoghue, Houseworks
2004 Jonathan Paul Woodcock, One Way Kitchens
2003 Karen Doyle, Houseworks Ltd
2002 Natalie Braddock-Mead, Stuart Frazer
2001 Tristan de-la-Haye, Avantgarde Interiors
2000 Jonathan Woodcock, One Way Kitchens
Designer Award for Kitchens – contracts and house builders
2014 Ailsa Howorth - Kitchens International, Broxburn
2013 Eva Siskinova & Ali Ravanshad, Dandi Living
2012 Jillian Knowlton, Adaptations Ltd
2011 Allan Craig, Collinton Kitchen Design Ltd
2010 Andrew Rizza, Dream Design
2009 Helen Fewster, Suna Interiors
2008 Parminder Singh Hunjan, Krieder
Bathroom Designer of the Year - project cost over £25,000
2021 Pippa Paton, Pippa Paton Design, Longworth
2020 Ana Rezende, Ripples Bournemouth
2019 Hayley Robson, DayTrue Interiors
2018 Pippa Paton – Pippa Paton Design, Oxford
2017 Roselind Wilson – Roselind Wilson Design
2016 Martin Hammond & Richard Fox, Ripples Solihull
2015 René Dekker and Emlyn Conlon
2014 Andrew Rizza - Dream Design, Dorset
2013 Eva Siskinova & Ali Ravanshad, Dandi Living
2012 Mark Mallindine, Mark Mallindine Architects
Bathroom Designer of the Year - project cost £10,000-£25,000
2021 Judith Harrop, Judith Harrop Interior Design, Birstall
2020 Rebecca Milnes, CP Hart
2019 Hayley Robson, DayTrue Interiors
2018 Kia Stanford and Alex Reichardt – Kia Designs, London
2017 Martina Landhed – InStil Design
2016 Zoe Curtis, Taylors Etc
2015 Craig Senel – Puro Design
2014 Martin and Lisa Hammond - Ripples Solihull
2013 Jim Gibson, Stone & Chrome
2012 Stephen Roulstone, Charles Yorke
Bathroom Designer of the Year - project cost up to £10,000
2021 Steven Pepper, Suna Interior Design, London
2020 Nicola Holden, Nicola Holden Designs
2019 Alison Teverini, Milward Teverini
2018 Tim Spiller and Liam Bennett – Crawford Partnership Architects, London
2017 Sarah Ireland – Sarah Ireland Designs
2016 Timothy Baber, Yellow Duck Interiors
2015 Colin Wong – Development Direct
2014 Pippa Paton - Pippa Paton Design, Oxfordshire
2013 Martina Landhed, formerly of Ripples Oxford
2012 Patrick Inglis, Jamal Badrashi & Kim Loddo, Inglish Badrashi Loddo
Designer Award for Bathrooms - project cost over £15,000
2011 Michelle Pabarcius, Design Solutions
2010 Michelle Pabarcius, Design Solutions
2009 Zak Reynolds, Ripples Chichester
2008 René Dekker, SHH
2007 Tim Baber, Ripples Bristol
Designer Award for Bathrooms - project costs up to £15,000
2011 Timothy Baber, Yellow Duck Interiors
2010 Susan Quirke, Quirke McNamara Consultancy
2009 Gemma Hewick, Ripples Newbury
2008 Gemma Hewick, Ripples Newbury
2007 Sarah Louise Ireland, Ripples Cheltenham
Designer Award for Bathrooms
2006 Tim Angus, SHH
2005 Marie-Laurence Camara-Ferguson, Ice Cube Design
2004 Stuart McLauchlan, SHH
2003 Fiona Curtis, Bailgate Kitchens & Cookware
2002 Shaun Lenane, Nicholas Anthony
2001 Wayne Bliben, Venezia Bathrooms
2000 Dereke Garnish, Paul Newman Interiors
1999 Shaun Lenane, Nicholas Anthony
1998 Keith Rossin, Keith Rossin Interiors
1997 Sarah Dodridge, Young
Young Designer Award for Bathrooms
2011 Nicole Foster, Porcelanosa Scotland
2010 Monita Cheung, C P Hart
2009 Lindsay Merchant, Sarah Ireland Bathrooms
2008 Jessica Blake, Ripples Chichester
2007 Jessica Blake, Ripples Chichester
2006 Melinda Hill, Ripples Mayfair
2005 Susan Quirke, Quirke McNamara Consultancy
2004 Gary Clegg, Bathroom & Design Ideas
2003 Janine Creed, Ripples (Bath)
2002 Andrea Brown, Ripples (Oxford)
2001 Claire Brazier, Ripples (Bristol)
2000 Katy Dixon, Bannisters
Designer Award for Bathrooms – contracts and house builders
2014 Colin Wong - Development Direct, Edinburgh
2013 Helen Fewster & Rebecca Tucker, Suna Interior Design Ltd
2012 Helen Fewster & Rebecca Tucker, Suna Interior Design Ltd
2011 Helen Fewster & Rebecca Tucker, Suna Interior Design Ltd
2010 Max Spenser-Morris, Design Republic
2009 Mark Bithrey, B3 Designers
2008 Helen Fewster, Suna Interior Design Ltd.
Student Designer Award
2006 Eamon Nawal, The Arts Institute at Bournemouth
2005 Chanin Kemakawat, Inchald School of Design
2004 Leon Lavictoire, Barking College
2003 Jennifer Lewis, Bishop Burton College
2002 Nicola Blaine, Bishop Burton College
2001 Claire Myerscough, Bishop Burton College
Young Designer Award
1999 Anne Wallis, En Suite Designs
1998 Alison Evans, Ripples (Cheltenham)
Environmental Innovation Product Award for Kitchens
2011 Bosch
2010 AEG-Electrolux
2009 Hotpoint
2008 Electrolux
Environmental Innovation Product Award for Bathrooms
2011 Senso
2010 Roca
2009 Hansgrohe
2008 Aqualisa
Kitchens, Bedrooms and Bathrooms Magazine Readers' Product Design Award
2011 Falmec
2010 De Dietrich
2009 Roman
Designer Award for Accessible Kitchens
2007 Alison Wright, Easy Living Home
2006 Adam Thomas, Design Matters
Designer Award for Accessible Bathrooms
2007 Alison Wright, Easy Living Home
2006 Alison Wright & Kate Sheehan, Easy Living Home
Marketing Award for Kitchens
2006 Kitchen Culture
2005 Crabtree Kitchens
2004 Houseworks
2003 The Kitchen Clinic
2002 Steve Hilldrith Interiors
2001 The Kitchen Clinic
2000 G S Geddes
1999 Dewhirst Kitchens
1998 Chris Jones Classic Kitchens
1997 Penwith Kitchen Studio
Marketing Award for Bathrooms
2006 The Yard
2005 Ripples (Chichester)
2004 The Yard
2003 Original Bathrooms & Tiles
2002 Scope Bathroom Interiors
2001 Original Bathrooms & Tiles
2000 Boundary
1999 T W Thomas & Co
1998 Ripples (Bath)
1997 Just Add Water
Product Innovation Award for Kitchens
2019 Dialog Oven from Miele
2018 Fusics Table by Schott Ceran
2017 Frames by Franke – Franke
2016 Hoover Wizard WiFi, Hoover
2015 Poggenpohl – The Fourth Wall
2014 Krushr V2 recycling compactor – Krushr
2013 BORA Professional Cooktop Extractor System
2012 De Dietrich DTiM1000C Piano 'Zoneless' Induction Hob
2005 Waterstation by Rieber
Product Innovation Award for Bathrooms
2019 GoClick from Flova
2018 ShowerHeaven 1200/300 4jet by Axor
2017 Concept Freedom – Ideal Standard
2016 Intelligente Series Digital Showering System, Tissino
2015 Ideal Standard – Dea
2014 IN WC by Lagares - Puro Design
2013 Mood Collection from Noken, part of the Porcelanosa Group
2012 Alchemy Design Award Level45 by Falper
2005 Aqua-Dec by Impey UK
Judging
The judging process for the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards is like no other in the industry. We have always believed that awards are only worth winning if people truly feel they have been fairly and accurately judged in a process that is transparent and comprehensive.
