FINALISTS | kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2024
KITCHEN RETAILER OF THE YEAR
Callerton Kitchens and Interiors Newcastle Upon-Tyne
Cooks & Company Newark, Nottinghamshire
Kitchens by J S Geddes Kilmarnock, Ayrshire
Laings Kitchens Bathrooms Bedrooms Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
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This 42-year-old business is moving with the times, prioritsing digital marketing and investing in its people. It has improved its customer service with new CRM systems that, along with a welcoming atmosphere in-store, have helped it achieve record sales in 2023. It has lots of in-store events planned for 2024.
callertonkitchens.co.uk
KITCHEN SHOWROOM OF THE YEAR
Cooks & Company Newark, Nottinghamshire
With 50+ years under its belt, Cooks & Company prides itself on its showroom experience, offering clients coffee or champagne to create a memorable visit and a one-stop-shop for appliances and kitchens. It aims to help customers to envision a luxurious living space with an emphasis on personalised service.
cooksandcompany.co.uk
Davonport Colchester, Essex
Kitchens by JS Geddes was our 2023 winner, but the business has continued to evolve over the past 12 months with a new replacement appliance service, new displays and a new range of contract kitchens. It has also upped its sustainability commitment with solar panels, energy-efficient lighting and electric cars.
jsgeddes.com
KC Design House Clayton West, West Yorkshire
This long-established family business continues to move forward by investing in logistics, installations and 21 new displays, as well as solar panels and EV chargers. Its goal is exceptional customer service and in 2023 it doubled the front-of-house team. It has invested in five new apprentices and is targeting new house builders.
laings.com
Rencraft Sevenoaks, Kent
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The 20,000sq ft showroom features a dedicated kitchen and interiors studio as well as a separate appliance area with over 40 brands. It is proudly described by the team as not just a space to view products but, thanks to interactive displays, an environment offering a tactile experience that goes beyond traditional showrooms.
cooksandcompany.co.uk
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KITCHEN RETAILER OF THE YEAR
Kutchenhaus Market Harborough Market Harborough
This purpose-built studio benefits from double-fronted windows that show case two of Davonport’s most popular kitchen designs, the Audley and Mersea. Upon entering, customers are encouraged to walk straight ahead, where they are greeted by a reception area, passing an eye-catching spiral wine cellar built into the floor.
davonport.com
Icon Kitchens Croydon
Opened in 2006, with its contemporary steel and glass frontage, the purpose-built showroom features six large displays, divided between its KC Exclusive handmade furniture and partner brand Siematic. Each display has been designed to reflect the needs of different clients and for demonstration during design consultations.
kcdesignhouse.co.uk
Paradox The Design Lab London
Located in a four-storey Georgian townhouse, the showroom has been designed to work with some of the building’s unique period features. Each one of the 13 displays – made up of Rencraft’s own handmade kitchens and Siematic – has been developed to work with specific features of the space such as high ceilings.
rencraft.co.uk
RidgeWey Weybridge, Surrey
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This franchise is a new venture from the RFK Kitchens group. It chose this location for its demographic and as well as retail clients is aiming at local architects, builders and estate agents. Since its successful launch event it has seen a steady flow of leads. If all goes well they plan to open a second KH store in the near future.
kutchenhaus.com
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The new Croydon studio is said to offer a tailored, service-oriented approach. Like any good independent retail business, it takes its role in the community seriously and this is emphasised by its contribution to local charities as well as its own open days and supper clubs. Over the next 12 to18 months the plan is to run more events.
iconkitchendesigns.co.uk
After 18 years in the kitchen and interior design sectors, Ioulia Fessopoulou launched Paradox The Design Lab in July last year. Focusing on mid- to high-end projects, she has teamed up with a range of leading KBB brands. She says the business is based on the philosophy that ‘affordable or not, quality is best’.
paradoxlab.co.uk
According to owner Stuart Luckman, the RidgeWey business and showroom is a consolidation of decades of design, product and project management experience. The studio, which showcases SieMatic with Sub Zero, Wolf and Gaggenau appliances alongside luxury interiors, has been designed to help clients understand their space.
ridgewey.com
• February 2024
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