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Season Two of The kbbreview Podcast has begun and it continues to be packed with information, fascinating chat and market insight. Here’s a round-up of all the episodes you may have missed in the past four weeks…
SEASON TWO: EPISODE ONE Supply and Demand Hosted by Andrew Davies, this is a very special episode
to kick off Season Two, giving a detailed look into the highs and lows of the lockdown period for the independent kitchen and bathroom retail market. We talk to retailers, suppliers and analysts to give us a snapshot of what happened and what might happen next. Is this all pent-up demand that will inevitably wear off or the ‘new normal’ we’ve heard so much about? As diffi cult as it’s been, has the KBB industry got off lightly compared with many other sectors? And are we truly the benefactors of the lockdown paradox?
SEASON TWO: EPISODE THREE New
businesses in the
lockdown We’re looking at
how new retail businesses have fared, and are faring, in this highly unpredictable period. We meet brothers Hugh and Howard (pictured) Miller of, you guessed it, kitchen studio H Miller Bros in Liverpool – a family affair started last year, and catch up with Jake Colwill from Kutchenhaus to fi nd out how its franchise model is expanding and growing faster than ever despite, and maybe even because of, the lockdown.
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SEASON TWO: EPISODE TWO Installer guidelines and product design With both local
and regional lockdowns starting to bite across different areas of the country, we have Damian Walters (pictured), chief exective of the BiKBBI back with us to tell us about the latest guidance on what installers can or cannot do when they go into people’s homes. Then we take a look into the mysterious art of product development and design and what infl uence the coronavirus experience may have had there in the future. A fascinating topic that we’ll be discussing with Geberit group industrial designer Ian Randle.
Special Save Our Skills Bonus Episodes
We’ve launched these special Save Our
Skills podcast episodes to
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take an in depth look at some topics that are very relevant to anyone that is hunting for a job in the KBB industry. CVs and
covering letters
Dos and don’ts following redundancy
Mental health and redundancy
Hausmesse: The German ‘open house’ kitchen showcase welcomed visitors in person and online in this year’s hybrid event pg 28
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audio show that you can download or stream at your leisure. They are best accessed via a podcast app on your phone, where you can see all the episodes so far, subscribe so you don’t miss new ones, and rate and review them to encourage others to listen. To fi nd The kbbreview Podcast, simply search ‘kbbreview’ in your app of choice – such as Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify. Alternatively, you can go to
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Focus: Relationships An in-depth look at the complexities of working relationships in the KBB industry pg 36
Turn the page for
PRODUCTS & SUPPLIERS
RETAIL & DESIGN
kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2021: The industry’s most prestigious awards are back for 2021. Find out where and when pg 26
Shower toilets: Ten years ago there were no shower toilets in the UK, now we’re spoilt for choice. Are they the next big thing? pg 51
WANT TO TELL US YOUR BUSINESS SUCCESS STORY? EMAIL THE EDITOR:
rebecca@kbbreview.com
· November 2020
2021
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