Round-up | NEWS CONTENTS
NEWS, COMMENT & OPINION 4-9 News roundup
A look back at the top stories we ran online while print issues were on hold, including: Poggenpohl’s administration and acquisition and how we broke the news that Wren’s reopening meant independents could follow suit
12 Paul Crow
The Ripples MD on how Covid-19 brought the industry together
15 Darren Taylor
Searle & Taylor’s MD shares 10 things that he learnt during lockdown
18 Wayne Dance
InHouse’s MD on how retailers must be ready as people start to spend
21 Steve Tough
Masterclass’s sales director on how showrooms need to engage with clients
26 Looeeze Grossman
TUKC’s founder says retailers must address clients’ environmental concerns
29 Martin Osborne
Wakefi eld Bathrooms’ boss demands a crackdown on online discounting
30 David Allinson
Harrison Bathrooms sales director urges retailers to seek proper margins
33 Luke Wedgbury
How Covid-19 helped this Midlands- based retailer do things even better
35 Reynolds and Saunders The BMA and TKC CEOs with their lockdown observations
PRODUCTS & SUPPLIERS
38 Interview: Acquabella CEO Juan José Benavent on Covid-19 and his plans for the brand in the UK
40 The Lockdown Diaries How we kept the industry informed and inspired during lockdown
44 The kbbreview100 Read about how you can be part of our new retailer initiative
46 Lockdown design competition
To keep designers motivated and creative during lockdown, kbbreview launched a concept design competition. Take a look at the
fi nalists and who was crowned the overall winner
53 KBB Design post-Covid
Industry experts discuss the impact of Covid-19 on design
September 2020 ·
KBB post-Covid: How the pandemic could affect design going forward pg 53
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Competition: We asked designers for a lighthouse-based design pg 46
Taylist carries on: How we kept the industry informed during lockdown pg 40
New normal: Experts recount their experiences of Covid-19 pgs 11-36
EDITOR’S COMMENT
BACK WHERE WE BELONG
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Even in the face of signifi cant challenges, we can achieve great things when we all pull together
specifi cally at
elcome to the September issue – I never thought I’d be so grateful to be able to say those words! I am of course referring to the fact that we were – like most businesses – forced to take a break from normal duties during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. We, therefore, paused production on our print issues after the May edition but, as you can see, we are back where we belong – in
print – starting with this very issue. And – even more good news – we are already planning the rest of our 2020 issues and beyond. While we may have taken a break from print, we made sure we kept the industry informed throughout this challenging period through our online and social media channels. You can read more about exactly what we – and the other Taylist Media magazines – were doing to support the industry in our Lockdown Diaries (page 40-42).
One of the highlights was the launch of the Lockdown Design Competition, which gave designers an outlet for their creativity during lockdown and proved, yet again, that even
in the face of signifi cant
challenges, this industry can achieve great things when we all pull together. Huge thanks again to the army of companies that donated a host of fantastic prizes (pages 46-50). In spite of the turmoil of the past
few months, the overriding theme of this issue is one of ongoing positivity and how the industry can seize new opportunities that come out of this challenge in order to evolve. We asked a range of industry
experts to talk about their experiences of the pandemic and how they’re embracing the ‘new normal’ (pgs 11-36). This includes an interview with Juan José Benavent, the CEO of Spanish shower tray specialist Acquabella (pgs 38-39), who reveals why not even a global pandemic could stop his plans for the brand in the UK. We’ve also considered the impact of Covid-19 on kitchen, bedroom and bathroom design (pgs 53-62). Unsurprisingly hygiene and clever, multifunctional spaces are likely to feature prominently on consumer wish lists moving forward.
In other exciting news, we’ve launched a new initiative aimed strengthening our support to
independents – the
kbbreview100. We’re inviting 100 retailers to become regular contributors to kbbreview to help us be a stronger voice for them and to shape and infl uence debate across the industry. Find out more on pages 44–45.
Rebecca Nottingham, editor
rebecca@kbbreview.com
kbbreview.com
Follow @kbbreview on Twitter for news and live updates from events
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