NEWS Kbsa announces 2022 Designer Awards winners
The winners of the 2022 Kbsa Designer Awards were announced on 28 September at the Awards Dinner, which followed the Kitchen and Bathroom Conference, held at the Belfry Hotel. The awards were presented by special guest
British comic
actress and writer Sally Phillips, as follows:
Kbsa Kitchen Concept Award, sponsored by Blum UK - Felicity O’Hare, Kitchens by JS Geddes.
Kbsa Young Designer of the Year sponsored by Quooker - Dominic Massarella, KC Design House. Kbsa Bathroom Designer of the Year, sponsored by Airflow Developments - Andrew Hewson, Dobsons.
Kbsa Kitchen Designer of the Year - Kitchens up to £25k, sponsored by Siemens - Diane Berry, Diane Berry Kitchens.
Kbsa Kitchen Designer of the Year for Kitchens from £25k to £50k sponsored by Blanco - Elizabeth
Creative Retail Awards crown the best in worldwide design and display
Pantling-Jones, Lima Kitchens. Kbsa Kitchen Designer of the Year for Kitchens over £50k sponsored by Neff - Keith Myers & Amanda Smith, the Myers Touch. The highly commended designers,
FrogTape designs take to the stage for European festival
Designs created with leading masking tape brand FrogTape have been used to make the artwork for the Zurich Open Air Festival.
The organisers of the event,
which welcomes over 170,000 people over three days, saw the vibrant geometric designs of Brighton-based Art + Believe and
commissioned them to
provide the artwork for this year’s festival. The main stage of
As physical retail evolves, design and experience have become more powerful tools than ever. The Creative Retail Awards have recognised the very best in retail, leisure, and hospitality design & display since 2018. With categories including
sustainability,
omni-channel, technology, VM schemes, POP/POS, shopfitting, store design, experience,
and innovation,
the Awards recognise talent across the full spectrum of the industry.
The 2022 Judging Panel independently shortlisted and selected the Winning and Highly Commended entries submitted by suppliers, designers and retailers from across the globe. The big night took place at
Proud Embankment on the 22 September, with the Creative Retail Awards’ unique take on a ceremony that blends networking with an informal party atmosphere celebrating the diversity in our industry. Shunning the traditional gala dinner format, the Awards ceremony was interspersed with enthralling live acts, finishing with a live band and DJ into the small hours.
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The night was attended by the Who’s Who list of suppliers, designers, and retailers including ASDA, Chopard, Dermalogica, Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Musgrave Group, Ribble Cycles, Sky, Sports Direct, and many more. Each Award category gave the shortlisted entrants a chance to walk away with a highly commended or winner’s trophy in front of a supportive crowd of industry peers. Winners this year included projects from retailers such as AT&T, Situ Live, Chanel, Coach, Nestlé, and Woolworths South Africa. Store Design of the Year was won by Sports Direct with their new Oxford Street store, with the Retail Experience Award going to Chanel and Harrods for their Door Nº5 in celebration of 100 years of Chanel Nº5. The ceremony closed with the announcement of
the Judges’
Choice Award, which this year went to Portuguese tinned goods store Comur Coimbra,
from
Grupo O Valor do Tempo. View
images, the video
of the night, and the full list of Winners, Highly Commended and Shortlisted entries at www.
creativeretailawards.com.
Landscape show 2022 celebrates success
Settling into Birmingham’s NEC for a second year, Landscape provided another opportunity to network and meet clientele, and was overwhelmed by support from the industry. With
brand new features
added, the exhibition was one to remember. Landscape supported student talent, introducing the Graduate Showcase by London College of Garden Design, giving visibility and opportunities for development to new designers within the industry.
Landscape 2022 continued to
provide an impressive array of free CPD accredited seminars, giving ample opportunity for experts to impart their knowledge and ideas to visitors. Event Director, Jeremy Storey-
Walker revealed: “I was really impressed by all the new faces at the show this year including new companies and new visitors; it was truly inspiring.
Tom Holmes Scott Gammon
who each received a certificate and a bottle of champagne were announced as follows: Dominic Massarella, KC Design House
Nicola Whyte, KI Bathroom Interiors
Lucy Cunliffe, Diane Berry Kitchens
In addition, the annual Kbsa Supplier Award was presented. This award is judged by Kbsa retail members. Each year they have the opportunity to vote
the Zurich Open Air Festival was surrounded with Art + Believe’s art recreated digitally, as was the giant ‘Z’ that welcomed visitors to the event. The art will be used for three years.
Dan and Charlotte of Art +
Believe always use FrogTape in their work. They are world- famous for
their colourful
geometric designs which have been used on building exteriors, palace floors, city architecture and even beer bottles. Their work relies on straight lines so Shurtape, owner of FrogTape has sponsored the duo for a number of years, as the unique Paintblock Technology in the
masking tape means it provides the neatest straight lines possible, with no paint bleed. Dan said: “We love to create artwork that is bold, fresh and exciting, and we are very grateful to Shurtape for the support over the years. We love to use FrogTape with our painted designs as we need clean, sharp lines in our work.”
PEOPLE NEWS NEW APPOINTMENTS AT PELSIS GROUP
Global pest control manufacturer and distributor Pelsis Group has appointed Scott Gammon as General Manager for its UK and Nordics operations. Scott joins Pelsis from Rentokil Initial where he was Area Operations Manager, having worked for the business for 17 years. Scott will oversee Pelsis Group distribution businesses in the UK, Ireland and Nordic regions.
Former BPCA president Tom Holmes has also been appointed as the group’s Global Portfolio Lead for its flykiller product category. Tom transitions from his role as Head of Pro-Pest Development of the groups distribution division, Edialux Professional. He will now be focused on strategy and portfolio development for Pelsis, which operates
flykiller brands, Brandenburg and Insect-O-Cutor. Speaking about the appointments, Pelsis Chief Operating Officer Cahal McQuillan said: “We are pleased to welcome Scott to the business as General Manager and congratulate Tom on his appointment as Global Portfolio Lead for our market leading flykiller category. The business has exciting plans for the future as we continue to develop and supply new, innovative products and provide support services to our retail and professional customers.”
OCTOBER 2022 DIY WEEK 7
for the supplier that has best supported them. This award is sponsored by Clear Insurance Management and was won by Quooker
The final award for the evening was the prestigious Customer Service Award. This is a much coveted award amongst members as it is based purely on customer feedback, the
best method of judging
whether customer performance is genuine. This award was sponsored by Fisher & Paykel Appliances Ltd and was won by Regal Kitchens.
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