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Welcome to the latest special bonus episode of The kbbreview Podcast all about the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2021 . Your host as always is Andy Davies and the closing date for entries is here – we are shutting the door on Thursday!  That’s February the 18th so if you’re listening to this after that you’re too late, we're so, so sorry but we have a loads of judges itching to get started. In...

Welcome to the kbbreview Podcast, the show that is the baked beans to the kbb industry’s Weetabix. As always your host, live from the loft, is Taylist Media managing editor Andy Davies. We have two stories of adaptation and moving forward this week. First up we have kitchen designer and retailer Matt Podesta and his new venture Huckleberry Kitchens – which aims to bring his brand of artisan, handm...

Welcome to another special bonus episode of The kbbreview Podcast all about the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2021 . We're carrying on our climb into the minds of our judges to draw out the hints, tips and advice for anyone putting entries together. What jumps out at them when they look through all the entries? What are the details that appeal most?  And what makes a good entry into a winning e...

Welcome to the kbbreview Podcast, this is episode 15 of Season 2 with your host as always Andy Davies We have another bumper edition for you this week... First up we look at an issue that is directly affecting delays to your deliveries and may almost certainly directly affect the prices you pay for them and that is the current exorbitant cost of shipping stuff from one side of the world to the oth...

Welcome to another special bonus episode of the kbbreview Podcast all about the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2021 .  It’s the biggest and longest-running awards in the UK and Ireland kitchen and bathroom industry and the closing date for entries is now only a couple of weeks away. You have until the end of play on Thursday, February the 18th to get your entries in and it is totally free to ent...

Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast, this is episode 14 of Season Two and your host as always is Andy Davies We’ve got a great line-up for you today with, and I’m sure they won’t mind us using this term, a couple of industry veterans. Between them they’ve clocked up decades of experience but they’re still moving forward and keeping themselves at the front of the sector. First up, continuing our retai...

Not only is this the first episode of 2021, it's also a bumper episode packed with kbb chat! We're in the middle of a new national lockdown so we catch up with some friends-of-the-podcast retailers to see just how they feel about 2021 so far, the effect on demand, their confidence for the next few months and, simply put, where are we now? We've got Andy Gilmore of Fineline Interiors , Luke Wedgbur...

Welcome to the kbbreview Podcast and this is very special episode for lots of different reasons. First of all it’s the last episode of 2020 but while, technically this is episode 12 of season 2 it’s actually the 50th overall full episode of The kbbreview Podcast. This is also very special episode because of the guests we have on. There's an absolutely fascinating chat with kitchen design legend Jo...

Welcome to another special bonus episode of the kbbreview Podcast all about the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2021. Your host as always is Andy Davies and in this episode we’ll be meeting a couple of winners from the 2020 awards in the shape of Caroline Davies from Aristocraft Kitchens in the Midlands and Claire Algar from Rouse Bathrooms in West Wickham. Caroline won the Kitchen Designer of th...

Welcome to episode 11 of season two of The kbbreview Podcast. Your host as always is Andy Davies and this is the penultimate full episode before we knock off for Christmas and so as an early present today’s show is full of inspiration and wisdom. We have two very special guests with different backgrounds and at different stages of their kbb careers. However both have very inspirational approaches...

Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast , I’m your host Andy Davies and this is episode 10 of season two. This week, we’re talking retail – what lessons can kbb retailers learn from the collapse of Debenhams and the Arcadia Group in terms of giving their customers unforgettable experiences. Building relationships with clients is the backbone of this sector – but that is a trend that is now spreading acro...

Welcome to another special bonus Save Our Skills episode of The kbbreview Podcast with your host Andy Davies. When it comes to recruitment the ultimate decision maker in any company is the boss – the buck stops with them whether they are deciding on individual roles or setting a strategy that influences who gets hired across the board. What does the boss think? What are they looking for and how do...

Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast, this is episode nine of season two with your host Andy Davies. Coming up on this episode we’re heading back to the world of marketing with the triumphant return to the podcast of David Barker from Inspire KBB. And, in particular, we’ll be talking about what marketing you should be doing even when demand is high and there aren’t enough hours in the day. Do you adve...

Welcome to this kbbreview Retail & Design Awards bonus podcast with your host Andrew Davies. This is the first of regular episodes all about the biggest and longest-running awards event in the kitchen and bathroom industry. As the episodes go on we’ll be talking to previous winners and judges, revealing the shortlists and  taking a look behind the trends. Most importantly, we’ll be making sure you...

Welcome to a special emergency episode of The kbbreview Podcast and we’re jumping into your ears as news breaks that, in a shock u-turn, government guidance has changed to specifically put kitchen and bathroom showrooms in the list of retailers that have to close. The KBSA confirmed the rumours that started swirling yesterday so we're catching up with chairman Richard Hibbert to find out exactly w...

Welcome to T he kbbreview Podcast , this is episode seven of season two and your host as always is Taylist Media managing editor Andy Davies . We have a couple of really interesting guests for this episode that illustrate in very different ways where this industry is right now. First up we have David Dare , the owner and managing director of Clive Christian Furniture – it’s an iconic ultra-premium...

Welcome the latest special Save Our Skills bonus episode of The kbbreview Podcast – your host, as always, is Andy Davies , the managing editor of Taylist Media . This week, we’re looking at job interviews – nobody likes them, they’re stressful, awkward and, unfortunately totally unavoidable, so we’ll be discussing basic techniques, preparations, dress codes, difficult questions and follow ups. And...

Welcome to the kbbreview Podcast with your host Andy Davies. This is episode 6 of season two and it’s a very special episode as today – November 5th – the new national lockdown has begun. And, just like last time, since it was announced on Saturday there was huge confusion among kbb retailers not knowing whether they were allowed to open or not. Back in May a challenge by Wren lead to kbb retail b...

Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast with your host Andy Davies , the managing editor of Taylist Media .  This is episode five of season two and we have, believe it or not, a much bigger issue even than coronavirus to talk about and that’s sustainability and the environment. In particular we’ve got a very special interview with someone who is really pioneering how suppliers and manufacturers can opera...

Welcome to another of our special Save Our Skills bonus episodes of The kbbreview Podcast. We started these episodes to look at bit deeper into the kind of advice and help that’s out there for those that might have found themselves on the wrong side of redundancy because of the covid pandemic. Today we’re going to look at confidence and the role it plays in your job hunt – a positive mindset is on...

Welcome to the kbbreview Podcast, your host as always is Andy Davies and this is episode four of season two. We’ve got two really interesting retailers as guests today – one kitchen, one bathroom  - but both with very different stories. First up we have Joe Muhl from Ocean Bathrooms – they’re family business based in the Dorset but they also have a showroom in central London and they’re about to o...

Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast – this is Episode Three of Season Two and as new lockdowns and restrictions start to bite across the country and uncertainty becomes evermore heightened we're talking to a couple of businesses that are new to the market. First up we have Jake Colwill from kitchen franchise outfit Kutchenhaus – he’s got a really positive and ambitious story to tell as they continue...

Welcome to another of our special kbbreview Save Our Skills bonus podcast episodes with your host Andy Davies. This week we’re talking mental health and how vital it is for both those being made redundant - and the employer making the redundancy - to be mindful of the mental impact that something so devastating can have. We’ll be meeting our special guest James Capell-Abra from consultancy Stress...

Welcome to Episode Two of Season Two of The kbbreview Podcast  with your host Andy Davies . With local and regional lockdowns starting to bite across different areas of the country we have the return of Damian Walters from the BiKBBI to tell us about the latest guidance for installers going into people’s homes. Then we take a look into the mysterious art of product development and design and what...

Welcome to another very special Save Our Skills episode of The kbbreview Podcast, with your host  Andy Davies… Today we’re going to be looking at some do's and don’ts for anyone who has found themselves suddenly job hunting because of redundancy – taking stock, preparing your career story, engaging potential employers, we’re touching on many topics by tapping into some great advice from our guest...