The kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2022 winners have been revealed after an exciting night that celebrated the best retailers, designers and key players in the KBB industry.
The industry’s biggest, most prestigious and longest-running awards event took place on the evening of Monday, March 7, 2022, at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, alongside the kbb Birmingham show.
Hundreds of kitchen and bathroom industry leaders and influencers attended the year’s best and biggest social and networking event.
The chocolate and sweet-themed party delighted guests with its spectacular visuals and special Willy Wonka host.
Andrew Davies, managing editor of Taylist Media, welcomed everyone to the event and the awards were hosted by TV presenter Vernon Kay.
After the trophies were given out, guests moved on to The Quooker Club and its Back to the 80s-themed party. Complete with Ghostbusters and the Back to the Future De Lorean cars, guests danced the night away to rock group Mad Hen and later power ballad specialist DJ Ultimate Power.
kbbreview managing editor Andrew Davies said about the event: “It is amazing to see everyone come together during the evening and celebrating the achievements of the past year. I want to thank our sponsors for helping us put on such an unforgettable evening.”
Category sponsors were Franke, Sealskin duka, Masterclass, Kudos, Samsung, Ideal Standard, Hansgrohe, kbb Birmingham, SENSTEC, Quooker, Flair, ArtiCAD, VitrA, Roca, InSinkErator and Neff.
The drinks reception and champagne giveaway were sponsored by Hettich UK and the after party was sponsored by Quooker. Flova was the social media partner.
Special mention to our sustainability partners who helped us off set the carbon of the event and they were: Used Kitchen Exchange, Bathroom Brands, Acrysil Group and Insinkerator.
And just before the awards were presented, one lucky guest won a prize of £5,000 donated by Virtual Worlds after the audience took part in a specially devised game.
There were two double winners this year, Chantel Elshout of Chantel Elshout Studio won two design categories – Bathroom Designer of the Year: project cost up to £10,000, and Bathroom Designer of the Year: project cost £10,000-£25,000. While Laings in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, won both the Kitchen Retailer of the Year and the Bathroom Retailer of the Year Awards.
Richard Hagan won the Special Achievement award — sponsored by Hansgrohe — for his huge contributions to sustainability through his company, Crystal Doors. He has also been kbbreview’s Climate Change Champion for over a year and has a regular column in the magazine.
The Rising Star of the Year award, which is new for 2022 and sponsored by Quooker, was won by Rini Vanchhawng, sales and design manager at Anthony Mullan Furniture. The other new category for 2022, Supplier Team of the Year, was won by Virtual Worlds.
Full list of winners:
Kitchen Designer of the Year: project cost up to £30,000 Sponsored by Franke
WINNER: Shehryar Khan – Sheraton Interiors, Twickenham
Joel La Rosa – Joel LaRosa Design, LeicesterJayne Everett – Naked Kitchens, Fakenham, NorfolkTim Plested – Controlled Interiors, Fareham, Hampshire
Bathroom Designer of the Year: project cost up to £10,000 Sponsored by Sealskin duka
WINNER: Chantel Elshout – Chantel Elshout Studio, Cirencester
Gary Read – Kallums Bathrooms, LondonDaniella Fantini – The Tap End, Pontyclun, nr CardiffEmma Wynne Williams – Tu Mewn, Nefyn, Gwynedd
Kitchen Designer of the Year: project cost £30,000-£50,000 Sponsored by Masterclass
WINNER: Darren Morgan – Designer Kitchen by Morgan, Keady, Co Armagh
Sofia Bune Strandh – Sola Kitchens, LondonDaniel Allen – Evie Willow, Minster Lovell, OxfordshireAlex Jenman – Gainsborough Kitchens, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Bathroom Designer of the Year: project cost £10,0000-£25,000 Sponsored by Kudos
WINNER: Chantel Elshout – Chantel Elshout Studio, Cirencester
Gary Read – Kallums Bathrooms, LondonYousef Mansuri – CP Hart, LondonDean Keyworth – Armstrong Keyworth, Lowick, Northumberland
Kitchen Designer of the Year: project cost over £50,000 Sponsored by Samsung
WINNER: Robert Burnett, Kitchens by Holloways, Richmond
Stephen Graver – Stephen Graver Ltd, Steeple Ashton, WiltshireMatthew Higgins – Sustainable Kitchens, BristolAlice Hood – Roundhouse, London
Bathroom Designer of the Year: project cost over £25,000 Sponsored by Ideal Standard
WINNER: Kia Stanford- Kia Designs, London
Daniella Fantini – The Tap End, Pontyclun, nr CardiffSokum Hyland-Smith – Five Sextillion, LondonPippa Paton – Pippa Paton Design, Longworth, Oxfordshire
Supplier Team of the Year Sponsored by kbb Birmingham
WINNER: Virtual Worlds – Sales team
Aqualla – Sales teamArmera – Internal sales teamPWS – Marketing and design teamQuooker – Overall teamSENSTEC – GB sales team
Installation Company of the Year Sponsored by SENSTEC
WINNER: Alexander Kitchens, Worthing
Terlecki, MaidstoneLiberty, DundeeConcept Installations, Winchester
Rising Star of the Year Sponsored by Quooker
WINNER: Rini Vanchhawng, sales and design manage, Anthony Mullan Furniture, Maidenhead
Liam Butler, kitchen designer at Butler Interiors, Low Bentham, LancasterConnor Lehane, lead plumber at Olympus Bathrooms, Otford, KentEllenor Pease, digital marketing manager at Kallums Bathrooms, London
New Kitchen Retailer of the Year Sponsored by ArtiCAD
WINNER: Ligneous Kitchens – Walton on Thames, Surrey
Birkdale Kitchen Company, SouthportOoshhStudio, Hemel HempsteadColour House Interiors, Caterham
New Bathroom Retailer of the Year Sponsored by Flair
WINNER: Luck and Fuller Bathroom Design Studio, Billericay, Essex
KI Bathroom Interiors, Tillicoultry, ClackmannanshireSimply Bathroom Solutions, Bromley
Kitchen Showroom of the Year Sponsored by InSinkErator
WINNER: Birkdale Kitchen Company, Southport
Laings, Inverurie, AberdeenshireKitchens International, EdinburghBauen Design, Glasgow
Bathroom Showroom of the Year Sponsored by VitrA
WINNER: Napier Bathrooms & Interiors, Edinburgh
Kallums Bathrooms, LondonRoccia, PrestonSovereign Bathrooms, Winchester
Kitchen Retailer of the Year Sponsored by Neff
WINNER: Laings – Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
Kitchens International, EdinburghThe Myers Touch, WinchesterSola Kitchens, London
Bathroom Retailer of the Year Sponsored by Roca
WINNER: Laings – Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
CP Hart, WilmslowESP Bathrooms, PrestonBathroom Village, Bristol
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