The kbbreview Podcast
Kbbreview has been the leading B2B title for the independent kitchen and bathroom retail market for nearly 40 years and The kbbreview Podcast is a stand-out weekly show for this sector. We cover national industry issues, shopfloor concerns, personal stories and expert views. This is an industry spread right across the UK and our podcast community hears directly from KBB retailers discussing their biggest issues. Whether the highly-engaged audience agrees, disagrees or empathises - hearing the real voices of peers is so important for knowing they’re not alone and are part of a wider industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
We catch up with Katie to talk Showerwall, product development and life at its new home Bathroom Brands...
Welcome to a very special bonus episode of The kbbreview Podcast, your host is Andy Davies and he met up with Katie Cope, Showerwall's current head, at the recent InstallerSHOW.
This is a really interesting conversation for a couple of reasons - wall panelling is a proper growth area in the bathroom so where does she thi...
We meet the dynamic founders of one the fastest growing networks of kitchen retail franchises - and this one is 100% British.
Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast, your host is Andy Davies and he's out and about again, this time in Kirby-in-Ashfield just outside Nottingham.
Andy is meeting brothers Scott and Ben Slater and their company Kesseler. A really interesting British kitchen manufacturer AND retailer. Started about ...
We meet the legendary interior designer to talk about his new kitchen range and his (very candid) thoughts on design and retail.
Welcome to the kbbreview Podcast, your host is Andy Davies and today we're in a dreary old loft in South London and our challenge is to turn this empty bit of audio space into a fully-fledged podcast episode in just 45 minutes BUT we only have a budget of 20p, some MDF, a bag of screws and a router.
Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast, your host as always is Andy Davies.
Neptune has grown from a humble start in the 1990s to become one of the UK’s most distinctive premium home and kitchen brands. With around 30 of its own showrooms and 80 more retail partners it has become one of the largest independent kitchen retail networks in the UK with little fanfare.
And 'brand' is the most important word. Neptune, as far as co-founde...
Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast, your host is Andy Davies and this episode comes LIVE from the InstallerSHOW 2025.
This is the third and final LIVE episode we recorded at the show and we’re finishing with a question every single KBB showroom has on their mind– what should I be doing with social media?
And in particular we’re looking at small to medium sized showrooms that don’t have social media teams and instead are try...
Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast, your host is Andy Davies and we are LIVE at the InstallerShow 2025!
This is our second of three shows we did at the show, and this is such an important one as its about an area that gets to the heart of what good kitchen and bathroom design is all about – the combination of style, aesthetics and practical solutions tailored to the needs of the individual, whatever they may be.
And for...
Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast, your host is Andy Davies and this episode was recorded LIVE today (June 24, 2025) at the InstallerSHOW 2025.
Today we’re talking about the most important topic of all at the moment – and that’s the health of the kbb independent retailer market after a difficult couple of years.
We did a snapshot survey of retailers a couple of months ago and the results were very mixed. Nearly a q...
Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast, your host is Andy Davies and this is Episode Three of Season 15.
We've got a great interview for you today - Phil Cole, the co-owner of Clive Christian.
Founded in 1978 by Clive, it has become one of the few well-known kitchen brands in the ultra luxury arena - certainly in the traditional style.
It's had it's ups and downs though as we will hear, going into administration in ...
Welcome to another very special bonus episode of The kbbreview Podcast, you host is Andy Davies and today we've got a really interesting conversation with Rob Ginsberg from hib.
Until very recently it was better known as H.I.B and was founded by Rob's father Warren Ginsberg 35 years ago. But it has undergone a major rebrand - and subtle name change - to underline its status as one of the leading accessories suppliers in the bath...
Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast, your host as always is Andrew Davies and this is Episode Two of Season 15.
This week we're building up to the InstallerSHOW - the huge exhibition of all things plumbing, heating, electrical, renewables AND, of course, kitchens and bathrooms.
It's at the NEC on June 24th, 25th and 26th and it is packed with loads of product, obviously, but also networking, demos, seminars and training as well as, ...
Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast, your host is Andy Davies, and this is a very special bonus episode where we catch up with one of the biggest brands in the sector - InSinkErator.
They've got a bold new strategy, an eye-catching rebrand and a cutting-edge product launch with their new Next Generation range. They're reinventing the food waste disposal market yet again and Andy caught up with managing director Ashley Munden on cha...
Welcome to a new season of The kbbreview Podcast, your host as always is Andy Davies and we're kicking it off with a very special and exclusive interview with Dr Reinhard Zinkann - one of the two co-owners of Miele.
Andy met him at the global appliance giant's new Experience Centre showroom bang in the middle of Wigmore Street in London.
Dr Zinkann's view of the market is about as top level as it gets so...
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Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast and the first of TWO very special episodes coming live from Blackpool and the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2025.
Since we launched these awards back in September we've been putting out special monthly awards episodes talking to judges, organisers and finalists and it's all thanks to our 2025 Awards Podcast Partner Sonas Bathrooms.
You can find out more about them at sonasbathroom...
Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast and the first of TWO very special episodes coming live from Blackpool and the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2025.
Since we launched these awards back in September we've been putting out special monthly awards episodes talking to judges, organisers and finalists and it's all thanks to our 2025 Awards Podcast Partner Sonas Bathrooms.
You can find out more about them at sonasbathroom...
Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast, your host is Andy Davies and this is a very special bonus episode of the show where we'll be finding out all about our Adopted Retailer Partner Alku, the new range of kitchens from Getley.
In our usual episode that came out yesterday you will have heard our latest catch-up with our Adopter Retailers themselves so today is the perfect time to learn more about Alku.
Andy met up with marketing m...
Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast, your host is Andy Davies and this is Episode 9 of Season 14.
And we've been really looking forward to this episode, as we're catching up with our Adopted Retailers. In the magazine every month, we've been following the fortunes of three kbb retailers with three very different backgrounds, experiences and plans for the future.
We last spoke to them here on the podcast back at the start o...
Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast, your host is Andy Davies and this is Episode Eight of Season 14.
We're heading into the long Easter weekend of course, which will be a nice break before the madness of next begins as we jet off to Blackpool for the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards next Thursday.
And by 'jet off' I mean the train. You don't usually have to change at Preston if you're in a jet.
This episode is one of th...
Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast, your host is Andy Davies as always.
Today we're looking at life as an independent retailer - are rises in the costs of running your business such as national insurance and business rates simply pricing you out of the real market? What is the future of the High Street? How are consumers changing? What is the role of local and central government and - always one for the big questions - how come th...
Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast, this is Episode Six of Season 14 and your host is managing editor Andy Davies.
Today we're looking at an area that gets to the heart of what good design is all about.
Understanding and interpreting the needs of those that are going to use the kitchen or bathroom every day is a vital part of any brief - and that includes not just factoring in extended family and friends but also future-proofin...
Welcome to another very special episode of The kbbreview Podcast all about the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2025.
The event is now less than a month away!
On Thursday, April 24th hundreds of the industry's leading retailers, designers, suppliers, influencers and opinion-formers will arrive in Blackpool for the biggest evening of the year.
As the excitement builds, in this episode we're taking a look at the venue it...
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