Kbsa builds on retail membership
Trade association for the independent KBB specialist, the Kbsa has built on its membership with six new retailers.
Trade association for the independent KBB specialist, the Kbsa has built on its membership with six new retailers.
The latest retail members are Colour House Interiors, Kitchen Emporium, The Kitchens Inc, Rugby Fitted Kitchens, Carl Graham Interiors and Kesseler Kitchen Sudbury.
Surrey-based Colour House Interiors is owned and managed by husband and wife team, John and Lily Murray, who have been in the kitchen industry for 13 years.
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Whereas family-run Kitchens Emporium is based in Wigan, has its own factory in St Helens, and has over three decades of experience in kitchens and fitted bedrooms.
Operating two design studios, The Kitchens Inc has showrooms in Leamington Spa and Dunchurch and its works spans new build installations, kitchen replacements, and full kitchen renovations.
Rugby Fitted Kitchens Ltd (Rugby) also has two showrooms, based in Rugby and Warwick, and in its fourth decade of trading, RFK kitchens also has a contracts division.
Cumbrian-based Carl Graham Interiors has a two-floor showroom featuring kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms, with its director boasting over 30 years of industry experience.
Completing the latest Kbsa recruits is Kesseler Kitchen showroom in Sudbury, run by husband and wife team James and Darcy Casey.
Retail and Corporate membership director Malcolm Scott said: “I am delighted to welcome these independent business into the Kbsa.
“The Kbsa continues to grow and become a stronger voice of the industry. We are in a great position to move forward and cement our position as THE association for the independent retailer.”
Founded in 1978, over 100 brands support the Kbsa and its objective of promoting excellence in the independent specialist retailer.
The Kbsa recently united with buying group KBBG to offer front of house retail support, alongside its existing business offer.
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Sintered stone manufacturer Neolith has launched Calacatta Roma and Cappadocia Sunset, inspired by nature and classical architecture, and for use in kitchens or bathrooms walls, floors, in gardens or facades.
They belong to The New Classtone and Fusioncollections which interpret marble and natural stone, respectively, and boast Neolith’s antibacterial NeolEAT technology.
Inspired by Ancient Rome, Calacatta Roma (pictured top) pays homage to Italian Carrara marble, with ochre and grey veins in a white background.
While the Cappadocia region, in central Turkey, with its rock formations formed by volcanoes and underground cities, has inspired Cappadocia Sunset (pictured below).

Just like all of Neolith’s surfaces, Calacatta Roma and Cappadocia Sunset are resistant to heat and atmospheric conditions, are 100% recyclable, and do not contain added quartz to their formulation.
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