Poggenpohl acquired by Smallbone owner Lux Group
Kbb News emerged yesterday with exciting headlines, “Poggenpohl acquired by Smallbone”, much to the delight of Poggenpohl’s UK retailers and customers. The troubled German kitchen…
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Premium German kitchen brand Poggenpohl insolvency filing
The Premium German kitchen manufacturer has become the first high profile kitchen brand to collapse under the coronavirus Kbb downturn as news emerged of the…
Brexit blamed for LWK London Kitchens demise
Kitchen remodelling firm LWK London Kitchens is to be wound up, with the company’s director Graeme Wilson blaming ”Brexit uncertainty” for its financial difficulties. Administrators concluded that…
Wren Kitchens opens 85th showroom
Wren Kitchens opens 85th showroom in Lustrum Retail Park, Stockton-on-Tees in Kbb news that has bucked the somewhat negative trend of Kbb news of late….
KBB Birmingham partners with The Used Kitchen Company
With KBB Birmingham 2020 fast approaching, news has emerged that the UK’s largest industry gathering of kitchen, bedroom and bathroom brands is entering into a…
Insinkerator to sponsor kbbreview awards
Insinkerator to return as sponsor of the ‘Kitchen Showroom of the Year’ category at the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2020. The kbbreview Retail & Design…
Homebase acquires Bathstore and saves 44 stores
Homebase acquires Bathstore at the eleventh hour. News has emerged that Homebase has acquired the struggling Bathstore and will take control of 44 stores and…
Wren Kitchens invests £120m in new facility
Wren Kitchens has confirmed that it is to invest £120m in a new facility and in doing so will create 1,200 new jobs at its…
Are Warendorf about to be rescued?
News has come to light that at risk premium German kitchens brand Warendorf is set to be rescued by an investor from the Far East….
Topps Tiles acquires major holing in Strata Tiles
Topps Tiles has acquired an 80% stake in Guildford-based commercial tile supplier Strata Tiles Ltd for £3.3m according to Kbb news sources today. Topps Tiles…