The national kbbreview Retail & Design Awards has announced the 2015 judges for the year’s most prestigious awards event in the kitchen and bathroom industry.
All the finalists for the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2015 have now been announced, and the following stage of the judging process has begun. The categories in this year’s Awards are divided into two sections, design and business, and each has its own expert judging panel. The next step for the design finalists is to present their entries to the judging panel, at The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), on February 11th, while the business judges are in the process of visiting all those shortlisted in the business categories.
The kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2015 judges are senior industry professionals and experts in their field, possessing the knowledge and experience to ensure that the process is thorough, rigorous and fair.
The Design and Business judging Panels:
Design:
Craig Matson: Managing director – Roundhouse
Sandra Coppin: Partner – Coppin Dockray Architects
Tristan de la Haye: Operations manager – KCA
Graham Robinson: Showroom manager – Halcyon Interiors
Johnny Grey: Designer, Author and Visiting Professor of Design – Bucks New University
Helen Fewster: Director – Suna Interior Design
Vanessa Brady: President of Society of British & International Design (SBID) and interior designer
Cheryl Gurner: Managing director – Bathrooms International
Hayley Tarrington: Robson Partner – DayTrue
Business:
Patrick Riley: CEO – Bathroom Brands
John Curwen: Managing director – Harvey Jones
Steve Lee: Consultant and former CEO of Methven and Bristan
Bill Miller: Managing director – KBBG (Der Kreis)
Tim Wallace, editor of kbbreview, says: “Once again, we are delighted to have such renowned industry professionals on our judging panel; it’s a crucial element of the awards. With the ever improving submissions, it’s vital that all our judges are extremely knowledgeable and have extensive experience in the kitchen and bathroom industry. Each judge brings their own individual expertise and personal understanding of the market to the table, and can provide an unbiased, informed opinion of each of the finalists’ entries. With such an eminent judging panel, the winner will be truly worthy.”
The winners of the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2015 will be announced at the much anticipated awards ceremony at the London Hilton, Park Lane, on Monday 16th March 2015.
To book your seat or table at the kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2015 at the London Hilton on Park Lane on Monday, 16th March 2015, visit www.kbbreview.com or call 0208 515 2113.
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Image caption: The kbbreview Retail & Design Awards 2015 logo
Editors’ notes:
The kbbreview Retail & Design Awards is the annual kitchen and bathroom event organised by kbbreview magazine, a publication in the Taylist Media portfolio. It is the sector’s leading business-to-business title for kitchen, bedroom and bathroom specialists and has been published for over 30 years. The kbbreview Retail & Design Awards is the largest annual event of its kind within this industry.
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21st January 2015
