21st January 2012

MULBERRY FITTED KITCHENS ANNOUNCED AS FINALIST IN NATIONAL KITCHEN AND BATHROOM AWARDS

Mulberry Fitted Kitchens has been nominated as a finalist in the prestigious kbbreview Awards 2012. The national awards are organised by kbbreview, the UK’s leading magazine for the kitchen and bathroom industry. The Hull based business has reached the finals of the Customer Service Award for Kitchens.

Colleen Barber, Director of Mulberry Fitted Kitchens, says: “I was delighted to hear that kbbreview’s mystery shopper decided that Mulberry was her preferred showroom. I was initially shocked to hear I had been dealing with the mystery shopper, and then a bit disappointed to realise that the lady interested in a painted kitchen with a modern twist would not be buying it from me! To then receive a call informing me I had made the shortlist was fabulous! It has given a great boost in staff confidence and morale, and we are more than proud to have got to this stage

“Times are hard for everyone and we all know that a new kitchen is a major investment; being able to tell potential customers that we have been shortlisted for this award emphasises our promise of good old fashioned customer service and product knowledge.”

Tim Wallace, editor of kbbreview says: “The kbbreview Awards set out to recognise and reward excellence in the kitchen and bathroom industry. All the finalists have a passion for this industry and to be shortlisted is such an admirable achievement, and Colleen should be very proud.

“It is amazing that the industry continues to produce such great talent in the current economic climate. This year's entries have been superb and the standard incredibly high! We would like to wish Mulberry Fitted Kitchens the best of luck and congratulate them on being chosen as a finalist.”

KBB Review is a long running magazine for retailers, designers and architects in the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom industry. Every month they do a special feature which involves a mystery shopper visiting various areas of the UK. The September 2011 edition reviewed the mystery shoppers visit to Hull. Out of the 6 showrooms visited, Mulberry Kitchens came out top. This is what the mystery shopper had to say:

"Situated on one of Hull's many trading estates, the big windows, blue painted porch and navy and gold painted sign set the tone for this classy showroom with its classic displays of solid wood and painted kitchens.

I mentioned to Colleen that I liked the painted look, but would like a modern twist, so she pulled out an image of a stunning kitchen with charcoal painted base units. "This is lovely," she said. "Ideally I would like to put something like this in our front window." Colleen then showed me a neatly presented folder containing photos of kitchens Mulberry had installed alongside the original CAD drawings.

Asking about appliances, Colleen walked me round the showroom pointing out various ovens, including a built-in steam oven and a coffee machine. She took the door off a Neff model to show me how easy it would be to clean before demonstrating an induction hob. "I was dedicated to gas cooking, but I've had one of these since November and now I wouldn't go back," she said.

As I left, Colleen explained that it would be her business partner Geoff who would come to my house to measure up and introduced us".

Colleen demonstrated a genuine interest.

We scored 4 for service and 4 for the showroom, an overall 8/10

Kitchen of the Month We are undertaking an advertising campaign with The Journal and starting in May we are beginning a feature called 'Kitchen of the Month'. The first kitchen to be featured belongs to Mr & Mrs Gray of Swanland. Their stunning in-frame kitchen which was hand painted on site benefits from every luxurious accessory including the most gorgeous chandelier which does show off our extra thick granite worktop to perfection. Did You Know?? Mulberry Kitchens Ltd also design and install bespoke bedrooms, bathrooms and studies.

We start the new year very positively with the announcement of a new Mulberry Kitchen showroom which is due to open in April 2005. The showroom is located at 7 Willerby Square and will be offering a larger range of modern continental kitchens as well as traditional designs.

• National Avenue Showroom

We are very proud to announce that we have been selected by the Kuhlmann family of Enger in Northern Germany as the solus dealer in East Yorkshire for their unique "RWK" bespoke kitchens.

The individuality of design possibilities and the incredible value for money have to be seen first hand - and now you can! The first three room setting displays were installed in March 2005 and we are proud to say that the first four orders for some amazing continental design commissions are already being produced in Germany. You must come along and have a peek, even if it's only to sample the exquisite coffee!