{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/651c19a79b495d0012adec42/66f04ef1dbd9d6984ce5f86c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Changemakers - Kutchenhaus","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/651c19a79b495d0012adec42/1727024012420-45027532-7fa3-4058-8fc2-7785764dbb0e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to The kbbreview Podcast, this is the second episode of our special three-part series we're calling 'Changemakers'.</p><p><br></p><p>It's all in association with our very good friends at <a href=\"https://web.hettich.com/en-uk/home\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hettich</a> and together we're meeting people or companies that are truly forging their own path in the UK kitchen and bathroom sector. They're shaping opinions, trends and business practices in a way that genuinely shifts the industry zeitgeist.</p><p><br></p><p>Your hosts are kbbreview's Andy Davies and <a href=\"https://web.hettich.com/en-uk/home\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hettich</a> UK managing director Simeon Gabriel.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>This week we're meeting Paul Lee and Gordon Robinson from Kutchenhaus. It is, of course, the retail franchise outfit that has managed to grow and grow in a way no other franchise company in this market has been able to do. Owned by German kitchen manufacturing giant Nobilia, it has now managed to reach a size and influence that is shaping market trends and share and leading other companies, notably Magnet, to launch franchise operations of their own.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How do you become a franchisee?</li><li>What autonomy do they have?</li><li>How does the brand maintain consistency in design, marketing, sales and service?</li><li>Is there a critical mass?</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"kbbreview, Andrew Davies"}