Lyrical Communications has announced the launch of Installer Kitchens & Bathrooms, to debut alongside its 2024 InstallerSHOW at the NEC.

Installer Kitchens & Bathrooms will showcase the role technology and innovation plays in shaping the kitchens and bathrooms of the future to an audience of 20,000 installers, specifiers, designers, developers, manufacturers and retailers.

Launched alongside the y successful annual InstallerSHOW and featuring its own dedicated, immersive content programme, Installer Kitchens & Bathrooms aims to bring the industry closer together, with education, knowledge sharing and networking.

The themes covered by Installer Kitchens & Bathrooms will include water and energy efficiency in both domestic and commercial buildings, design innovation, sustainable and smart technology, and changing legislation and regulation.

Mike Costain, managing director, Lyrical Communications, said:

“Having successfully established InstallerSHOW as the key meeting place in the UK for the bathroom sector, we are delighted to have partnered with BMA and BIKBBI in extending our proposition to the kitchen industry. Specifiers, installers and retailers from the kitchen and bathroom industry will no doubt flock to the event in 2024 to see the latest technologies and solutions on the exhibition floor as well as hear from key names in our content programme.”

News of the launch has been warmly welcomed by key industry bodies, including BiKBBI and BMA.

Tom Reynolds, CEO of the Bathroom Manufacturers Association, said:

“The launch of Installer Kitchens & Bathrooms is great news for the industry. The buzz around InstallerSHOW has really been gathering momentum for the last few years, with more and more BMA members exhibiting and the introduction of a bathroom zone. A hall dedicated to the exciting future of kitchens and bathrooms will boost that momentum even further. BMA is excited to be involved.”

Damian Walters, founder and chief executive, British Institute of KBB Installation (BiKBBI), said:

“BiKBBI welcomes the evolution of InstallerSHOW, which will soon include a kitchen and bathroom hall for the first time. We’re delighted to explore opportunities to support the development of the programme and we look forward to being part of the 2024 plans.”

Lyrical Communications currently includes three thriving brands –  InstallerSHOW, InstallerONLINE and elemental. Lyrical, part of the Nineteen Group, specialises in events and digital publishing, creating market-leading content for those working on decarbonisation and the route to Net Zero, with a focus on heat, energy, air and water.

InstallerSHOW 2024 will take place 25-27 June.

Registration for InstallerSHOW 2023 (27-29 June), is open here: https://www.installershow.com/