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– History:
– Founded near Philadelphia in 1963 as the American Institute of Kitchen Dealers
– Inspired by an open letter from Leon Raider of Kitchen Kompact
– Conducted first training sessions within six months
– Sponsored first trade show in New York in 1965
– Merged with the National Kitchen Distributors Association in 1966

– Leadership:
– 2017 Chairman: Lorenzo Marquez

– Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS):
– Launched in 1964 as the American Institute of Kitchen Dealers Kitchen Show
– Renamed to KBIS in 1981
– Show has grown to be a centerpiece of North America’s Kitchen and Bath industry
– Held in conjunction with the International Builders Show since 2014
– Coordinated events called Design & Construction Week

– Research:
– Published study on the size of kitchens in new U.S. single-family homes in 2016
– Released Estimated Market Value report for the Kitchen and Bath industry in 2017
– Published 2017 Kitchen & Bath Design Trends Report
– Found the average kitchen size to be 161 square feet in new homes
– Industry segmented into a $85 billion remodel market and a $48.6 billion new homes market

– Training of Skilled Labor:
– Launched Trade UP initiative in January 2017
– Aimed at encouraging students to pursue careers in design, construction, and manufacturing

– Publications:
– Relaunched quarterly magazine as NKBA Innovation+Inspiration in July 2016
– Published comprehensive nine-volume Professional Resource Library
– Collaboration with John Wiley & Sons for publications
– Books on kitchen and bath design have been published for decades
– NKBA has been a publisher of kitchen and bath design books for years