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BIFIS (formerly BiKKBI) Annual Conference is coming to InstallerSHOW 2026

Tuesday 23rd June  | NEC Birmingham

The British Institute of Fitted Interiors Specialists (BIFIS) will host its one-day conference at the NEC alongside InstallerSHOW on Tuesday 23 June 2026. The partnership builds on BIFIS’s long-standing support for Installer Kitchens & Bathrooms and reinforces our shared mission to champion the KBB installation sector.

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About BIFIS

The British Institute of Fitted Interiors Specialists (BIFIS) launched in 2006 and is the UK’s first and only not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the fitted interiors sector.

They represent thousands specialist tradespeople and installation businesses nationwide, together with some of the world’s most prominent manufacturers, suppliers and retailers of fitted interiors products. As a not-for-profit organisation, we rely on our registered members and corporate sponsors to fund our work.


 

 

What's On

The conference will take place in the Piazza Suites at the NEC from 9am, with breakout sessions hosted in the BIFIS Village inside InstallerSHOW itself, giving full access to all that the event has to offer.

The event will welcome 300+ delegates and will address the key challenges and areas of opportunity for industry, with contributions from an impressive line-up of speakers.
The BIFIS Annual Conference 2026 will provide an opportunity for business leaders to come together to discuss and debate the macro and micro matters impacting the future of the industry, as well as hearing from industry experts and national policymakers.

There will also be curated theatre sessions held in the Installer Kitchens & Bathrooms area of the show. 

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The only awards programme dedicated to fitted interiors installation has evolved into a flagship event for the sector, and the 2026 Winners Ceremony promises to be the biggest and best yet!

Earlier this year, BIFIS and InstallerSHOW announced a new partnership which will see The BIFIS Awards 2026 take place at the Concourse Suites, NEC, Birmingham on the evening of Tuesday 23 June 2026.

Moving from its original home in London’s QEII Centre, the event will be held in the Concourse Suite at the NEC to accommodate more guests, more winners and more exposure for our supporting brands. More than 400 guests will come together to celebrate and recognise excellence from within the fitted interiors installation sector

BIFIS Awards Photos

2026 Awards Categories

▪ Kitchen Installer of Year
▪ Bathroom Installer of the Year
▪ Bedroom Installer of the Year
▪ Young Installer of the Year
▪ Apprentice of the Year 
▪ Installation Manager of the Year
▪ Installation Business of the Year
▪ Special Recognition Award
▪ Customer Service Champion of the Year
▪ Independent Retailer of the Year
▪ National Retailer of the Year
▪ Industry Newcomer 2024
▪ Environmental Champion of the Year
▪ Community Champion of the Year
▪ Installer-friendly product of the Year
▪ National Kitchen Retailer of the Year
▪ National Bathroom Retailer of the Year 
▪ Independent Kitchen Retailer of the Year 
▪ Independent Bathroom Retailer of the Year 
▪ Bedroom Retailer of the Year 

BIFIS at InstallerSHOW 2025

Recorded live at InstallerSHOW 2025, Dan Martin from Mira joins Damian in the studio and talks about the business support Mira are providing at InstallerSHOW 2025.

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“Both the BIFIS Conference and our annual Awards have enjoyed tremendous growth and success in Westminster in recent years. In order tocontinue on that trajectory, we have decided to centralise these two important dates in our calendar to not only capitalise on our great relationship with Lyrical Communications but also recognising the significance of InstallerSHOW to our stakeholders and communities. This means a change of location to Birmingham and becoming a summer event which will believe will make both events more accessible for our audiences.”
Damian Walters
CEO |  BIFIS
“This is great news for InstallerSHOW and the BIFIS and, most importantly, for the kitchens and bathrooms space as a whole. Both Installer Kitchens & Bathrooms and the BIFIS Conference and Awards, which InstallerSHOW has supported for a number of years, have become fixtures in the K&B calendar. Bringing them together at the NEC is a natural fit which will give everyone in the sector the opportunity to experience the best the industry has to offer.”
David Ventris-Field
Sales Director |  Lyrical Communications