SMITH Brothers, the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom showroom in York has been named Showroom of the Year at the annual Building Merchants Awards for Excellence 2011.

The two-storey showroom, in Osbaldwick Link Road, was recently refurbished, and now includes luxury kitchen, bedroom and bathroom displays and a new tile studio.

Gary McGowan, the showroom manager, said: “We have gone back to basics to redesign the showroom, renewing everything from ceiling tiles to lighting and flooring. About 90 per cent of our showroom displays have been replaced or fundamentally updated. An ambitious project of this scale would normally take a number of years to complete, but it was vital to achieve our aims and results in a short timescale to generate footfall and boost sales in a challenging marketplace.”