National Kitchen & Bath Association
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Trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry...
for kitchen
Kitchen
A kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation.In the West, a modern residential kitchen is typically equipped with a stove, a sink with hot and cold running water, a refrigerator and kitchen cabinets arranged according to a modular design. Many households have a...
and bath
Bathroom
A bathroom is a room for bathing in containing a bathtub and/or a shower and optionally a toilet, a sink/hand basin/wash basin and possibly also a bidet....
professionals with over 36,000 members across North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. The NKBA provides resources for consumers and industry professionals and promotes professionalism and ethical business practices. NKBA was incorporated in 1963 as the American Institute of Kitchen Dealers and changed its name to NKBA in 1983 to represent the entire industry.
Each spring the NKBA hosts the world's largest kitchen and bath trade show called the Kitchen/Bath Industry Show & Conference
Kitchen/Bath Industry Show & Conference
The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show & Conference or ' is owned by the National Kitchen & Bath Association ; sponsored by Kitchen & Bath Business Magazine; and produced by Nielsen Expositions. KBIS is the world's largest international trade event dedicated to the kitchen and bath industry...
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