NKBA-
The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) has been the heart of the kitchen and bath industry for more than 40 years.
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During that time, the NKBA has devoted substantial resources to better the industry that supports the Association by utilizing the services of dedicated staff and qualified, knowledgeable volunteers. The mission of the NKBA is to enhance member success and excellence, promote professionalism and ethical business practices and provide leadership and direction for the industry. All this has helped to make the National Kitchen & Bath Association the choice for the finest professionals in the kitchen & bath industry.
The NKBA is the proud owner of the Kitchen/ Bath Industry Show & Conference (K/BIS), the world's largest trade event dedicated to the kitchen and bath industry. At K/BIS professionals can be the first to see the year's new products from top manufacturers, along with innovations by companies newly arrived to the industry.
Additionally, the NKBA offers professionals a valid and qualified networking stream. Meet with others serious about their craft at chapter meetings held throughout the United States and Canada, utilize online services when looking to hire new employees or to become a new employee yourself, and pick up consumer leads that are available only to NKBA members.
NARI-
NARI's roots go back to 1935 when President Roosevelt's National Recovery Act established the beginnings of NERSICA (The North East Roofing, Siding and Insulation Contractors Association).
In 1956 President Eisenhower established Operation Home Improvement, a nationwide effort emphasizing the rehabilitation of existing housing rather than new construction. The National Home Improvement Council (N.H.I.C) emerged from this effort.
By the mid-1960s, NERSICA no longer reflected the membership of the growing industry and its name was changed to the National Remodelers Association (NRA).
In 1983, the National Remodelers Association and the National Home Improvement Council joined to establish the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). Today, NARI has 58 chapters nationwide and has enjoyed a sizeable growth period during the past decade. In 2000, NARI moved its national headquarters from Alexandria, Virginia, to Des Plaines, Illinois, and as the Voice of the Remodeling IndustryTM, continues to prosper.
BKBG-
Every business person knows that volume is the key to better efficiency, product selection and pricing. That's exactly why the Bath and Kitchen Buying Group (BKBG) was formed. BKBG is the connection between it’s members and the best manufacturers and suppliers in the industry. This relationship helps to reduce the marketing costs for the vendors and generates volume buying savings for our members. This enables us to bring YOU the best products at the best pricing available!
NAHB/MBA-
NAHB is a Washington, DC-based trade association representing more than 235,000 members involved in home building, remodeling, multifamily construction, property management, subcontracting, design, housing finance, building product manufacturing and other aspects of residential and light commercial construction.
Known as “the voice of the housing industry," NAHB is affiliated with over 800 state and local home builders associations around the country. NAHB's builder members will construct about 80% of the more than 1.93 million new housing units projected for 2006, making housing one of the largest and most powerful engines of economic growth in the country.
