Specifying a UK refurb?
See the full Hotel & HMO Refurb Supplier Guide or the UK Bathroom Refurb Supplier Guide for room-by-room BOMs and brand pairing logic.
A selection of UK hotel, HMO and refurb projects supplied through Kent Traders. We work with project managers, M&E contractors, interior designers and property owners across the UK — specifying coherent electrical, bathroom, hotel housekeeping and fire-safety BOMs from a single supplier.
If you'd like your project featured (with permission and brand attribution), email contact@kenttraders.co.uk with the property name, room count and finish spec.
Hotels
Boutique hotel — Kent coast (24 rooms)
Spec: BG Nexus Black Nickel Screwless throughout. 6 doubles + 2 USB-A+C 45 W per bedroom, modular HDMI/USB plate at desk. Geberit Sigma cisterns + Grohe brassware in en-suites. Corby 4400 trouser presses.
Coherent four-brand spec (BG, Geberit, Grohe, Corby), single-supplier delivery, completed within 12-week refurb window.
Mid-market hotel — South East (60 rooms)
Spec: BG Nexus Brushed Steel for sockets / switches. Aqualisa Quartz showers in every en-suite. Ideal Standard Tempo basins + WCs. Trouser presses + safes + minibars across all rooms.
High-volume order processed through trade desk: 360 sockets, 60 showers, 60 hotel housekeeping kits, all in stock with 7-day delivery to site.
Period property hotel — Cotswolds (12 rooms)
Spec: Antique Brass switches & sockets to suit period scheme. 5 A round-pin switched-lamp circuits in every guest lounge / bedroom. Geberit + Grohe in bathrooms. Astroflame fire safety throughout.
Period-appropriate finish coherence across electrics + bathrooms; full BS 5839 fire safety package.
Apartment hotel — London (45 units)
Spec: Apartment-grade socket count (12 doubles + 3 USB per unit), full kitchenette package (45 A cooker control, dishwasher / fridge spurs). Bathroom suites: Ideal Standard + Geberit; Aqualisa showers.
Higher-volume kit per room compared to standard hotel; matches aparthotel BOM in the Refurb Supplier Guide.
Have a hotel refurb project in planning? See the socket-per-room UK 2026 guide or the full Hotel & HMO Refurb Supplier Guide for spec checklists by tier. Or read the UK Fire Safety guide for BS 5839 / BS 5266 compliance.
HMOs (House in Multiple Occupation)
8-bed HMO conversion — South London
Spec: BG MC Metal Clad in shared kitchen / utility (heavy-duty). BG Nexus White in bedrooms (5 doubles + 1 USB per room). BS 5839-6 mains-wired smoke alarms; Astroflame fire-door packs.
Building Regs Part B + Housing Act 2004 license-grade fire safety; EICR-ready electrical install.
12-bed bedsit HMO — Birmingham
Spec: Per-bedsit kitchenette: 45 A cooker control, twin-counter sockets, fan iso for extractor, water-heater spur. BG Nexus White throughout. Geberit toilet packs in 12 en-suites. Heat detectors per room (BS 5839-6).
Heavy fire safety + per-unit electrical isolation; built to local council HMO licensing requirements.
Residential refurbs
Family bathroom refurb — Surrey
Spec: Geberit Sigma + Duofix concealed system, Grohe Eurosmart Cosmopolitan brassware, Aqualisa Quartz Touch shower, Ideal Standard basin & WC. Antique brass shaver + IP65 FCU.
Full pre-matched four-brand spec; complete kit dispatched in single delivery to fitter.
Period home rewire — Sussex
Spec: Antique Brass throughout: 18 doubles, 6 USB-A+C, 2 trailing-edge dimmers, 5 A round-pin lamp circuits in lounge + master. Period-appropriate finish coherence across all 24 plates.
Period property rewire with finish coherence — standard finish ranges from BG Nexus + MK in the same antique brass tone.
Working with Kent Traders on a refurb
What you can expect
- Single-supplier coverage. Hotel housekeeping, electrical, bathroom suite and fire safety from one delivery point. Reduces site coordination overhead.
- Trade pricing on volume. Project-grade pricing on orders > £2,500. Email contact@kenttraders.co.uk with property tier + room count for a quote.
- Pre-matched packs. Geberit cistern + frame + plate, Aqualisa shower + brassware combos, Corby trouser-press range — all sold as pre-matched kits to remove on-site spec mismatches.
- UK stock, UK dispatch. Most components in stock for 5–10 day lead time. Period-appropriate finishes (antique brass, polished copper) allow 2–3 weeks.
- Compliance documentation. Spec sheets cite BS 7671 zone compliance, Approved Doc M mount heights, BS 5266 emergency lighting and BS 5839 fire alarm coverage where applicable.
How to start
- Read the relevant guide: Hotel & HMO Refurb Supplier Guide or UK Bathroom Refurb Supplier Guide.
- Identify your property tier (3-, 4-, 5-star or HMO grade).
- Use the room-by-room BOM as a checklist and adjust to your spec.
- Email contact@kenttraders.co.uk with the BOM + room count for a project quote.
Project examples are illustrative of typical Kent Traders project workflows. For privacy reasons, we don't publish specific client / property names without explicit permission. If you'd like your project featured (with attribution), please email us.