Stratford-based kitchen and bathroom specialist John Nicholls is poised to discover whether its sister showroom has been named kitchen showroom of the year in a prestigious national competition in March.

The 43-year old family business was selected earlier this year from hundreds of entrants across the country to be on the Kitchens, Bedrooms and Bathrooms Review industry awards shortlist.

And March 22 will reveal whether or not its Banbury showroom has won the top prize when staff attend a glittering black tie awards dinner at Birmingham's Hilton Metropole along with 1,000 other hopefuls.

Gary Moores from John Nicholls said: "We're very proud to have reached the finals of as these are regarded as prestigious awards within the kitchen and bathroom industry. It's a great achievement to have been short-listed and to win would be testament to all our hard work. I am very excited and look forward to the awards ceremony."

Andrew Davies, chairman of the judging panel and editor of kbbreview magazine which host the awards added: "It's a great achievement to be recognised as a finalist and one that shows how good John Nicholls is at what it does. There has never been such a challenging time in the kitchen and bathroom industry and this is a great opportunity to reward excellence and hard work. We wish the team good luck. Well done!"