Our team
Prestons Kitchens, founded in 2014 by Mark Parker, is still a family-run business. Mark has over 20 year’s experience in the kitchen industry having previously worked for his father’s kitchen firm from leaving school. His father Norman was the largest importer of German kitchens into the UK for over 30 years – so kitchens run in our genes!
Whilst Mark runs the day-to-day operations of the business, Norman now in semi-retirement, continues to bring his nearly 50 year’s kitchen experience to the company ensuring youth and enthusiasm are combined with experience and knowledge to provide all our clients with their perfect kitchen.
Whilst our roots were originally in supplying large volumes of kitchens to developers and tradesmen, the natural next step for us was to open a retail business and deal directly with the general public – offering the same great deals we offer our trade customers. With our unique history in the German kitchen market and our unrivalled knowledge and buying power, we have taken the highest quality German kitchen materials made by the largest kitchen manufacturer in the world and made them available to everyone.
Now with our new flagship kitchen showroom in Leeds and a further 3 showrooms in Preston, Huddersfield and Stockport, we can supply and fit quality German kitchens across the entire north of England.
Prestons Kitchens, founded in 2014 by Mark Parker, is still a family-run business. Mark has over 20 year’s experience in the kitchen industry having previously worked for his father’s kitchen firm from leaving school. His father Norman was the largest importer of German kitchens into the UK for over 30 years – so kitchens run in our genes!
Whilst Mark runs the day-to-day operations of the business, Norman now in semi-retirement, continues to bring his nearly 50 year’s kitchen experience to the company ensuring youth and enthusiasm are combined with experience and knowledge to provide all our clients with their perfect kitchen.
Whilst our roots were originally in supplying large volumes of kitchens to developers and tradesmen, the natural next step for us was to open a retail business and deal directly with the general public – offering the same great deals we offer our trade customers. With our unique history in the German kitchen market and our unrivalled knowledge and buying power, we have taken the highest quality German kitchen materials made by the largest kitchen manufacturer in the world and made them available to everyone.
Now with our new flagship kitchen showroom in Leeds and a further 3 showrooms in Preston, Huddersfield and Stockport, we can supply and fit quality German kitchens across the entire north of England.
Mark Parker
CEO
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Prestons Kitchens, founded by Mark in 2014, is still a family-run business.
Mark has over 20 years of experience in the kitchen industry, having previously worked for his father’s kitchen firm after leaving school. With his father, Norman being the largest importer of German kitchens into the UK for over 30 years – it’s safe to say kitchens run in the family genes!
Mark loves the fact that Prestons are able to offer affordable, high-quality kitchens for everyone. Nobody has to compromise on quality against cost.
Paul David
Managing Director
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Based at the Huddersfield Warehouse, Paul oversees the project management of a kitchen, from start to finish. Working with Prestons for the past 6 years there’s nothing Paul doesn’t know about fitting a kitchen. And should a problem occur Paul loves solving them quickly and efficiently.
With some kitchens having over 600 components, it’s a tricky business getting it right. However, with careful planning, design and aftercare, the team never settles for anything less than our best, which is a proven recipe for Prestons’ success.
Leeds Showroom
Matt Bracegirdle
Sales Director
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Having been at Preston’s for six years, Matt loves the freedom to immerse himself into customers’ lifestyles to create the perfect kitchen space (sounds cheesy but it’s true)
His favourite trend is the media walls and centres, all made from kitchen furniture, although you would never know.
Anna Ozga
Kitchen Advisor / Designer
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An award-winning kitchen designer twice over, Anna has been based at the Leeds store for the last 3 years. Anna’s Instagram Anna.ozga_designs illustrating her beautiful creations
Working with professionals Anna feels she can learn from taking her to new and challenging opportunities.
In her spare time she loves, cooking and baking and appreciates a good kitchen layout.
Natalie Whitley
Design Consultant
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Natalie is a fantastic part of the team at our Leeds store. From a young age, she has always had an interest in art and interior design and especially loves mid-century modern design. With new ranges being introduced every year Natalie always looks forward to seeing the latest trends and new styles. In her spare time, Natalie enjoys visiting art and design exhibitions and attending music events. She also loves to travel and is a keen house plant grower!
Luke Haytack
Design Consultant
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Over the last 3 years, Luke has worked at the Huddersfield branch and is now based at the Leeds store.
One of his favourite things about working for Prestons Kitchens is creating kitchens, bringing customers’ unique dreams and visions to life. He loves the latest on-trend Twilight blue door complemented with the New Venato Bianco marble worktop.
He’s a big fan of the NFL and his favourite team is Tennessee Titans.
Elliott Beasley
Kitchen Advisor / Designer
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Elliot is one of the friendly faces you will meet when visiting our Leeds showroom. He loves to showcase the choice of colours, styles and features of our kitchens and enjoys seeing how surprised clients are when they find out how affordable our kitchens are. Elliott is very active, spending his time travelling, hiking and playing sports (and watching a bit of football).
Mark Parker
CEO
Read more >
Prestons Kitchens, founded by Mark in 2014, is still a family-run business.
Mark has over 20 years of experience in the kitchen industry, having previously worked for his father’s kitchen firm after leaving school. With his father, Norman being the largest importer of German kitchens into the UK for over 30 years – it’s safe to say kitchens run in the family genes!
Mark loves the fact that Prestons are able to offer affordable, high-quality kitchens for everyone. Nobody has to compromise on quality against cost.
Paul David
Managing Director
Read more >
Based at the Huddersfield Warehouse, Paul oversees the project management of a kitchen, from start to finish. Working with Prestons for the past 6 years there’s nothing Paul doesn’t know about fitting a kitchen. And should a problem occur Paul loves solving them quickly and efficiently.
With some kitchens having over 600 components, it’s a tricky business getting it right. However, with careful planning, design and aftercare, the team never settles for anything less than our best, which is a proven recipe for Prestons’ success.
Leeds Showroom
Matt Bracegirdle
Sales Director
Read more >
Having been at Preston’s for six years, Matt loves the freedom to immerse himself into customers’ lifestyles to create the perfect kitchen space (sounds cheesy but it’s true)
His favourite trend is the media walls and centres, all made from kitchen furniture, although you would never know.
Anna Ozga
Kitchen Advisor / Designer
Read more >
An award-winning kitchen designer twice over, Anna has been based at the Leeds store for the last 3 years. Anna’s Instagram Anna.ozga_designs illustrating her beautiful creations
Working with professionals Anna feels she can learn from taking her to new and challenging opportunities.
In her spare time she loves, cooking and baking and appreciates a good kitchen layout.
Natalie Whitley
Design Consultant
Read more >
Natalie is a fantastic part of the team at our Leeds store. From a young age, she has always had an interest in art and interior design and especially loves mid-century modern design. With new ranges being introduced every year Natalie always looks forward to seeing the latest trends and new styles. In her spare time, Natalie enjoys visiting art and design exhibitions and attending music events. She also loves to travel and is a keen house plant grower!
Luke Haytack
Design Consultant
Read more >
Over the last 3 years Luke worked at the Huddersfield store and today he is now based at the Leeds store.
One of his most favourite things about working for Prestons Kitchens is creating customer kitchens, their dreams and visions with everyone being unique. His loves the latest on-trend Twilight blue door complemented with the New Venato Bianco marble worktop.
He’s a big fan of the NFL and his favourite team is Tennessee Titans.
Elliott Beasley
Kitchen Advisor / Designer
Read more >
Elliot is one of the friendly faces you will meet when visiting our Leeds showroom. He loves to showcase the choice of colours, styles and features of our kitchens and enjoys seeing how surprised clients are when they find out how affordable our kitchens are. Elliott is very active, spending his time travelling, hiking and playing sports (and watching a bit of football).
Huddersfield Showroom
Katy Shaw
Kitchen Advisor / Designer
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When visiting the Huddersfield showroom you will be greeted by Katie! She loves to showcase design features and product quality of our kitchens, working with clients to create a colour scheme and a wish list for their kitchen. Katie really enjoys watching the client’s journey progress from their first visit, to seeing their reaction when their dream kitchen comes to life on screen.
Jordan Parker
Design Consultant
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Jordan, brother to Mark Parker heads up the Huddersfield store, something he’s successfully been doing for the past 6 years.
He loves transforming spaces into tailored kitchen/living areas for the family’s needs. His favourite kitchen trend/style is this year’s bold colours greens, blues and greys bringing a space to life.
Huddersfield Showroom
Preston Showroom
Stockport Showroom
Katy Shaw
Kitchen Advisor / Designer
Read more >
When visiting the Huddersfield showroom you will be greeted by Katie! She loves to showcase design features and product quality of our kitchens, working with clients to create a colour scheme and a wish list for their kitchen. Katie really enjoys watching the client’s journey progress from their first visit, to seeing their reaction when their dream kitchen comes to life on screen.
Jordan Parker
Design Consultant
Read more >
Jordan, brother to Mark Parker heads up the Huddersfield store, something he’s successfully been doing for the past 6 years.
He loves transforming spaces into tailored kitchen/living areas are for the needs of the family. His favourite kitchen trend/style being this year’s bold colours greens, blues and greys bringing a space to life.
Dal Becic
Owner and Designer
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Owner of the Preston-based showroom for the last 3 years.
Dal has been in the kitchen industry since 2004 and has always dealt with the same kitchen manufacturer, gaining loads of knowledge of the product daily, enabling him to design the dream kitchen for all his customers.
From initial design to technical checks, ordering and overseeing every kitchen installation makes him unique in the market.
Every customer he installs a kitchen for gives positive feedback via Trustpilot – making him a very proud owner. These comments are the driving factors in his success.
Chris Kane
Owner & Designer
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Chris opened the Stockport showroom 3 years ago, having worked in the kitchen industry for seven years. He prides himself on building a team that pulls together to design and install amazing kitchens. He always tries to align himself with his customers, studying their lifestyles and desires to help find a solution.
He looks to empathise with clients’ struggles and guide them towards their perfect kitchen. No two rooms are the same and every journey is different from the last. And if you don’t catch Chris in his showroom you might get a glance of him on TV adverts acting!
Installations & Aftercare
Office
Adam Gwozdz
Installations Manager
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Based at Prestons Aftercare Department in Huddersfield, Adam has worked for Prestons for 7 years. He helps bring customer dream kitchens to life in their own home. A great communicator he’ll guide you through delivery dates and expected timescales being on hand for any questions that might arise throughout. And when not dreaming about new kitchens Adam loves travelling the globe and fishing.
Jordan Harris
Warehouse Manager
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Jordan enjoys the transition of measuring a kitchen, building a relationship with the customer, seeing the design, receiving the kitchen in the warehouse to seeing the end product. He loves being a part of the team at Prestons and takes great pride when our clients are thrilled with their kitchens. When he isn’t busy at work Jordan loves to cook, spend time with his family and cheer on his favourite football team.
Laura Tansey
Project Manager
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Laura brings over 15 years of kitchen industry experience to our team and in three years has become an integral part of Preston’s family. Laura plays an important part in ensuring our clients receive the best customer service experience. When she isn’t busy making sure project details are looked after, you can find her on the sidelines supporting her three boys’ busy football schedule.
Charlie Allen
Project Coordinator
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Charlie is always keen to improve his industry knowledge but with 8 years of experience working with German kitchens, there is little Charlie doesn’t know about our products. In fact, he is a bit of a guru when it comes to product codes and colours. Charlie enjoys spending his time outside of work travelling and cheering on his favourite football team.
Preston Showroom
Dal Becic
Owner and Designer
Read more >
Owner of the Preston-based showroom for the last 3 years.
Dal has been in the kitchen industry since 2004 and has always dealt with the same kitchen manufacturer, gaining loads of knowledge of the product daily, enabling him to design the dream kitchen for all his customers.
From initial design to technical checks, ordering and overseeing every kitchen installation makes him unique in the market.
Every customer he installs a kitchen for gives positive feedback via Trustpilot – making him a very proud owner. These comments are the driving factors in his success.
Stockport Showroom
Chris Kane
Owner & Designer
Read more >
Chris opened the Stockport showroom 3 years ago, having worked in the kitchen industry for seven years. He prides himself on building a team that pulls together to design and install amazing kitchens. He always tries to align himself with his customers, studying their lifestyles and desires to help find a solution.
He looks to empathise with clients’ struggles and guide them towards their perfect kitchen. No two rooms are the same and every journey is different from the last. And if you don’t catch Chris in his showroom you might get a glance of him on TV adverts acting!
Installations & Aftercare
Adam Gwozdz
Installations Manager
Read more >
Based at Prestons Aftercare Department in Huddersfield, Adam has worked for Prestons for 7 years. He helps bring customer dream kitchens to life in their own home. A great communicator he’ll guide you through delivery dates and expected timescales being on hand for any questions that might arise throughout. And when not dreaming about new kitchens Adam loves travelling the globe and fishing.
Jordan Harris
Warehouse Manager
Read more >
Jordan enjoys the transition of measuring a kitchen, building a relationship with the customer, seeing the design, receiving the kitchen in the warehouse to seeing the end product. He loves being a part of the team at Prestons and takes great pride when our clients are thrilled with their kitchens. When he isn’t busy at work Jordan loves to cook, spend time with his family and cheer on his favourite football team.
Office
Laura Tansey
Project Manager
Read more >
Laura brings over 15 years of kitchen industry experience to our team and in three years has become an integral part of Preston’s family. Laura plays an important part in ensuring our clients receive the best customer service experience. When she isn’t busy making sure project details are looked after, you can find her on the sidelines supporting her three boys’ busy football schedule.
Charlie Allen
Project Coordinator
Read more >
Charlie is always keen to improve his industry knowledge but with 8 years of experience working with German kitchens, there is little Charlie doesn’t know about our products. In fact, he is a bit of a guru when it comes to product codes and colours. Charlie enjoys spending his time outside of work travelling and cheering on his favourite football team.
