Stuart Hattersley

Chairperson – Sheffield Kitchen Outlet Ltd

Stuart has 22 Years in the KBB industry. Starting out in 2000 working as a designer for Living Design which was part of the Anglian group, then Space Kitchens. After a few years of designing kitchens Stuart worked with an installer for a few years, building a valuable insight how kitchen designs are applied practically in the customer’s home.

Due to family commitments Stuart stepped away from the kitchen industry into the motor trade, in a sales role within the Dixon motor group for a Ford franchise. After 4 successful years Stuart had built some capital and decided it was time to start a business within the kitchen industry. He convinced his brother, Daniel and mother Wendy to also invest in the business, and in 2004 and Sheffield Kitchen Outlet was born.

Most of the capital was used to purchase machinery so the company started out supplying trade customers and visiting customers homes with samples. After a year or so the company created a small showroom which increased in size as the company grew.

In 2006 Daniel joined Stuart on the sales team, then in 2008 Stuart stepped away from sales after designing thousands of kitchens to concentrate on running and growing the business.

Stuart continues to ensure all 10 of SKO's designers still follow his original ethics, ensuring honest advice, transparent pricing and relaxed approach to the sales process. All our quotes are design led and focused on the customer's demands.

SKO now has over 50 full-time employees and 20 self-employed installation teams creating valuable jobs locally.

Linkedin
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-hattersley-ab9877422/

Lease renewal and Property purchases
https://www.bannerjones.co.uk/articles/banner-jones-supports-expansion-plans-for-sheffield-based-kitchen-manufacturer
https://www.thestar.co.uk/business/jobs-secured-sheffield-kitchen-outlet-renews-lease-ps500000-revamp-4524968
https://masonthomaslaw.com/tag/sheffield-kitchen-outlet/

Machine purchases
https://biesse.com/kr/ko/news/sheffield-kitchen-outlet

Why Handleless Kitchens Work Well in Open-Plan Homes

Posted on 28th June 2026 in Blog

Handleless kitchens suit open-plan homes because they eliminate visual interruptions across a shared living space, facilitate easier movement between zones, and make the kitchen feel like part of the room rather than a separate functional area. True handleless systems, which use a recessed rail profile behind each door and drawer front, deliver this more completely than push-to-open alternatives.

Open-plan living has changed the way kitchens need to look and perform. When cooking, dining and relaxing happen in one connected space, the kitchen is always on show. Every design decision reads differently when there are no walls to separate it from the rest of the room.

That is one reason handleless kitchens have become a natural fit for this kind of layout. The absence of protruding handles creates a clean, unbroken run of cabinetry that works with an open-plan space rather than against it.

What Makes a Handleless Kitchen Different

A handleless kitchen removes visible...