KITCHENS, BATHROOMS AND APPLIANCES
It’s aWrap!
The latest launch fromDevon Stone is an innovative and unique natural stone product called StoneFlex. Suitable for exterior and interior applications, this is the first product of its kind capable of being bent, curved and wrapped around a surface. Devon Stone, the exclusive UK supplier of StoneFlex, envisagesmany varied applications for the product fromfeature walls and columns, bathroom and kitchen surfaces and even furniture. “You can let your imagination run wild,” Commercial Director for Devon Stone, Jose Cortizo says.
“This genuinely is a product capable of going around corners and wrapping around prettymuch anything.” Itsmanufacturing process involves applying a very thin layer of natural stone to a glass fibre backing. This creates an end product with strength and resilience, an incredibly natural finish and inherent flexibility. StoneFlex is available in five finishes including Anthracite,Weathered Iron and Tidal Green and in large format tiles. Prices from£54 for tiles of 120cmx 60cm (inclusive of VAT). Bespoke sizes available on request. For more information telephone 01395 222 525 or visit
www.jaminteriorsgroup.com
Bluebookwebsite updated
Ideal Standard International, one of the leading providers of innovative and design-driven bathroomsolutions, has launched a newupdated version of the popular Bluebookwebsite. The newBluebook catalogue and specification systemhas been designed specificallywith architect and design needs inmind. It brings a no-nonsense, easy to access online resource of informationwith tools that allows the specifying of projects easy. The site is very popular and receives an average of 100,000 hits a daywith an average of 2,500 individual sessions. Research shows that 60 percent of people spend between 10minutes and half an hour on the site per session. The newsite has been developed following extensive research into specifiers’ needs. There aremoreways to search for products and it is nowAppleMACcompliant. Specifiers can find complete product specification details and download drawings, images and data sheets.Within the site is a newspecification systemthat allows users to choose products for a project, price themand then schedule the products by roomand floor. Full schedule reports can be downloaded in
NBS formats. There are over 3,500Armitage Shanks and Ideal Standard products available to choose from-making the Bluebook one of themost extensive online catalogues and specification systems on themarket. It also features the full PlatinumBook – an extension of the Bluebook that provides information on Ideal Standard’s luxury and contemporary bathroomdesign. The newBluebook specification ‘offline’ systemmeans users can also create projects, add products to themand prepare scheduleswithout being logged on.When users log back online, their desktop andmobile deviceswill synchronisewith each other and theweb application. The systemcan be completely customised – fromthe ability to save specifications and favourites on the system, to tailoring it to individual country needs – and incorporates ease of usewith newunique features including: a newiPhone/iPad app; 2 and 3DCADdrawings; drag and drop convenience; PDF generation and a downloadable desktop edition. IdealSpec is nowopen for registration. Formore information visit
www.thebluebook.co.uk or
www.ideal-standard.co.uk
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