Industry Update
RAK Ceramics introduces new Contracts Team
RAK Ceramics has established a new Contracts Team within its expanding Projects Department. The new team of six comprises Scott Adams, Jess Paddock, Paul Midgley, Ben Bryden, David Ralph-Bates and Mark Chatfield. The team will work with RAK’s growing project portfolio, and tile and sanitaryware specification in new commercial markets. Scott and Jess will be taking on Project Co-ordinator roles within the team.
Scott will now utilize his extensive technical and design experience within the new team. Jess moved into projects last summer. Meanwhile, Paul will be assisting with all technical aspects of projects. Recruited to take up a strategic leadership role within the team, Ben brings
19 years’ industry experience in the project and specification sector, both domestic and international. David Ralph-Bates joins as National Projects Manager. David brings a wealth of practical and sales experience to the team. Mark Chatfield completes the team and brings a wealth of contract sales experience.
THE BMA COLUMN
BMA urges conformance and competence
A
part from price, there should be two main
priorities for anyone investing in a new bathroom. Firstly the product should be of excellent quality and should conform with all the relevant standards. And secondly, it should be installed by a qualified and competent person. But there can be a problem.
How does a customer know for certain that they are choosing the best products and installation services? A bathroom buyer can
ensure peace of mind if the chosen bathroom comes from a well-known branded manufacturer supported by a trade body and produced to conform with all the regulations. Bathroom products are
Help For Heroes Announced as W16 & Elements Charity Partner
Help for Heroes has been announced as the official charity partner for woodworking machinery and materials exhibition W16, and co-located furniture components show, Elements, on the 2nd-5th October at the NEC, Birmingham. Working alongside W16 and Elements, the charity will focus on its aim to
‘Inspire, Enable and Support’. As well as taking part in active fundraising throughout the four-day event, Help for Heroes will be exhibiting alongside career advisors and apprenticeship co-ordinators in the exhibitions ‘Best Practice Zone’. Designed to highlight the career prospects and opportunities available to those seeking to employ or begin a career in the furniture design and manufacturing sector, the interactive area will also be promoting the talents and achievements of its Help for Heroes beneficiaries to visitors and exhibitors alike. Registration for W16 and Elements has now opened. To register for your free
ticket please visit
www.wexhibition.co.uk or follow @W_Exhibition and @Elements_Expo on Twitter.
required, by law, to meet certain British Standards. These standards are in place to ensure that they perform as described, conform with the regs and are no danger to health. Some standards are also covered by the CE Marking Regulations. All
bathroom products included in the Harmonised European Standards must have the CE Mark fixed to the product, its instruction literature, or its packaging. CE marking is not a quality mark but it does indicate ‘fitness for purpose’. Regarding installation it is becoming increasingly important that customers
should choose a qualified and competent installer who adheres to the regulations. As in all walks of life, there is a minority who will hoodwink their clients and charge exorbitant fees for shoddy and unlawful bathroom installations. Fortunately, recent court cases have put some of them behind bars for this very reason. One of the best ways to select a genuine and competent installer is to
search authoritative directories such as WaterSafe. This scheme is aimed at consumers looking for a contractor who is competent to work in compliance with the Water Regulations. Good contractors will also advise clients. For instance, they will
recommend using the latest Thermostatic Mixing Valves, the small and inexpensive devices which limit excessive hot water temperature. These prevent life-changing scalding accidents, particularly in the young and elderly.
Bathroom Manufacturers Association
www.bathroom-association.org/ European Water Label
www.europeanwaterlabel.eu/ Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering
www.ciphe.org.uk/ Water Safe
www.watersafe.org.uk/ CE Mark
www.gov.uk/guidance/ce-marking Hot Water Burns Like Fire
www.hotwaterburns.org/
u For more information, please contact BMA on 01782 631619, visit
www.bathroom-association.org or email
info@bathroom-association.org.uk
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