NEWS | Round-up
Heritage Bathrooms unveils biggest ever collection
IN A bid to show its long-term commitment to its network of retailers, Heritage Bathrooms has unveiled its biggest product launch to date. With more than 350 new products and accessories, including two new bathroom furniture ranges, in a statement Heritage – which is part of Bristan Group – described the latest launch as a “ground-breaking move” for the company. In
another first for Heritage, the
brand is also introducing illuminated mirrors to its core product range as part of a huge expansion of its portfolio of accessories.
According to the company, the aim of the new portfolio is to increase its showroom presence by offering more choice and retail support than ever before. It will be supporting the product investment with a new brochure,
which it says will bring together its portfolio across five distinct looks – Country House, Pure and Simple, Colour Splash, Parisian Chic, Effortless Sophistication and Plant Power. Created by interior designer and writer Claire Bingham, Heritage says the ‘looks’ have been created to help retailers display and sell across ranges and styles in showrooms.
Speaking about the launch Martin Mongan, chief executive of Bristan, said: “With consumers increasingly mixing more contemporary sanitary- ware, brassware and accessories with traditional appeal, we wanted to create design concepts and products that would meet this demand.
“The product ranges and our five new distinct Heritage looks mark a huge chapter in the Heritage story as we look to really increase our support for our retail partners and make it even
easier for our customers to ‘Design with Heritage’.
“Meanwhile, the new brochure and Look Book will help showrooms by bringing products to life through the new looks, with a dedicated portal
support, developed for our partners to specify these solutions into bathroom designs. We’ll also be launching a consumer-led campaign over the coming months to help drive footfall across showrooms.”
Omega invests in technology to cut annual energy usage by 15%
Victorian Plumbing to open new distribution centre
ONLINE BATHROOM retailer Victorian Plumbing has revealed its plans to open a new distribution centre in Lancashire as part of the brand’s strategic expansion and long-term commitment to the market. The company has signed an agreement to enter into a 20-year lease on a new, 544,000sq ft, purpose-built distribution centre in Lancashire, located close to its existing operations.
The new facility will support the Group’s expansion and will enable consolidation
of a number of the group’s existing sites, although some existing facilities will be retained to enable further adjacent category expansion. It is scheduled to be completed in autumn 2023 and will become fully operational after a period of dual running with existing sites to ensure a smooth transition.
Mark Radcliffe, founder and chief executive of Victorian Plumbing, said: “This new facility represents another exciting milestone for the business, providing us with capacity to manage growth in the long-term while further establishing Victorian Plumbing’s position as the No 1 bathroom retailer in the UK. I am also delighted that this new facility will create additional jobs and further support our investment in the local area.”
Victorian Plumbing will invest in fitting the new distribution centre through the current and next financial year. This investment will provide the group with the additional operational capacity to support its growth, further strengthening its market-leading position. Cash outflows associated with this lease will be broadly neutral compared with current property costs.
6 · February 2023
BRITISH KITCHEN manufacturer Omega has invested in new eco technology at its factory that will reduce energy usage by 15%. Omega invested £20 million in its 400,000sq ft Yorkshire factory in 2018. With the second stage of the installation of its Ecogate system now complete, the company expects to save 600,000kWh of energy per year or 15% of its total annual usage. The Ecogate system saves energy by regulating the way fans are used in the factory’s extraction system. The extraction system removes the dust and debris produced by the machinery in the factory and sends it through a series of fans down hundreds of metres of pipes to trailers that
collect it and send it to be repurposed into animal bedding. The first Ecogate was installed in
2021 and resulted in substantially less power being used to run fans in the areas of the factory that were not in use. This saved 200,000kWh and reduced energy usage by 5%. The second Ecogate allows the extraction system to be completely switched off in unused areas. The Ecogates form part of the company’s wider CO2 reduction strat- egy. The warehouse and office buildings use solar panels and LED lighting. It has invested in a more fuel- efficient lorry fleet and all company vehicles are now changing over to hybrid or fully electric.
Omega CEO Simon Barber said:
“We have continued to make ongoing day-to-day changes and develop initiatives that can aid the corporate social responsibility and the long-term impact on the planet.”
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