BATHROOMS Essential bathroom design from
Bristan The new BRISTAN Essentials range of WRAS-approved taps and showers offer an entry-level price point into Bristan, complementing the core product portfolio. Essentials will include seven kitchen taps and four bathroom taps in a hard wearing chrome finish, with Bristan’s Aster bath shower mixer priced at £125 RRP. The range will also include one electric shower and one bar mixer shower. All products come with Bristan’s next-day delivery service.
www.bristan.com/essentials
AKW’s new level-access shower tray for visual
impairment users AKW’s Mullen shower tray, creates a defined level-access showering area that is ideal for use by those with visual impairments. Suitable for installation on either concrete or wooden flooring, this cost-effective shower tray offers unrivalled strength and stability and can support up to 30 stones (190kg) in weight. It can either be fitted as a level access solution, requiring only a 27mm floor recess for installation, or can be surface-mounted. For added safety, the tray is slip-resistant and features a textured surface for added safety. With a 25mm fall inside the tray, there is also excellent water drainage. The Mullen shower tray comes with a unique Intergrip® clamping strip which grips and seals vinyl flooring in the tray, creating a watertight seal. Due to the flexibility of the clamping strip, flooring can also be fitted or changed after the tray and shower screen have been installed. It is also possible to maintain level-access showering when using floor tiles, and these fit under the clamping strip, with built-in tiling upstands ensuring the all-round integrity of the water seals.
www.akw-ltd.co.uk.
Methven welcomes water incentives for housebuilder
The southern water company, Thames Water, has recently announced measures to protect its water stressed region by rewarding housebuilders, developers and specifiers for installing low-flow showers and other technologies to save water.
As well as offering discounts on the cost of joining the sewage network, Thames Water is also offering further incentives for housebuilders looking to reduce water usage in their properties. If housebuilders retrofit
existing homes, they could be paid more than £1,000 per property on new developments. Martin Walker, CEO for Methven, says: “We’re encouraged by these new incentives that Thames Water has set out, water shortages in the UK are becoming increasingly worrying and as a manufacturer we have been committed to bringing about real change in the bathroom industry.
“One of the things we hear time and time again from housebuilders, developers and specifiers is that they worry that low-flow products will have an impact on performance. That is why we’ve invested heavily in water saving technologies to ensure that they deliver the highest standards in water efficiency without compromising on form or function.”
There are concerns that the UK will experience severe water shortages and water-stressed regions in the next 20 years due to climate change and population growth. Methven’s bathroom and kitchen tapware and showering systems support designers, architects, specifiers and developers to achieve below the recommended 110 litres per person per day target and achieve the substantial incentives available from water providers. With the inflationary pressure of building new homes increasing, these incentives not only save housebuilders and developers money on their connection charges but ultimately these savings will be passed on to homeowners through lower water bills.
www.uk.methven.com
VitrA roots out brassware range VITRA has launched Root, a striking and wide-ranging
bathroom brassware range with over 130 skus including basin, shower, and bath mixers, all in four different finishes. The range offers two design choices – Root Round and Root Square. Root Round has smooth, rounded curves for a softer look, while Root Square has defined geometric edges for a bolder look. Each product within the range is available in chrome, gold, copper, and brushed nickel and there are basin mixers available as deck-mounted or built-in, and in a range of sizes including compact, standard, and tall. The range also includes several bath and shower mixer options, including deck-mounted and floor-standing bath mixers and a range of built-in shower mixers, diverters, and spouts – complemented by wastes and bottle-traps as required.
www.VitrA.co.uk
May 2022
www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net
FIBO expands collection FIBO, has added a selection of new designs to its
Urban, Signature and Scandinavian collections. The Straight Herringbone design is available in three decors: the bold and distinct Ocean Blue, the serene and elegant Olive Green and the silky-smooth, glossy Denver White, all of which hit three very different trends. The new Vertical Plank tile pattern comes in three luxurious, woody decors: Rough Wood, Shabby Chic and Avalon Pine – two of which are brand new to Fibo. Inspired by natural stone and Carrara marble aesthetics, the luxurious and high-gloss Bright Marble décor has also been added to Fibo’s range. It is available in a large format tile pattern as part of the Scandinavian Tile Effect Collection and as a plain, non-tile effect panel in the Signature Collection.
https://fibo.co.uk/collection/
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