INDUSTRY UPDATE THE BMA COLUMN
BMA – Heatwave reminder to retrofit for water
promise will be the hottest on record. Britain being Britain, by the time you read this, the country may have already had a deluge. This is at the heart of the water scarcity challenge. Climate change is producing more extreme weather patterns, making it more challenging to manage water resources. A few places in Southeast England lost their water supply during the most recent heatwave. Still, the Environment Agency cautions this could become a widespread and regular occurrence if we don’t do something about water supply and demand. Water company investment in reducing pipe leakage and increasing
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Miele Chooses PJH to Distribute Collection
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JH is pleased to announce it has agreed a distribution deal with Miele, the German manufacturer of high-end
domestic appliances. The partnership brings the full range of built-in and free-standing Miele products (over 200 SKU’s), including cooking, cleaning and refrigeration categories, to PJH’s already enviable branded appliance offering. Much coveted as a brand by consumers, Miele is renowned for
producing high quality appliances that are designed and built to last. The diverse appliance range now available from PJH tops out its ability to offer “good, better and best” lines at competitive prices. Miele products are available to order through the PJH Partners Portal™,
with Next-Day Delivery for in-stock lines. For a limited time (ending 31.10.22), PJH is offering stockists an exclusive ‘enhanced’ Miele display agreement too. Tanna Molyneux, Brand Appliances, Sinks & Taps Product Manager, PJH,
said: “The addition of Miele to our branded portfolio range allows us to not only offer our customers the full Miele collection, but the agreement is also a vote of confidence in the capabilities of our national distribution network and ‘first choice’ customer service promise.” Already offering many appliance brands including Elica, Neff, Bosch,
Whirlpool, Hotpoint, Indesit, AEG, Electrolux, Zanussi and own-brand Prima, the addition of the premium Miele brand strengthens PJH’s portfolio and the support it can offer customers. *Customers wishing to purchase Miele products are required to sign an
SDS agreement
u0800 8 77 88 99
uwww.pjh.uk uwww.partners.pjh.uk
u For more information contact BMA on 01782 631619 or email
info@bathroom-association.org.uk
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supply infrastructure through water transfer facilities, reservoirs, and desalination is undoubtedly required. However, these are expensive interventions that will need to be paid for by the taxpayer or through water bills. It’s an unsavoury prospect during a cost-of-living crunch. Therefore, the water industry and government are looking at how the built environment can contribute to lowering demands on our limited water resources. New homes already need to meet a high standard of water efficiency.
Houses must have fittings installed that enable a typical person to use only 110 litres of water per person per day to comply with building regulations in some water-stressed areas. Some house builders, incentivised by water companies and local authorities, are going even further. As well as building properties to an ultra-efficient specification, they’re making other interventions to make developments water neutral. With 27 million existing homes versus only 200,000 new homes each
year, retrofitting for water efficiency has the most significant potential to reduce overall demand (other than major behaviour change). The Unified Water Label provides the product information to help consumers and specifiers make water-efficient choices. Retrofitting for energy efficiency has been prominent for some time; calls to retrofit for water efficiency will grow, and this presents an opportunity for all involved in the KBB industry. We must prepare by innovating new products, talking up water efficiency and fighting the inertia that prevents new water technologies from being adopted.
Tom Reynolds Chief Executive of the Bathroom Manufacturers Association
’m writing this article on the day weather forecasters
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