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BMA discusses fake sanitaryware imports and stolen labelling
Manchester’s prestigious Lowry Hotel was the venue for this year's AGM of the Bathroom Manufacturers Association. Fake sanitaryware imports and stolen labelling were amongst the discussions at the AGM. Other topics discussed included the rapid progress of the BMA’s Water Efficient Labelling Scheme, European funding for bathroom product innovation and proposals for Toilet Scrappage to reduce the country’s carbon footprint. “This was a busy ... [more]
Saniflo macerator pumping systems are the ideal solution if you don't have direct access to the conventional drainage system
A typical household tends to have bathrooms and toilets that have just one soil pipe to take the waste away and that is usually at the back of the house. So what if you long for new facilities elsewhere in your home? An en suite bathroom, a shower in a new loft extension or a downstairs toilet under the stairs? Conventional plumbing takes the waste away from the toilet through gravity fed 100mm pipework to the soil stack, whereas Macerators pu... [more]
Celeste Pro red toilet seats used in care homes and social housing for people with dementia
All white toilet area’s present a significant issue when dementia is a factor by rendering the toilet indistinguishable from the surrounding area and leading to confusion, lack of confidence in using the toilet, and an increased likelihood of falls in the toilet area. This can lead to a whole series of negative consequences which result in a profound deterioration in the residents self confidence, self esteem, dignity, health and quality of life.... [more]
Victorian Plumbing helps select the best bathroom toilet
In spite of market being flooded with array of toilet options still the distance between the bathroom’s wall and the drain of toilet facilitates in narrow downing the array of choices. An elongated toilet is admired among many homeowners but is the bathroom space is limited then the round bowl suits the best. And these round bowl are cheaper too. There are one-piece toilet having tank and bowl together giving it a seamless design. The two-piece t... [more]
Ecoplay greywater system help new development meet its sustainability requirements
The UK is the third most water stressed country in Europe according to Waterwise. Lambs' Passage in the Barbican area of London is the latest development to be able to achieve the required levels of the Code for Sustainable Homes for social housing, through the greywater management system Ecoplay. The development by Nicholas King Homes comprises 59 luxury apartments, of which 21 have been built on behalf of One Housing Group and therefore need... [more]
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Toilets Safer Than Some Mobile Phones
According to a new study the average mobile phone carries 18 times more potentially harmful germs than the flush handle on a men's toilet. The analysis of handsets found that almost a quarter were so dirty that they had up to ten times the acceptable level of TVC bacteria. One of the phones in the test had such high levels of bacteria that it could have given its owner a serious stomach upset ...
Bill Gross talking toilets
Mark Lacter: Gross is right - the founder of Newport Beach-based bond giant PIMCO devotes the first half of his newsletter to the automatic flush in public toilets.
Rednecks + Toilets + Airbags = Toothless Fun [LOLCars]
# lolcars You know what rednecks hate more than dental hygiene and pluralism? Fancy porcelain toilets. And airbags . And the Dodge Dynasty. Really, anything that smacks of your modern sybaritic life. More »
Anger over lack of public toilets
A COUNCILLOR has railed against the chronic lack of public toilets in Prudhoe.
Toilets to close in the district
Plans to close, redevelop or change the management of 26 public conveniences across the Chichester district have been met with disdain by residents.
Chelsea Clinton rents $15,000 toilets for her wedding
Chelsea Clinton proves that her wedding is a swanky affair as she rents $15,000 portable toilets. Post from: Daily Contributor Chelsea Clinton rents $15,000 toilets for her wedding
Neighbours' loos for hire
Some Khayelitsha residents have to pay up to R10 each time they want to use the toilets at their neighbours' homes because they don't have their own ablution facilities.
Study: S.F. compost no more toxic than others
Compost made from the effluent that San Franciscans flush down their toilets does not contain any more toxins than the soil treatments and animal excrement available in garden stores, according to a San Francisco Public Utilities Commission study released... Compost - San Francisco - Feces - garden - United States
I was just pushed aside’ | By Magdalena Wegrzyn © 2010 Longmont Times-Call
LONGMONT – Jim Wild has nurtured a 59-acre parcel of city-owned farmland south of Union Reservoir for four years. But now, Wild is frustrated to see stages, portable toilets and rental trucks arrive on the land, he said this week. The equipment is for Heaven Fest, a one-day Christian music festival that will bring an estimated 30,000 people to Union Reservoir on Saturday.
Chelsea’s wedding: $600K in tents, $15K for toilets
What's involved for Chelsea Clinton and her fiance, investment banker Marc Mezvinsky, in throwing the so-called wedding of the century? According to estimates and reports, the $3 to $5 million event includes $600,000 in tents, and port-a-potties that cost $15,000.
