Bathrooms and showers news 
Southampton franchisee of Drain Doctor Plumbing completes the company's one millionth job
The Southampton franchisee of Drain Doctor Plumbing has completed the national company’s one millionth job after being called out to unblock a WC for a customer in Hedge End, Hampshire. As a result, a Hampshire couple is set to enjoy a luxury holiday. The momentous Drain Doctor milestone was reached earlier this month when the Drain Doctor Southampton franchise was called to the home of Mr and Mrs Perkis to deal with a blocked lavatory. Allan Rook, the franchisee for Southampton, said: “We were called out to fix a blocked WC in the couple’s home. I sent one of our technicians, Paul Kay, ... [more]
Saniflo endorses Cut the VAT coalition
The Experian report, launched last month at the House of Commons, indicated that a VAT cut to 5% for the labour element of repair maintenance and improvement would encourage home improvement, discourage the black economy cowboy operators and encourage the rehabilitation of empty homes to habitable green standards. Saniflo has endorsed the aims of the ‘Cut the VAT’ coalition as they believe it would lead to a dramatic improvement in older UK homes. Paul Newson, MD of Saniflo, commented, “ Our products are designed to enable the addition of facilities to properties principally built in the... [more]
Saracen Washroom Solutions now available exclusively from Plumb Center
Plumb Center now exclusively offers Saracen Washroom Solutions, an extensive range of standard and bespoke cubicles, ducting and vanity units designed for a wide variety of applications. The factory prefabricated washroom solutions, available in a broad selection of colours and styles, include off-the-shelf and custom designed cubicles and made-to-measure pre-plumbed modules. They work across all sectors from wet area leisure and sports facilities to top quality office washrooms. To complement the washrooms, Plumb Center also offers a comprehensive customer support package including bes... [more]
Creda Showers launches twelve new electric showers
Creda Showers has just launched twelve new electric shower SKUs with B&Q, Europe’s leading home improvement and garden centre retailer. The Creda Advantage The latest electric shower from Creda comes with six pipe and six cable entry points allowing for a highly flexible installation. Ideal for shower replacement and upgrades, the Creda Advantage has been developed with the very latest instantaneous shower styling, mixing traditional and contemporary functionality. Designed to stabilise temperature changes caused by water pressure fluctuations, it comes with the convenience of a pus... [more]
Geberit’s Monolith sanitaryware can be installed using existing connections and drains
Geberit will be heading to KBB 2010 armed with a whole raft of new products and innovations ready for launch to the industry. The main obstacle in converting to the desirable Continental-look of wall-hung sanitaryware is that you need to re-tile or re-plumb a bathroom. One of the many highlights of the Geberit stand will be the launch of the Monolith. The Monolith offers a neat solution to this problem for WCs. Geberit’s Monolith is a slimline module incorporating a wall-hung frame and an integrated dual flush cistern that can be installed using existing connections and drains. Installa... [more]
