Extra height WCs complete Regal Comfort range

Burlington, the well-known retail brand which manufacturers the only traditional range of bathroom products containing today's technology, has completed its Regal range of comfort-height sanitaryware with a choice of new pans.
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Take a shine to Imperial Bathrooms' new lighting collection!

Imperial Bathrooms - the quintessential British bathroom manufacturer - has dramatically increased its lighting collection to include five ranges of wall lamps. Named after some of the company's bestselling bathroom collections, the new additions - Carlyon, Radcliffe, Pendant, Astoria and Brokton - provide the perfect complement to its bathroom line up. All new lighting ranges are guaranteed to cast the ideal atmosphere in any bathroom, en suite and downstairs cloakroom.
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The beauty of natural marble stands elegantly tall with Rio

Making a centrepiece of the washing area in the contemporary or classic bathroom, Bagno Design has launched Rio - a freestanding wash basin which is beautifully crafted from marble.

With a diameter of 460mm and standing at 900mm tall, Rio is guaranteed to be a focal point of the bathroom. Made entirely from marble, no two Rio washbasins will ever be entirely the same thanks its natural markings.
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Gorenje appearing at Slovenian fashion and product design showcase

Slovenian manufacturer Gorenje, is appearing at Between Sense and Sanity, a Slovenian fashion and product design exhibition.
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I-Radium becomes part of the Glass wellness portfolio

Italian manufacturer Glass Idromassaggio has joined forces with heating specialist, I-Radium, to offer interior heating solutions that combine classic living materials such as wood, with innovative infrared technology.
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BMA's brainchild shortlisted in Sentinel Business Awards

The Bathroom Manufacturers Association tells us it is delighted to announce that The Water Label has been shortlisted in the Annual Sentinel Business Awards. The Sentinel is the newspaper produced for readership in Staffordshire and Cheshire and the BMA entered this year's Business Awards with its brainchild, The Water Label. The entry has been successful, so far, and has been shortlisted in the Business Innovation category.
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Bushboard's quartz and laminate brands work the trend for contrast

Bushboard's recently launched M-Stone quartz worksurface range shows how well it can work the fashionable trend for contrast by teaming up with an Ebony Stripwood laminate splashback from the company's Omega range which offers 39 different design options in sizes for midway and hob panels.
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Forum urges changes to Prompt Payment Code to prevent slow payers signing

The Forum of Private Business is urging changes to the Prompt Payment Code after it has learned firms with payment times as long as 90 days are planning to sign up.
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Beat bedroom storage blues with Hyder Living

Bedroom storage problems are set to become a thing of the past with the brand new Turin bed from Hyder Living that makes clearing clutter a much more manageable task.
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New training videos launched by ArtiCad

CAD software specialist for the KBB sector, ArtiCAD, announced on Wednesday that it is developing a comprehensive library of training videos to complement the company's other training services. Focusing on individual design techniques, each video provides an extremely easy and visual means of gaining a better understanding of how to undertake a specific design task.

The new training videos are already being welcomed by ArtiCAD customers as a quick and easy way of helping improve their skills for specific tasks.
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Electrolux and Zwilling give consumers the ultimate induction cooking offer

From 4th March to 27th May 2013, consumers who purchase an Electrolux Induction hob from the Inspiration Range in participating retailers will receive a FREE Zwilling J.A. Henckels TruClad professional pan set, via redemption, worth £165 RRP.
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Semi-precious stone tiles bring harmony and balance to interior design projects

ShellShock Designs has launched a new range of beautiful semi-precious stone tiles. The tiles are for use on interior design projects, both residential and commercial, that not only want to reflect timeless style and beauty, but also to reflect emotions on a spiritual level through the power of each individual stone. "This is ancient wisdom, brought up to date for the 21st century," says the company's Managing Director Jonathan Kern.
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Internet is showing early signs of success in 2013 for iKBBI

Recent feedback from a selection of Institute of Kitchen, Bedroom & Bathroom Installers members has reported an increase in new leads originated from the iKBBI find-a-member website (www.professionalfitters.org).

iKBBI member Paul Butler (London) says: "I've definitely noticed an increase in enquiries in January and I've found the iKBBI accreditation a real positive marketing tool.
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Ellis Furniture backs Multiple Sclerosis Society bike ride

Ellis Furniture has teamed up with some of its suppliers, including MFC supplier Egger, to support joint managing director's daughter, Isobel Ellis, in her quest to raise much needed funds for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
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Lakes Bathrooms supports family featured in BBC One series

Lakes Bathrooms has supplied a shower enclosure to support a family featured in the BBC One series 'DIY SOS: The Big Build', due to air later this year. The enclosure was used as part of a life changing transformation to the home of a family in Spalding, Lincolnshire and is featured in the fifth episode of the 24th series of the flagship DIY television show.
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Key sales appointment at PWS

PWS Distributors has expanded its field-based sales team with the appointment of Nick Heater to a newly created sales position in the South East. Nick has been in the kitchen industry since 1999 when he worked as area business manager for Neff until 2008. He subsequently was a partner in a white goods business and more recently was manager of a Howdens Depot in Surrey.
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The gourmet guy needs to add sous vide to his tool kit

KitchenAid, the premium manufacturer renowned for its appliances that combine professional performance with stylish design, presents the Chef Touch, an all in one sous vide cooking system perfect for those who see themselves as the next Gordon Ramsay or Heston Blumenthal.
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Want to learn more about wetroom installation and Impey's products?

Having established a reputation as a wetroom specialist, with more than 250,000 successful installations in the UK, Impey Showers is offering one-day intensive training courses for industry professionals at its Centre of Excellence in Ilton, Somerset.
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Cooper Callas to distribute 'Nocalc' limescale reduction product

Established National bathroom and kitchen distributor, Cooper Callas, has taken on the distribution for NoCalc International, the Dutch based producer of the revolutionary NoCalc limescale reduction product. Stock was delivered into Cooper Callas pre-Xmas and the company is already reporting a growing number of kitchen and bathroom retailers selling the product.

With over 20,000 units being sold in Holland alone last year, which has half the households of the UK in hard water areas, there are great growth opportunities for this new product for both retailers and installers alike.
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Your chance to see Michel Roux OBE to cook 'live' at Raycross Interiors, Byfleet

Raycross Interiors is naturally very excited that it will be hosting an exclusive Charity Event featuring the world renowned Master Chef, Michel Roux, on Tuesday 30th April 2013. The highlight of this invitation-only event will be two live cooking demonstrations by Mr Roux, plus the chance to win luxury prizes including lunch for two at The Waterside Inn, Bray and many other fabulous prizes donated by local businesses.
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CPD Seminars have RIBA approval

BAL is offering architects a comprehensive family of seminars, all approved by the Royal Institute of British Architects as contributing to their annual Continual Professional Development (CPD) study requirement. Each 45-minute seminar gives detailed coverage of a particular aspect of tiling. 
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Leisure Sinks unveils new website

To coincide with its 80th anniversary, Leisure Sinks - the largest manufacturer of domestic stainless steel sinks in the UK - has launched a contemporary new company website.
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BMA continues its rapid growth

Hard on the heels of the five manufacturers and media companies which joined the Bathroom Manufacturers Association last month, two more manufacturers and a media group have joined the association.
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