Taps & Showers July 2006

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Seeing is Believing

Heritage Bathroom's Clarity enclosures have a minimalist barely-there frame and crystal clear glass.

Keep bathrooms looking fresh and clutter free with a minimalist shower enclosure that gives a clear line of vision throughout the room. Clarity is a diverse new collection of contemporary enclosures from Heritage Bathrooms that comes in all the most popular shapes and sizes to suit all requirements.

 

Combining flush hinges with real chrome plated framework to complement chrome brassware and accessories, the Clarity range has Class A grade toughened safety glass that is 8mm thick on the panels and 6mm thick on the doors.

The range encompasses two sizes of quadrant enclosures - 900mm x 900mm and 1200mm x 900mm - as well as a wide selection of pivot door solutions for both walled-in and corner situations. Each enclosure comes with a 25-year guarantee and is available in both left and right hand opening versions.

To order your new brochure contact (0117) 9633333
or http://www.heritagebathrooms.com


D R Services Dry-Glaze Shower System Offers Style Statement

'Architects and interior designers seeking to offer clients the optimum in performance as well as appearance when it comes to shower cubicles can call on the design and engineering expertise of D R Services,’ says the company.

The Hertfordshire-based company specialising in patch door fittings and other architectural glazing systems has developed a dry-glaze solution that presents a totally frameless appearance for shower cubicles.

Supplied in conjunction with coloured or reconstructed stone shower trays measuring up to 2000 x 900 mm, the D R Services design solution enables glass panels to be directly glazed into a recessed metal wall channel without any seals being visible.

First launched at the Glass Processing and Technology Show, the system has been further developed and now permits the same wedge arrangement to be utilised for fixing the glass into the shower tray. This is achieved through the creation of a secondary slot which the supplier, Classic Marble, only incorporates into trays produced for D R Services.

Director of D R Services, Julie Jarvis, comments: ‘In addition to being available in white and a range of pastel colours, the shower trays can also be produced in virtually any variety of stone finish, with ground natural stone being incorporated into the gel coat. Special shapes and sizes can also be supplied, though there is up to a 10 week delivery on this as individual moulds need to be fabricated for them.

‘Further to this, D R Services is also able to supply 6mm thick wall cladding panels and even 20mm thick wash hand basin plinths in the same material as the shower tray for a truly coordinated and luxurious bathroom interior.’

Just as the company will supply the toughened glass for the doors and side panels with hinge holes predrilled, the cladding panels and plinths can also incorporate holes for the hot and cold as well as waste outlet pipes. Significantly such openings can be cut even closer to the section edge in the reconstructed stone than with glass.

Tel: 01992 447122
Email: info@drservices.co.uk


Cesana Goes Curvy

The 'Eclisse' shower enclosure from Italian shower manufacturer Cesana meets the growing need for wet room style shower enclosures.

The 'snail shape' design of the Eclisse creates a space that retains water well in the wet area, yet also provides a complementary warm and comfortable walk-in area.

Like a true eclipse, the overlapping of two discs formed from clear glass panels produces a showering space that makes a design statement.

The shower enclosure can be complemented with a shaped shower mat in teak and a stool with brushed stainless steel structure and solid teak seat.

The ethos behind the design of all Cesana showers is to make showering a daily pleasure and respond to the continuing trend for well-being and relaxation in the bathroom. Whether your bathroom is large and spacious or compact, Cesana has the solution.

Cesana has been established in Milan for almost 40 years and says that it has constantly led the market in both design and technical innovation.

This range is now available as part of the new Moods Ultimate Bathrooms Collection from the UK's largest bathroom, kitchen and appliance distributor, PJH Group.

Tel: 01204 707070
Web: http://www.bathroom-moods.com


Mayfair Cubist Movement

Featuring simple, clean lines and a soft square/cubic design influence, the Crystal and Quartz ranges of taps from Mayfair are suitable for any bathroom interior styling.

Unlike some tap suppliers in the UK, Mayfair is a manufacturer, with its factories in Thailand and China enforcing rigorous quality control standards to ensure the finished product is reliable and durable.

Similar in design to each other, the Crystal and Quartz differ only in the handles - the Quartz having a lever while the Crystal is a thumb-turn. Again, both feature quarter-turn handles with ceramic disk technology for a smooth, accurate operation.

Included in the ranges are bath and basin pillar taps, bath fillers, bath/shower mixers, single-hole monobloc basin taps and a shower head.

A bidet tap for both ranges will be introduced later this year.
High quality chromium plating is the standard finish on each of the ranges.

By having its own manufacturing plants, the company is able to shave costs on distribution, making the taps extremely keenly priced.
The Crystal and Quartz are just two collections from a portfolio of over more than 50 designs.

Mayfair is now actively promoting its name in the bathroom market place. Apart from its huge investments in manufacturing premises and machinery overseas, the company also has a new purpose-built distribution centre near Leeds.

The company also prides itself on its delivery schedules, and on its high level of customer service.

Tel: 01977 685770
Email: bobbym@mayfairbrassware.com
Web: http://www.mayfairbrassware.com/


Seltz from John Sydney

Seltz is a new brassware range from icons John Sydney, which the company says exudes designer keynotes that will add effortless style to your bathroom. Sweeping swan necks combine with unusual 'T' shaped handles to create a look that is both contemporary and sophisticated.

 

A solution for a modern bathroom, the Seltz range comprises a basin mixer; bidet mixer; 3-hole wall mounted basin mixer; 3-hole basin mixer; tall basin mixer; pillar bath filler, pillar bath shower mixer; 3-hole shower valve with integrated diverter; and exposed bar mixer shower with fixed head and diverter to handset.

Designed in Italy, John Sydney's brassware is made to exceptionally high standards and comes with a 10-year guarantee. The Seltz Collection comes in chrome. Prices from left-right; shower, £1003; basin mixer, £240; wall mounted basin mixer, £252.

For further information call 01827 304000 or log on to http://www.johnsydney.com


Showerlux Glides to Success

Showerlux UK has announced the launch of Glide, a new enclosure range from the Coventry based shower manufacturer. Available from July, 'Glide combines the high quality and design Showerlux is renowned for, with an extremely competitive price point,' says the company.

With an entry price point of £655, Glide is not only an affordable option for many consumers; it is also capable of delivering high sales volume for the trade.

Developed to target more price-conscious consumers, without compromising on quality, the contemporary design incorporates curved glass and a minimalist aluminum frame. Glide enclosures are complemented by the Showerlux easi-glide roller system, a product feature that ensures a luxuriously smooth door opening action, compensating for any uneven floor and wall surfaces.

A universal enclosure, Glide offers a choice of twin sliding central doors or left or right access courtesy of the reversible single panel sliding door, making it a suitable product for the contract and house build market. Unlike other single door enclosures, the Glide quadrant does not require a dedicated shower tray and has been designed to be compatible with standard industry 550mm radius shower trays, which also makes it suitable for the replacement market.

Showerlux Glide has been designed to ensure an easy installation. Features such as 25mm compensation each side, floating magnets and the easi-glide system will ease the installation process. The enclosure can easily be installed by one person and comes in a single box unit, making it both easy to store and deliver.

Bob Bowler, Managing Director of Showerlux, comments, 'The new Glide range offers customers the very best of Showerlux quality and design, but at an affordable price. Glide broadens the range of products we can offer consumers and we hope this new range will introduce new customers to the Showerlux brand'.

'Due to its versatility in terms of universal door options and reversible door panels, we expected Glide to be a success not only with consumers, but also with the specification sector. Glide is also an ideal range for bathroom designers and planners.'

The Glide range has been strategically designed and developed in the UK, to assure Showerlux's high levels of quality and style. Dual manufactured in both the UK and the Far East, the range is competitively priced to meet the need of today's demanding UK market. Launching initially with a quadrant door range, Showerlux will follow with range extensions including a sliding, pivot and bi-fold options in the coming months.

Prices for Glide start at £655 (exc. VAT). For a Showerlux Glide brochure, please call 0800 138 1658 or for further information, please visit http://www.showerlux.com.


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