Mon 1 Sep 2008
September
Merlyn BathroomsThe latest addition to Merlyn's Vivid portfolio are the Vivid Cube, Vivid Frameless, and newcomer, the Straight Glass Walk in.
The Vivid "family" now comprises over 20 doors, eight over bath screens, 23 showering kits, trays, duckboards and cleaning products.
The contemporary, Straight Glass Walk in offers generous showering space (up to 1,600mm), a height of 2,000mm, 8mm toughened glass, compatibility for wet room installation and power showering, at a starting retail price point of £370.
Merlyn's managing director, Dana Davies, says, "Our Vivid range has evolved into a cutting edge, stylish collection with an option for every space and price point. The ongoing success of the range is due in no small part to the involvement our customers have played in its development; different sizes, angles and innovations have been introduced as a result of this ongoing 'consultation process'."
www.merlynbathrooms.com
CVO fires
CVO has just launched its new flueless Angel Colour range of fires. The Angel benefits from award winning burner technology and is open-flamed requiring no glass front or filter system. The new Angel has a metallic finish and is hand made in the at CVO's factory in the north east of England. The 2.7Kw or 3.5Kw burner gives 100 per cent energy efficiency along with eco-friendly ultra low emissions and can be set to run on natural gas or LPG. The Angel is fully CE approved for UK, Ireland and most European countries. There is a choice of eight different finishes.
www.cvo.co.uk
Frame Wise
Timber frame manufacturer, Frame Wise, is spreading the word on energy-efficient construction by touring the country with a mobile exhibition trailer promoting its innovative wall and floor designs and featuring particleboard flooring from Norbord and engineered I Joists from Boise.
Towed behind a Mercedes Sprinter van, the exhibition trailer has been touring England and Wales visiting regional trade exhibitions and making regular stops at merchant outlets en route.
"We have taken part in the usual trade shows in the past, but we wanted something more flexible - something that would get our name out there and raise the profile of Frame Wise and its suppliers," explains Frame Wise managing director, Simon Orrells.
"The new mobile roadshow is like a massive billboard which will be seen by thousands of people as it travels up and down the country," he adds.
www.norbord.com
The Purmo Vertical
The Vertical radiator from Purmo has been designed using proven convection technology, which ensures a particularly high heat output in comparison to vertical decorative radiators. A practical alternative to a horizontal radiator, Purmo's Vertical can shrink to an extra slim width of 300mm and stretch to a height of 2100mm, allowing it to fit in awkward alcoves or on narrow pillars. The Purmo Vertical can be used on one-pipe or two-pipe systems. All this is available at very little extra cost to a standard panel radiator.
The Vertical is available in heights of 1,500, 1,800, 1,950, 2,100 and 2,300mm, and widths of 300, 450, 600 and 750mm. It is also available in a host of RAL colours to blend with or compliment any colour scheme.
www.purmo.com
WaxmanWaxman has announced a range of ceramic wall and floor tiles, particularly suitable for quality house builders and developers, through their new collaboration with Villeroy & Boch.
Villeroy & Boch is highly reputed for both its quality and design and discerning buyers will find this an attractive feature in bathrooms. In today's climate, house builders who propose high quality finishes such as Villeroy & Boch may well have some key sales advantage.
Waxman has depots in Bristol and Loughborough as well as its Head Office in Elland, West Yorkshire and is therefore able to supply house builders, developers and construction sites efficiently throughout the UK.
"Villeroy & Boch is delighted to have this new collaboration with Waxman," comments Graham Bayley, national contracts manager of Villeroy & Boch.
"We are delighted by our recent partnership with Waxman Ceramics, where we believe we can give the house builders great service through Waxman in combination with our superior product."
www.waxmanceramics.co.uk
Polypie Ventilation
Polypipe Ventilation, manufacturers of the market leading Domus range of domestic and light commercial ventilation products, has announced the launch of a professional solution to overcome awkward installations on site with a unique flexible Universal Duct section. This helps meets the good practice guide in Approved Document F of the Building Regulations especially with regards to overcoming some of the problems when using flexible hose.
Launched as a result of feedback received from installers, the Universal Duct provides an adaptable, easy to install and robust solution for short offsets that commonly cause problems on both new build and refurbishment developments. It provides a more professional finish than flexible hose and also offers improved airflow characteristics. It is also suited to the rigours often incurred on site. Universal Duct is supplied is in 300mm lengths and is simply adjustable by hand between zero and 45 degrees in either a vertical or horizontal plane.
www.polypipe.com
Cort
Roomservice by CORT, the furniture rental supplier owned by Berkshire Hathaway, has launched a sale and rentback scheme to enable large scale residential landlords to take advantage of the benefits of renting, rather than owning, the furniture in their properties.
Under the scheme, Roomservice by CORT will purchase furniture less than 18 months old at a price ranging from book value to original cost and then rent it back to the landlord at an agreed monthly fee.
Roomservice by CORT is offering this scheme in order to introduce the concept of furniture rental to the UK residential property sector. In an effort to accelerate the growth of its new and expanded UK rental operation, Berkshire Hathaway and CORT have allocated a multi-million pound budget to purchasing new furniture. To further augment this programme, Roomservice by CORT has decided to invest some of these funds in purchasing existing furniture from landlords as a way to establish client relationships, rather than merely stocking its warehouses. As such, the sale and rentback offer will only be available for a limited period of time until the initial furniture budget has been allocated.
www.roomservicebycort.com
RocaThe new Vintage XL range of showerheads from Roca comprises minimal, industrial design and large dimensions, the series offers a dramatic rainfall-effect, creating unique showering experience.
Available in square, rectangular and circular designs, the highly functional Vintage XL shower heads can be installed on the ceiling or the wall and have soft plastic nozzles for easy cleaning. Despite the generous proportions of the shower heads, Vintage XL actually uses less water than other similar models. The slim design combined with a flow regulator reduces water flow to 13 litres per minute compared with an average of 20 litres per minute used by similar shower heads. All designs come in chrome and are available in similar dimensions of around 400mm.
www.roca-uk.com
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in Cort, CVO, Frame Wise, Merlyn, Polypipe Ventilation Ltd, Product News, Purmo, Roca Ltd, Villeroy & Boch, Waxman on Mon 1 Sep 2008
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