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Revised Building Regulations Part G focus on water efficiency, grey water harvesting and scalding prevention(20/07/2009)
Three really important issues are highlighted in the new revised Building Regulations Part G. Water Efficiency - from October this year Part G requires that all new build homes will need to meet a new minimum water efficiency standard of 125 litres per person per day. The current average consumption of water in the UK is around 150 litres per person. Bathroom manufacturers have been aware for a number of years that water efficiency is a key re... [more]
Thermostatic Mixing Valves can be retro-fitted in all homes to prevent scalding(14/07/2009)
Scalding by the uncontrolled temperature of bath water is deadly serious. In the future, baths in all new homes must be fitted with a Thermostatic Mixing Valve designed specifically to limit the temperature of hot water. The Bathroom Manufacturers Association has welcomed government announcement that will go a long way in reducing accidental deaths in the home. The new Building Regulations Part G, laid before parliament on 13th May 2009, are v... [more]
BMA Shower Enclosures guide gives a comprehensive review of the product ranges available(03/07/2009)
The Bathroom Manufacturers Association has published a new guide to shower enclosures. The guide, which is essential reading for anyone thinking about a new bathroom, is one in a series from the BMA’s Bathroom Academy. This edition of the Shower Enclosures guide has been completely revised by experts from the industry and gives the most up-to-date information about this important bathroom product. Enclosures, screens and the increasingly popu... [more]
Bathroom Academy Guides help prepare Plumbing Theory Course in Afghanistan (17/08/2007)
Bathroom Academy Training Manager, Phil Lumley, recently received a letter from a Corporal who is currently serving with the Army in Afghanistan and has limited, intermittent access to the internet, but when he does log on he is working his way through a Plumbing Theory Course. The Corporal has requested the Bathroom Academy’s Generic Industry Guides to assist him in his studies and help fill the gap of generic product information that his Plu... [more]
First members of the Bathroom Academy complete Water Efficiency Merit(24/07/2007)
Dorota Pawlik and Richard Clarke, both of Wilky Bathrooms, are the first two Members of the Bathroom Academy to complete the Water Efficiency Merit. The Water Efficiency Merit differs from other Merits as it is not linked to a Generic Industry Guide and instead students must conduct guided research using the BMA website, the BMA fact sheets Let’s Use Water Wisely and Sky To Tap, plus any other useful sources they come across. To attain this... [more]
New President for the Bathroom Manufacturers Association(04/07/2007)
The Bathroom Manufacturers Association's (BMA) Annual General Meeting took place on Thursday 21 June 2007 at Crewe Hall in Cheshire. The AGM was very well attended with more than 40 representatives from BMA member companies, corporate sponsors of the Bathroom Academy, representatives from potential new member companies and editors from some of the Industry’s leading trade publications. This year saw BMA President Ted Goold of Masco step down ... [more]
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