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Geberit launches wall-hung installations training

With wall-hung sanitaryware becoming an increasingly popular option in domestic bathrooms it’s crucial that installers are up to speed with just how simple it is to fit and maintain when using Geberit systems. That’s why Geberit is offering free training to installers in order to demonstrate how straightforward wall-hung systems are to fit. This knowledge can then passed on to the end consumer, giving them the confidence to take full advantag... [more]

Plumb Center launches new Concept Curve range

Exclusive to Plumb Center, the new Curve ceramic range extends the runaway success of Ideal Standard’s Concept range of sanitaryware, bathware, furniture and accessories. Designed by Ideal Standard’s non-executive Design Director Robin Levien, the new Concept Curve range is a perfect addition to the already successful Concept collection. With minimal, timeless, and elegant design, the new extensions bring a ‘fourth dimension’ to the clean... [more]

Saniflo helps enhancing facilities for listed buildings

Buildings are listed so that they can be cared for and protected and to ensure that their special features are not unwittingly altered or destroyed. Building regulations do not allow unsightly exterior pipe work as it is not in keeping with the original façade, and the alternative option of drilling through existing floors to fit internal soil stacks is restricted if it affects the aesthetics and originality of a listed dwelling. Lack of... [more]

Geberit launches its new Sigma80 Touchless Flush Plate

The new Sigma80 touchless flush plate from Geberit, effortlessly combining design, comfort and hygiene in the contemporary bathroom or washroom, has all three in abundance, creating a design focal point in the most stylish of ways. In standby mode no lights are visible on the Sigma80; it is activated as soon as movement is detected. Simply wave your hand in front of the shorter light on the right for a single flush and longer light on the left... [more]

Bathroom Manufacturers Association welcomes Roman Dietsche Gmbh as a new member

Roman Dietsche Gmbh has become the latest recruit to the expanding BMA. Based in Emmendingen, Germany, and founded in 1873, the company manufactures ceramics, baths, brassware, accessories and showers for the domestic and commercial markets. Its UK offices in Tipton, West Midlands, provide full technical, sales and after sales resources for its growing customer base. Robert Pryde, Dietsche Business Development Director, commented “we are ... [more]

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India trains battle dirty toilets
Passengers on long-distance trains in India will get bottles of disinfectant to maintain hygiene in toilets.

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Dirty airport toilets and a polluting Maun

All about toilets
TRANSPORTATION and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Mar Roxas has announced a nationwide plan to construct and rehabilitate 1,017 public toilets in its attached agencies, including airports, seaports and train stations across the country.

SWTD proposal to set up chemical toilets
The State Water Transport Department (SWTD) has prepared a detailed project to set up chemical toilets in its boats. The director, SWTD, Shaji V. Nair told The Hindu that a detaile...

No toilets in 50% homes in city: census
Mumbai, May 19 -- Despite large investments and several sanitation programs to make the state 100% open-defecation free, the census 2011 figures for scheduled castes (SC) and scheduled tribes (ST) show that more than half the residents from socially backward classes in the city and suburbs do not have toilets in their homes.The state has separate departments for tribal and social justice and a ...

Toilets and guitars
The time was the 1980s. A group of kids at Dalton High School decided to amuse themselves. The next morning, students and teachers returned to the school to find a toilet sitting on the roof of the building. Angie Mitchell was a junior at the time and not a part of the senior prank that would be talked about for years, but she remembers it vividly.

Toilets at Rio Grande on horizon
Aspen City Council on Monday voted unanimously to allow composting toilets on city-owned property. Aspen’s first compost commodes are expected to be installed at Rio Grande Park. The initial public hearing will be followed by a second and final council vote in the coming weeks. read more

Tenders floated for upkeep of school toilets
Absence of toilets continues to be a major problem with the government schools in the city. Even where they exist, poor maintenance coupled with lack of water facility is leading to student dropout...

Protesters Battle for Toilets, Settle in at Mobile Camp
Protesters have stuck out another night in a mobile camp at Chistiye Prudy, where they fought off an attempt to leave them without toilets and began settling into normal routines of exercise and cleaning, despite authorities stating they would clear the camp.

Local county recycles toilets, saves dollars
The Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources is recycling toilets and using them for everything from porcelain chips to brand new kitchen counter tops.