Roca showcased a variety of new products at ISH 2015 in Frankfurt this March. Visitors to ISH 2015 were among the first to hear about Roca’s new ceramic material FineCeramic, characterised by its lightweight and durable properties, plus a new…
Month: March 2015
Ideal Standard re-engineers the flush
Ideal Standard has taken ISH 2015 by storm with the launch of its revolutionary AquaBlade flush technology which it claims, with some justification, is the most significant development since the invention of the flush toilet in the 19th century. The…
Tagged with: 19th century, AquaBlade, bathroom, Francesca Cheli, Ideal Standard, Ideal Standard International BVBA, ISH 2015, toilet
Plumbing businesses could get more revenue via apprenticeships
Consumers prefer to do business with businesses employing apprentices, a new report from the Centre for Economics & Business Research (CEBR) has revealed. One in four consumers say they would even go as far as paying more for goods and…
Tagged with: apprentices, apprenticeships, education, Nick Boles, plumbing, skills, Vince Cable, work
Beard turns tax office into student rooms
Contractor Beard has started a £5.3m project to turn the former HM Revenue & Customs tax office in Bristol into student accommodation. Beard is working with Stamford Goldhawk and architect Stride Treglown to develop the four-storey Norfolk House building into…
Ed Davey: Doctors to offer ‘boilers on prescription’
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey has announced that doctors will be invited to prescribe boilers, insulation and double-glazing to patients they judge to be ill as a result of a cold home due to fuel poverty. Announcing at…
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