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Design focus: How colour is being used to create unique bathroom designs

As colour continues to influence bathroom design, Nicola Hanley takes a look at the hottest hues and talks to the experts about how the market is evol...
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Tue 8th Jul 2025

Roper Rhodes and Ideal Standard among the winners at PHG Supplier Awards

PHG Plumbing Heating Group, the plumbing, heating and bathroom buying group for the UK, held its Annual Supplier Awards at Carden Park Hotel in Cheste...
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Thu 19th Jun 2025

Villeroy & Boch successfully continues Ideal Standard integration

Following the acquisition of Ideal Standard, Villeroy & Boch has revealed it is on track with its growth strategy which aims to broaden the Group's po...
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Wed 21st May 2025

Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard exhibit at Clerkenwell Design Week

The Villeroy & Boch Group will be exhibiting this year at Clerkenwell Design Week, and for the first time the 2 brands, Villeroy and Boch and Ideal St...
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Mon 19th May 2025

Eco-conscious consumers are driving demand for 'greener' bathrooms

Increased use of renewable energy, the introduction of innovative materials, and combining water efficiencies with end-to-end sustainable production c...
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Wed 7th May 2025

Smart toilets are going mainstream – here's what you need to know

Packed with innovative smart features, shower toilets are winning over UK consumers who are increasingly prioritising products that promote hygiene, c...
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Wed 30th Apr 2025

Bathroom focus: Our top 10 product highlights spotted at ISH 2025

As 163,150 visitors descended on Frankfurt last month to see the latest in bathroom and HVAC design and innovation, ISH 2025 did not disappoint – Emma...
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Wed 23rd Apr 2025

Villeroy & Boch and Ideal Standard exhibit together at ISH 2025

ISH 2025, which kicked off this morning and is running until 21st March, is marking a milestone in the corporate history of the Villeroy & Boch Group...
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Mon 17th Mar 2025

Villeroy & Boch Group generated record revenue in 2024

In the 2024 financial year, the Villeroy & Boch Group has revealed it generated record revenue of €1.421billion, up 57.6 % on the previous year. The s...
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Fri 14th Mar 2025

Ideal Standard sponsored apprentice triumphs at BiKBBI Awards 2025

Ashton Clifford, an apprentice at Adroit Services whose apprenticeship is funded by Ideal Standard, has been crowned winner of the prestigious Apprent...
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Mon 17th Feb 2025

Ideal Standard launches UltraFlat Evo sustainable shower trays

Ideal Standard has introduced the 'next evolution in sustainable shower trays' with the fully recyclable UltraFlat Evo range. Crafted from the innovat...
bathrooms products

Fri 3rd Jan 2025

Villeroy & Boch is set to unveil a new bathroom collection at HIX 2024

Villeroy & Boch will be exhibiting at HIX showcasing premium bathroom products, innovations and tailored solutions for hotel design, and offering visi...
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Thu 7th Nov 2024

Ideal Standard hosts event with George Clarke at Clerkenwell showroom

Bathroom manufacturer Ideal Standard hosted a discussion with TV presenter and architect George Clarke at its London Design & Specification Centre, fo...
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Fri 25th Oct 2024

Villeroy & Boch Group revenue exceeds €1 billion for the first time

In the first 9 months of the 2024 financial year, the Villeroy & Boch Group generated revenue (including licence income) of €1,007.8 million, exceedin...
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Fri 25th Oct 2024

How the wellness trend is driving demand for spa-style bathrooms

As consumers crave an escape from the stresses of day-to-day life, interest in spa-like bathroom spaces has soared. Nicola Hanley takes a look at the...
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Thu 3rd Oct 2024

Ideal Standard launches new RIBA-certified CPD course

Bathroom manufacturer Ideal Standard has launched a new RIBA-certified CPD course, titled 'specifying bathrooms for a sustainable, design-led future'....
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Tue 1st Oct 2024

Bathroom focus – The latest concealed solutions for a seamless design

From behind-the-wall cisterns to sleek integrated showers, the trend for streamlined spaces continues – Lisa Hibberd takes a look at what’s on offer i...
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Thu 15th Aug 2024

Ideal Standard hopes to resolve pay dispute and avoid strike action

Ideal Standard is hoping that a resolution has been reached with workers at its factory in Armitage, Staffordshire, who voted last week to take strike...
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Mon 12th Aug 2024

Ideal Standard workers vote to take strike action in pay dispute

Workers at Ideal Standard's factory in Armitage, Staffordshire, have voted to take strike action in a row over pay. According to the GMB union, 87% of...
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Fri 9th Aug 2024

Villeroy & Boch reorganises management board responsibilities

Villeroy & Boch, which completed the acquisition of Ideal Standard in March this year, has announced that its supervisory board has now resolved a str...
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Wed 10th Jul 2024

Ideal Standard and Armitage Shanks introduce the new Conceala 3 range

Bathroom manufacturer Ideal Standard and Armitage Shanks has added to its family of concealed cisterns, flush plates, and buttons, with its new entry-...
bathrooms products

Mon 1st Jul 2024

Ideal Standard to offer fully-funded apprenticeships at InstallerSHOW

Ideal Standard is set to deliver a number of fully-funded apprenticeships to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) during InstallerSHOW 2024. Thro...
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Fri 21st Jun 2024

Latest new range from Ideal Standard celebrates Italian lifestyle

Bathroom manufacturer Ideal Standard has unveiled its new La Dolce Vita range – the latest addition to its design-led Atelier Collections. The new ran...
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Wed 29th May 2024

Ideal Standard launches contemporary Eurovit+ furniture range

Bathroom manufacturer Ideal Standard has launched Eurovit+, a new furniture collection which it says offers a ‘harmonious blend of practicality, affor...
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Mon 20th May 2024

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