Bath and Kitchen One-Stop
Bathroom habits survey shows multitasking
Piscataway, N.J. Today's consumers have extended multitasking into their bathrooms, making optimum use of every possible moment whether it's checking...
Webb showroom makes ADA design look good
Methuen, Mass. The premise is simple: You don't have to sacrifice style when creating a bath for a person requiring accessible living features. This is...
Sloan is eco-effective cradle-to-cradle certified
Franklin Park, Ill. Sloan Valve Co. has become the first plumbing company in the world to receive the prestigious Cradle to Cradle Design certification...
Elegant and Practical Seen at KBIS, Part 2
Chicago The annual Kitchen & Bath Industry Show held here in April filled three halls at McCormick Place for the first time, so we needed to divide our...
EPA to Create Whole-House WaterSense Program
Washington - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the creation of a whole-house WaterSense specification that can be used by homebuilders...
Elegant and Practical Seen at KBIS
Chicago - The annual Kitchen & Bath Industry Show, held this April in Chicago, has always been more artsy than, say, a plumbing contractor's show like...
Eggrock to make new Marriott bathrooms
Littleton, Mass. Eggrock LLC, a manufacturer of pre-built bathrooms for the hotel construction industry, announced that it was awarded a contract for...
American Standard Cos. Completes Sale of Bath and Kitchen Business to Bain Capital
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- American Standard Cos. Inc. announced Oct. 31 that it had completed the sale of its global Bath and Kitchen products business to funds...
Schwartzenegger Makes High-Efficiency Toilets the Law in California
SACRAMENTO California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed AB 715, a bill that would require all new construction in California to use more high-efficiency...
Dolphins Stadium, Kohler unveil luxurious restrooms
MIAMI GARDENS , FLA. Dolphins Enterprises CEO Joe Bailey has announced a partnership with Kohler Co. extending through the 2007 season. As part of Dolphin...
American Standard sold to private equity firm
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR PISCATAWAY, N. J. American Standard Companies Inc. announced July 23 that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the company's...
Toto clothes' Washlet billboard
By Robert Mader, CONTRACTOR Staff NEW YORK Toto's advertising campaign for its Washlet bidet seat has proven to be too avant garde for Times Square. Toto...
American Standard Sold to Private Equity Firm
American Standard Cos. Inc. announced July 23 that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell the company's worldwide Bath & Kitchen products business...
Elegant Retreats
K/BIS retains its place as the beauty contest for the home-building and remodeling industry. By Robert P. Mader Of CONTRACTOR staff A couple decades ago...
Manufacturers Push 1.28-gpf Toilet Law
By Robert P. Madeer Of CONTRACTOR'S staff SACRAMENTO, CALIF. The Plumbing Manufacturers Institute has partnered with California Rep. John Laird to establish...
Pre-built Bathroom Manufacturer Triples Capacity
Eggrock, a leading U.S. maker of pre-built bathrooms for the hotel and multi-unit residential construction markets, announced that it has opened its new...
65% of China's sink manufacturers to raise export prices in 2007
HONG KONG Sixty-five percent of China's sink and basin manufacturers plan to raise export prices in 2007, according to Global Sources' " Sourcing Report:...
EPA names NSF partner to certify toilets
BY ROBERT P. MADER OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF ANN ARBOR, MICH. NSF International in mid-March announced its participation in a new certification program designed...
American Standard to sell bath/kitchen business
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR PISCATAWAY, N.J. American Standard announced Feb. 1 that it would split itself into three parts. It will sell the bath and kitchen...
Apology for urinal remarks
YORBA LINDA, CALIF. My letter to the editor that appeared in the October issue of CONTRACTOR magazine regarding politics and non-water urinals was clearly...
Editors choices
1 THE WALL-MOUNTED CONDENSING MASCOT BOILER offers high efficiency and versatility in a small package. The low NOx, sealed-combustion, fullymodulating...
Most requested products
1 THE TITAN TRIANGLE TOILET can be installed in the corner of the bathroom, giving homeowners and designers maximum space-saving functionality. The gravityfed...
Private equity firm to buy Jacuzzi and Zurn
SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. Private equity firm Apollo Management L.P. announced in mid-October that it is buying Jacuzzi Brands for $1.25...
Make sure high-efficiency toilets work
BY LAKE COULSON SPECIAL TO CONTRACTOR I READ WITH interest John Koeller's Forum article in the September issue of CONTRACTOR regarding the Plumbing-Heating-Cooling...
Schwarzenegger signs anti-lead faucet bill
OF CONTRACTOR'S STAFF SACRAMENTO, CALIF. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Sept. 30 signed into law Assembly Bill 1953, which reduces the allowable amount...
