May 2024 brochure available now!
Call us to order a physical copy or view online at www.imex.website
Imex are excited to announce the launch of our new brochure, showcasing a wide variety of over 100 new products that will elevate the design and functionality of any bathroom.
From new furniture with vibrant colour options to practical, easy fit cistern frames with a selection of flush plates and buttons that can be upgraded to match our brushed brass and matt black brassware collections. For bathing, we have new freestanding baths with matt black and matt grey exteriors, as well as a new built-in keyhole bath design for extra space when showering.
Our catalogue offers a plethora of options for customers to personalise and add their unique touch to their bathrooms. This extensive range of products not only ensures a visually appealing space but also allows customers to create a bathroom that perfectly fits their individual needs and preferences.
View our brochure online at www.imex.website or call our sales team on 01530 835598 to order a physical copy today.
For a small preview of our new products, see pages 2 & 3 of this newsletter.
Installer show
We are attending the Installer show at Birmingham NEC this year, from the 25th – 27th June 2024.
The stand highlights our new product launches, including our Blade and Slipper freestanding baths, the eclectic colour portfolio of the new Ivan furniture and the perfect colour match of our matt black and brushed brass brassware, including new cistern frames and push buttons.
You’ll also have a chance to set your fastest lap time on our racing simulator, with a prize for the quickest driver! Visit us on Stand 4I12 to find out more.
New Ivan furniture, available in 6 vibrant colours!
New for 2024, our Ivan range of furniture introduces three new cabinets in wall mounted single drawer, floor mounted double door and three drawer floor mounted configurations, each with a 500 or 600mm wide option.
These cabinets are available in six new colour options; matt white, steel blue, matt black, pistachio, terracotta and plum, each offering a subtle splash of colour for your bathroom living space.
The cabinets, combined with a choice of black or white basin and brushed brass, chrome or matt black brassware means the Ivan range is incredibly versatile and can be customised to suit any bathroom design preference.
New cistern frames, flush plates & buttons
We have added 2 new cistern options to our collection that allow the customer to select a flush plate that matches their brushed brass, chrome or matt black brassware. Our new cistern frame has some excellent features, including:
• Easy fix, rigid 4-point fixing system with pre-fitted fill and flush valves
• Adjustable pan height (between 1070mm and 1270mm)
• Corrosion resistant steel frame with 400kg load bearing potential
• Fully insulated cistern to prevent condensation inside the cavity
• Our Eco flush setting can be set as low as 2.6 litres of water per flush
• Dual flush cistern with easy fit, push-click flush buttons (available in a range of finishes)
More sanitaryware options & upgrades
We are pleased to now offer our popular Ravine back to wall and wall hung pans in a black finish, along with a matching black seat.
We have also introduced the ability for customers to upgrade the flush buttons on close coupled pans, seat fixings and basin overflow caps from the standard chrome finish to match them to our brushed brass and matt black brassware.
New baths
Freestanding baths
2024 sees 6 new freestanding baths added to our collection, and our first selection offering a matt black or matt grey exterior, for a stunning centre piece for your bathroom.
Keyhole baths
We have also added 3 keyhole bath design options to our Quadro collection. These are designed to increase your showering space by widening the standing end whilst still retaining a comfortable bathing experience.
Who are Imex?
We are Imex. We turn bathrooms into personal living spaces. For everyone. And since the definition of liveable space is individual, we create customised design solutions that fit each and every lifestyle, because we appreciate uniqueness.
Complete collections, efficiency, quality, creation and innovation make Imex one of the pioneers of contemporary European style. Imex are a global manufacturer producing easy to clean glaze, WRAS approved sanitaryware since 1994.
We have launched our collection of products in the UK, holding stock in both our own Midlands and Southern Distribution Centres.
The Imex UK collection of products consists of 16 ranges of beautiful sanitaryware and furniture, Premiercast baths, showers, taps and wastes.
Why choose Imex furniture?
Strong fixings
We only use high quality, stainless steel components and fixings on our cabinets. They have to pass salt fog, anti-rust, durability and load tests.
They exude quality; from the hand finished sanitaryware, WRAS approved cistern fittings, to meeting all European (CE) quality standards – which is why we are proud to offer a 25 year guarantee with each ceramic product.
With Imex you get more than a functional solution for your bathroom; each piece has been designed to fit with the demands of modern luxury living.
Thoughtful features such as quick release seat hinges – to allow easier cleaning – soft closing seat and drawer mechanisms, easy to clean glaze, and anti-bacterial surfaces set the range apart.
All Imex cistern fittings are set at 6/3 litre flushing capacity, but with an eye on the environment, WCs with the Imex ‘Eco’ flush means you can use as little as 4/2.6 litres when flushing, without compromising the effectiveness of the flush.
Perfect finishes
After the unit is cleaned and the paint is precisely applied automatically by robots, the final finish is smooth, beautiful and easy to clean.
Why choose Imex sanitaryware?
Rimless design & 25 year guarantee
The Rimless design removes the inner lip of conventional toilet designs to prevent bacteria build up and results in a more hygienic and efficient flush.
Comfort height & Short projection
Our comfort height toilets are a little bit taller than conventional pans for ease of use. We also produce short projection options for smaller bathrooms.
Quality materials
Our furniture has waterproofing, anti-cracking, anti-corrosion and anti-deformation properties to withstand the rigours of everyday life.
Anti-bacterial, easy clean glaze
All Imex sanitaryware features our antibacterial easy clean glaze, which adds a layer of glassy material to the conventional glazed surface.
Automated manufacturing
Since our inception in 1994, lmex has constantly evolved as a result of our attention to technological innovations. Now in the companies 30th year, lmex has upgraded to automated manufacturing with the help of state-of-the-art equipment.
Our facility can produce 3 million pieces per year and we are constantly developing new technology to increase capacity.
Robot glazing
Automatic glazing ensures consistent performance and even spray coverage.
We use robots to perfect the casting, glazing and relocation of products. This improves safety conditions for our workers, ensures consistent high quality of products and maximises our efficiency.
We are ready to respond to increasingly complex and global needs.
Automated high pressure workstation
Fully automated robot casting. The robotic casting allows for more efficient production by swiftly navigating the requirements of the factory and switching between product moulds.
Automated warehouse
With the help of smart AGV technology and 5G connectivity, our new intelligent positioning and stacking system enables precise and automated movement of materials and products.
Imex go green
Through our factory redevelopment, we expect the following eco and energy saving benefits:
• Energy consumption will be 291kgce/t, lower than the industry benchmark of 300kgce/t.
• Solar panels installed to save electricity.
• Carbon dioxide emissions reduced by 7,370 tonnes a year.
• $3.2 million invested to build two desulfurization systems to reduce sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions.
• Our 2.1MW coal fired boilers were replaced with high efficiency gas fired boilers, reducing our coal use by 1,100 tonnes.
• New energy saving kilns not only help us to keep our green promises, but can also lower the cost of each kg of ceramics by 8% compared with traditional kilns.
We are also proud to have achieved the following ISO certificates
Meet the Imex team
Mark Stacey – Business Development Manager
We welcomed Mark Stacey to the ever-growing Imex team back on 6th March, and he has been a great asset to our team since. You can learn a bit more about Mark below.
“I love sport, the gym, football, boxing, golf and music.
I have 2 lovely children, Milena 16 and Joseph 9. I also have a partner. I lost my first daughter in 2003, she had a Gastroschisis and had to be born prematurely in intensive care in Kings College, London. She died 15 days later. So I decided to start raising money for premature babies and have run the London Marathon 4 times, raising over £17,000.
Sales team update
We have invested into a new sales force for 2024.
Use the map to the right to find your local Business Development Manager and contact them today to see what Imex can add to your business.
• We aim to employ 8 sales team members and have the whole country covered for the first time ever as a business.
• We’re investing in more point of sale too and taking an aggressive approach (see example below).
I like a pint of Guinness or 8 on an occasion and love socialising in pubs, going for meals, holidays, walks, you name it!
What I love about my job role is the interaction with clients and the different cultures I work with as I look after the Greater London area. There is a target to reach and I work daily to achieve it. I also like planning my week and I’m supported extremely well by Glen, David and my colleagues. I don’t love all the driving into London though!
Fun fact when I was a kid I had so much energy I would run everywhere - my mum also tried to ban me from drinking caffeine, which just hasn’t worked!”
Area 3
Currently recruiting glen.stafford@imex.team
Area 4
Hayley Davies hayley.davies@imex.team
Area 7
Currently recruiting glen.stafford@imex.team
Area 8
Aaron Kelly aaron.kelly@imex.team
Area 9 Mark Stacey mark.stacey@imex.team Jersey & Guernsey
Customer reviews & recent displays
Our partners have been keeping us up to date with new displays, fun filled trade training mornings and good old fashioned productive meetings that will make a positive difference to their business.
With this selection of images we can see the popularity of our new Ivan range with its variety of colours, basin options and handle options proving a very versatile display choice for showrooms across the country.
Products displayed:
• Alma single drawer cabinet in slate (& worktop)
• Alma square countertop basin
• Blade Rimless, closed back, close coupled pan
• Ravine freestanding back to wall bath
• Ravine Illuminated LED mirror with demister
Products displayed:
• Ivan floorstanding double door 500mm cabinet in terracotta (with matt black handle & overflow cover upgrade)
• Suburb matt black basin mixer tap
• Ivan close coupled pan (with matt black flush button)
• Suburb basin mixer tap
Product displayed:
• Arco 1600mm freestanding bath with matt black exterior
Products displayed:
• Ivan floorstanding three drawer 500mm cabinet in plum
• Essence Smart Pan
• Senso Smart sensor wave cistern frame in black glass
Elements explained
The Elements are a key part of the Imex brand and reflect our respect and admiration of the natural world in the design and creation of our products. Each element has a key role in the production process, from the fire in sanitaryware kilns, to the wood used in our furniture or the virgin brass used in our taps and valves.
Augmented reality (AR) & The Virtual Showroom
The Imex Virtual Showroom and Augmented reality experience are useful tools for our sales team, our partners and for their customers, to assist in bringing a bathroom design idea from concept to reality.
When entering our virtual environment on any smart device, you will be able explore our stunning collection of Imex products.
1. Begin by scanning the QR code with your phone camera.
2. Experience Augmented reality by clicking the AR logo and placing digital products in your physical space.
While moving around our Virtual Showroom, you will also be able to find additional information about the products including images, technical line drawings, and a product QR code. This QR code is used to access augmented reality.
Each product on the updated website will have an easily accessible AR function and a 360° product viewer.
3. Position the product on the wall by moving your phone around.
4. Once the product is ‘locked’ onto a wall you can view it from different angles and walk around it.