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MIRANIT Launch a New Range of Seamless Resin Bonded Sanitary Ware
New Vista Safe Touch shower promises comfort and control Inta has introduced the new Vista shower to its safe touch collection, bringing extra comfort and safety to bath and shower rooms. The safe touch effect ensures that shower bodies are never more than one degree warmer than the water coming out of the shower and has been specifically designed to meet the general requirements of the NHS. The Vista shower valve is TMV3 approved and contains a sleeve of cold water at outlet temperature around the outside of the shower body, an innovation that keeps hot water away from the surface of the valve. It features Inta’s standard anti-scald cartridge technology, which means this shower is as easy to install and maintain as any other Inta shower. www.intatec.co.uk Enquiry No 28
Franke Sissons has been providing a single source solution for commercial and semi-commercial washrooms for over 225 years. The extensive portfolio of stainless steel sanitary ware, washroom accessories, washbasins and troughs has been extended with the introduction of Miranit sanitary ware. Miranit is Franke Sissons’ cast-mineral, granite-type sanitary ware and provides the seamless look of ceramic products but gives superior and tangible gains over ceramic like being shatterproof and dirt repellent. The Gelcoat surface is also temperature resistant to 80°C. Miranit is stable, pore free and unlike laminate or ceramic can be repaired in the event of burns or scratches. Miranit is available in an array of options including a variety of basin shapes. It can also be custom designed and manufactured for bespoke installation or to adhere to corporate décor requirements. www.franke-sissons.co.uk Enquiry No 29
The Transformation Of Harpurhey Baths Bathers once flocked to enjoy the waters at Harpurhey Baths, north Manchester, but the Grade 2 listed building, designed by Henry Price, suffered years of decay and was boarded up in 2001.The women’s pool and laundry were incorporated into MANCAT’s sixth form college and community library, and MANCAT later merged with City College to become The Manchester College. Restoration of the first-class male pool included a major upgrade to the roof lantern and a new sprung floor over the pool to create a Theatre and Exhibition Hall. Walker Simpson Architects specified electrically operated blinds to the continuous central roof and CBS installed 16 of their System 8/140 motorised blinds with all the blinds on each elevation operating together as a group. The blinds stack neatly on the cills and run up unobtrusive guide cables to the apex. This was a challenging project for CBS, operating 8 metres above the floor level to fit blinds to a structure over one hundred years old. The System 8/140 blind from CBS is designed for sloping or horizontal glazing and requires no relief rollers or intermediate support which makes it very unobtrusive. Stainless steel cables guide the blind on its travel and keep the fabric taut at all times. www.cbsblinds.co.uk Enquiry No 30
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