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2010 Press Releases

 

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06/22/2010 Profile Smart from Caroma® Receives 2010 IGDA Special Mention - Surrey, British Columbia – Caroma, the worldwide leader in high efficiency dual flush toilets for commercial and residential use, earned a special mention from New York House magazine’s Innovative Green Design AwardsSM (IGDA) competition for its breakthrough multi-purpose Profile Smart fixture.
Caroma
06/15/2010 Watermark Designs Adds Greg Libbey to National Sales Team - Watermark Designs, the leading manufacturer of decorative plumbing fixtures, bathroom accessories, lighting and elegant hardware, proudly announces the hiring of Greg Libbey as National Sales Manager.
Watermark
06/14/2010 GRAFF® Adds Unique Scalable Faucet Line to its Modern Collection - GRAFF, the premier manufacturer of contemporary bath and kitchen faucets, announces another addition to its ‘Modern Collection’ of bath faucets. Named M.E. 25, this collection boasts contemporary styling combined with cool aesthetics, excellent functionality and multiple options; making the M.E. 25 collection the most designer-friendly faucet on the market.
GRAFF
06/08/2010 THG® Wins Best Booth Design for Luxurious French Bath Products Display at HD Expo - THG, the French manufacturer of luxury bath products won the award for ‘Best Mid-size Booth’ at this year’s Hospitality Design Exposition & Conference (HD Expo) for their exquisite booth design.
THG
06/07/2010 Watermark Designs Names Reznitech International, Inc. as International Mfg Rep for Hospitality Industry - Watermark Designs, the leading manufacturer of decorative plumbing fixtures, bathroom accessories, lighting and elegant hardware, announces that Reznitech International, Inc. is now the manufacturer’s representative for the company’s products and services in the hospitality industry throughout the world, excluding the New England market.
Watermark
06/04/2010
Stone Forest® Debuts the Siena Collection - Rinse, Cleanse, Soak, Recline, Rest and Reflect. Indulge in warmth and beauty as Stone Forest invites you to take the bath and spa ritual to the next level. Introducing Stone Forest’s first full suite bath sculpture collection – Siena.
Stone Forest
06/04/2010
Stone Forest® Debuts New Products for Summer 2010 - For summer 2010, Stone Forest expands its collection of clean, contemporary designs for the bath with new sinks, sculptural vessels and additions to the well-received modular SYNC™ series, which inspired the transformation of the sink into a drop-in version for countertop installation.
Stone Forest
06/04/2010 GRAFF® Expands ‘Trends’ Line of Exquisite Bath Faucets - Answering the call for continued evolution of contemporary design in all aspects of home design products, GRAFF has announced three new additions to its ‘Trends’ Collection. The most contemporary of GRAFF’s collections, it includes not only the award-winning Luna Collection, but six other forward-thinking designs.
GRAFF
06/04/2010 GRAFF® Debuts Two Additions to Its ‘Timeless’ Collection - Translating ‘timelessness’ to home design products is a delicate and sometimes difficult task. GRAFF has achieved this balance of old and new beautifully with the addition of two new faucet designs in their engaging Timeless Collection.
GRAFF
06/03/2010 GRAFF® Lets Us Know What’s ‘Modern’ Now with Addition to Its Collection - Is there anything more confusing than the blurred lines between styles? With the introduction of the Immersion faucet line to GRAFF’s ‘Modern’ Collection, GRAFF shows us exactly what the definition of ‘Modern’ is today.
GRAFF
05/27/2010 Inalco Wins Best in Show Fourth Year Running at Coverings 2010 - For the fourth year in a row, Inalco Ceramica has won the coveted ‘Best Booth Design’ award at the Coverings 2010 trade show.
Hastings
05/17/2010 Catalano ‘Muse’ Collection Wins 2010 Chicago Athenaeum GOOD DESIGN® Award - Hastings Tile & Bath, the premier importer of the world’s finest bath and tile products for commercial and residential applications, is proud to announce that the Muse Collection from their exclusive Catalano line has won the prestigious GOOD DESIGN award, given out by the Chicago Athenaeum to those products that exhibit excellence in design.
Hastings
04/28/2010 Hastings Tile & Bath and Inalco Ceramica Host Renowned Tile Expert Patti Fasan for CEU Seminars in New York Showroom - Hastings Tile & Bath hosted a day of CEU accredited educational seminars in their New York showroom for architects and designers, given by tile industry expert Patti Fasan.
Hastings
04/28/2010 Caroma® Donates Dual Flush Toilets and Basins to Greensburg GreenTown Community - Model green community celebrates rebirth on third anniversary of devastating tornado destruction. After donating 400 dual flush toilets and hundreds of washbasins to the charitable organization’s rebuilding of the devastated Kansas town. 
Caroma
04/27/2010 Hastings Tile & Bath Hosts Huge Event to Celebrate 125 Years and Counting! - Saturday night, as KBIS was winding down the party was still going strong at the Luxe Home Showroom of Hastings Tile & Bath. Not every showroom at the Merchandise Mart was open…but Hasting Tile & Bath certainly was...
Hastings
04/27/2010 GRAFF® Hires Industry Veteran Paul Greenspan as Sales Manager - GRAFF, the premier manufacturer of contemporary bath and kitchen faucets, has hired Paul Greenspan as Sales Manager. Paul comes to GRAFF with over 25 years of experience in the decorative plumbing industry.
GRAFF
04/22/2010 Caroma® Extends “One Flush Makes a Difference” Promotion to Honor Earth Day - Bathroom water conservation leader offers 50% off high efficiency toilets throughout May
Caroma
04/13/2010 Caroma® Donates High Efficiency Toilets and Sinks to Working Artists Ventura Community - Artists Showcase Sustainable Living and Working Spaces Inside Ventura’s First LEED® Certified Affordable Housing Project on April 16th
Caroma
04/13/2010 Watermark Designs Opens Showroom in Historic Flatiron District as Part of Boutique Interior Group’s New York Showroom Collaborative - Watermark Designs, the leading manufacturer of decorative fixtures and bathroom accessories, announced the opening of its showroom in New York City, as a part of the collaborative showrooms in the newly opened BIG building.
Watermark
04/12/2010 Twitter Contest for Water Conservation Tips Pays Off During Earth Month  - Leading Toilet Manufacturer Caroma® gives away Dual Flush Toilets to Five Eco-Conscious Consumers. More about the winning Tweets...
Caroma
04/08/2010 Caroma® Donates to Green Habitat for Humanity® Subdivision in Florida High efficiency toilets provided to LEED certified townhomes for low-income families - Caroma announces their contribution of 38 dual flush toilets to the first subdivision built by Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County.
Caroma
04/05/2010 Caroma® Commemorates Earth Month with “One Flush Makes a Difference” Promotional Coupons - World leader in highly efficient toilets offers 50% off to customers.
Caroma
04/05/2010 Sustainable Solutions International Headquarters Awarded LEED®-CI Gold Certification - U.S. Green Building Council honors redesign of SSi™ headquarters with benchmark for sustainable commercial interior improvements.
SSi
03/30/2010 Caroma® Smart Toilets Featured on The Today Show - Over 5 million viewers learn how one flush can make a difference. Caroma's Profile Smart toilet with integrated sink and Sydney Smart™ toilet featured on The Today Show’s Green Gadget Time segment.
Caroma
03/25/2010 GRAFF® Announces New Edition to its ‘Modern’ Collection of Contemporary Faucets - GRAFF has added another winning faucet collection to its growing line of contemporary, precision-engineered faucets. Called Qubic, the line is being hailed as another example of GRAFF’s manufacturing and engineering design excellence.
GRAFF
03/23/2010 ThermaSol’s Annual Sales & Awards Meeting Marks Important Culmination for Company - ThermaSol® held their annual sales and awards meeting Feb. 23 and 24 at their Simi Valley headquarters, where both internal and independent sales teams from 17 nationwide agencies covering countrywide territories gathered for special training and awards.
ThermaSol
03/16/2010 Hastings Hires New Executive Sales Manager to Handle Eastern United States- Hastings Tile & Bath, the premier distributor and importer of luxury bath and tile products for the kitchen and bath industry announced today that they’ve hired Stephen LaMachia to manage both their sales division and their independent reps east of Minnesota.
Hastings
03/09/2010 Hastings Tile & Bath Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Sonia® Bath Products- Hastings Tile & Bath announced that they’ve entered into an exclusive agreement to distribute the Sonia line of bath products in North America and the Caribbean.
Hastings
03/09/2010 Leading Toilet Manufacturer Caroma® Helps Raise Awareness at Global Green’s “Greener Cities for a Cooler Planet” Pre-Oscar® Party - Caroma rocked the night at the eco-friendly event that attracted Hollywood’s hottest celebrities and eco-luminaries to help promote environmental awareness.
Caroma
03/03/2010 Hastings Tile & Bath Expands Market Reach with Three New Rep Agencies - Hastings announced this week that they have significantly expanded their brands reach with the addition of three seasoned manufacturer rep agencies. Providing coverage from Connecticut to South Carolina, and into the Pacific Northwest...
Hastings
02/24/2010 GRAFF® Debuts New Look and Functionality for Its Global Website - GRAFF, a leading manufacturer of high-end faucets and shower products for the kitchen and bath industry, has re-designed its website in keeping with its mission to provide the most innovative products and services for its clientele worldwide.
GRAFF
02/23/2010 Leading Toilet Manufacturer Caroma® to be Key Sponsor at Global Green’s “Greener Cities for a Cooler Planet” Pre-Oscar® Party - Eco-friendly cause brings celebrities, Hollywood insiders and eco-luminaries together to create environmental awareness and kick off Caroma’s “One Flush Makes a Difference” promotion.
Caroma
02/22/2010 Stainless Steel Faucet Manufacturer MGS Makes Donation to Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore - MGS USA delivers first round of faucets from faucet-match program to one of the nation’s leading non-profit organizations in South Florida.
MGS
02/16/2010 Hastings Tile & Bath Celebrates Its Rich 125 Year History - The next time you visit the Statue of Liberty, look down instead of up and take note of the 800,000 hexagonal pavers surrounding this symbol of freedom and international friendship. All 800,000 pavers were provided by a company then called Hastings Pavement.
Hastings
02/16/2010 VOLA Series wins 2009 Chicago Athenaeum GOOD DESIGN® Award - Two of VOLA’s products have been awarded the prestigious Chicago Athenaeum Good Design Award 2009.
Hastings
02/09/2010 Hastings Tile & Bath Hires Jody Rosenberg as Director of Sales & Marketing - Hastings Tile & Bath, the premier distributor and importer of luxury bath and tile products for the kitchen and bath industry, has hired industry veteran Jody Rosenberg to head its sales and marketing organization.
Hastings
01/28/2010 2009 GOOD DESIGN® Awards Honor Two Industry-Leading Bath Companies - JACLO® and Laufen’s cutting-edge collections receive accolades for innovation, creativity, and aesthetics from one of the country’s most prestigious design organizations. 
JACLO
01/28/2010 2009 GOOD DESIGN® Awards Honor Two Industry-Leading Bath Companies - JACLO® and Laufen’s cutting-edge collections receive accolades for innovation, creativity, and aesthetics from one of the country’s most prestigious design organizations. 
Laufen
01/18/2010 THG® Presents at the 67th Annual Golden Globe® Awards - THG USA, the exclusive importer of luxury bath products from the house of Tetard, Haudiquez and Grisoni (THG), made a notable appearance at last night’s Golden Globe Awards ceremony.
THG
01/14/2010 JACLO® Announces California AB 1953 Lead-Free Certification - Will also meet Vermont’s S.152 legislation requirements- JACLO — a premiere manufacturer of decorative plumbing and advanced shower solutions — has announced its compliance with California’s AB 1953 and Vermont’s S.152 low-lead regulations.
JACLO
01/12/2010 THG USA Launches Luxury Social-Lifestyle Website: www.thgstyle.com - THG USA, the North American importer of luxury bath products from the house of Tetard, Haudiquez and Grisoni (THG), has launched a cutting edge luxury-lifestyle website.
THG
01/12/2010 Watermark Designs Continues to Expand Successful Expressions Program - Quick-ship program adds Stratford Collection to increase offering to customers.
Watermark
01/05/2010 Sustainable Solutions International (SSi™) Launches New Website - New online site provides a wealth of features and information for SSi’s family of green products.
SSi
01/05/2010 Watermark Designs Joins Premier Buying Group Forté - Increases Company’s Clout within Decorative Plumbing and Hardware Industry.
Watermark