Founded in 1926 by Franz Scheffer in Menden (Germany) the KLUDI group of companies today employs over 1,000 people and operates across the world. From the beginning KLUDI has been committed to the development and manufacture of quality fittings.

KLUDI is an international group of companies yet at heart it is still a family business. Behind the employees and management team there is an owner with ideas and visions.

Protecting the environment takes innovation. Every day Siemens is working to find ways to reduce the amount of energy our appliances use, while steadily increasing their performance and convenience. In the last fifteen years alone, Siemens has cut consumption in all appliance categories by over half and by up to 63% in fridge freezers.

German manufacturer SCHELL GmbH has been designing and manufacturing high quality sanitary fittings since 1932. SCHELL introduced its range of angle valves to the German market in 1949.

Produced as a standard fitting in its manufacturing units in Olpe, the angle valves are now becoming popular here in the UK thanks to their water saving design. SCHELL also produces a range of elegant and innovative electronic taps. Under the trade names of CELIS, TIPUS, PURIS, PETIT and VENUS, these modern prize winning styled taps are all designed to prevent water wastage as much as possible. The all-metal design of all the taps, together with the use of ceramic cartridges, gives precise control at all times.

Waterstation® Round from Rieber creates a central focus for the kitchen.

With around 3 metres of work surface on just 0.8 m², Waterstation® Round works centrally and also for awkward spaces such as corners. Find out more at www.bglrieber.co.uk

Hüppe is renowned for making top quality, made to measure shower enclosures but also offers an extensive range of different styles including excellent value, mid-market designs.

The best-selling 501 Design Collection offers fantastic value and comes in a range of configurations including unique folding door and walk-in configurations. Meanwhile, the stylish Refresh range is designed for easy maintenance and superb performance, while Enjoy is a beautifully elegant, streamlined design, embellished only with discreet, gently rounded fittings.

Schüller, the award winning German kitchen manufacturer is used to setting standards that others follow and continues to do so with the 2011 schüller.C Collection. Available in the UK through InHouse and its network of 180 leading independent retailers, Schüller offers the very best in affordable designer kitchens.

Vero is the latest collection from Duravit to receive a fresh coat of paint with a new sophisticated high gloss black finish for the washbasin, toilet and bidet. With its unforgettable design and classically-angular basic form, Vero combines purism with a touch of nostalgia and looks completely at home in bathrooms of all styles.

Hansgrohe announces additions to its popular Axor Citterio bathroom collection, with new types of mixer aimed at optimising the comfort zone of the wash basin area and an expanded shower selection. This includes a new overhead shower in a robust design, with an outstanding finish, and the Axor Citterio showerpipe, which incorporates the head as part of a fully pre-assembled surface-mounted shower system.

This new design of float bath from Kaldewei allows the guest to stretch out and float freely in the water to promote deep physical and mental calm and intense muscle relaxation. Designed by Phoenix Design, the 200x100cm Bassino is a straight-lined, purist bath with several useful product details: there is a comfortable cushion to support the bather’s head and a matching sturdy bath shelf that can be used both for storage and as a flexible seating option. The shallow depth of the bath makes it easy to climb in and out and the level base means that the Bassino can also be used as a spacious and luxurious shower bath.

Incorporating a round bowl manufactured from glassed steel and complementary compact furniture, Insert furniture from Alape has been designed specifically for cloakrooms or en suites where space is at a premium.

Insert comprises a sophisticated dish basin inserted in a base cabinet manufactured from powder-coated metal. With its rounded edges, the base cabinet matches the shape of the basin perfectly yet hides all pipework. An optional mirror, with or without a light, complements the setting.

Kermi is celebrating 50 years of product innovation, design and quality dating back to 1960 when the Company was formed by Mr. Kerschl and Mr. Schmidt from whose surnames the name was derived.

Ever since the initial launch of steel oil storage tanks Kermi has practised the business principles of “design and innovation” and having diversified into the areas of heating and showering is now one of the leading suppliers of shower enclosures and heating products in Europe. Headquartered in Plattling, Bavaria, the Company employs 1300 people and operates from a 220,000 square foot manufacturing complex.

The last 10 years have seen major changes in the demand for bathroom and heating products reflecting lifestyle changes and a taste for design led products sensitive to environmental issues. Kermi has just celebrated 50 years of manufacturing for the wider European market with many customer guests attending Kermi’s extensive 220,000 square foot manufacturing complex in Bavaria to celebrate this significant milestone.