This year marked the 20th anniversary of my treks over to Frankfurt, Germany, to take in the wonders of the European plumbing world. As usual, I heard comments from some that there wasn't much new this time, and, as usual, I didn't agree.
I felt that there were plenty of innovations. That's one of the advantages of an every-other-year schedule, in fact -- it gives manufacturers space to work on the more significant product introductions rather than mid-term tweaks. Here are the trends I noted, and the high spots I found interesting this time.