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Fourth annual Bath & Kitchen Pro

July 26, 2024

In the fourth edition of the Bath & Kitchen Pro eBook you’ll find both residential and commercial product and design trends, showroom display trends, economic indicators and more!

Consumer interest in bidets surges following COVID-19 pandemic

Manufacturers discuss U.S. market trends.

Nicole Krawcke

August 16, 2021

COVID-19 had many widespread impacts to just about every product category and industry — the plumbing industry included. One of the most interesting market shifts was how the toilet paper shortage at the start of the pandemic spurred sales of bidet toilet seats in the U.S. market.

A bathroom sanctuary

Fallen tree leads to beautiful remodel.

Kristen White

August 12, 2021

What to do when a huge tree topples onto your home — and essentially into your bathroom? Well, when you’re in the fixture industry, you take the opportunity to partner with plumbing industry experts and completely remodel the bathroom.

Overcoming common bathroom addition challenges

Innovative plumbing fixtures allow for bathroom additions in virtually any home.

Teresa Cardona

October 13, 2020

Adding a bathroom remains one of the most popular home improvements consumers make.

Voice activation, customization lead the way for smart kitchen and bath products

Manufacturers weigh in on current market trends.

Nicole Krawcke

April 15, 2020

The halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center were filled with innovative, intuitive and automated kitchen and bath products during the 2020 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show this past January.

5 key bath design trends

Capitalize on the growing bath renovation market by staying on top of the latest trends.

Connie DiBacco

April 7, 2020

While the overall hiring of professional help by consumers has remained stable over the past few years, a growing share of renovating homeowners are hiring professional remodelers and designers who specialize in bathroom upgrades, according to the 2019 U.S. Houzz Bathroom Trends Study.

Matt Michel: 5 ISH trends

Anecdotal impressions of ISH Germany from the Service Nation team.

Matt Michel

September 12, 2019

Every other year, ISH, the world’s largest PHC trade show is held in Frankfurt Germany.

PM Profile: Fortune Brands Global Plumbing Group’s Mark-Hans Richer

Ed McMenamin

May 20, 2019

Moen made a splash this winter when it announced an investment in Silicon Valley-based startup Nebia.

MrSteam's 2019 Price Books

May 15, 2019

MrSteam announces new products in 2019 Price Books featuring Amazon Alexa connectivity, large room steam generators and large room ChromaDuo lighting system.

Toilets can be trendy and save water at the same time

Consumers value water conservation over other high-tech features.

Richard Rossi

May 6, 2019

This year at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS), we saw a lot of really cool new features on toilets, from self-lifting lids, to lighted bowls, to self-cleaning toilets.