Hansgrohe received three awards for the Raindance handshower including the KB Award from Woman's Day Specials Kitchen & Baths magazine, the Award for Design Excellence (ADEX) from Designer Journal, and the Good Design™ Award 2003 from the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design.

JB Products became the exclusive North American distributor for Opella's line of basket strainers, disposal wastes, drinking dispenser faucets and plumbing accessories effective May 1, Opella said.

The History Channel will air a show on bathroom technology on April 21.

Elkay said its stainless steel undermount sinks and European-inspired faucets are being featured in a new kitchen vignette in the Design Resource Center at the Merchandise Mart's LuxeHome™ kitchen and bath design center in Chicago.

IW Industries, a privately owned manufacturer and importer of decorative plumbing fixtures including Concinnity and Barand brand faucets, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February, as reported by Newsday.com.

Hansgrohe is displaying new Axor brassware designed by Philippe Starck with new bath fixtures and furniture Starck designed for Duravit at the Milan Furniture Fair April 14-19.

Danze has added two contemporary faucets with seamless pull-down spouts to its Sonora Collection.

Delta Faucet Co. received the 2003 GOOD DESIGN™ award for its Saxony™ pull-out spray from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design.

Eljer has introduced the 89-pound Gibralter™ bathtub made of EnduroCAST™, light enough to be carried by one man.

Basco now includes an 8-1/2 by 11-inch color master photograph of the entire bill of materials - hinges, vinyl, hardware and paperwork - with each Celesta luxury glass enclosure unit.