Bemis Manufacturing Co., a manufacturer of toilet and bidet seats, announced its continued partnership with Fight Colorectal Cancer (Fight CRC) for Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

Duravit announced an expansion of its shower toilet products with refreshed designs for SensoWash u and SensoWash Classic.

The new program is part of Niagara’s larger mission to reduce water consumption and utility bills and help nonprofits and affordable housing projects redirect their saved water expenses in order to improve the lives of their communities.

Niagara’s Phantom One Piece is a fresh blend of design and award-winning technology, offering industry leading performance and water efficiency. Niagara will be at KBIS booth N471.

Sloan has announced the launch of its SC Argus Pro suite.

The line features a wide range of options, including exposed and concealed flushometers with diaphragm and piston technology for water closets and urinals.

Late last year, LIXIL made headlines when it announced the acquisition of Basco, a U.S.-based shower door manufacturing company. The acquisition represents an important step in LIXIL’s growth strategy in the Americas region, the company said. Recently at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show, Plumbing & Mechanical Chief Editor Nicole Krawcke had a chance to sit down with Trey Northrup, leader of LIXIL Americas, to discuss the company’s outlook following the acquisition, the current labor shortage, and the pitfalls of sanitation access and LIXIL’s LPP program, a global initiative aimed at tackling America’s sanitation challenges through public and private sector partnerships.

The U.S. is currently experiencing the largest nursing staff shortage in history with no end in sight. Affecting health care facilities, nursing homes and assisted living facilities alike, lack of resources, ongoing patient care challenges, health and sanitation concerns along with simply being overworked, are all factors fueling this nursing shortage.

The seats were surrounded by more than 27,000 blue flags on the National Lawn, each symbolizing a projected case of colorectal cancer in someone under age 50 by the year 2030. 

Numi 2.0 offers exceptional water efficiency, personalized cleansing and dryer functions, a heated seat and high-quality built-in speakers, the company states.