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AKW Launches Baths Collection Brochure

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AKW, one of the UK’s leading providers of accessible showering and kitchen solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of the company’s Baths Collection brochure, which offers a bathroom solution for everyone, no matter the budget requirements. Comprising everything needed to fit a bathroom without mobility requirements, the products have been chosen to suit a variety of budgets and user experiences, making the range ideal for both social and private housing installations. 

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Methven’s Avoca Range brings Inclusive Design to the Social Housing Sector

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According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), by 2030, one in five people in the UK will be aged 65 or over, up from one in six in 2018.

This highlights the increasing need for homes that cater to a variety of requirements, particularly in terms of mobility aids, enhanced safety features, and adaptable spaces.

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The Mira Select Flex – enhancing everyone’s showering experience

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With inclusive living becoming an increasingly important aspect of bathroom design, creating shower systems that provide a superb showering experience while giving people the independence they want is crucial. Mira Showers has designed the Mira Select Flex mixer shower to enable more confident independent showering while looking at home in any family bathroom.

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Upstairs and Downstairs - Leak Resistant Wet Rooms

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For many social tenants, the idea of a wet room is far from a luxury, but a necessity, however some landlords express concern at the idea of installing wet rooms on upper floors. Here, Stuart Reynolds, UK Marketing & Product Management Director at AKW, a leading provider of inclusive solutions, discusses how wet rooms are not just for downstairs installs and how they can be specified – with confidence - upstairs too.

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Stylish bath replacements now possible more quickly

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There is a backlog in DFG and social landlord funded bathroom adaptations, however, thanks to the introduction of AKW’s new standalone cubicle, safe showering and toileting can be achieved more quickly than a traditional wet room or level access solution. Here Stuart Reynolds, Head of Product and Marketing at AKW, a leading provider of bathroom accessibility solutions, discusses why the stylish Onyx Care Pod has been developed and how it helps social landlords meet tenants showering and toileting needs more quickly and flexibly.

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Looking at the bathroom from a different perspective

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Every day, 250 people start to lose their sight across the UK.  This is a problem that is made worse by poorly designed homes. When it comes to housing associations, many people with visual impairments are waking up in a home that is not adapted to their needs and the area of greatest risk for them is the bathroom. Here Stuart Reynolds, Head of Product and Marketing at AKW explains how social landlords can introduce simple bathroom design changes to improve the lives and safety of tenants. 

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