Bathroom Products

No room for a loo? Think again with hidden WC

A new toilet innovation featuring a discreet moving frame has been launched specifically for installation in small and hard-tofit spaces. The Hidealoo features a steel mechanism that allows a toilet pan to be swivelled through 90°, meaning it can be hidden inside a cabinet, cupboard or wall space when not in use.

As well as creating more flexible floor space and additional counter areas, this provides an opportunity for installations within homes where adding a new bathroom may not otherwise be possible, for example, by allowing a toilet to be fitted within a utility room cupboard, bedroom wardrobe, or in a cabinet underneath loft eaves.

For wetrooms, a further benefit of the frame is that the ability to fold the pan away into the wall space, meaning it not only allows the same space to be used as a shower but keeps the pan dry.

The Hidealoo frame is manufactured in Britain and works with any standard UK wall hung ceramic pan and 110mm waste pipe. It has been tested to hold 400kg in weight and has been successfully operated through 250,000 flexing cycles with a fully flooded pan and pipes – the equivalent of the pan being used 10 times a day for 65 years, blocked to the rim. The pipes have also been through relevant heat and ageing tests.

Ease of installation

Installation is said to be simple and, thanks to its strong flexible pipework, a toilet attached to the frame can be flushed in any position.

Its inventor, Monty Ravenscroft, has spent the last 25 years pioneering designs for innovative moving elements in architecture, with his spacesaving home being featured on Channel 4’s Grand Designs. Monty was inspired with the idea for the frame when designing

Raft of enhancements and upgrades deliver modern look

A raft of new product and finish upgrades have been launched by Geberit to offer the latest in sleek, modern designs that reflect the latest trends and enhanced functionalities.

The Sigma range of flush plates (pictured right) have been refined to offer new colors, materials, and minimalist designs. The Sigma50 features new tone-on-tone finishes in rose gold, brass and black chrome, available as a finish on the cover plate rather than just the mounting plates and buttons. Minimalism is also at the heart of the Clearline50 shower channel (pictured left), which is now available in stainless steel and black, with its slimline design making it a perfect shower drainage solution.

Peter Davis, product and marketing director at Geberit, says: “Geberit is committed to transforming the bathroom experience by offering innovative, sustainable and designforward solutions. From wellbeing and design to technology, hygiene and sustainability, we’re optimising and evolving our products to continue to set the standard in bathroom design.”

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Bathroom specialist Scudo, owned by Harrison Bathrooms, has introduced a bath painting service called ‘Colour by Scudo’, offering a wide range of 2530 RAL colors to choose from to add a bold and striking statement or complement the existing color scheme in bathrooms. The service offers a super-fine exterior eggshell finish on the entire range of Scudo’s freestanding baths. phamnews.co.uk/723/50 solutions for his home that would maximise the space available by making it more flexible in use. He also wanted to create something for his invalid father, who needed the convenience of bathroom facilities in his bedroom but in a discreet way that preserved his dignity.

Monty explains: “Our retractable toilet provides the ability and versatility to use small spaces more efficiently. Not only does Hidealoo free up valuable space to allow enhanced use of a bathroom or cloakroom, but it supports the installation of systems in many alternative positions.”

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