who manufactures bathstore sinks and toilets??

[Phil]

I've fitted that Bathstore toilet in the pic, flush valve let by and ran into pan so they got another sent and that was the same.

I thought no problems I'll just put a Fluidmaster in but the hole in the cistern lid is too big for standard size button!

 

[tris101]

I've fitted that Bathstore toilet in the pic, flush valve let by and ran into pan so they got another sent and that was the same.

I thought no problems I'll just put a Fluidmaster in but the hole in the cistern lid is too big for standard size button!

That does not sound good, hope you got it sorted.. I'm still trying to find alterantives and have pile of books, but so far still drawing a blank.

 

[Phil]

I don't think it was ever sorted but I've been back since and done other jobs and it seems to have righted itself, at least for now.

That basin looks a right faff, don't forget the more stylish something looks the harder it is to fit and fix.
There is the odd exception though to be fair.

 

[Bernie2]

Ideal Standard, Armitage Shanks, Shires, Trent and Caradon which is also Twyfords and Royal Doulton are the usual British stuff plus. They make all kinds. Then you can get reproduction sanitary ware made by the likes of BC Sanitan, Taps Etc, Shaws of Darwin, The Imperial Bathroom Company, Heritage Bathrooms, The Albion Bath Co Ltd, Lefroy-Brooks Ltd, Thomas Crapper and Company Limited. Which is best? No idea. The first couple have been around for years and years and so one assumes they make good stuff. And the products of theirs I have used have always usually been good.

The luxury stuff made by the other companies I am not sure about, having mostly been an employed plumber and just fitted the stuff I did not ask where it was from. Incidentally B and Q stuff can be British made and good quality as well as some difficult and weak stuff they sell.

If I wanted fit and forget stuff then I would probably choose Armitage Shanks but then I am oldish and practicality rules rather than looks. If it is the ladies choice the first group of companies still do a good range of nice stuff, which I am sure the others do as well. It depends what you like.

 

[Masood]

Why don't you take the bathstore catalogue to your local independent and ask what they can find that looks similar? You'll probably get a decent quality product at a fair price, and fed a local trader rather than a faceless conglomerate.

 

[jase158]

anybody heard that bathstore is going bust? somebody told me today and wanted to check

 

[fogarty]

All stuff I've used from Bathstore has said product of UAE which stands for useless and expensive. A basin I fitted was 1/2inch taller at one side and looked like I was on the pop when I fitted it

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

man up sort the mrs out tell her shes not boss......got to go now mrs is calling me LOL

 

[CWPlumbcentre]

I shall consult my brochures & see if I can find the details of that sink & loo for you. A lot of places get a high end looking item and then get a cheap copy mass produced as others have said, however the prices you have given ain't that cheap! I will see what I can find, the basin does look vaguely familiar!!

 

[WHPES]

Beware of the toilets - some of them have sloping backs to the pans and unless you sit right at the front of the pan you end up pebble dashing them and leaving skid marks on them all the time. The flush does not clear the soiling so you need to keep using the bog brush on them. some TC branded toilets are really bad for this.

 

[johnnysheffield]

Just to confirm Bathstore do indeed manufacture a lot of there own product and make massive margins, hence the permanent 50% sale...They used to sell a lot of Phoenix product as did Vicky Plumb but now have their own factories. They're not the only manufacturer though to import from China or Turkey and though these 2 examples are flogging the cheap product at high prices it isn't all bad. Remember your iPhone also comes from China.

 

[AlexGas]

One of my customers got a Bath Store toilet pan – the pan ceramic outlet was out of shape!!! Back to the store. Came to fit the sit – both brackets are the same (should be one of each)! Back to the store. The latest one – bath waste was not to the BS! A local BS trap would not fit! It was good 4 mms out! In the bin!!! Got BS waste. What can I say?!

 

[tris101]

I shall consult my brochures & see if I can find the details of that sink & loo for you. A lot of places get a high end looking item and then get a cheap copy mass produced as others have said, however the prices you have given ain't that cheap! I will see what I can find, the basin does look vaguely familiar!!

Any lucky finding anything simlaure I have looked at most manufature and found nothing.

 

[tris101]

many thanks to all have taken the time the reply the info has been all very helpfull.