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Two plumbers have journeyed from France to fix the leaky taps of a South Yorkshire town. Nicolas Hermann and Pierre Vaillandet, both aged 17, have joined 2010 Rotherham, the management organisation that maintains council housing, to help fix taps, tinker with boilers and keep tenants' (more)

A plumber has left days spent unblocking u-bends behind him after developing an innovative water treatment system. Harold Kinasewich embarked on creating the system when he became increasingly aware of new environmental legislation and growing concern over water wastage from government figures and the public. In response, he founded the... (more)

Kitchen taps with a brushed finish are the most durable and least prone to picking up scratches, it has been revealed. Reviewers from leading US consumer magazine Consumer Magazine tested 16 taps with a range of finishes including brushed nickel, polished nickel, brushed chrome and polished chrome. According... (more)

Homeowners can cut their water wastage by making simple and cheap to carry out improvements to their taps, it has been claimed. According to the Consumer Council for Water (CCW) simply replacing worn washers on bathroom and kitchen taps can yield savings of up to 25 litres of... (more)

Well-designed and modern kitchens and bathrooms are some of the best ways of attracting potential buyers for your property, a US home improvement authority has claimed. According to data from the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) around 15.5 million bathrooms and 9.1 million kitchens are given an... (more)