We need to promote more sustainable behaviours. Government and industry can make it easier to save water and provide incentives, but taking personal responsibility is at the heart of water efficiency. People need clear advice on how to save water, and Government for its part needs to relate this to wider environmental messages.

Defra’s framework for pro-environmental behaviours includes an improved understanding of consumer attitudes and behaviour and the motivations and barriers to individual and community action across a wide range of environmental issues. This will help link water saving to other behaviours on energy, waste, transport and environmentally friendly products.

Plumbing and Heating Professionals who are Registered with The Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE) have been conscious of the need to assist consumers in their choice of water efficient products for some time. 

Enhancement of the skills of those registered individuals regulated through the voluntary registration scheme operated by CIPHE provides consumers with enhanced water efficiency advice. This advice and guidance programme commenced earlier this year with the launch of the CIPHE GreenPlumb scheme. 

The water efficient product labelling scheme is a perfect compliment to GreenPlumb registration, which provides consumer access to engineers who are able to support them to save water and save money.

The Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) is a non-departmental public body representing the interests of water and sewerage consumers across England and Wales. We have four regional committees in England and a committee for Wales.

We represent business and domestic water consumers’ views to water companies, regulators and governments and use consumer research and direct contact with consumers to identify their priorities for change. We help consumers with complaints about water companies’ service and take up their complaints to get compensation or refunds. 

We have pressed and worked with the water industry and its regulators since 2005 to get improvements for consumers. In that time we have influenced companies to return over £130m to consumers through either additional investment or keeping prices lower, dealt with over 60,000 complaints and returned over £6m to customers in compensation. We cost 25p on each water bill a year.

The Energy Saving Trust is an independent, UK-based organisation focused on promoting action that leads to the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions - a key contributor to man-made climate change. We are the source of free advice and information for individuals across the UK looking to save energy, conserve water and reduce waste. 

With six per cent of the UK's annual greenhouse gas emissions related to water use, and nearly 90 per cent of those emissions resulting from water use in the home, it is vital to stop wasting water when considering living a sustainable lifestyle. To find out how you can waste less water and energy, visit the energy saving trust at www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/water

The essential kitchen & bathroom business magazine, a fresh dimension in b2b publishing providing an exciting combination of hard-hitting news and cutting-edge design. The 80-page monthly magazine is targeted at kitchen and bathroom retailers, manufacturers, designers and new-build specifiers. Its aim is to both inform and inspire in one dynamic package. The content will reflect the enthusiasm and expertise of an energetic and design-rich industry and drive it forward with upbeat, inspirational editorial, striking photography and imaginative design and typography.

The magazine will deliver news, views, comment, designer profiles, retailer showcases, industry issue platforms, trend forecasts and hot new products backed up by in-depth inspirational product features. We’ll seize on emerging design trends, upcoming colours and styles, novel interpretations on materials as well as exciting techno advances.

essential kitchen & bathroom business will also tackle thorny industry issues and report on the whys and wherefores behind the news. We’ll meet the movers and shakers. We’ll ask the questions you want answering! We’re making your business our business.
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The Institute of Kitchen, Bedroom & Bathroom Installers (iKBBI) is the UK’s first and only Secretary of State sanctioned and industry supported institute dedicated to kitchen, bedroom and bathroom installers, and those retailers offering an installation service. Launched in 2007, its objective is to support the business aspirations of its members, whilst raising installation standards and offering the consumer an informed choice.

The iKBBI fully supports the aims and objectives of The Water Efficiency Product Labeling Scheme (WEPLS), recognising the great importance of water conservation and the role we all play with it. The provision of clear and simple information for the consumer, and importantly the professional installer, will positively impact on choices. The iKBBI positively promotes the scheme to its members and consumers through its website (www.ikbbi.org.uk) and works closely with the BMA ensuring information is regularly updated.

Established since 1985, kbb Birmingham is the UK’s largest trade exhibition for the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, tile, heating and plumbing industry.

kbb Birmingham 2010 is the industry gathering of worldwide exhibitors showcasing latest products to an audience looking to view the latest trends, learn from leading seminars and network with industry peers.

More than 300 independent kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and home office retailers nationwide are KBSA members, dedicated to upholding the Association’s high standards of design, supply, installation and customer service throughout the interiors industry. You can buy with confidence from a KBSA retail member because all members offer either a Consumer Care Deposit Protection Scheme or a more comprehensive Consumer Care Plus Scheme which cover the deposit, advanced payments, work-in-progress and a 6-year warranty. So if you are planning a major home improvement, use the KBSA to ensure it will be up to standard!

With over 15 years' experience as a market leader, Period House magazine is renowned for its innovative mix of creative features teamed with practical knowledge from our unrivalled team of experts. Our loyal readership of discerning homeowners rely on this highly respected title to provide them with invaluable information on every aspect of old house restoration. From sound expert advice to classic decorating ideas, Period House is the ultimate source for traditional property homeowners.
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The Essential Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom Magazine is a national consumer monthly title that caters for the needs of AB homeowners looking to spend money on these key rooms. Readers are at the point of purchase and searching for the very best information, advice, guidance and inspiration.

Every month you can expect to find professional photography of beautiful homes, the latest products, appliance buying guides, interviews with key designers and those in the know, trend forcasts, plus contact details of everyone featured in this prestigious title.

The broad editorial and advertising content is drawn from the top end of the market concentrating on the elite kitchen, bathroom and bedroom designs. Written by experts in their field, it also acts as a forum for architects and designers to keep abreast of new developments innovations.

We pride ourselves on having a good relationship within our editorial and advertising teams ensuring that The Essential Kitchen Bathroom Bedroom Magazine is the ultimate in its field.
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Home efficiency is as much about saving water as it about saving energy. The Big Green Home initiative aims to save every last drop by encouraging householders to choose wisely when it comes to replacing anything to do with bathrooms and kitchens that involves using water. So the Water Efficient Product Labelling scheme is a vital ingredient that helps everyone to be sure they are making the right decisions and doing their very important bit for water conservation.

Established in 1923, the Scottish & Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) is the recognized national trade association for businesses of all sizes operating in the industry in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

SNIPEF businesses are all assessed under the rigorous criteria of the Plumbing Industry Licensing Scheme which SNIPEF helped to launch in 2002. Customers of SNIPEF Licensed Businesses have the assurance that their work will be conducted by qualified operatives working for companies holding appropriate liability insurance cover. Customers have the added protection of access to the Scheme’s independent complaints mechanism including a unique Guarantee of Work Scheme. 

SNIPEF members are among the leading players in all aspects of environmental technology, including water efficiency and the organization is pleased to support the water efficient product labeling scheme. 

Waterwise is a UK NGO focused on decreasing water consumption in the UK and building the evidence base for large scale water efficiency. We are the leading authority on water efficiency in the UK.

Waterwise is an independent, not for profit organisation that receives funding from the UK water industry and from sponsorship and consultancy work. In England, we sat on the Environment Minister’s Water Saving Group alongside the water industry and regulators. Waterwise set up the Saving Water in Scotland Network.

Your Home delivers great value, easy to understand, inspiration for home decorating and improvements for every room in the house, in a contemporary and upbeat magazine. Refreshing editorial brings out the decorator in everyone, inspiring confidence and trust by showing how to make the most of their space.

Creative features on instant revamps and quick fixes sit alongside complete room makeovers and expert home improvement advice to arm readers with all they need to know to give their homes a fresh new look.

Your Home, every month, guides the reader step-by-step through a selection of quick and simple projects that not only look great but really work; from what it will cost to how long it will take and how you can do it. It also provides an invaluable source of information on what to look for when you buy and how to achieve designer looks within a realistic budget.
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