Anaheim, California (PRWEB) August 18, 2014

Aquatic the leader in innovative and inspired bathware today announced that its DuraCore(TM) subway tile tub-shower has been named to the 2014 100 Best New Products list published by Professional Remodeler, one of the leading business resources for the remodeling and home improvement market.

Each year, editors at Professional Remodeler evaluate thousands of new residential construction products introduced in the past 12 months from windows and doors to roofing and flooring, and everything in between in search of those that are the most innovative and/or represent breakthrough technologies. The magazine identifies the 100 best new products and publishes a list of them in its August print issue as well as online.

Were thrilled to have this prestigious publication recognize our subway tile tub-shower as one of the best new products of the year, said Tom Kobel, Product Manager -- Everyday, Aquatic. At Aquatic, we take pride in being in touch with lifestyle and industry trends so we can develop products that meet the needs of plumbing professionals, specifying designers and end-users and also give them something to be excited about. Winning this award tells us that were doing just that.

This is the third year in a row that Professional Remodeler has included Aquatic products on its annual best products list. The magazine included Aquatics Starla hydrotherapy tub on its 2013 list. Also last year, Professional Builder, a sister publication, selected Aquatics exclusive DriftBath(TM) tub for its annual best new products list.

Available in three sizes, Aquatics one-piece DuraCoreTM subway tile tub-shower provides the timeless, classic look of ceramic subway tile but with easy installation and low maintenance at an attractive cost. In addition to the tub-showers, Aquatic offers a low-threshold, 36 x 36 x 80 subway tile shower, with more models in development.

Aquatic was inspired to develop these products because ceramic subway tile first introduced in New York Citys subterranean train stations in the early 1900s never goes out of style and has been experiencing resurgence. The new tub-showers and shower are another way to get the same great look without the expense and work required for installing and maintaining tiles and grout. They also enable builders to differentiate their offering from those of competitors and appeal to homeowners who want a striking yet easy-care bathroom.

Designed with comfort and safety in mind, these products can be ordered with reinforcement for later installation of grab bars or with factory-installed grab bars in compliance with FHA and ADA requirements. All subway tile units come with slip resistant flooring and are available in Aquatic stock and premium colors, including the signature DuraCoreTM, ultra-bright, glossy Aquatic White. For more information on the subway tile series, see Aquatics earlier product news release.

About Aquatic

Aquatic offers the largest and most innovative selection of tubs, showers and bathware accessories. The companys world-leading Hydrotherapy, Everyday and Accessible lines include more than 300 products for virtually every need all inspired and made in America. Based in Anaheim, California, Aquatic serves distributors, builders, plumbing professionals, architects, designers and consumers through a nationwide network of state-of-the-art facilities for manufacturing, distribution and support. For more information, visit http://www.aquaticbath.com.

Follow this link:
Aquatic Subway Tile Tub-Shower Named to 2014 Best New Products List

Cases heard at Coventry Magistrates Court on Monday, July 14, included:

Daniel Biggerstaff, 27, of Pembrook Road, Holbrooks, admitted breaching a community order by failing to attend unpaid work. Fined 80 with 85 costs.

Anita Walsh, 41, of Kitchener Road, Foleshill, admitted being drunk and disorderly and failing to surrender to bail. Fined 183 and a 20 victim surcharge.

Jake Cook, 18, of Brazil Street, Tile Hill North, admitted stealing various items worth 146.74 from Spar. Detained for four weeks and must pay 146.74 compensation.

Daljinder Dhillon, 46, of Tresillian Road, Exhall, admitted failing to provide a specimen of breath and failing to answer bail, and was found guilty of driving while disqualified and driving with no insurance. Jailed for 16 weeks and banned from driving for four years.

Kane Gavin, 21, of Potton Close, Willenhall, admitted taking a vehicle without consent, and driving with the wrong licence and no insurance. 12-month community order, 80 hours unpaid work, 60 victim surcharge and 85 costs.

Matthew McCann, 34, of Jardine Crescent, Tile Hill, admitted stealing a steam iron worth 80 from TJ Hughes and failing to answer bail. Fined 73 and must pay 88 compensation, a 20 victim surcharge and 85 costs.

Travis Clare, 20, of Hedgefield Way, Tile Hill, admitted possessing cannabis. Fined 73 and must pay a 20 victim surcharge and 85 costs.

Slawomir Dziedzic, 30, of Richmond Street, Stoke, admitted drink-driving (100mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. Legal limit is 35mcg). 12-month community order, 180 hours unpaid work, banned from driving for 28 months, and must pay a 60 victim surcharge and 85 costs.

Stephen Long, 32, of no fixed address, admitted begging. Fined 70 and must pay a 20 victim surcharge.

Here is the original post:
Sending threatening text messages and begging among cases heard by Coventry magistrates

When the Billings Family YMCA unveils its new mens locker room next week, the first major step in a massive, monthslong $2.5 million renovation of its locker rooms will be complete.

Literally, all the way down to the floorboards and tile, everything is new in the locker rooms, said Mistie Mims, development director at the Y.

On Friday, work crews scampered to finish up in the mens locker room on the second floor, painting, tiling and making a few last-minute installations for a planned public unveiling, complete with tours, on Tuesday before opening for use the next day.

The nonprofit health and fitness center serves about 10 percent of the population of Yellowstone County, or about 15,000 people, through membership and other programs.

Construction began on April 21 and when completed, the Y will have 1,000 new lockers, a larger whirlpool, a big-screen TV, new plumbing, improved HVAC, rewired electrical, fresh paint, new showers and new tile, among other improvements.

The mens room is just the first of a complete overhaul of the three major locker rooms at the Y, 402 N. 32nd St.

Our locker rooms have been run-down for so long, so its exciting to see this happening, Mims said. These renovations will be here for generations.

Work is just starting on a new, larger womens locker room on the first floor that will feature more space and the same improvements as the mens counterpart upstairs.

The total cost to rebuild the two is about $1.9 million.

Were just finishing up phase one and going into phase two, Mims said. We hope to finish (the womens lockers) by the end of November.

See original here:
YMCA overhaul continues; Scheels commits $333K matching donation

The largest school renovation project in Northwest Indiana continues in the Lake Central School Corp., where voters in the district approved a $160 million construction referendum in 2011.

The district went directly to residents to ask for a tax increase to fund major renovations at Lake Central High School and construct a new building for Protsman Elementary School. Lake Central serves about 9,800 students, including more than 3,200 at the high school.

Lake Central Superintendent Larry Veracco said three-quarters of the money is being spent at the high school. Contractors began work in June 2012 and divided the project into phases. The first consisted of the high school academic wing, which stands three stories high and houses about 100 classrooms, a 50-meter competition swimming pool and locker rooms.

The second phase, now underway, includes building a fine arts band area, a 1,000-seat auditorium, a large media center, black box theater, a large competitive gym, a wrestling room and administrative offices.

The current administrative office building will be demolished and become part of the parking lot. Central office staff will move into the freshman wing at the high school. When all the work is complete, the new high school will be 875,000 square feet.

Veracco said phases two and three overlap but all the renovation that will benefit students should be complete by 2015. "The district's special education administrative team also will be in the same administrative office wing, rather than being housed at Hohman Elementary where they are currently housed. It will benefit us to have them right next to us and it will give Hohman an extra two or three new classrooms," he said.

At Protsman, the final cleanup and landscaping is being done at the new school building. A grand opening is set for Sept. 28.

Other districts preparing facilties

While there are no other projects of that magnitude underway at other region school districts, there are smaller projects.

Highland Superintendent Brian Smith said workers are finishing up some work on the school cafeteria. "We did some roofing work, boilers and chillers last year and paid for that through the capital projects fund. We may need to go to a construction referendum at some point. We may also have to do rewiring at some buildings in the next three years," he said.

Here is the original post:
Renovation work continues at local schools

One of theiconic mosaics on Astor Place that will be temporarily removed this fall. Photo by Yannic Rack

BY YANNIC RACK | Famous East Village artist Jim Mosaic Man Power, has been rallying support to save some of his iconic lamp poles from being removed during upcoming restoration work on Astor Place.

Power, known for his East Village Mosaic Trail of tile-encrusted lampposts, has reportedly been putting up signs alerting passersby that his artworks are endangered, starting roughly two weeks ago.

The Village Alliance has been getting calls from concerned residents as well, according to executive director William Kelley, who contacted the city Department of Transportation, resulting in a commitment on the D.O.T.s part to salvage and store the poles until they can be re-incorporated into the streetscape at a later date.

Powers 9/11 tribute to the NYPD. Photo by Yannic Rack

The planned Astor Place redesign will commence this fall and see the temporary removal and storage in a D.O.T. facility of seven of Powers mosaic poles, according to an emailed statement from the city agency.

The D.O.T. is working closely with the artist Jim Power and our partners City Lore and the Village Alliance to incorporate the light poles into the new plaza design, the statement further read.

I had a meeting with Jim to tell him that we are interested in helping to save them, Kelley said on Tuesday, adding that there is no immediate danger to the artworks. He said the signs started appearing about two weeks ago, but that nothing precipitated that in terms of specific developments in the construction works.

Jim Power couldnt be reached for comment.

See the original post here:
Community rallies to protect Mosaic Man tiles on Astor Place

A few months ago, a rock sat in the middle of a blink-and-you-miss-it strip of green space along Charlotte Avenue between 16th and 17th avenues. The rock's engraving called the green space a park, and said it was dedicated to the memory of artist William Edmondson, approximating his birth at about 1883, and his death in 1951. Edmondson, a sculptor, made playful, rounded carvings from sandstone; in 1937, he became the first African-American artist to be given a solo show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Many consider him the greatest artist ever to call Nashville home one reason his name now adorns one of the first parks in the city to focus primarily on commissioned public art.

Several weeks ago, a crew of landscapers and art handlers moved into block-long Edmondson Park, surrounding the marker with broken column relics from the Parthenon, laying down rubber track like a swirl of Yellow Brick Road, and adding small hills and shallow valleys throughout. On one side of the Edmondson marker now stands a jagged metal structure by acclaimed Alabama-based artist Thornton Dial. Nearby is Bell Buckle, Tenn., artist Sherri Warner Hunter's "The Gathering" three clay and tile mosaic figures, a bluebird resting peacefully on one's shoulders.

On the far corner of the green strip, directly in view of the Nashville skyline, is a spiny steel structure cradling a large boulder. The sculptor of this work is Lonnie Holley, and this is the first large-scale public work he has ever created. This blazing July afternoon, Holley eyes the giant sculpture he's created a 14-foot-tall piece whose three legs cross each other to create a teepee-like nest, as well as a shelter for a similar boulder beneath.

The shape is familiar to those who've visited the undeveloped lot in Atlanta that Holley treats as a studio a place he calls his "environment." But there, as here, it isn't what people are accustomed to thinking of as public art. Back home in Georgia, Holley says, suspicious neighbors have even wondered aloud whether he's performing voodoo.

The artist is quick to dismiss that charge with a gentle shrug, like someone who's dealt with prejudice and misunderstandings his whole life. But there's something to that accusation: Holley is indeed a kind of magician. Just maybe not the kind his neighbors or Nashvillians expect.

Driving Lonnie Holley around downtown Atlanta is like a quest with an extremely creative knight. At every corner is a potential story, hidden from most but clear as day to Holley, an expert at building something from nothing. As readily as a scrapyard Michelangelo, he picks apart pieces until he's left with a single sculptural relic that can distill a story to its essence.

"Pull over here," he says, and we stop in a recycling plant just around the corner from the Souls Grown Deep warehouse, the storage facility for the foundation that represents Holley. The plant is stacked high with colorful cardboard scraps that have been flattened and bundled together. They resemble either haybales or soft Mike Kelley sculptures, depending on your reference point. Holley's lies somewhere between.

"Look at this!" he exclaims, with a schoolteacher's earnest excitement. It's early May, and the sun shines so brightly on the stacks that Holley flips down his sunglasses, reflective aviators that he asks people to see themselves in when he's having a conversation. He finds an old issue of Life magazine commemorating the World Trade Center on its cover. It's in near-perfect condition.

Holley opens to a photo spread of Ground Zero soon after the 9/11 attacks. He holds it open in one hand with a few rusted metal parts and a flower he'd just picked tucked under his finger, and he asks me tells me, really, as if he has my best interest in mind to take a picture.

Just like that, Holley transforms trash into his own kind of art a no-frills spiritual exercise that's simple enough to take you by surprise, but might also make you rethink how you see things every day. Among the rusted detritus, sometimes there's a flower. Everything is personal in Holley's world.

Go here to see the original:
Born of struggle and a Dickensian childhood, Lonnie Holley's work is not Nashville's typical public art

San Leandro, CA (PRWEB) August 12, 2014

Superior Tile and Stone, headquartered in San Leandro, CA, has joined forces with All American Tile and Terrazzo. Jeff Young, the former owner of All American, has closed his company and is heading up the terrazzo division at Superior. Jeff brings over 30 years of Terrazzo experience with him. The combination of All Americans and Superiors experience and financial strength provides customers with the reassurance that when Superior is selected for Terrazzo project, the job will be completed as specified, on time and within budget.

Superior Tile and Stone has over 60,000 square feet of fabrication facilities in Northern California and Las Vegas Nevada. Superior operates all fabrication equipment wet -- eliminating harmful dust -- and recycles water and stone cuttings. Superior's environmentally conscious work practices consume no more water per day than the average household.

Superior Tile and Stone have been sourcing, fabricating and installing porcelain and ceramic tile, natural stone, marble, granite, quartz, thin brick, mosaic and terrazzo in commercial, hotel-casino, and residential properties throughout California, Nevada and the Pacific Northwest since 1929. Some of Superior's projects include Union Square, San Francisco International Airport, McCarren Airport, Neiman Marcus' flagship store in Walnut Creek, CA, the Federal Building in Oakland, CA, Alta Bates Hospital in Oakland, CA, Wynn Resort, Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino and M Hotel Resort & Casino -- all in Las Vegas.

Superior Tiles history with terrazzo dates back to the 1950s. Superior installed the tile and stone in the majority of the initial BART Stations throughout the Bay Area, and joint ventured with a number of terrazzo specialists to complete the platforms, stairs and entries.

Superior's management team includes Tommy A. Conner, CEO; Robert F. Herman, President; Jerry T. Sue, CFO; Patty D. Moore, Vice President; Fred A. Steed, Operations Manager; and Johna R. Diaz, Assistant to the CEO.

For more information about Superior Tile and Stone, please visit their website at http://www.superiortilestone.com, or call them at 510-895-2700.

Read the original:
Superior Tile and Stone Announces Joining Forces With All American Tile and Terrazzo

BY YANNIC RACK | Famous East Village artist Jim Mosaic Man Power, has been rallying support to save some of his iconic lamp poles from being removed during upcoming restoration work on Astor Place.

Power, known for his East Village Mosaic Trail of tile-encrusted lampposts, has reportedly been putting up signs alerting passersby that his artworks are endangered, starting roughly two weeks ago.

The Village Alliance has been getting calls from concerned residents as well, according to executive director William Kelley, who contacted the city Department of Transportation, resulting in a commitment on the D.O.T.s part to salvage and store the poles until they can be re-incorporated into the streetscape at a later date.

The planned Astor Place redesign will commence this fall and see the temporary removal and storage in a D.O.T. facility of seven of Powers mosaic poles, according to an emailed statement from the city agency.

The D.O.T. is working closely with the artist Jim Power and our partners City Lore and the Village Alliance to incorporate the light poles into the new plaza design, the statement further read.

I had a meeting with Jim to tell him that we are interested in helping to save them, Kelley said on Tuesday, adding that there is no immediate danger to the artworks. He said the signs started appearing about two weeks ago, but that nothing precipitated that in terms of specific developments in the construction works.

Jim Power couldnt be reached for comment.

I think its going to be several months before D.O.T. actually gets to that area with the project, theyre working on the Cooper Square area right now, which is further south. But be that as it may, at least my understanding is that D.O.T. will not throw them away, theyre going to salvage them, Kelley said.

Last year two of Powers works his F.D.N.Y. 9/11 tribute on Astor Pl. and another work on St. Marks Pl. were both removed without notice by the D.O.T., although both were later restored.

The Village Alliance ran some community outreach last year, Kelley said, to see which kind of uses the public would like to see at the redesigned Astor Place.

Read the original:
Community rallies to protect Mosaic Man tiles on Astor Pl.

As teachers and students of the Dewey Public School District head back to class on Wednesday, they may have to wake up a bit earlier this year.

According to Superintendent of Schools Dr. David Wilkins, the start times at all schools will be 8:20 a.m. this year, which is 10 minutes earlier than last year. The school day will still end at 3:15 p.m.

State law and the State Department of Education require that students attend at least 1,080 hours of school per school year, he said. By adding this extra time to each school day, we are able to build in time that may be lost due to inclement weather or other unforeseen causes that would require school to be dismissed. If we miss school because of these unforeseen conditions or problems we will not be required to add extra days to our calendar.

In addition to the earlier start time, Wilkins said construction work is continuing across all buildings on the campus. The construction work is a result of a $6 million bond voters approved in 2013.

When students report on Wednesday of this week, the majority of the work inside each of our buildings will be mostly completed, he said. The middle school and high school will have a small amount of electrical and tile work that will be wrapped up later in the week, but all major work will be done.

According to Wilkins, there is still work to be done at the elementary school.

Construction will be continuing on the new entryway and offices at the elementary, he said. Because of this work, our office personnel will be relocated to various parts of the elementary until work is finalized. Students will need to use the northeast entrance to the elementary and the entry way between the elementary and the cafeteria. Anyone visiting the schools will be routed directly to the offices in each building to check in with office personnel.

Wilkins also said that the district will offer the EZ Pay system again this year to assist parents in easily paying for student lunches.

We began EZ pay last year as a way for our parent to pay for their students school meals., he said. This program is implemented as a convenience for our community. It ensures that parents money is credited to the proper accounts. Instead of parents sending cash or a check with a student, they can log on and pay online with a credit or debit card.

Follow this link:
Dewey heads back to school Wednesday

Tile work project. Saturday, August 9 2014. Bathroom and Patio.
Tile work done on the Backyard patio and the Bathroom.

By: John Dc

Here is the original post:
Tile work project. Saturday, August 9 2014. Bathroom and Patio. - Video