{"id":174,"date":"2016-08-10T20:23:24","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T19:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.richmonds-phm.co.uk\/blog\/?p=174"},"modified":"2016-08-10T20:23:24","modified_gmt":"2016-08-10T19:23:24","slug":"richmonds-is-130-years-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.richmonds-phm.co.uk\/blog\/richmonds-is-130-years-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Richmonds is 130 years old!"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are delighted to be celebrating two milestone anniversaries this year, with the business turning 130 years old and the current management celebrating 30 years at the helm!<\/p>\n

Richmonds began supplying the plumbing and heating trade in Glasgow in 1886 and has continued to do so for 130 years. Over this time we have developed long-established relationships with many leading industry manufacturers which allows us to offer our customers an extensive range of excellent quality products for all types of bathroom and plumbing projects.<\/p>\n

One manufacturer with whom we have a very long history is Armitage Shanks. A much-treasured Richmonds\u00a0heirloom is an original Shanks & Co Ltd illustrated\u00a0bathroom catalogue, dating (we think) from 1899. The catalogue is a fascinating insight into bathroom technology and design at the turn of the century and highlights just how far the bathroom trade has come in the past 100 years.<\/p>\n

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The Modern Bathroom circa 1899 – “Empire” Design from Shanks & Co Ltd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Modern Bathroom circa 1899 – “Gold Line” Design from Shanks & Co Ltd<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

These pictures show the “Modern Bathroom” circa 1899 complete with toilet, basin and either a separate shower and bath or a shower over the bath \u2013 a remarkable look at early bathroom suites.\u00a0Showering technology is certainly one area that has come on leaps and bounds since Richmonds\u2019 formation in 1886. The array of showering options<\/a><\/u>\u00a0now available includes mixer showers (similar to the original showers), power showers, electric showers and, most recently, digital showers.<\/p>\n

Showers then…<\/p>\n