Bathroom City's New Website Launch!

We’ve been pretty silent in the blogosphere for just over a month now so first off we’d like to say sorry to all of our regular readers.

If you were wondering where we’d gone there is no need to look far as we’ve been working long and hard on the development of our brand new website which has now launched!

Presuming you have clicked the above link and returned to this blog, not getting too caught up in the worldly bathroom delights our new site delivers; we’ll continue grovelling due to our lack of blogging and also tell you how great the new website is.

After months of living off energy drinks, shouting and midnight kebabs as we worked long into the night, our new website is finally finished, but don’t be fooled, this is just the beginning.

We can finally start enjoying talking about bathrooms again after a long stint of screaming with blood shot eyes at our monitors plastered with freestanding baths that won’t upload in the early hours of the morning.

Before we start writing about the latest trends in bathroom chic, we’ll start by telling you about our lovely new site and how it will now benefit our buyers.

www.bathroomcity.co.uk now provides a system where you can buy your entire suite online and have it delivered directly to your door. Gone are the days of placing your order online and then having to call during office hours to confirm and pay for your order.

This new functionality supplies a wealth of obvious advantages to our customers, making it easy for you to shop online any time of the day, make a payment online and take advantage of the exclusive offers on our website.

Our new website is also much easier to use then before, allowing you to shop by category, by brand or by directly using the search bar to find precisely what you’re after, great for those who need a particular product and don’t want to waste their time scanning an entire website with a fine tooth comb.

As ever, Bathroom City has focussed a lot on our beloved brands as we feel it’s important to promote the quality each of our featured brands offers, as well as being able to offer unique reductions on certain products thanks to our close relationship with leading manufacturers.

So there you have it, the new Bathroom City website, the new home to the best brands, home grown furniture designs and competitive pricing, amazingly simply to use and pretty good to look at too might we add.

Now all you’ve got to do is visit the website and see what you think. Got a bathroom remodel in mind? 

Maybe you’d like a few accessories to spice up your current suite? Whatever you desire, Bathroom City has a solution with a wealth of stunning furniture, showers, baths, whirlpools, taps and accessories on hand to be purchased at your convenience. 

Iconic Hot Tubs is Officially Open!

After a few hard months of basking in various hot tubs in order to really get to grips with the technology and features (it really has been hard) Iconic Hot Tubs is finally open to the public.

Our launch on Saturday June 29^th saw the general public take their first glance at the only hot tub showroom in Birmingham, situated in our Bathroom City showroom in Tyseley, Birmingham.

Iconic Hot Tubs is home to a handful of the best premium hot tubs from world renowned designer and manufacturer, Coast Spas.

We chose Coast Spas as a supplier as their honest approach to designing the best possible hot tubs mirrors our honest approach to selling.

Each of our hot tubs in the showroom; the SC 731, Zenith and Cascade V, offers a number of different hydrotherapy solutions, whether you have a particular ailment that needs daily attention or are looking for a large hot tub to enjoy with your family and friends.

Complete with relaxing surrounds, our showroom oozes the hypnotising ambience of the hot tub lifestyle, along with friendly consultants who love to talk about hot tubs, so feel free to ask any questions!

Check out our website www.iconichottubs.com to view some of the hot tubs we have an offer or come and pay us a visit and we can discuss your dream spa.

Unit 15 Tyseley Industrial Estate

Tyseley,

Birmingham,

West Midlands.

B11 2LQ

New Website!

After months of planning, investing, late nights and programming and designing until our fingers were left bleeding, we are proud to announce that our brand new website will be in action very soon.

Complete with a brand new logo, layout and design, our new website is not only beautiful and easy to navigate but finally you will be able to purchase your bathroom products directly from our website!

If you’d like to see our current range of products and offers then please visit our website.

Coast Spas

Coast Spas are one of the world’s leading hot tub suppliers, if you’ve spent any amount of time researching designing you’re very own home spa then you’re to have came across Coast Spas.

In our latest venture, Bathroom City is working alongside Coast Spas to supply a premium hot tub experience in our brand new centre based in Tyseley, Birmingham.  

Based in the UK and with huge range of hot tubs on offer, Coast Spas provide a substantial amount of reasons to make them the number one choice.

Famed for sheer quality in production, Coast Spas offer an unrivalled cabinet and shell, a sleek combination of well researched and refined materials with heap of style and chic.

The shell is one of the strongest on the market (great for using your tub for parties) and combines quality Acrylic and layers of Owen’s cornering with fibreglass angle iron added to particular areas for additional support.

The cabinet is designed and handcrafted around the shell and is finished in way that oozes the same class and quality of luxury furniture, promising a look which is not only of the best quality but unique and eye catching in range of finishes including AAA grade clear Canadian Cedar, synthetic wood and slate.

Moreover, the key aspect of a hot tub is the way it makes you feel and the pump, controls and filtration play key roles in making your hot tub experience the best it can be, with a choice of different hydro-massage options.

Coast Spas offer a range of pumps with a variety of pressures and ultimately a variety of vigorous or soothing massages, not to mention energy saving filtration cycles which can save you money, a key concept when considering a hot tub purchase.

In order to make your hot tub experience as easy to use and enjoyable as possible, the controls play a pivotal role in relieving stress. Nobody wants to be fiddling around with over-complicated levers and buttons to get the bubbles to hit the right spot, you just want to be in heaven by the flick of a switch, and that’s exactly what a Coast Spa hot tub can achieve.

Understanding that a hot tub is a lifestyle choice as well as a functional addition to your home or garden, Coast Spas offer a range of entertainment options to make your hot tub the ultimate experience, including TVs, iPod and MP3 compatibilities and surround sound speakers.

With Bathroom City’s latest venture ready to launch next month and with Coast Spas on board as our supplier, we’ve got a lot to get excited about; especially being the only retailer in Birmingham to have working hot tubs on display!

The Hot Tub Diet

The media is often the harbinger of 101 fad diets, miracle workouts and ‘get a six pack by eating pizza’ related ideas, and more often then not they can be worked into the average lifestyle with some effect.

With all the work going on in our showroom developing the latest extension to Bathroom City, our hot tub department we’ve been looking into some of the not so obvious benefits of owning a hot tub and stumbled upon this unusual approach to dieting. 

The hot tub diet allows enthusiastic dieters to ditch the treadmill and small meals for relaxing and personal thinking time, a much easier option that apparently is even more effective, according to the author of the Hot Tub Diet book, Bridget Praytor.

Check out the article from The Mail Online if sitting engulfed in warm massaging bubbles sounds like your kind of exercise.

Stay up to date with our blog, Facebook and Twitter (@bathroomcity) to find out more about the developments of Bathroom City’s latest hot tub venture. 

Anne's Retirment

Since 1986 Bathroom City has gone from strength to strength, continually expanding even during the country’s economical climate.

Even when other companies have been forced to downsize their workforce, Bathroom City has always and is currently looking to grow the team further.

Unfortunately, even when striving to provide jobs for the local community and remain at the forefront of the bathroom market, Bathroom City is having to wave goodbye to one of its longest serving employees.

Anne McGuire has worked at Bathroom City’s Amington Road showroom as a sales advisor for the last 24 years, and throughout her time has made a wealth of friends and gained many stories to tell.

One of the most outrageous being the time she floated along a ford to work! Anne is renowned for being punctual but one morning she was made late for work because her taxi drove into a ford.

Despite the vehicle being waterlogged, Anne still followed correct procedure and made a phone call to fellow Bathroom City employee Paul telling him she’d be late.

After being rescued from the ford, Anne made it into work, stuck her soaking tights on the radiator and carried on with her day.

Anne and her Bathroom City family

“Anne came in carrying my sandwiches, even though they were soaking! She just got on with her day as normal…never clocked in though!”

Bathroom City gave Anne the send off she deserved on Sunday, having a get together at a local social club.

Anne was overwhelmed with the party and it was great for Bathroom City staff to get together outside of work for a drink or two and see Anne off in style.

Our beloved Anne is now retiring to spend more time with her husband and start work in her home and garden.

Good luck Anne and thank you for the memories!

Hot Tubs

If you’ve visited our Seeleys Road showroom recently, you may have noticed the sounds of drilling, hammers thumping and the sloshing of paint coming from the back of our showroom, and you’d be right in thinking we’ve got something up our sleeve.

We’ve got something very large up our sleeve in actual fact (no innuendos please); we’re starting a new venture selling luxury hot tubs from our Seeleys road showrooms. 

Without giving too much away the latest addition to our showroom will be a haven for premium wellness products, with our first three hot tub designs currently in production in Canada by Coast Spas.

It’s becoming more apparent that the ‘home spa’ is an essential part of the modern home, providing a luxury escape, whether it’s a hot tub, sauna or even a whirlpool bath.

Recently, hot tubs have become more prominent in the mainstream media, with newspapers such as the Sunday Times and programmes like The One Show both producing features on hot tubs.

With summer approaching and the sun finally breaking through the usually very grey British skies, what better time to start thinking about creating a tropical paradise in your own home.  

As we enter a new chapter in the Bathroom City story, we’ll be keeping you up to date via our blog, Facebook, Twitter and Pintrest pages so stay tuned as we’re looking to begin trading in June!

For the time being, if you’d like to check out our current range of whirlpools then please visit our website. 

Bathroom City Videos

With two showrooms in Tyseley, Birmingham, we love to show off our bathroom suites as we have so much on display.

Our showrooms are packed with everything from traditional and contemporary designs, to freestanding and whirlpool baths; simply everything you need to complete your dream installation.

Despite being equidistant from just about everywhere in the UK, residing in the Midlands; we understand that not everybody gets chance to pay our showrooms a visit, so we thought we’d bring our showrooms to your computer screens with a series of videos.

First up, we have three videos which show off our vast range of fitted furniture options, which can be developed in just 5 easy steps to suit any suite, no matter what shape or size.

The beauty of fitted bathrooms is that they can be tailored to suit the most awkward of spaces and the most acquired tastes, providing a made to measure service which exudes style and functionality, with precision made storage, units and a range of finishes.

Moreover, we have also dedicated over a minute to our Pelipal displays, showcasing the Primadonna and Contea wall hung vanity units we have on show amongst many others in both of our showrooms.

Finally, our remaining videos cover a couple more suites on offer in our Seeleys Road showroom, both of which provide more insight into just a fraction of the vast collection we offer.

If you’d like to see our full collection of videos then please visit our YouTube channel, or better still come and visit our showroom and see hundreds of suites for yourself!

Please visit our website for further details. 

Big Easter Sale!

As with every turn of season, Bathroom City provide customers with a brand new sale. 

Our latest sale is the Easter sale and sees hundreds of our products drastically reduced and ready to compliment any bathroom suite; with everything from traditional and contemporary designs to hand built furniture and leading brands.

With so much on offer, we thought we’d guide you through some of our biggest reductions, favourite furniture and functional features.

Contemporary furniture is looking great right now, with huge robust units and storage, eye catching finishes and elegant handle styles.

A perfect example of this is the Twilight Flower Vanity Unit and Tallboy combination from Jax, which combines all the stunning aspects of modern artistry with the precision craftsmanship hand made right here in our workshop.

The units combine an elegant floral finish, long chrome finished handle, soft closing doors, internal shelves in the tallboy and generous storage throughout, all married with a stylish wall hung design, ideal for both saving space and being a focal point in any modern installation.

The Purity 650 Vanity Unit

We haven’t even told you the best bit about this luxury unit…it’s over half price! The unit was £929 and has been reduced to £342, a saving of £587 for a limited time only, not just cheap but also amazingly stylish and versatile.

Another item as dramatically reduced as it is stunning is the Purity furniture collection from Emotions, with a range of units which promise sleek contemporary styling and hand made luxury at a budget cost for a limited period.

The Purity 650 Vanity Unit is available in black and white, is an ultra modern look with its unique basin style and subtle gloss front which conceals a huge a drawer space. 

Not only does the unit exude class with its luxury design, it also promises a sturdy build with its ultra thick, multi layered coating and soft closing drawer.

Again, the price is drastically reduced from £1021 right down to a humble £389; quality, originality and style rolled into an unrivalled price.

Similarly, the Purity 750 offers a larger alternative to the 650 with an equally low price, at just £425, reduced from £1184: more size at just a fraction of extra cost; also available in black or white.

The Series 8 One Door Offset Shower Quadrant

For an affordable shower enclosure, the Series 8 One Door Offset Shower Quadrant from Merlyn, has been reduced to £850 from £1133, providing one of Europe’s leading brands at a budget price. 

The stylish shower from Merlyn couples a huge showering space, hand-polished chrome fixings, toughened glass and concealed fixings; snugly fitting into any bathroom corner and promising premium function and style.

If period artistry is the timeless look you desire, then Bathroom City offers a wealth of stunning traditional suites, none me sleek or affordable than the Balmoral Cloakroom Suite from Phoenix.

The stunning suite from Phoenix captures the essence of yesteryear, with its high level cistern and period detailing coupled with modern functionality and craftsmanship; for a suite which is both versatile and eye catching. The best part being that it’s just £601 reduced from £925!

With so much on sale at Bathroom City this Easter we’d be blogging until Christmas if we were to detail every outstanding offer we have on sale, so please visit our website, find out more and maybe give your bathroom the Spring renovation it deserves. 

Red Nose Day Video

If the images weren’t enough then here’s the video of our trip to Kingshurst Academy.

As you can see our traditional freestanding bath with ball and claw feet acts as the perfect gunge tank and helped raise over £6,500 for Red Nose Day; a great result!

Enjoy gunging with a luxury twist courtesy of Bathroom City… 

Our Bathroom Showroom

Being an online store you may be left thinking that Bathroom City is purely web based venture, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.

We all love to shop online, having goods delivered direct to your door after paying via paypal or credit card can be an exciting process, one which sometimes tricks you into thinking you’re not spending your hard earned cash and the products that turn up on your doorstep are ‘presents from the postman’. 

Everyone who has an unhealthy addiction to Ebay or other online stores gets the same thrill every time the postman knocks the door, and never more so then with a brand new bathroom suite.

Purchasing a bathroom suite online is a simple process as long as you are completely aware of the measurements you have to work with and the proportions of the goods you are buying, more often then not though, a trip to a showroom is the best way to get a real understanding of your new bathroom design.

Bathroom City has two showrooms in Tyseley, Birmingham, both of which have been designed to display some of the best suites in the UK and Europe.

So, why visit a showroom when you can design your bathroom while watching Jeremy Kyle at home?

One of the main reasons to visit a showroom which could completely change the face of your new installation, is the fact that some brands can only be sold through showrooms and so our website doesn’t necessarily feature all of our products.

If that isn’t a big enough reason to visit then maybe our concentration on providing the best customer service will be?

Our showrooms are buzzing with activity, and our sales staff play a huge part in guiding your purchase, design and customer care right up until delivery, not to mention our friendly customer service team which can deal with any issues after delivery.

Moreover, our warehouse is not only home to craftsmen building and designing some of the best bathroom products, but it also houses 1000s of products ready for collection immediately, cutting out delivery costs and any inconvenience a delivery may cause.

Finally, if exclusive products, premium customer service and a warehouse packed with products isn’t enough to get you to come and see us then maybe our fuel voucher is!

That’s right if you pay us a visit and make a purchase we’re offering a couple of gift vouchers to help with your petrol costs, simply visit our website for more details.  

Red Nose Day at Kingshurst Academy

Today we attended Kingshurst Academy for their Red Nose Day Festivities.

The day consisted of plenty of activities with the finale being the gunging of two teachers in one of our freestanding baths we donated!

We’re proud to say we were a part of the £200 raised for the charity and had a great day watching the teachers drenched in gunge.

The pictures really speak for themselves, so enjoy!

Red Nose Day

At Bathroom City we love to get involved with charities and with Red Nose Day rapidly approaching, the festivities in our office have stretched to a local college!

This Friday we’ll be attending Kingshurst Academy, Birmingham with one of our freestanding baths so students at the college can gunge their teachers after a day of fun activities.

We’ll be filming and taking pictures from the event, so no doubt you’ll get to see a few disheartened teachers swimming in a bath of gloop and gunge in our follow up blog post, on Facebook and Twitter; so stay tuned!

The Best Bargains!

With our big sale event in full flow, we thought we’d take a look at a few bathroom suites which are especially discounted.

Our showroom is full to the brim with discounted products, some more than others, so if you’re looking for a bargain to start your New Year and new bathroom then we are the retailer for you!

Saving a whopping £799, the Mercury 1600 Ecco Suite is a stylish design which earned its original price tag of £1,248, combining all the essentials for a complete bathroom experience, as well as lustrous modern artistry and reliable features.

Priced at just £449 during this sale only, the suite could be the look you require to complete your installation. 

Another complete suite which you can save a huge amount on is the Purity Legend suite, a beautifully unique design which oozes class.

The stunning suite is defined by its stunning black finish, which exudes contemporary chic and makes the suite a real focal point in your home, not to mention the £799 price tag reduced from £1,986.

The Pasha complete bathroom is a slight step up in price but still provides a huge saving, originally priced at £2,427 but now just £1,347, the eye catching suite is a great addition to any modern home.

As well as a practical L shaped showering bath, the complete suite offers generous storage in its wall cabinet and basin stand, as well as extras such as the toughened shower screen door, mirror and lustrous deep American black walnut finish.

If your looking for a new bathroom to kick start your 2013 then Bathroom City is the place for you, promising our biggest savings yet!  

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all of our followers, readers and fans; we wish you all an amazing 2013.

Every year we constantly strive to be the best bathroom retailer in the country, and so far we accomplish more and more every year, promising you the best brands at the best prices.

To kick start this year we have our annual sale which is well worth a look, as we have hundreds of products at a fraction of the price! Great for those who are starting new developments in the New Year.

Check out our big January sale event on our website and don’t forget to take a look at our money off vouchers as well.

Christmas 2012

We're all getting into the festive spirit here at Bathroom City. Throughout the year we may appear to you as simple web pages, articles and nice bathroom pictures...but we are in fact real people!

Take a look at our Facebook album and don't forget to like our page for exclusive offers and links to various articles regarding bathroom design.

Movember Summary

As you may have seen, Bathroom City took part in Movember last month and managed to grow some pretty ridiculous facial hair in the name of charity.

As well as raising awareness we also managed to raise just over £50 for men’s health issues thanks to our Facebook and Twitter campaigns.

We’d like to say a big thank you to those donated. Roll on next November for more moustache fuelled antics!

Check out our gallery of pictures from the month...

As Movember Ends Our Sale Begins

Our Movember adventures are finally at an end, each one of our staff growing ridiculous facial hair in the name of charity (and secretly because they wanted to).

Finally we can shave off these itchy manifestations and finally becoming socially acceptable after 4 long weeks. Fortunately we managed to raise a bit of money for charity, so it was all worth it. Thank you to those who donated!

You’ll be pleased to here that we’re now launching our end of year sale which goes right through until the end of January!

We understand that nobody wants the hassle of installing a bathroom so close to Christmas and so provide a service which enables you to hold your products for up to 3 months with just a 20% deposit.

So, if your thinking of a new bathroom for the new year then Bathroom City is certainly worth checking out, offering you the best brands at the best prices and with a few vouchers to help you along the way. 

Please make sure you Like our Facebook page for further exclusive offers over the festive period.

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Bathroom City Movember! Please Donate!

At Bathroom City we are always up for a bit of fun, especially if it means raising money for charity.

In an attempt to “change the face of men’s health” Bathroom City have got involved with Movember this month, and our team of staff have managed to grow some epic facial hair.

Sporting a range of styles including the English gent, biker and street urchin/tramp, each member of our staff (with the ability to grow facial hair) has made a gallant effort to look like a bit of a prat this month in the name of charity.

Of course without sponsors our efforts will go unrewarded so we are now looking for your help. Please check out our Mo space, and Facebook to donate to a great cause.

Also, every 10 new Facebook likes we get the “Facebook fund” (our boss) will donate £5 to Movember, so get liking and sharing!  

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Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Bathroom.City

Mo Space: http://uk.movember.com/team/910465

Our £10 Gift Voucher: making accessories accessible

We've got three gift vouchers available through our website and Facebook page, and we’d love you to take full advantage of them.

As they range in value, we thought we’d write a blog post regarding our £10 voucher. The £10 voucher has a minimum spend limit of £45, which is relatively low, allowing you the versatility to maybe purchase an item you might not usually buy.

Bathroom accessories can sometimes be a difficult purchase – they’re products you don’t necessarily wish to buy – like petrol, you seem to get minimum enjoyment from their basic functions.

Some accessories on the other hand can really brighten up your new installation, add storage, and in some cases, be a quirky focal point.

At Bathroom City, we have a huge range off extras; from toilet seats to tumblers and a collection of fashionable accessories which are bound to make a substantial difference in your suite.

How the right selection of accessories can contribute to style and storage

As customers, we often steer clear of paying over the odds for basics such as towel rails or robe hooks - sometimes we settle for budget accessories which don’t stand the test of time in either style or durability: having to replace them before you know it.

That said, with our £10 gift voucher you could make a purchase on an accessory which will tick the above boxes. An illuminated mirror for example, is a distinct style choice which can be the focal point of your suite.

The Hex Illuminated Mirror is the perfect choice for adding light and practicality to the bathroom, and, with its affordable price tag will provide a luxury contemporary look for a low price – a great choice when purchased with a gift voucher.

Moreover, the Elite Illuminated Round Mirror provides an alternate contemporary design, with its circular design and inset lighting; the mirror could be the eye catching product to finish your bathroom.

Proper Bathroom storage is often replaced by the practicalities provided by the basin, top of the toilet and other shelf-shaped entities. These quick fixes often lead to toothpaste stains, cluttered sides and an all round manifestation of dusty unused bathroom products that need throwing away.

One of the best ways to keep your bathroom clean and in check is buy purchasing a bath and shower caddy. These simple but elegant solutions come at a small price but offer big advantages to space and storage, ideal for cluttered bathrooms.

The Multi Function Bathroom Shelf is just £99 and provides all the space needed to home your bathroom essentials, de-cluttering and also offering an integrated mirror, towel rail, tumbler holder and soap holder – all you need for a clean practical suite.

For a more personalised look, try combining a number of cheaper accessories, such as a tumbler holder, soap holder and soap dispenser, to create your perfect selection of practicalities – Bathroom City has a full range on offer that will help to keep your basin area looking tidy and functional.

Finally, high quality toilet seats are often overlooked for cheaper options, but again, purchasing from one of our top brands will guarantee you long lasting appeal – so go on, take a look at those accessories you skip past with the added bonus of our £10 gift voucher, we've made some of our more expensive accessories accessible.

To get your free gift voucher visit www.facebook.com/bathroomcity

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