This month's top shelf products include 960 locknut pliers from Channellock, the Pascal - one of the first electronic faucets for the kitchen, and a cutting-edge, stainless steel tub from diamond spas. More
THE QUESTION THAT WILL BE FACING attendees at the International Builders' Show in Orlando, Fla., next month is a simple one: How do you find time to attend seminars and visit the more than 1,600 exhibitors that will be displaying their wares in a show that feels as big as Rhode Island? More
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Manufacturers of products from window glass to kitchen and bath fixtures call consumer demand the driving force behind their torrent of low-maintenance products over the past decade. Karie Johnson, senior product development manager of bath products for Delta Faucet Co. in Indianapolis, says, "One of the top take-aways from our consumer research is that consumers want products that are easy to clean and low-maintenance." Likewise, recent market research by DuPont found 97 of 100 participants (all female heads of household), if upgrading, would choose to upgrade from tile to one of DuPont's Wall Surfaces products. All are "smooth, flat surface products with no grout lines," notes Tim Wilson, new-construction marketing manager for DuPont Surfaces, in Newark, Del. More
