Triton Showers
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Triton Showers is a British shower manufacturer based in Warwickshire and is the UK's leading electric shower manufacturer.[1]
History
[edit]It was incorporated on 6 May 1975 as Triton (Aquatherm) Limited.[2] It became Triton plc on 2 July 1982. Under the Companies Act 1985, it re-registered as a public limited company in June 1986.[3] The name Triton refers to the Greek god Triton, who was depicted as being half-human and half-fish, and carried a trident.
Triton Showers received two awards, the "Best of British" and "Best Bathroom Supplier" trophies, at the Daily Express Home and Living Awards in 2017.[4]
Ownership
[edit]It has been owned by Norcros,[5] headquartered in Wilmslow. It was bought by Norcros Holdings in September 1987.
Product range
[edit]The company produces a variety of showers from the retrofittable T80 Pro-Fit electric shower [6] to the HOST digital mixer shower, using latest shower technology.[7]
Structure
[edit]The company is situated on Shepperton Park in Nuneaton. It employs about 350 people.[8]
Sports sponsorship
[edit]Triton has sponsored sports teams, with the England men's hockey team at the EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship in February 1991 in Birmingham.[9]
In June 1991, it sponsored a main event at the Royal International Horse Show, held in Birmingham, won by Paul Darragh.[3]
In July 1992, it sponsored an event in the 1992 World Sportscar Championship. It sponsored the Lurgan Park Rally, a motorsport rally in Northern Ireland, from 2003 to 2005.[3]
In 2010, the company sponsored the football ground of Nuneaton Town F.C.,[10] being known as the Triton Showers Community Arena.
The companies Irish distributor finances a national rallying contest in Ireland, known as the Triton Showers National Rally Championship.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "14 of the best UK employers on skills, apprenticeships and the workplace of the future". Wales Online. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ Companies House
- ^ a b c "Triton Showers". DMA Europa Group. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Triton Showers celebrates success at 2017 Express Home and Living Awards - HVP Magazine - Heating, Ventilating & Plumbing". hvpmag.co.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ Norcros
- ^ "Triton unveils new T80 Pro-Fit electric shower". Specification Online. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "Triton launches HOST digital mixer shower". KB-Eye. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ "The voice of West Midlands employers - from skills and graduates to the future of the workplace". Birmingham Mail. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ Times, 20 February 1991, page 39
- ^ "Triton add power to Nuneaton's plans". Coventry Telegraph. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Moffett heads Triton Showers Contingent in Longford". Longford Leader. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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