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04/06/2010

BLANCO introduces two new exceptional faucet designs, QUADRIS™ and MERIDIAN™ Semi-Professional

LUMBERTON, NJ, May 2009 – BLANCO, German innovator of quality engineered stainless steel since 1925, introduces the new QUADRIS and MERIDIAN Semi-Professional faucet designs. QUADRIS is BLANCO STEELART®’s first faucet design featuring a real stainless steel finish. MERIDIAN Semi-Professional offers an iconic pro-look that’s in demand.

“BLANCO faucets offer state-of-the art design, quality and engineering,” states Tim Maicher, Director of Marketing for BLANCO. “The jewel of the kitchen, BLANCO faucets deliver stunning good looks with European made quality standards and excellence built-in.”

QUADRIS is BLANCO’s first STEELART faucet, made completely of stainless steel. Its strong cubic design makes a statement – while sleekly hiding its pullout spray feature. QUADRIS retails for $750 to $1,450.

The MERIDIAN Semi-Professional offers an iconic pro-look that’s always in style. European made, this faucet has a dual spray feature that’s both fashionable and functional. The MERIDIAN Semi-Professional features a pull-down spray and stainless steel hose protector coil. It retails for $725 to $925.

About BLANCO
For three generations, BLANCO has quietly and passionately elevated the standards for luxury sinks, faucets and decorative accessories. Proud of its European heritage and award-winning German engineering, BLANCO is steadfastly committed to their tradition of high quality, innovative design and unsurpassed service since 1925. Today, BLANCO is the only supplier in the world to produce its own sinks from start to finish in three materials. Dedicated to quality without compromise, every sink is closely inspected many times before it receives the BLANCO name.

A remarkable history of firsts emphasizes BLANCO’s zeal for innovation including the first stainless steel sink to achieve a 10mm radius –STEELART® – the first to market colored hard composite sinks – and BLANCO’s pioneering MicroEdge™ technology with its virtual flushmount edge.

BLANCO has a long tradition of environmental stewardship and their production facilities operate to strict DIN EN ISO 14001 environmental performance standards.

BLANCO is the brand of choice in the luxury sink and faucet category for its unparalleled quality and an inspirational breadth of design possibilities. From the precision craftsmanship and artistic creativity of its STEELART brand to the stunning durability of its ground breaking SILGRANIT® collection, BLANCO has proven that the sink is far more than a mere functional element in the kitchen.

Since 1994, BLANCO has been a member of the Caux Round Table (CRT), an international network of principled business leaders and companies working to promote a moral capitalism.