Don Arnold visited the ISH trade show in Frankfurt and offered his impressions on European plumbing trends.
This year marked the 20th anniversary of my treks over to Frankfurt, Germany, to take in the wonders of the European plumbing world. As usual, I heard comments from some that there wasn't much new this time, and as usual, I didn't agree. Once again, I felt that there were plenty of innovations. That's one of the advantages of an every-other-year schedule; in fact, it gives manufacturers space to work on the more significant product introductions rather than mid-term tweaks. Here are the trends I noted, and the high spots I found interesting this time.