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Perfect for plumbers, DIYers or other tradesmen, Olympia’s WD180 is a mini lantern with many versatile features and can be taken almost anywhere. In addition to sitting upright, you can kick out its feet to angle the light or use the built-in D-ring to hang it. The magnetic base makes it convenient for mounting on any metal surface.

With 180 lumens, this mini lantern can light up sink cabinets or other work areas. It is rechargeable with a built-in micro-USB charging port and has multiple brightness settings. It is available for purchase at www.olympiaproducts.com for $29.99.

Marketing Representatives LLC (MRL) representing the OS&B^® (Oakville Bending & Stamping, Ltd.) is introducing a patent-pending, self-guided, self-sealing ITD Series of Island Tub Drains that can be mounted on free-standing island tubs, claw tubs and regular tubs. The ITD Series allows for freestanding tub locations to be defined at the rough-in stage allowing the tub to be installed over a finished floor. The ITD Series can help installers and renovators position a free-standing bathtub in minutes rather than hours.

“Not only does the ITD Series save the plumber numerous steps during installation of Claw Foot and Island Tubs, but long after the tub is in use, it makes for a cleaner and more stable setting for the tub and tile. A true innovation,” says Tom Hamilton, National Sales Manager for MRL. The ITD Series more than makes up for its cost in time savings.

No more hand-maneuvering or manipulating the island tub into position. Installers can simply attach the correct tailpiece (supplied) or ABS Reducing Bushing (also supplied) to the bath drain and lower the tub into the specially designed self-guided rubber seal. Remove the tub by simply lifting, saving time and money.

The ITD Series saves installers hours of installation time by defining tube installation at the rough-in stage there by reducing unnecessary handling and damage to the tub. The ITD-35 is tailpiece mounted on the tub prior to positioning. The island tub drain models available are ITD-35 ABS Island Tub Drain, ITD-5135 PVC Island Tub Drain and are ID-357 Cast Iron.

OS&B^®, founded in 1975, is a leading Manufacturer and Distributor of Plumbing Products. Located in Oakville Ontario, OS&B is Canada’s largest manufacturer and Distributor of Waste & Overflows, Traps, Lavatory Drains, Tubular Brass Fittings and various other plumbing parts. OS&B^® services the Wholesale and Retail Industries. OS&B manufactures for and supplies to some of the largest OEM brands in the world offering in-house product design and testing in order to address specific needs and requirements. Exclusive trademarks of OS&B^® include Clicker™, Cable-Drive^® and Fill&Drain™. OS&B^® has earned a reputation for offering innovative and high quality products at competitive prices. OS&B products come in many of today’s most popular finishes, including Brushed Nickel, Pearl Nickel and Venetian Bronze.

Creative Cleanout Covers offers a variety of custom specialty cleanout covers, designed for homeowners, and businesses that want add a special touch to their home or office by covering the chrome.

TOTO, the largest plumbing manufacturer in the world with $5.1 billion in annual sales, announced today that its high-efficiency commercial wall-hung toilet, two ultra high-efficiency urinals, and wall-hung commercial lavatory have no Red List ingredients and are listed in the International Living Future Institute’s (IFLI) Declare Products Database as “Red List Free.”

Declare Program Status

The IFLI’s Declare Program, often compared to nutritional labeling on packaged food, has three Declaration Status options—“Declared,” “Living Building Challenge Compliant,” and “Red List Free.” If the ILFI finds a product contains an ingredient from the Living Building Challenge’s (LBC) Red List, that ingredient is listed in red on the label, and the product is listed in the Declare database as “Declared.” If it ascertains that a the product contains a Red List ingredient with a LBC exception, the exception is noted on the Declare label, and the product is listed as “LBC Compliant.” If a product has no Red List ingredients—like TOTO’s high-efficiency wall-hung commercial toilet, ultra high-efficiency urinals, and wall-hung commercial lavatory—it is listed as “Red List Free.” “Transparency is the ‘secret ingredient’ in all TOTO products. It’s the TOTO Way,” said Bill Strang, President of Operations for the Americas. “The IFLI’s Declare program offers an important opportunity for us to share our company’s industry leadership in products that contribute to healthy, environmentally-responsible design.” In addition to its “Red List Free” products, TOTO also announces three new PVC-free high-efficiency toilets (HETs) are “LBC Compliant,” five new HETs are “Declared,” and a new commercial undercounter lavatory is “Declared.” In new categories to earn Declare labels, TOTO announces four high-efficiency and ultra high-efficiency EcoPower sensor flush valves for both toilets and urinals are “LBC Compliant.” Its EcoPower high-efficiency sensor faucet is “Declared.” “TOTO is committed to making transparency reporting simpler, easy to understand, and useful to the build-design community,” said Strang. “Together with our partner, Sustainable Minds, we have furthered our commitment to moving ‘beyond compliance’ by incorporating the material health information from our new Declare labels into the existing environmental impact data for our products.”

Sustainable Minds Material Health Overviews

With its new Declare labels’ data as the foundation, TOTO has added eight new SM Material Health Overviews (MHO)—both stand alone and integrated in an existing award-winning TOTO Transparency Report. Additional MHOs will be added on a rolling basis. TOTO’s MHOs are a strategic marketing and lead generation tool that informs safer and healthier product purchase decisions. By distilling the essential technical information from TOTO’s disclosure documents, they make material health information understandable and meaningful, providing plain language interpretation and descriptions of how TOTO is improving the material health of its products. TOTO’s new MHOs may be viewed on the Sustainable Minds’ website in the TOTO Showroom. Healthy, ecologically sound products are highly prized by both design and construction professionals and consumers. However, identifying them is an often onerous burden. TOTO is dedicated to facilitating this process by providing deeper and deeper levels of transparency about its products’ material heath and environmental impacts.