Niagara

Powerful Performance, Water Efficiency and Modern Design 

Niagara®, the leader in high-performance, high-technology, water-saving toilets, introduced its new Phantom One Piece toilet at the 2023 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS). The new Phantom is a fresh blend of design and award-winning technology, offering industry leading performance and water efficiency that will help customers reduce water consumption and alleviate high utility bills.

The new Phantom One Piece toilet includes Niagara’s patented Stealth Technology®, which has won more than 15 industry and EPA WaterSense® awards for re-engineering the flush into a high-power, low-maintenance, virtually clog-free, water-efficient solution that has saved billions of gallons of the world’s water. This innovative technology has a vacuum-assist pull and a noise-cancelling tank for a whisper-quiet flush. At an efficient 0.8 GPF, the new Phantom One Piece is powerful enough to flush 1,000g of miso, is MaP Premium rated, WaterSense certified and impressively surpasses all industry drain line carry standards.

The Phantom One Piece displays a modern, sleek design that is ideal for residential, multifamily and hospitality properties. It also offers a comfortable elongated bowl and ADA height. Its design offers a concealed trapway that’s aesthetically pleasing and makes it one of the easiest toilets to clean. The new Phantom includes upgraded components like zinc powder-coated handles available in left or right options and a Fluidmaster® fill valve that dramatically reduces noise.

“Water and money saving solutions continue to be top of mind for many Americans,” said Carl Wehmeyer, executive vice president at Niagara. “Our products help alleviate high utility bills and reduce impacts of drought in the U.S. The Phantom One Piece clearly illustrates how our team continues to innovate and develop high-performing, water-saving products with cutting-edge design that meet the modern needs of our customers.”

Builders and plumbing professionals will find the convenience of a pre-assembled tank extremely useful. Because of this feature, pros can install the Phantom quickly and efficiently, leaving little room for error. The Phantom also offers an extra-large footprint making installation faster and easier leaving less room for errors and providing the ability to cover old tile.

The new Niagara Phantom One Piece boasts an industry leading, 15-year warranty on tank trim, a lifetime warranty on vitreous china and a dedicated team of customer service professionals for the wholesale plumbing channel available to answer questions.

Interested customers can find more information about Niagara’s new Phantom One Piece on Niagara’s website. The new Phantom is available now and sold exclusively through wholesalers across the United States.

Niagara Additionally Honored with 12 National Recognitions for Water Conserving Ingenuity This Year 

Niagara®, the leader in high-performance, high-efficiency, water-saving toilets, was honored today with The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA’s) WaterSense Partner of the Year award for helping people save water.

As many Americans look to reduce water consumption through products that can help alleviate high utility bills and reduce impacts of the serious drought in portions of the U.S., Niagara continues to innovate and be nationally recognized for its high-performing, water-saving products. This is Niagara’s sixth WaterSense award and the company has received 12 awards or accolades this year that recognize the company’s ingenuity in water conservation technology and products.

In just the last few months, Niagara was recently honored with the Business Intelligence Sustainability Initiative of the Year award for its Pro line. Niagara also received the Stevie’s People’s Choice for Business-to-Business Products for the toilet product suites that it launched in 2021 that are designed specifically to save water. Two Niagara executives, Carl Wehmeyer and Holly Shadel, were honored with SEAL’s 2022 Sustainability Leader of the Year award for leadership in sustainability and environmental management, and Stevie’s Best Female Employee of the Year respectively.

“We are honored to be named the WaterSense Partner of the Year and to join such an incredible list of industry leaders,” said Wehmeyer, executive vice president at Niagara. “Our mission is to bring new technology to our customers that conserves water without sacrificing performance. This award is a huge accomplishment for our entire team and a giant step in continuing to fulfill our mission.”

WaterSense, a voluntary partnership program sponsored by the EPA, is both a label for water-efficient products, programs, and homes and a resource for helping consumers learn ways to save water. Since 2006, more than 2,100 WaterSense partners and over 40,000 models of certified water-efficient plumbing and irrigation products have helped consumers and businesses save 6.4 trillion gallons of water—enough water to supply all households in the United States with water for eight months. In addition to water savings, WaterSense has helped reduce the amount of energy needed to pump, treat, and heat water by 754 billion kilowatt hours and helped consumers save $135 billion in water and energy bills. These savings also helped prevent 288 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions, which is equivalent to planting 4.8 billion trees.

“Throughout 2021, our award-winning partners helped people protect this precious resource by promoting WaterSense labeled products and water-efficient behaviors,” said Veronica Blette, Chief, WaterSense Branch. “Saving water is particularly critical in areas impacted by drought, but is also a path to helping consumers stretch dollars by reducing their water and energy bills.”

WaterSense honored Niagara as a 2022 Partner of the Year for Niagara’s commitment to educating partners, architects, engineers, staff and sales teams about WaterSense benefits and products through continuing education programs, materials, online resources and product packaging. In recognition of their commitment to promoting WaterSense and water efficiency in 2021, Niagara was honored today during the WaterSmart Innovations (WSI) Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas, along with along with 33 other awardees – utilities, manufacturers, builders, retailers, and other organizations that partner with WaterSense to promote water-efficient products, homes, and programs.

To learn more about Niagara’s high-performing, water-saving products, please visit niagaracorp.com.

For Dedication in Helping Customers and Businesses Save Water

Niagara®, the leader in high-performance, high-technology, water-saving toilets, accepted a 2021 WaterSense Excellence in Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its dedication to helping customers and businesses save water, even with the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. This is the fifth award Niagara has received from the EPA for its water efficiency efforts.

Niagara was recognized for promoting WaterSense and water efficiency throughout 2020, during the WaterSmart Innovations (WSI) Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas, along with 33 other utilities, manufacturers, builders, retailers, and other organizations that partner with WaterSense to promote water-efficient products, homes, and programs.

“We are proud to be a WaterSense partner and have valued this relationship for over a decade,” said Carl Wehmeyer, CEO of Niagara. “Since our founding, Niagara has made water conservation and education around WaterSense and water savings a top property in our product development, sales and communications efforts. Being recognized for this work is a true honor.”

WaterSense, a voluntary partnership program sponsored by EPA, is both a label for water-efficient products and homes and a resource for helping consumers learn ways to save water. Since the program started in 2006, WaterSense labeled products have helped consumers and businesses save 5.3 trillion gallons of water—enough water to supply all households in the United States with water for 200 days! In addition to water savings, WaterSense has helped reduce the amount of energy needed to heat, pump, and treat water by 603 billion kilowatt hours and save $108 billion in water and energy bills.

“In 2020, our WaterSense partners continued to make saving water possible by educating customers and businesses about WaterSense and water-efficient behaviors,” said Veronica Blette, the WaterSense program manager. “Our award winners’ creative and committed approaches to water conservation helped consumers save water, energy, and money on their utility bills at a time when they needed it most.”

WaterSense honored Niagara as a 2021 WaterSense Excellence in Promoting WaterSense Labeled Products Award winner for touting and displaying the WaterSense logo and Niagara product’s efficiency statics in advertising and marketing campaigns within key industry publications, as well as industry trade magazines. In addition, WaterSense is a key feature throughout Niagara’s social media cadences, including content about WaterSense in infographics, social posts and beyond.

In 2020, as trade shows transitioned to virtual events, Niagara made it a point to include the WaterSense logo in most, if not all collateral. In addition, to demonstrate the WaterSense label properly, Niagara incorporates the logo and information on all spec sheets, product packaging, website, educational PowerPoints, as well as training materials for the entire staff and outside sales team.

In 2021, Niagara introduced four new toilet product suites with more than 100 SKUs dedicated to the traditional wholesale channel and designed with advanced technology, high performance and water efficiency.

Niagara’s New Wholesale Program Created with a Variety of Benefits

Niagara®, the leader in high-performance, water-saving toilets, has developed a new program and product lineup designed exclusively for the plumbing wholesale channel. Niagara’s Wholesale Program and new toilet product lineup will help wholesalers serve the needs of their plumbing professionals by offering advanced technology and high performance for those who are looking for wide variety of water-efficient products, with flush rates of 0.8, 1.0, 1.1 and 1.28 GPF.

With the new program, Niagara is a launching a dedicated pro website that provides detailed information for wholesale partners and plumbing professionals.  Also available will be an online portal that provides detailed information for wholesaler partners and rep agencies. Niagara has expanded its sales organization to include regional sales managers and business development managers who are working with industry rep agencies on a national level.

“Previously, Niagara products were not widely distributed within the wholesale channel and channel support was not provided,” said Jeff Pratt, vice president of sales at Niagara. “We spent the last year building our new wholesale program and are now launching our product lineup filled with the features that pros want. These products will be sold exclusively to the wholesale channel and supported by our national rep agencies.  Through our new program, we are committed to providing attractive products and services to the wholesale distributor, plumber and trade partners in the industry.”

Over the past year, Niagara has expanded its rep network nationwide, with more than 20 rep agencies. In addition, Niagara has already signed agreements with over 50 new wholesalers to distribute their products. Niagara has also joined AD and IMARK Buying groups, as well as several key plumbing and wholesale associations, such as ASA, PHCC, ASPE, SWA, NKBA, USGBC, AIM/R and AIA as well as several contractor buying groups.

In addition to the new exclusive product lineup offered to the wholesale channel, Niagara remains committed to driving specifications through architects, engineers, trade mechanical workers, residential builders and professional plumbers, all in support of the plumbing wholesale distributor.