Triton Showers is a British shower manufacturer based in Warwickshire and is the UK's leading electric shower manufacturer.[1]

History

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

It has been owned by Norcros,[5] headquartered in Wilmslow. It was bought by Norcros Holdings in September 1987.

Product range

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

The company is situated on Shepperton Park in Nuneaton. It employs about 350 people.[8]

Sports sponsorship

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.

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 2003-05.

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

  1. ↑ "14 of the best UK employers on skills, apprenticeships and the workplace of the future". Wales Online. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. ↑ Companies House
  3. ↑ "Triton Showers". DMA Europa Group. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Triton Showers celebrates success at 2017 Express Home and Living Awards - HVP Magazine - Heating, Ventilating & Plumbing". hvpmag.co.uk. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Norcros
  6. ↑ "Triton unveils new T80 Pro-Fit electric shower". Specification Online. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Triton launches HOST digital mixer shower". KB-Eye. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ Times, 20 February 1991, page 39
  10. ↑ "Triton add power to Nuneaton's plans". Coventry Telegraph. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Moffett heads Triton Showers Contingent in Longford". Longford Leader. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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