September 2010

Lakes Bathrooms, the specialist manufacturer of shower enclosures, bath screens and bathroom accessories, has just announced that its Classic Collection of products has been created as a catalogue by software experts 20-20 Fusion.Fusion Bathrooms by 20-20 Fusion is one of the world’s leading planning and design software platforms for interior designers, retailers, installers and specialists within the bathroom industry.  The programme creates photo-realistic 3D pictures and real-time walk-throughs to give customers a vision of their chosen bathroom design. At the same time it creates detailed plan views for designers and installers, plus automatically compiles a quotation with a built-in pricing tool as the component parts are placed into the design.Lakes Bathrooms products can now be realistically visualised within any bathroom design using this software, including an array of shower enclosures, trays and bath screens. The catalogue within Fusion Bathrooms is indexed for easy selection and the programme offers prompts to aid the user to choose compatible items and add appropriate optional extras.Lee Clark, corporate business manager for 20-20 Fusion, explained the addition; "Our strategy is to constantly build the portfolio of manufacturers’ catalogues that Fusion Bathrooms can offer.  We believe that greater choice maximises the flexibility for the designer and by adding the Classic Collection from Lakes Bathrooms we have further extended the provision for the mid-market, which is always in significant demand.  As products are chosen from the new catalogue and placed within a design they automatically orientate and give prompts that ensure all essential components are included and accounted for.  The programme is highly functional and intuitively useable, combining professional design and presentation with effective client information management."Commenting on the new catalogue, managing director of Lakes Bathrooms, Robin Craddock said, "The Classic Collection is a large range and so it has been a significant undertaking for 20-20 Fusion to add every item to its design package. We know that this innovative and sophisticated programme is very well respected and chosen by the leading designers and retailers in the market, so it has been crucial for us to ensure that these specifiers can access our products within the Fusion Bathrooms package. This offers the perfect way to illustrate choices for the customer and help them visualise their new bathroom. Once a design is done it can be viewed from any angle and perspective; a powerful sales tool and a practical support for the designer.20-20 Fusion is an accredited Microsoft Gold Partner. Its Fusion Bathrooms software package is available by a one-off license purchase, with an optional annual support package contract that includes one major version upgrade per year, ongoing maintenance and service packs to add functionality and new catalogues, plus a support helpline.The new Lakes Bathrooms catalogue is now available to all current users of Fusion software.  20-20 Fusion recommends that licence holders contact the support helpline to request their free copy.