| Who Are Bette Baths? | | | | corrode but is fully recyclable. |
| Bette are a German company. Established in 1952 | | | | Bette - Huge Range of Standard Baths |
| Bette Baths is one of the leading names in state | | | | Bette manufacture a huge range of baths with |
| of the art steel/enamel technology being one of | | | | well over 60 basic models, each of these models |
| the three main manufacturers of this technology | | | | may be available in a number of sizes (for |
| in Europe. Bette continues to develop their basic | | | | example the Bette Form is available in 12 sizes |
| technologies and the breadth of the application of | | | | from 140 x 70 to 190 x 80cm) and may have |
| those technologies within the bathroom industry. | | | | many optional extras including anti slip surfaces, |
| Including their new range of showering products | | | | hand grips, tap holes and the Bette glaze premium |
| Bette now produce around 500 different models. | | | | finish. In addition baths are available in over 1000 |
| Steel Baths | | | | different colours, many of these at relatively low |
| Panel-in non freestanding baths are most often | | | | extra cost. The range of baths available is |
| made from acrylic. Where good quality acrylic | | | | matched by a range of prices varying from |
| used this is a perfectly good solution. Although | | | | around the £200 mark to several thousand |
| some people do not like acrylic because they | | | | pounds. This means that even in a modestly |
| consider it to be plastic, very similar materials are | | | | budgeted bathroom it is possible to have one of |
| used on very high end prestige products such as | | | | these baths of extra special quality. |
| top of the range sports car bodies and so thinking | | | | Bette - Small Range of Freestanding Baths |
| of it as cheap and plastic may not always be a | | | | Bette also uses the same steel and enamel |
| fair characterisation of it. However if you want | | | | technology to manufacture a small selection of |
| this kind of bath but you want something a cut | | | | freestanding baths. The Bette Clou is a double |
| above quality-wise, better in terms of both | | | | ended freestanding bath on feet, available in 3 |
| materials and construction, with a long life, tough, | | | | sizes and suited to either a traditional or |
| with a luxury look, touch and feel then there is an | | | | contemporary setting. The Bette Combo is a |
| alternative. This alternative is steel and enamel. | | | | contemporary double ended bath that stands on a |
| Bette use a titanium steel, a highly ductile alloy, | | | | chrome frame. Finally the Bette Roma is a classic |
| that is formed into the 2.5mm thick 'Super Steel' | | | | single ended freestanding bath which also available |
| that is the basis of Bette's main ranges of baths. | | | | as a built in version. |
| Vitreous Enamel Surface | | | | Cool New Bath Stuff by Bette |
| The vitreous enamel coating that is permanently | | | | Bette also do a few really neat and chic bathroom |
| bonded to the steel body of a Bette bath is a | | | | extras, For example the Bette spring tap can be |
| type of glass. The thinner and more evenly the | | | | fitted to the Bette baths with 90mm wastes, it |
| glass can be applied to the surface, the more | | | | fills the bath from the waste with water bubbling |
| stable it becomes. Over years of development | | | | up as if from a spring. Its also much quieter than |
| Bette have designed an exclusive process that | | | | the usual kind of bath tap. Also the Bette Gerberit |
| achieves a maximum level of quality with a | | | | Clou invisible waste operates by emptying through |
| minimum level of glaze - which means no | | | | a hidden duct coming from around the waste, the |
| scratches, no chipping and no problems with | | | | result is a bath with no separate overflow hole |
| strong cleaning products or other aggressive | | | | but that cannot be filled to closer than 60mm |
| agents. Vitreous enamel has none of the | | | | from the top edge of the bath. Fantastic bits of |
| plastic-like qualities of acrylic and will not stain or | | | | kit for the most contemporary minimalist |
| discolour in sunlight like stone cast resin. It will not | | | | bathrooms. |