{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/651c19a79b495d0012adec42/6aaece7cf0112d8f45e4668a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The latest from Lakes","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/651c19a79b495d0012adec42/1789840833173-31cd942c-e8b4-435d-b0da-6bf46b98ce36.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://lakesshoweringspaces.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lakes Showering Spaces</a> is celebrating its 40th anniversary, but rather than simply looking back, Marten Baker joins Andy Davies to talk about how a specialist shower door brand keeps moving forward in one of the most competitive areas of the bathroom market.</p><p><br></p><p>They discuss the importance of service, ease of installation and long-term availability of spare parts; why longevity increasingly matters in product design; and how Lakes is looking towards a more premium area of the market.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, as bathroom design becomes increasingly driven by colour, texture and coordinated finishes, Marten explains the challenges facing shower enclosure manufacturers trying to keep pace with rapidly changing trends in brassware.</p><p><br></p><p>What does innovation really look like when, fundamentally, a shower door is still a piece of glass, some metal and a handle?</p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast is commercial content </em></p>","author_name":"kbbreview, Andrew Davies"}