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Waterworks Memorial Day Holiday Schedule
To All Boutique Partners:
Good Afternoon,
In observance of the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, the Waterworks Support Center will be closing at 3PM ET on Friday, May 22nd and will be closedthrough Monday, May 25th. The Distribution Center will be closed through Monday, May 25th, and Tuesday, May 26th.
Below are important cutoff times to note:
· Cutoff for PO order entry is Thursday, May 21st at 6PM ET
· All PO’s received after Thursday, May 21st at 6PM ET will be entered the following week
· All sample orders received after Thursday, May 21st at 6PM ET will be entered the following week
· Cutoff for overnight and expedited delivery is Friday, May 22nd at 11AM ET
As a company we will maintain normal business hours on Tuesday, May 26th. Our Distribution Center will resume shipping on Wednesday, May 27th.
Thank you for your partnership during this short week. If you have any issues that require escalation, please contact your Market Manager.
New! Modo Cabinet Hardware Collection

CABINET HARDWARE
The new MODO collection from Schaub offers an elegant and edgy, fine knurled texture in several unique shapes and exclusive finishes like Gunmetal and Polished Rose Gold.
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DESIGN INSPIRATION
Emtek Product Selector 4.0 is now live!
Hello All! During the past many weeks, Emtek has taken advantage of time available to make many positive changes and additions for our Dealers. Your continued business has been, and is, Greatly Appreciated.
I hope you are all starting to have “some” return to the new normal and are staying safe and healthy.Please take a look at the NEW Product Selector on the Emtek website. I think you will find the changes will work well for you and your customers to view product before ordering or ordering a sample.Attached, you will find the NEW Emtek RETURNS address, this should help streamline returns and get credits issued quicker. Also attached, a list of the 2020 NEW PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS with an “Estimated” introduction time frame. Please take good care and Thank You!

Emtek’s updated Product Selector 4.0 is now live!
This valuable web-based product configuration tool has been streamlined to better highlight over 6500+ of our popular passage and privacy product options.
For further details on this and other changes, new product launches and more, please visit emtek.com.
Colonial Bronze Sample Policy
Hello :
We hope this finds you healthy and ready to reemerge into the decorative hardware world.
Now that so many designers and architects and their clients might be uncomfortable visiting a showroom, Colonial Bronze would like to share its finish and product sample process.
This is the Colonial Bronze Sample Product Program:
· Please place a purchase order for a finish or product sample
· Sample Discount: Your Display Discount
o Drop shipments, commercial or residential are approved
· Freight: FOB Colonial Bronze
· Delivery times:
o Custom sample: 2 weeks plus delivery time
o Finish sample: 3 days plus delivery time
· All samples are non-returnable
· Samples may only be ordered by Colonial Bronze accounts in good standing.
If you encounter a situation that requires special attention, please reach out to myself, jeffreyvalles@thebronze or our customer team sales@thebronze.com.
Please, keep in mind that every sample ordered is handmade to your specifications.
Trevarrow Reminders
- Reminder – 50 Series DW program is extended (Program Attached – $1,299 Retail – $50 M/I rebate – Spiff $200)
- Attached is the New Builder Program. Reminder – Approval required before program pricing can be used. (Program Attached)
- The Kitchen Design Contest is now on the web-site for the trade. (Please email mpuchalski@trevarrowinc.com for copy of.)
- Training – The Learning Management System is now Live. This on-line tool will keep you updated and take your training to the next level. Please email me at jjennings@trevarrowinc.com to get signed up.
- Check out our Re-Sale List on our web site under Consumer Promotions then Re-Sale Product.
- Please have orders into your purchasing departments before noon on Friday May 22nd. for delivery May 27th.
AKER is Transitioning to ArmorCore

In American Bath Group’s continuing mission of Building a Better Bathware Industry, AKER® is leveraging best practices and innovative technologies utilized by the family of ABG brands. This includes our proprietary AcrylX™ finish and Resin8™. Now, we bring to you ArmorCore™ reinforcing technology. For more information regarding AKER’s transition to ArmorCore™, please download the resources below.
Download Transition Letter
Download ArmorCore™ Flyer
What is ArmorCore™
ArmorCore™ is a proprietary resin-based blend of materials formed into flexible scored sheets that create a chemical bond with the product and provides unbelievable strength and versatility to the most critical areas of our bathing units. ArmorCore™ will provide this as a structural reinforcement at the bottoms of AKER® product.

Santec Reopening 5/18

Thank you for your continuous support through these difficult times. We hope that everything is well with you and your loved ones.
Santec will be re-opening on May 18th. As we move forward to process and deliver your existing orders, getting back to fully operational will require time and adjustments. Please note the following short term adjustment to our lead times.
All existing orders will be processed first in first out with the Standard, and Premier finishes lead time within three weeks from re-opening. Custom and Precious metal finishes lead time within six weeks of re-opening.
All new orders lead time is as follow:
1. E-Series in-stock items will ship within 72 hours.
2. Designer Series Standard and Premier finishes have a lead time of 4-5 weeks. Custom and Precious metals lead time will be 8-10 weeks.
Please note the following Designer series lavatory wide spreads are in-stock ready to ship in Chrome and Satin Nickel: Ava, Barosa, Hana, Also new E-series collections Circ Low Profile(Lever), Lyra(Lever & Cross), Katana(Lever & Cross) in-stock and ready to ship in Chrome and Satin Nickel.
The lead times mentioned above will shorten as soon as we return to normal operations. We will be giving out a notification when such time is appropriate.
Thank you again for your support and patience during these difficult times.
Laughter Is The Best Medicine!

Sales Tip #490 From The Sales Doctor
Laughter Is The Best Medicine!
“How strange, thought Perdu, that one laugh can wipe away so much hardship and suffering. A single laugh and the years flow together and…away.”
Bebe Winans says it best in a song. Laughter does good just like medicine. Click on the link below and enjoy.
https://youtu.be/pv0EeJVKCkc