Triton Showers
British bathroom-equipment brand and manufacturer known for electric and mixer showers.
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Overview
Triton Showers is a British bathroom-equipment brand and manufacturer based at Shepperton Park in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. Its principal business is the design and manufacture of electric and mixer showers, supplemented by related bathroom products such as shower enclosures, taps and handwash water heaters. The brand is associated particularly with electric showers, a category in which water is heated at the point of use rather than supplied from a central hot-water system. The business was incorporated on 6 May 1975 under the name Triton (Aquatherm) Limited. It subsequently became Triton plc on 2 July 1982 and re-registered as a public limited company in June 1986 under the Companies Act 1985. The name Triton refers to the figure from Greek mythology who was represented as part human and part fish and traditionally carried a trident. Although the corporate structure and legal status changed during its early development, the Triton name remained the central consumer-facing identity. Triton has been owned by Norcros Holdings since September 1987. This places the brand within the wider Norcros group, a British supplier of bathroom and interiors products. Triton operates primarily in the United Kingdom and also has an Irish distribution presence. Its position in the market combines direct-to-consumer bathroom branding with relationships involving installers, retailers and trade channels. The product portfolio covers both complete shower units and ancillary bathroom equipment, allowing the business to serve replacement, renovation and new-installation demand. The company has also developed a visible public profile through awards and sponsorship. In 2017 it received the Best of British and Best Bathroom Supplier awards at the Daily Express Home and Living Awards. In May 2024 it received a King's Award for Enterprise, one of the United Kingdom's principal business honors. Triton has sponsored sporting activities across hockey, equestrian sport, motorsport, football and rallying. These activities included support for the England men's hockey team, the Royal International Horse Show, a World Sportscar Championship event, the Lurgan Park Rally and Nuneaton Town Football Club's stadium naming arrangement. As of 2017, the company was reported to employ approximately 350 people. Its contemporary product range includes conventional electric and mixer showers as well as specialist and complementary bathroom products. In 2024, Triton became involved in a significant intellectual-property dispute through its parent company. Kohler Mira, a UK competitor, won a patent-infringement case against Norcros, alleging that Triton's DuElec product range infringed a Mira patent. The case illustrates the competitive and technical pressures surrounding innovation in the electric-shower market. Triton remains an active British shower brand within the Norcros group.
History
Triton Showers was incorporated in the United Kingdom on 6 May 1975 as Triton (Aquatherm) Limited. The company adopted the name Triton plc on 2 July 1982 and re-registered as a public limited company in June 1986 under the Companies Act 1985. The Triton name is derived from the Greek mythological figure Triton, traditionally depicted as part human and part fish and carrying a trident. The company has been owned by Norcros Holdings since September 1987. Through that ownership, Triton became part of the wider Norcros group, whose activities include bathroom and interior-products businesses. Triton's operating base is at Shepperton Park in Nuneaton, Warwickshire. A 2017 description of the business reported a workforce of approximately 350 employees. Triton's manufacturing and commercial activity has centered on showers. Its range includes electric showers, which heat water within the unit, and mixer showers, which combine hot and cold water supplies. The company also makes or supplies related bathroom products, including shower enclosures, taps and handwash water heaters. This broader portfolio enables Triton to participate in both shower replacement and wider bathroom-renovation projects. The brand has used awards and sporting sponsorship to support its market presence. In February 1991, it sponsored the England men's hockey team at the EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship in Birmingham. In June of the same year, Triton sponsored a principal event at the Royal International Horse Show in Birmingham; the event was won by Paul Darragh. In July 1992, the company sponsored an event in the World Sportscar Championship. Later, from 2003 to 2005, it sponsored the Lurgan Park Rally in Northern Ireland. In 2010, Triton sponsored the football ground of Nuneaton Town Football Club, which was known as the Triton Showers Community Arena. The company's Irish distributor has also financed an Irish national rallying competition known as the Triton Showers National Rally Championship. Recognition came through the Daily Express Home and Living Awards in 2017, where Triton received both the Best of British and Best Bathroom Supplier awards. In May 2024, the company received a King's Award for Enterprise. The award added a major national business honor to the brand's record of industry and consumer recognition. Triton's recent corporate history also includes a patent dispute connected with its DuElec product line. In November 2024, Kohler Mira won a patent-infringement case against Norcros, alleging that Triton's DuElec range infringed a Mira patent. The litigation placed the technical design and intellectual-property boundaries of electric-shower products in focus. Despite the dispute, Triton remains an active British shower manufacturer and brand within the Norcros group, with its principal market in the United Kingdom and an additional distribution presence in Ireland.
- 2024
King's Award for Enterprise
[1]Triton received a King's Award for Enterprise in May 2024.
- 2024
Patent litigation involving the DuElec range
[1]Kohler Mira won a patent-infringement case against Norcros concerning allegations that Triton's DuElec range infringed a Mira patent.
- 2017
Daily Express Home and Living Awards
[1]Triton received the Best of British and Best Bathroom Supplier awards.
- 2010
Nuneaton Town stadium sponsorship
[1]Nuneaton Town Football Club's ground became known as the Triton Showers Community Arena through a sponsorship arrangement.
- 2003
Lurgan Park Rally sponsorship begins
[1]Triton began sponsoring the Lurgan Park Rally in Northern Ireland, continuing through 2005.
- 1992
World Sportscar Championship sponsorship
[1]The company sponsored an event in the 1992 World Sportscar Championship.
- 1991
Early sports sponsorships
[1]Triton sponsored the England men's hockey team at the EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship and a main event at the Royal International Horse Show.
- 1987
Norcros ownership begins
[1]Triton has been owned by Norcros Holdings since September 1987.
- 1986
Re-registration as a public limited company
[1]The company re-registered as a public limited company in June 1986 under the Companies Act 1985.
- 1982
Adoption of the Triton plc name
[1]The company became Triton plc on 2 July 1982.
Products and positioning
A British bathroom brand focused on practical shower and water-heating solutions, with a core emphasis on electric showers and a broader range of complementary bathroom products.
Shower systems
Electric showers
Triton's core product category consists of electric showers that heat water at the point of use. These systems are suited to bathrooms where an independent shower water-heating unit is preferred or where hot-water supply arrangements make a conventional mixer installation less suitable.
Shower systems
Mixer showers
The company also produces mixer showers, which combine hot and cold water supplies to provide shower water at the selected temperature. They form the other principal shower category in Triton's portfolio alongside electric units.
Electric shower range
DuElec
DuElec is a Triton electric-shower range that became the subject of patent-infringement litigation brought by Kohler Mira against Triton's parent company, Norcros, in 2024.
Bathroom fittings
Shower enclosures
Triton produces shower enclosures as part of its ancillary bathroom offering. These products complement its shower systems and support complete or partial bathroom installation projects.
Water-heating equipment
Handwash water heaters
The brand's ancillary range includes compact handwash water heaters intended for handwashing applications and other localized hot-water needs.
Bathroom fittings
Taps
Taps are included in Triton's broader bathroom-products portfolio, extending the brand beyond shower units into related water-delivery fixtures.
Marketing campaigns
- 2010Triton Showers Community Arena
United Kingdom
Triton sponsored the ground of Nuneaton Town Football Club, which adopted the name Triton Showers Community Arena.
- 2003Lurgan Park Rally sponsorship
Northern Ireland
Triton sponsored the Lurgan Park Rally from 2003 to 2005.
- 1992World Sportscar Championship sponsorship
International
Triton sponsored an event in the 1992 World Sportscar Championship.
- 1991England men's hockey sponsorship
United Kingdom
Triton sponsored the England men's hockey team at the EuroHockey Indoor Nations Championship in Birmingham.
- 1991Royal International Horse Show sponsorship
United Kingdom
The company sponsored a main event at the Royal International Horse Show in Birmingham. The event was won by Paul Darragh.
- Triton Showers National Rally Championship
Ireland
Triton's Irish distributor finances a national rallying competition in Ireland known as the Triton Showers National Rally Championship.
Brand decisions
2024
Response to DuElec patent litigationOtherBackground
Kohler Mira alleged that Triton's DuElec range infringed a Mira patent and pursued the claim against Triton's parent company, Norcros.
Action taken
The dispute proceeded to court, where Kohler Mira won a patent-infringement case against Norcros in November 2024.
- Kohler Mira — Kohler Mira brought the patent claim and won the reported case against Norcros.
1987
Continuation under Norcros ownershipM&ABackground
Triton has been owned by Norcros Holdings since September 1987.
Action taken
The brand became part of the Norcros group and continued operating as a shower and bathroom-products business.
Recent events
Triton launches five-minute shower campaign[2]
Reported:
Havas Dublin created a campaign for Triton encouraging consumers to take shorter showers. The campaign includes a television advertisement and a real-time five-minute video featuring the Triton 5 Minute Challenge.
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