Design Buy Build Issue 15 2015 | Page 23

About Batimat When it is first founded in 1977, Batimat – a family owned and operated business – specialises in the importation of tiles and ceramics. Three years later, in 1980, the company decides to widen its offer, and began distributing luxury plumbing products for kitchen and bath. In 2000, Batimat decides to focus exclusively on the distribution of high end plumbing products and, in 2005, the company joins forces with Emco Corporation, effectively becoming the largest supplier of plumbing products in Canada. Batimat sets itself apart by the privileged relationships it has developed and nurtured with suppliers and designers from all four corners of the globe. Thirty-eight years on the market, experienced and