WOWOW FaucetsARROW Joins Hands with HarmonyOS
Advancing the OpenHarmony Ecosystem “Hongtu Plan”
On June 12, the OpenHarmony Ecosystem signing ceremony was held at the Huawei Developer Conference (HDC 2026) at Songshan Lake, Dongguan. As currently the only HarmonyOS Smart Selection partner in the sanitary ware industry, ARROW attended the signing ceremony for the OpenHarmony Ecosystem and the Hongtu Plan cooperation memorandum. Building on the OpenHarmony technology foundation, both parties will deepen technological integration and ecosystem co-construction in smart sanitary ware scenarios, jointly driving the intelligent upgrade of the sanitary ware industry.
Through this cooperation, ARROW Home will integrate HarmonyOS’s distributed soft bus and on-device AI capabilities to create a smoother, safer, and smarter whole-house sanitary ware linkage experience, bringing users a more convenient smart living solution. On the same day, the HarmonyOS Smart Selection ARROW Radar Bath Heater underwent its first OTA upgrade, which brought five major functional optimizations to further enhance the product usage experience.
HEGII Wins Two Major Honors at the Golden Far Awards
Brand Strength Recognized Once Again
Recently, HEGII was honored at the 18th Advertiser Golden Far Awards, winning the “Consumer-Trusted Brand” and “Gold Award in Scenario Marketing” — two honors. At the same time, alongside a host of top national brands, it was listed on the “2026 Upward Brand 100 List.” With multiple honors, this confirms the brand’s innovative breakthroughs in communication and its solid steps toward upward development. All along, HEGII has won the genuine recognition and trust of countless consumers through continuous innovation, outstanding quality, and quality service.
The 2026 GROHE Germany National Dealer Conference Concludes Successfully
On June 11, GROHE Germany’s “Moving Upward, Embarking on a New Far-Reaching Journey” national dealer annual gala was held in Beijing, with group management and dealers from across the country gathering at the venue. At the meeting, the brand completed its FY26 annual review and released its overall FY27 strategy, omni-channel support policies, market operation plans, and after-sales service upgrade programs. It simultaneously unveiled the full FY27 series of new sanitary ware products and launched on-site pre-sales, empowering channel growth through a comprehensive new product matrix. During the gala dinner, the brand presented multiple annual awards to recognize benchmark dealer partners with outstanding performance. In the future, GROHE Germany will hold fast to its core of quality, work hand in hand with all dealers, and forge ahead together to jointly expand new market increments.
Hexiang Intelligent Makes an Appearance
at the 40th China International Ceramic Industry Exhibition
From June 24 to 27, the 40th China International Ceramic Industry Exhibition will be held at Area A of the Guangzhou Canton Fair Exhibition Hall. Hexiang Intelligent will appear at Booth C217, International Hall 3.1, showcasing cutting-edge intelligent ceramic equipment and sincerely inviting industry peers to jointly explore the new future of intelligent ceramic manufacturing. As a national-level “little giant” enterprise specializing in niche markets, Hexiang Intelligent has deeply cultivated the field of high-pressure grouting forming, holding 568 patents, with multiple self-developed technologies filling domestic gaps. The equipment uses high-quality core components, balancing efficient production with green energy saving, while building an integrated full-chain service system covering design, production, and after-sales. Relying on a global marketing network, it provides customers with customized comprehensive solutions.
Hangbiao Sanitary Ware Wins the 9th CBDA Red Tripod Award
The results of the 9th CBDA Residential Industry (Red Tripod) Innovation Competition have been announced. With its work “Innovative Health and Wellness Living Space,” Hangbiao Sanitary Ware won the third prize in “Red Tripod · Age-Friendly Product Design,” gaining authoritative recognition from the industry. This award-winning work closely addresses the sanitary ware usage needs of the elderly population, equipped with age-friendly functions such as anti-slip and anti-fall, smart assisted standing, and one-touch emergency call. This award confirms Hangbiao’s innovative design and R&D strength in the health and wellness sanitary ware sector. In the future, Hangbiao will continue to iterate products based on user needs, creating quality residential sanitary ware solutions for more families.
Langjing Sanitary Ware Wins the “Strictly Selected Good Materials Brand”
Leading the Green Upgrade of the Sanitary Ware Industry as a Benchmark
Recently, the results of the “2026 Good Materials Build the Future — Hundred Cities, Thousand Projects, Ten Thousand Products Action Plan” selection were announced. Langjing Sanitary Ware won the “Strictly Selected Good Materials Brand” and was included in the key promotion catalog. For a long time, Langjing Sanitary Ware has integrated the concept of green and low-carbon into the entire R&D and production process, strictly adhering to environmental standards, with several products obtaining green building material certifications. Langjing Sanitary Ware’s home decoration channel has also carried out deep cooperation with Beijing Glodon Square Technology Co., Ltd., jointly promoting the popularization of green building materials and digital transformation. This award is the industry’s recognition of its low-carbon development achievements. In the future, Langjing will continue to increase investment in green product R&D, helping the comprehensive popularization of green building materials.
Kangyi Sanitary Ware Holds Monthly Amoeba Management Meeting
Lean Management Empowers Enterprise Quality and Efficiency Improvement
On June 5, Zhejiang Kangyi Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd. held its monthly Amoeba management meeting, with heads of all departments attending. The meeting first revisited the management program, values, and management guidelines. Subsequently, each Amoeba leader reviewed May’s operational data, shared work highlights, and formulated the June work plan. The meeting made clear that it would improve the approval mechanism, strictly control costs, and optimize production processes. The company’s head, Mr. Ying, made arrangements for follow-up work, requiring strengthened cross-departmental collaboration, deepened lean management, cultivation of backbone talents, and deep cultivation of corporate culture. At the same time, he encouraged all employees to base themselves in their positions to address shortcomings and drive the steady development of the enterprise through hard work.
Overseas Client Conducts On-Site Inspection and Finalizes Cooperation
Langsi Shower Room Products Recognized by Pakistani Client
Recently, Langsi achieved another breakthrough in the overseas market, as a Pakistani client visited the showroom at Langsi’s headquarters for an on-site inspection of shower room products. The client carefully examined the product’s structural design and glass craftsmanship, focusing on key details such as the thickness, light transmittance, and safety factor of customized glass. Langsi’s technical staff answered the client’s client’s questions item by item. After multiple rounds of communication and calculation, both parties reached an agreement on product prices. The client highly recognized Langsi’s product quality and professional service, and reached a signed cooperation on the spot.
Industry News
Building Materials Industry Fully Launches “Six Zeros“ Factory Creation
Recently, the China Building Materials Federation officially issued a document to comprehensively advance the “Six Zeros” factory creation action in the building materials industry. The “Six Zeros” include six major standards: zero purchased electricity, zero fossil energy, zero primary resources, zero carbon emissions, zero waste discharge, and zero employees — an important direction for the industry’s green and intelligent transformation. The action makes clear that by 2030, the entire industry will cultivate more than 100 standard “Six Zeros” factories, and will be implemented step by step across seven major sectors including typical cultivation, technological research, and standard formulation. The industry states that the construction of “Six Zeros” factories is a systematic project. Relying on the strength of industry-academia-research integration to address technological shortcomings and establish demonstration models, it helps the building materials and sanitary ceramics fields accelerate the implementation of new models of zero-carbon and intelligent production.
Targeting 20 Billion Yuan in Retail Sales
Nan’an Releases Three-Year E-Commerce Plan
Recently, Nan’an City officially issued the “2026—2028 Three-Year Action Plan for High-Quality E-Commerce Development“, laying out e-commerce development based on advantageous industries such as plumbing and sanitary ware, stone, and ceramics. The plan proposes that by 2028, the city’s online retail sales will strive to exceed 20 billion yuan, with cross-border e-commerce transaction volume growing at an average annual rate of over 10%. The locality plans six major e-commerce industry clusters and has introduced multiple measures in areas such as expanding e-commerce channels, improving logistics and warehousing, attracting and cultivating professional talent, and optimizing the business environment. Nan’an is making every effort to build a regional e-commerce highland, helping local products such as plumbing and sanitary ware expand their online domestic and overseas sales channels.
Lakes Bathrooms Partners with Claygate
to Expand the UK Sanitary Ware Market
Following its acquisition by Hiatt Hardware Group, the UK sanitary ware brand Lakes Bathrooms has officially reached a strategic cooperation with Claygate Distribution, with the cooperation taking effect on June 12, 2026.Claygate represents over 40 sanitary ware and plumbing brands, and will subsequently enter Lakes’ full range of products into its new product catalog and online platforms.Lakes stated that Claygate’s service capabilities and channel strength are outstanding, and that this cooperation will help Lakes further deepen its presence in the UK market and expand its customer base.
Leading US Kitchen and Bath Enterprise Welcomes Chief Commercial Officer
The largest private cabinet manufacturer in the United States, Cabinetworks Group, announced the appointment of Danielle Mikesell as the company’s Chief Commercial Officer. She has served as Chief Marketing Officer since 2024, driving the number of new company products to a record high. Previously, she coordinated the brand channel planning, product innovation, digital operations, and marketing services for several well-known cabinet brands under the group. After taking on her new role, she will continue to lead the marketing team while taking over omni-channel sales operations, integrating the marketing and sales systems and implementing a customer-centric growth strategy.
Originally published in WeChat by Chu Wei Zi Xun on 2026-06-13. Translated and edited for English-language readers.
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