Sustainable shower enclosures that last a lifetime
Material quality and durability: reducing waste and increasing sustainability.
Designed for the present, with an eye to the future
Every Calibe shower enclosure is also designed with sustainability and waste reduction in mind. The technologies we use in our production lines and our production methods have a very low environmental impact.
The materials used to manufacture our shower enclosures - tempered glass and stainless steel - are reliable, environmentally friendly and recyclable, contributing to the sustainability of the Calibe shower enclosures.
The combination of methods, production technologies and materials therefore ensures greater durability and less waste. We have created a “timeless” design conceived for the present, with an eye to the future.
See how design meets sustainability in each of our shower enclosures.
The importance of stainless steel from a sustainability perspective
In addition to its mechanical properties, which led us to choose it as the only metal for the profiles, hinges and handles of our shower enclosures, stainless steel is also very important from a sustainability point of view. This material, selected from the finest alloys, is resistant to water (including the minerals it contains) and humidity, and does not deteriorate. Thanks to its natural property known as passivation (the spontaneous formation of a protective film on contact with air), stainless steel is resistant to corrosion by external agents and therefore does not rust.
Stainless steel requires lower temperatures to produce than other metals and is an inert material: it does not emit substances harmful to man or the environment when in contact with air and water.
Moreover, unlike other metals such as aluminium and brass, it does not require industrial treatments that pollute the environment, such as galvanic anodising for surface finishes or painting.
Polishing – a surface finish that changes the visible surface of the metal without the application of other layers – is the process by which we obtain a very low level of surface roughness. This is achieved by a series of treatments using abrasive paper to smooth the surface of the metal as finely as possible.
Thanks to this process, stainless steel is not only polished but also retains its properties over time, even if the surface is scratched: at the base of the scratch there will always be stainless steel, which continues to combine with the oxygen in the air to form the layer of chromium oxides that make it highly resistant to corrosion.
