Blutide Taps and Mixers at Bella Bathrooms
Blutide is a South African tapware brand owned and exclusively distributed by Vortex Sanitaryware (Pty) Ltd, the supplier named on all 533 Blutide products we list. Unusually for tapware, kitchen is the largest part of it at 92 products, ahead of 83 basin mixers, and the taps and mixers group alone runs to 207 items. Blutide states that its products comply with European and South African specification and are made to SABS specification for local water conditions.
Kitchen Is the Largest Part of the Range
Ninety two of the 533 products are kitchen fittings: single hole sink mixers, swivel spout mixers, spray mixers, and 14 wall type mixers fed off the wall rather than the counter. Blutide rates the aerators at 6 litres a minute on kitchen sink mixers and 4 on basin mixers. Start at Blutide kitchen mixers.
Basins, Baths and Showering
There are 83 basin mixers, split between short, tall and wall type bodies, 43 bath mixers and 25 freestanding bath mixers for tubs away from a wall. Showering is covered by 40 shower mixers, 35 of them concealed, plus 26 shower heads, 17 shower arms and 13 hand showers.
Finishes and Ranges
Finish is the main decision after shape. Black is the widest at 105 products, chrome runs to 82, gunmetal to 73, brushed stainless steel to 54 and brushed brass to 36. Blutide calls its dark finish simply Black, so look for Satin Black or Spring Black rather than matt black. The named ranges carry one look across a whole bathroom: Satin is the deepest at 53 items and Neo follows at 41.
Past the tapware there are 78 bathroom accessories, towel rails, rings, robe hooks, paper holders and soap baskets in the same finishes as the mixers, and 77 plumbing and waste items covering basin and bath wastes, traps and shower channels. Blutide is on display at our Kramerville showroom in Johannesburg.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who makes Blutide, and is it a South African brand?
Blutide is owned and exclusively distributed by Vortex Sanitaryware (Pty) Ltd, based in Linbro Park, Sandton, and Vortex is the supplier listed against all 533 Blutide products we stock. Blutide states that its products comply with European as well as South African specification, are produced to South African Bureau of Standards specification for local water conditions, and hold SABS, JASWIC and Waterways accreditation. The brand does not publish a country of manufacture, so we do not state one.
What is the difference between the Blutide ranges?
The ranges are style families rather than quality tiers, and each one runs across several product types so a bathroom can be fitted out in a single look. Satin is the deepest at 53 products, then Neo at 41, Silk at 39, Lace at 32, Moon at 25 and Spring Tide at 20, with smaller lines including Shore, Neap, Crimson, Mixed Tide, Rip, Ginger, Darling and Bore Tide. Accessories 88 and Mint are accessory lines, not tap ranges.
Does Blutide make kitchen taps as well as bathroom taps?
Yes, and kitchen is the largest single block in the range at 92 of the 533 products, which is unusual for a tapware brand. That covers 75 kitchen sink mixers, 14 wall type kitchen mixers for sinks fed off the wall rather than the counter, and three kitchen plumbing items. Blutide rates the aerators on its kitchen sink mixers at 6 litres a minute and on its basin mixers at 4 litres a minute.
Which finishes does Blutide come in?
Five run through the catalogue: black on 105 products, chrome on 82, gunmetal on 73, brushed stainless steel on 54 and brushed brass on 36. Blutide names its dark finish simply Black, as in Satin Black or Spring Black, so searching for matt black will miss almost all of it. Black, gunmetal and brushed brass never appear on the same item, and the accessory lines are made in the same finishes so rails and hooks match the mixers.
Can I see the Blutide range before I order?
Yes. Blutide basin mixers, bath and shower mixers and kitchen taps are on display at the Bella Bathrooms showroom in Kramerville, Johannesburg, alongside the imported brands, so you can compare finishes side by side and feel the weight of the handles before committing. Finishes photograph differently to how they read under bathroom lighting, gunmetal and brushed brass especially, so the trip is worth it if you are specifying a whole bathroom.
