​It’s easy to see why so many ask if a domestic washing machine can be used in a laundry room. After all, they both wash clothes, but the truth is you’d be mistaken in thinking that a washer you’d find at home will have the robustness needed for laundry facilities in housing settings.

British General (BG Electrical) products have been featured in the Vistry Innovation Centre (VIC), a new house design that paves the way for the Future Homes Standard and beyond to net zero carbon.

Vistry Group, which owns the house building brands Linden Homes, Bovis Homes, Countryside Homes and Countryside Partnerships, has created the state-of-the-art factory to showcase brands using cutting edge technologies to promote the construction of more sustainable new build homes.