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R-Press fittings from Instantor are now available through BES Limited. 

A merchant with over 50 years of experience, BES supplies a comprehensive range of products to the plumbing, heating and gas industry. The portfolio includes 15,000 products which are stocked and distributed via BES’s state-of-the-art 77,000 square foot warehouse in Birmingham.  

When tools are used day in, day out, wear is inevitable. But replacing an entire tool every time a part fails isn’t always necessary. KNIPEX has a wide range of spare parts available, giving plumbers the option to extend the life of their tools rather than replace them altogether.

Energy Savings Solutions of Malta, headed by Franco Bileci, the sole suppliers of Rinnai heating & continuous flow hot water heating products, are approaching their 20^th anniversary of successful trading on this jewelled island. In that time, the company has supplied and installed products and systems to thousands of sites, in domestic homes and also in all types of commercial sites such as hotels, holiday homes & villas, healthcare and nursing homes.

The best heating installers across the UK in 2026 have been named today, together with those shortlisted in the three separate category awards: Rising Star, Best Renewables Installer and Best HVAC Installer.

Baxi has accelerated progress on the road to net zero by eliminating diesel as its standard HGV fuel and switching to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), reducing HGV fuel emissions by ~ 99%.

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has written to the Secretary of State for the Department for Education about new guidance which appears to reduce the level of fire suppression in schools. 

Coventry-based copper tube specialists Lawton Tubes have been left bowled over after one of their staff members helped England to silverware at the World Bowls Championships in Norway earlier this month.

Leading charity head Mossie Lyons has been announced as the keynote speaker for this year’s Big Construction Diversity Challenge. Mossie is the director of homeless and substance misuse support organisation Kairos Community Trust in London, which has strong links with BCDC’s partner charity CRASH.

Rinnai Director Chris Goggin presents the results of a representational survey of HVAC industry consultants & contractors on the subject of “The Future Role of Gas in UK Heating and Hot Water.”