2014

  • Christmas 2014 Opening Times

    Deliveries Last Despatch day is Friday 19th December Orders placed after Friday 19th December will not be despatched until 5th January 2015  Office closes on 23rd at 4pm Christmas Eve 24th December CLOSED Christmas Day 25th December CLOSED Boxing Day 26th December CLOSED Saturday 27th December CLOSED Sunday 28th December CLOSED Monday 29th December CLOSED Tuesday 30th December CLOSED Wednesday 31st December CLOSED NEW YEARS DAY 1st January 2015 CLOSED Friday 2nd January 2015 CLOSED Monday 5th January
  • Gas Safety Week 2014

    Gas Safety Week is an annual safety week to raise awareness of gas safety and the importance of taking care of your gas appliances. It is co-ordinated by Gas Safe Register with support from the gas industry including retailers, manufacturers, consumer bodies and the public. Twenty three million households in United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Guernsey use gas for heating, hot water and cooking, yet we take it for granted that our boilers, cookers and gas fires
  • Carbon Monoxide Safety

    Summer holidays are finally here and as you set off on your camping or caravanning holidays there is some important facts you need to know! I bet most of you won’t be aware that you can still be at risk of CO poisoning even in your tent or caravan? Did you know that a charcoal barbecue in a tent, caravan, motor home or room can result in CO poisoning? Or that using a gas camping stove inside can
  • Essential Hand Tools of the Plumbing Trade

    Like all trades, there are a number of tools that no self-respecting plumber would ever be without. These constitute the range of basic, but essential tools that a plumber will expect to need on just about any given job. Outside of the essential hand tools of the plumbing trade there are other tools, both hand operated and power operated, that a plumber might use if the need arises. Some might be used more often than others, of course, depending
  • What's in a first aid kit?

    First Aid Kits Do I need a First Aid Kit? Yes, First Aid kits are a legal requirement and are an essential item within the workplace whether that be an office, building site, factory or in your work van. All employers whether they are a small, medium or large have a duty of care to anyone they employ as well as any visitors or sub contractors they may have onsite. Sufficient and well stocked first aid supplies must be provided
  • Top 5 Tips for Testing Mains Water Pressure

    It isn't something most people are likely to think about, but having your mains water flowing into your house at the correct pressure is vitally important for all kinds of reasons. Your appliances, such as washing machine, bathroom shower and dishwasher, are all designed to operate within certain pressure limits. If the mains water pressure is too low, your appliances will run inefficiently, or even not at all as they may require a minimum pressure in order to operate
  • Top 5 Fire Safety Tips for the Workplace

    If you own a business, or if you are the employer, the law says that you have a duty to ensure that the workplace is made as safe as possible from the hazard of fire. It also says that should a fire occur, the people working for you must all be familiar with fire escape routes so that they have the best possible chance of escaping unscathed.  In order for this to be the case there are a number
  • How to Bleed a Radiator

    The efficiency of the hot water radiators in your home can diminish over time. It's usually a gradual process, so you may not even notice that your home is not quite as warm as it used to be. However, your heating bills won't diminish; you'll end up paying as much as ever for radiators that don't deliver the level of heat they once did. For this reason, it's always a good idea to check the
  • Guide to Preventing Frozen Pipes

    We have recently seen the US hit by a major cold snap with sub zero temperatures, which look like they are set to continue into next week. There has been talk that this cold snap will be coming over to the UK and with the way the temperature has been dropping lately it doesn't feel long before we are hit! Plumbers in the US are working round the clock as customers complain of burst and frozen pipes. With this