MARKET REPORT PLUMBING & PIPEWORK continued
we steadily invest in new and replacement equipment to keep the fleet fresh,” said Business Development Manager Terry Smart. “We deliver daily to central and Greater London, the south east of England, East Anglia and the Midlands, and our drivers load up early in the morning so that they can be on a site by 7am.”
Broad customer base
The diverse fleet encompasses equipment like pipe freezers and threaders, pipe fitting tools and specialist products like oxyacetylene cutters, as well as other essential work items including Boss aluminium tower, power tools, transformers, benches, dehumidifiers and fume extractors. “Serving a broad customer base that includes builders and contractors working at schools, hospitals, commercial premises and other facilities, the market is considerable and there is still great potential,” said Terry Smart.
Interestingly, recognising the potential demand from plumbing and heating merchants’ customers, Kellaway Hire Services of Bristol has developed links with such a business locally. “For 12 months now, we have provided it with a basic selection of plumbing and pipework products which they hire out as required, such as Ridgid
Mike O’Driscoll of Bristol-based Kellaway Hire Services, which provides pipework equipment through a local plumbers’ merchant.
pipe tools and Freeze Master units, and we service the kit when necessary,” said Director Mike O’Donnell. “The arrangement works very well because the merchant knows the customers and can also provide all the appropriate fittings, fastenings and so on, which can be a specialist area.
“The merchants’ staff do not have to spend time maintaining the equipment. We get a good return and many of these products are hired out for several weeks at a time by contractors working on large local projects.”
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Active Capillary. A state-of-the-art innovation, designed, developed and patented by Freeze Master for electric pipe freezing machines. The electronic valve system takes the place of a simple basic capillary and works by delivering pre-programmed quantities of refrigerant to the freeze heads.
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