Instantor, a trusted name in professional heating and plumbing solutions, has enhanced its product offering with the launch of a Fire Rated Increased Insulation Thickness Pex-Al-Pex Pipe. This latest development reflects the company’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality, regulation-compliant solutions for the UK market.
The newest addition to Instantor’s Multilayer pipe range features thicker insulation that directly addresses both Part L energy efficiency requirements and fire safety with a BL rating to EN13501. This insulated pipe is designed to deliver enhanced protection against heat loss and maintain a strong fire resistance profile, meeting the stringent demands of today’s building regulations.
The insulated Pex-Al-Pex pipe is durable and suitable for multiple uses in general plumbing and heating applications, including potable water. The pipe is made with inner and outer layers of PE-xB, a durable plastic that is crosslinked using the Silane method. It is then bound by high-quality adhesive to a butt-welded aluminium layer that is 100 per cent oxygen tight. The aluminium allows the pipe to keep its shape after bending. Fluids only touch the inner PE-xB layer, which ensures total hygiene and high corrosion resistance. The multilayer pipe is then enclosed in a scratch resistant, closed cell polyethylene foam sheath for insulation.
The new range, which consists of three different sized pipes, comes with a 50-year warranty (when used with Instantor Press Fittings), a testament to the brand’s confidence in reliability and long-term performance.
Neil Gaffney, Managing Director, Instantor, comments: “This product launch further underlines Instantor’s dedication to offering quality-assured, future-ready solutions that meet the evolving needs of professional installers and industry standards. It is another enhancement to our proven Instantor Press System, which combines our Press Fittings and Pex-Al-Pex pipe. We unveiled the new Insulated Multilayer Pipe at InstallerSHOW 2025, the perfect platform for showcasing it to installers, merchants and specifiers.
Key features and benefits of the Instantor Insulated Multilayer (Pex-Al-Pex) Pipe:
- New range available with thicker insulation for Part L energy efficiency, and Euroclass classification of BL to BS EN13501 fire safety
- The multilayer pipe is enclosed in a scratch resistant, closed cell polyethylene foam insulating sheath
- Suitable for multiple uses including potable water and all general plumbing and heating applications
- The pipe is made with inner and outer layers of PE-xB, a durable plastic that is crosslinked using the Silane method. It is then bound by high-quality adhesive to a butt-welded aluminium layer that is 100 per cent oxygen tight
- The aluminium allows the pipe to keep its shape after bending
- Fluids only touch the inner PE-xB layer, which ensures total hygiene and high corrosion resistance
- The insulated pipe is available in the following sizes:
- 16 mm pipe with 17 mm insulation
- 20 mm pipe with 17 mm insulation
- 26 mm pipe with 19 mm insulation
- Comes with a reassuring 50 year warranty (when used with Instantor Press Fittings)
To enquire about Instantor’s brand new Insulated Multilayer (Pex-Al-Pex) Pipe, please email sales@instantor.co.uk. Further information on Instantor can also be found on the website: www.instantor.co.uk.
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1. Instantor has enhanced its product offering with the launch of an Insulated Multilayer (Pex-Al-Pex) Pipe
About Instantor:
Instantor is a market leader in the manufacture, wholesale and distribution of superior plumbing products to merchants, specifiers and installers in Ireland and launched into the UK market in 2024. Instantor has manufactured state-of-the-art products for professional plumbers since 1926 and is renowned for its press solutions, which place ease of installation at the forefront of thinking. The Instantor UK portfolio includes press systems, press tools and jaws, Elemex and Immertec immersion heaters and a selection of easy to fit domestic and commercial pumps from sister company Tucson Pumps Ltd. Instantor is part of the Sanbra Group.
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23rd July 2025
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