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Instantor Brings Hands-on Training to Colleges

Instantor, a leading manufacturer of high-quality plumbing products, is investing in the next generation of professional plumbers by bringing hands-on training directly to colleges. Utilising its Mobile Training Academy, Instantor has already visited 20 colleges, delivering practical, skills-focused sessions to students preparing to enter the industry.

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Flair Showers Announces New Partnership with Interior Designer Tammy Lane

Flair Showers has partnered with acclaimed interior designer and founder of Lane Interiors, Tammy Lane. Flair is renowned for its finely crafted, beautifully designed shower enclosures, and is committed to supporting its trade partners and driving sales success. Tammy’s innovative approach and passion for quality design, perfectly complements Flair’s mission and vision, ensuring the partnership is a natural fit for the brand. The partnership aims to inspire industry professionals and homeowners with design-led insights that blend beauty, innovation, and enduring quality.

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Simon Acres Group Launches ‘KBB Futures’ Roundtable

Specialist recruitment consultancy, and online training provider, Simon Acres Group Limited is set to host a new initiative designed to spark meaningful change across the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom (KBB) sector.

The inaugural ‘KBB Futures’ roundtable will take place on Thursday, 4th December 2025, at The Brewery, London. The event will bring a panel of leading KBB experts together to discuss key industry challenges, explore emerging opportunities and agree tangible actions for a stronger, more sustainable future.

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Instantor Champions Installer Excellence Through APHC Quality Plumber Week Awards

As part of its commitment to supporting installers, Instantor proudly sponsored the Installer of the Year category in the APHC Quality Plumber Week Awards 2025. The award recognises technical excellence, resilience and an outstanding commitment to customer satisfaction. This year’s winner, Pete Hooton of Hooton Plumbing & Heating, was presented with a brand-new Instantor Press Tool in recognition of his achievement.

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Instantor Celebrates Double Award Win

Instantor has been honoured with two wins at Ireland’s Plumbing & Heating Awards 2025.

The company received the Innovative Product of the Year award for its new R-Press fittings and was also named Manufacturer/Supplier of the Year, reinforcing its reputation as one of the industry’s most trusted names in innovative heating and plumbing solutions.

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Hotels, Future Proofing and Fake Tan – Flair Showers Reveals What Influences Buying Decisions

Flair Showers has conducted new market research to uncover what truly drives consumer decisions when renovating their bathrooms. The study explores emerging trends, customer personas and their buying habits. The results highlighted the importance of bathroom designers and installers to ensure the bathroom is functional as well as aesthetically pleasing*.

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Simon Acres Group Offers HR Business Support

Specialist recruitment consultancy, and online training provider, Simon Acres Group Limited is offering HR support to small businesses within the KBB, merchant and construction sectors. Facilitating this service is Simon Acres Group’s Director of People, James Gibson, who has over 10 years of HR experience, backed by a Level 5 CIPD certification.

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Flair Showers Develops Training Manual to Support the Next Generation of Bathroom Retailers

To support new starters in the bathroom retail industry, Flair Showers Limited has produced a comprehensive Training Manual designed to build a strong foundation of product knowledge. The guide provides an introduction to shower enclosures and the wider showering category, which can be further enhanced through dedicated training at Flair’s purpose-built Visitor Centre in Dublin.

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The Shower Lab Launches Online Price Calculator

The Shower Lab has developed a new online price calculator tool to support both retailers and consumers in selecting a shower enclosure. Available on The Shower Lab website, the online price calculator provides users with the recommended retail price for the selected shower enclosure, based on their configuration, rather than offering a range or starting price. The calculator allows customers to generate both standard and bespoke configurations at the touch of a button. This new tool by The Shower Lab aims to generate and increase leads for retailers, ultimately streamlining the sales process.

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Instantor Introduces R-Press – A New Range Of Press Fittings For Refrigeration And Air Conditioning Applications

Providing a safer, faster way to join pipework, Instantor has developed brand new range of press fittings that are designed for high-pressure applications, up to 48 bar, including refrigeration, air conditioning, heat pumps (refrigeration side), and variable refrigerant flow systems. Instantor R-Press fittings deliver clean, reliable joints without the hassle of flame-based methods.

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Instantor Recognised As One Of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies For The Fifth Consecutive Year

Instantor, a trusted name in innovative heating and plumbing solutions, has been named one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies 2025. This marks the fifth year in a row that Instantor has been awarded this accolade, reaffirming its position as a leader in the Irish manufacturing sector. The announcement was made at an awards ceremony on Thursday, 25th September, which celebrated outstanding privately-owned businesses across Ireland.

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    Specialist recruitment consultancy, and online training provider, Simon Acres Group Limited has established a powerful set of recommendations to drive resilience in the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom (KBB) sector, following its inaugural KBB Futures roundtable event. […]
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    Instantor, a leading manufacturer of high-quality plumbing products, is investing in the next generation of professional plumbers by bringing hands-on training directly to colleges. Utilising its Mobile Training Academy, Instantor has already visited 20 colleges, delivering practical, skills-focused sessions to students preparing to enter the industry. […]
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    Flair Showers has partnered with acclaimed interior designer and founder of Lane Interiors, Tammy Lane. Flair is renowned for its finely crafted, beautifully designed shower enclosures, and is committed to supporting its trade partners and driving sales success. Tammy’s innovative approach and passion for quality design, perfectly complements Flair’s mission and vision, ensuring the partnership is a natural fit for the brand. The partnership aims to inspire industry professionals and homeowners with design-led insights that blend beauty, innovation, and enduring quality. […]
  • Simon Acres Group Launches ‘KBB Futures’ Roundtable
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    Specialist recruitment consultancy, and online training provider, Simon Acres Group Limited is set to host a new initiative designed to spark meaningful change across the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom (KBB) sector. The inaugural ‘KBB Futures’ roundtable will take place on Thursday, 4th December 2025, at The Brewery, London. The event will bring a panel of leading KBB experts together to discuss key industry challenges, explore emerging opportunities and agree tangible actions for a stronger, more sustainable future. […]
  • Instantor Champions Installer Excellence Through APHC Quality Plumber Week Awards
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    As part of its commitment to supporting installers, Instantor proudly sponsored the Installer of the Year category in the APHC Quality Plumber Week Awards 2025. The award recognises technical excellence, resilience and an outstanding commitment to customer satisfaction. This year’s winner, Pete Hooton of Hooton Plumbing & Heating, was presented with a brand-new Instantor Press Tool in recognition of his achievement. […]