copper

New research from Roofing Megastore reveals the cities and towns in the UK which have the most reported building material thefts over the past five years.   The data, which was obtained from Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to the UK’s police forces, revealed the areas of the country which are at most risk of having popular building materials […]

In the latest issue of his exclusive blog for Installer, Heating Engineer and regular columnist Andy Gibbs takes a look at one of the hottest industry debates: It’s absolutely no mistake that even in the title of this article copper is written ahead of plastic. When it comes to copper or plastic pipe there really is […]

Despite the increasing presence of plastic piping, copper remains the first choice for many plumbers and heating engineers. Kim Morris looks at how using the right methods for bending copper pipe can save time, money and effort during an installation. Copper pipe has been used in the UK for such a long time that it […]

With the value of raw materials regularly increasing, M&E specifiers and contractors are being urged to consider traditional pipework alternatives in order to reduce risk of theft. This warning comes from polymer specialist, REHAU, as it prepares to unveil a major new piece of research highlighting copper theft as a significant problem among M&E professionals. Out […]

This video covers the process of bending a crossover on 15mm and 22mm copper pipe. We cover marking the pipe up, bending it into position and measuring it out.