April 2007
We would like to welcome two new Sales Engineers to the Horne Sales Team. Sean Ryan and Andy Pennells will take over the North East and North West of England territories after Bill Smith, our agent of 14 years, takes retirement at the end of April. Bill has very successfully grown the territories during his time representing Horne Engineering and we wish him well for his retirement.

February 2006
We are pleased to announce that our range of surface mounted shower panels have been accepted onto the Water Technology List under the category of Efficient Showers. The panels have been accepted into two sub-categories: thermostatically controlled shower sets and mechanical timed flow controls.

All Horne shower panels limit the flow rate to 8 litres/minute at 3 bar pressure through the presence of a flow regulator or flow restrictor. Shower panels with timed flow controls turn off after a period of time and thus reduce water wastage when showers are left running.

The Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) Scheme allows companies to reduce their tax bill by offsetting the capitals cost of water saving products against their taxable profit. For example, a company has taxable profits of £10,000 but in that tax period invested £3000 on WTL approved products. The tax payable will be calculated on the basis of only £7,000 profit, thus giving a valuable boost to cash-flow.

For further information about the Water Technology List, please click here or click the logo above to visit the ECA water website.

21 March 2005:
We are proud to launch a brand new mobile showroom for our range of shower panels and thermostatic mixing valves. The high roof, long wheel base Renault van has been kitted out to display mixing valves and shower panels as they might appear in a real installation. Whether you are an Architect or an Hospital Engineer, Consulting Engineer or Contractor, the mobile mock-up can aid you in visualising your own installations. The van is predominantly available in London, the South East and the East Midlands area, but will also cover the South West, Wales and the North of England by request. A demonstration van is available in Scotland via our Sales Agent, Ron Hutchison.

If you would like the demo unit to visit your site or premises, please contact Hannah Whitelaw on 01505 321455.

10 & 24 March 2005
We hosted two factory visits for delegations from the East Midlands branch of the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM) on Thursdays 10th and 24th March. Both days consisted of a number of presentations covering the history of Thermostatic Mixing Valves (TMVs), Horne's role in the development of thermostatic mixing technology and regulations relating to the control of legionella and the prevention of scalding using TMVs. In the afternoon, testing and maintenance of TMVs was demonstrated and discussed. A Horne 15 valve was also put through its paces on a D 08 test rig.

10 January 2005
Horne Engineering are pleased to unveil a redesigned and fully updated website. The website now includes a comprehensive range of useful product information including an animation of a working TMV, photographs, drawings (in pdf and dwg format), specification clauses, brochures and much more.

30 October 2004:
After 15 years of representing Horne in the East Midlands region, Sales Engineer Ron Turner has decided to hang up his workboots in order to pursue his passion for flying. Ron has successfully developed our presence in the territory over the years. We wish him very well for his retirement, which begins in the New Year.

Jonathan Sewell was appointed in early October 2004 to replace Ron Turner in the East Midlands area. Jonathan comes with 12 years sales experience with BSS UK serving the heating and ventilation market. More recently, Jonathan has been selling gas and water pipework services into the Utility sector. Ron and Jonathan are working closely together to effect as smooth a handover as possible.

1 December 2003:
We would like to welcome two new Sales Engineers to the Horne sales team.

Stuart Meadows, who has previous experience of the construction industry as a brick salesman, is based in Harrow and will cover North London, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire.

James Coombes brings sales experience from the luxury fireplace market and is based near Southampton. His area will include South London, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire and the Channel Islands.

20 July 2002:
We would like to welcome a new sales manager into the company.

Bob Blincowe has been appointed to the newly created position of Sales Manager for the Midlands and South of England Region. Formerly a Senior Sales Engineer for Metalwork Pneumatic UK, Bob’s remit is to manage six sales engineers, maintain key accounts and develop new business in the region.