Join us at The OT Show! 24 October 2025 Join us 26-27th November at the NEC for the much anticipated Occupational Therapy Show 2025. Stand J52. More... More
ECN: Dual mode accessible showers 27 November 2024 We’re excited to announce an Engineering Change Notice (ECN) and key update... More
The Simplest DWS Health Boost 06 August 2024 We are excited to introduce our latest information resource on High Velocity Flushing. It's a comprehensive delve... More
Shower Select for NBS 01 July 2024 Did you know that over 130 Horne shower panel models are listed on NBS Source, the primary product database for specifier users of NBS Chorus, Revit... More
Thermal Disinfection - Top Tips 11 June 2024 Thermal disinfection of water system terminal fittings in hospital settings has proven crucial for effectively controlling waterborne and retrograde bacterial contamination... More
Spring Forward 09 May 2024 As the clouds part and the sun begins to grace the skies more generously, there’s no better time to explore how to enhance your projects with Horne innovations. Our Roadshow... More
Sustainable Water Management 27 February 2024 In today's healthcare landscape, ensuring impeccable water hygiene is not just a priority - it's a necessity. Our recent case study, featuring James Donagain... More
Demystifying Materials Approval 23 January 2024 In the realm of potable water systems, ensuring the safety and quality of materials used is paramount. Our customers often seek reassurance through certifications like WRAS... More
Now showing on NBS Source 19 October 2023 We are delighted to announce our partnership with NBS, which means you can now find and specify our products on NBS Source... More
Just Wash your Hands 05 May 2022 Today, 5th May, is World Hand Hygiene Day, a global campaign from the World Health Organisation (WHO) promoting hand washing for preventing the spread of infection... More
10 Good Reasons... 15 March 2022 ...why the Horne Roadshow is better than an industry exhibition... Spring is in the air, there’s growing optimism for UK society to live alongside Covid, and the UK B2B... More
Practical Zooming 22 July 2021 There's been a growing back-log of customers wishing to benefit from our practical Maintenance Training seminars that had to abruptly stop in March 2020 due to the Covid19 pandemic. We are now pleased to have... More
Zoom-in on Maintenance Training 12 July 2021 For us, like many others, the Covid-19 pandemic has forced us to pause many of our usual face-to-face business activities, including our very well-received Maintenance Training Seminars... More
Right to Repair Legislation 01 July 2021 New legislation came into effect today; the Right to Repair. At present it only applies to a small number of household appliances, but its premise is intended to mitigate built-in obsolescence, maximise product lifespan and therefore reduce environmental impact... More
Covid safe...how about Legionella? 10 August 2020 Indoor gyms and swimming pools are already open in Northern Ireland and England, opened today in Wales and are set to open on 14th September in Scotland... More
Washroom avoidance 04 August 2020 Fear of falling, fear of scalding and fear of flooding have been identified as the top three washroom anxieties affecting people living with dementia and... More
Washroom anxiety 30 July 2020 Fear of falling, fear of scalding and fear of flooding have been identified as the top three washroom anxieties affecting people living with dementia and... More
Overcoming washroom anxiety 28 July 2020 Fear of falling, fear of scalding and fear of flooding have been identified as the top three washroom anxieties affecting people living with dementia and... More
Independent Thinking 07 April 2020 Available now: completely redesigned shower riser/grab rail and adjustment mechanism - the epitome of inclusive design. Choose standard white or deep orange... More
Covid-19. We are open. 25 March 2020 Our stores and production facilities remain fully operational during the coronavirus emergency and we are striving to maintain continuity of supply... More
E-Generation inlets 27 May 2019 Regular buyers and users of the Horne 15 and Horne 20 Thermostatic Mixing Valves may have noticed, in recent months, of some changes in the design... More
Our ISH booth is Open! 11 March 2019 If you are looking to establish a new supply partnership, add exemplary products to your range and benefit from 110 years of technical experience and expertise... More
Shiny New Roadshow 26 September 2018 We are delighted to report a new addition to our fleet of vehicles; we now have another specially converted Show van to showcase our product range... More
The Real Seal Deal 21 June 2018 When and how to replace the slide valve seal, a critical component of our TMVs and shower valves. More
A Highland Odyssey 19 December 2017 Last week saw me and my colleague, Graeme, brave the cold, wind and ice, and set off North to Inverness... More
Managing Water Safety 18 December 2017 An excerpt from Water Safety article that appeared in the December issue of HEFMA's The Pulse magazine... More
A Birthday Masterstroke! 28 April 2017 When he’s not at work, Stephen McCafferty, our Manufacturing Team Leader likes nothing more than to spend his time perfecting his swing... More
Queens Quay, Clydebank - Our Shared History 11 April 2017 The end of March, in time for the Easter holidays, saw the grand opening of the brand new £23.8M Clydebank Leisure Centre at Queen’s Quay... More
What Connects these Images? 02 February 2017 A gecko climbing a glass wall, the Grand Canyon, and a baby with a balloon? I suspect you’ll be unable to make the connection... More
Campsite Showers - Still Time to Transform! 24 January 2017 The off-season or winter shut-down for camp and glamp site operators offers time to catch a breath and recover from... More
Major Investment for Brigg Recreation Ground 16 January 2017 After 30 years of campaigning for better facilities, Brigg Men’s 2nd XI Hockey team played the first match on their brand new, all-weather... More
Water Tank Progress at Molemuni 10 May 2016 Here is a selection of images from the new water tank development at Molemuni secondary school in rural Kenya, a project we are supporting... More
X4L Extends Corporate Colours into the Shower Room 27 January 2016 Following a successful trial of our Yellow Duŝo shower column at one of their home clubs in Castleford, West Yorkshire, Xercise4Less... More
Worthy Cause 2016 – Molemuni School Water Tank Project 27 January 2016 Just a Drop is an international water development charity with a very simple plan: to give people access to clean water and we've chosen to support it as our Worthy Cause for 2016... More
Thermal Disinfection Facility Built-in to Shower Range 26 January 2016 Having proven its efficacy in a number of hospital trials, retrofitted upstream of what were regarded 'problem' outlets for Pseudomonas contamination... More
ILTDU - Initial Results 14 January 2016 We are very pleased to report that feedback from initial hospital trials of our latest invention, the patented In-line Thermal Disinfection Unit... More
Horne CPDs gather momentum 16 September 2015 Following the success of our Engineering Vs Legionella CPD presentation at the joint IHEEM and SOPHE event in Manchester earlier this year... More
Horne Showers Give Tax Relief 23 July 2015 If your business pays corporation or income tax then tax relief will be available when you purchase selected Horne shower panels... More
Banger Rally to Barcelona 09 June 2015 This may be a bit off song for Horne, but when our despatch and progressing queen, Judith Eglinton, told Angus Horne her boy Jamie's plan... More
Inside Scotland's newest Hospital 26 May 2015 Here's a selection of images taken inside Scotland's newest and largest Hospital, South Glasgow University Hospital. Nicknamed in the media as The Death Star... More
Engineering vs Pseudomonas, Legionella and Retrograde Contamination 22 May 2015 A full house attended our joint SoPHE and IHEEM North West branches CPD seminar... More
Making a statement with the Duso 10 April 2015 It appears to be a rare occurence for gym and leisure centre owners and operators to showcase their shower facilities on their website or social media... More
ISH Frankfurt 2015 24 March 2015 Here's an impresssion of our product display at our first ISH exhibition in Frankfurt last week. We are delighted with the presentation and the interest received... More
Maintenance Training from Horne now CIBSE CPD Approved 19 February 2015 Our Maintenance Training Seminar (MTS), which covers product designs and features, installation, commissioning and on-going maintenance... More
New South Glasgow Hospitals Handed Over 17 February 2015 Brookfield Multiplex last week handed over the new South Glasgow Hospitals to NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The £800m construction project was the largest... More
TSV1 - How to Retrofit Lever Controls 30 January 2015 As patients’ needs evolve, it may be necessary to make some adaption to fixtures and fittings in the built environment to help them to maintain their independence... More
Worthy Cause 2015 - Alzheimer Scotland 28 January 2015 It is with great pleasure that we have selected Alzheimer Scotland – Action on Dementia as our Worthy Cause 2015... More
HORNE to exhibit at ISH 26 January 2015 The world’s largest tradeshow for sanitary markets returns to Frankfurt am Main in March. ISH 2015 runs from 10th – 14th and, this year... More
Lydia Eva Dementia Care Selects Horne 21 November 2014 Residents of a state-of-the-art dementia care home are benefitting from our specialised shower panel, the T108A2L and associated pipe cover... More
Join our network 24 September 2014 First we had this, our company Blog, and YouTube, to share our news, product animations and technical tutorials... More
All BIMmed Up! 23 September 2014 Phase 2 of our development of BIM models is now complete; we can now provide files in Revit format for all Horne surface mounted shower panels... More
Showering the medal-winners 25 August 2014 Here is a bold installation of our T105B shower panel mounted on the large concrete column that supports the 10M diving platform at the Royal Commonwealth Pool... More
Biofilm removal by shear velocity 15 July 2014 We’ve always been strong advocates of periodic high velocity flushing to remove biofilm from the internal pipe surfaces of domestic water systems... More
Our Commonwealth Legacy 10 July 2014 With less than two weeks to go to the opening ceremony of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, where 6,000... More
The hidden cost of valve oversizing 08 July 2014 Too often we have customers telling us that, ‘just to be sure,’ they will opt for our HORNE 25, a 28mm thermostatic mixing valve (TMV), when a HORNE 20... More
Duso - the blue-print for Dundee City Council 22 April 2014 Dundee City Council are so delighted with the recent shower and changing room refurbishment at their Ardler Village sports complex... More
Maintenance Training - update 24 January 2014 Developing new products, updating existing ones and designing useful accessories is a continual process here at Horne. Hand in hand... More
On the BIM 23 January 2014 BIM model files are now complete for The Duŝo sport shower column and the Optitherm thermostatic clinical tap... More
Worthy Cause 2014 - Erskine Hospital for ex-Servicemen 07 January 2014 It is with great pleasure that we have selected Erskine Hospital for ex- Servicemen & Women as our worthy cause for 2014... More
Design to stand the test of time 18 September 2013 As the Sales Agent in Scotland for Horne Engineering, I had two reasons to celebrate recently, relating to both pleasure and work... More
NSGH Exemplar 18 September 2013 The New South Glasgow Hospitals Project, currently under construction by Principal Contractor Brookfield Multiplex for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde... More
Simon Davies - Supporting the East Midlands 16 September 2013 We are delighted to welcome a new member to our field sales team. Simon Davies, who will be based in Nottingham, joins us this week... More
A simplified, cost-effective installation 09 September 2013 Many communal group shower installations typically found in municipal swimming pools and leisure facilities comprise an exposed mechanical push... More
Duso Push Paddle - Endurance Test 05 August 2013 Pictures alone may not do it justice, but the actuator push paddle on the Duŝo is extremely robust and durable. Materials were specifically chosen for durability... More
Advantages to specifying proprietary products 26 July 2013 Product selection should always be done with an eye on the future where spares parts, operational advice, maintenance training... More
Sizing the package 27 June 2013 Showers, taps, mixing valves, steam control valves, hot water wash down valves, steam injection heaters, oil cargo heaters. We might have a wide array... More
Leisure Industry Week 2013 07 June 2013 We are delighted to announce that we will be exhibiting the Duŝo shower column at this year's Leisure Industry Week event being held at Birmingham's NEC... More
Sports Shower Makeover 10 May 2013 We are very pleased to reveal our latest development for the sport and leisure market - a complete makeover for the market... More
Horne - better than dominoes! 29 March 2013 Horne Engineering recently enjoyed the pleasure of a surprise visit when ex-employee, Maurice Smiley, presented at the despatch door... More
Trevor Wijekoon de Silva joins the team 22 January 2013 We are very pleased to welcome Trevor Wijekoon de Silva to our UK sales team. Trevor has been employed in industry for 25 years... More
New addition to the Horne team 12 December 2012 We are very pleased to welcome Graeme Watson to the technical team... More
Pseudomonad contamination - Part 4 29 November 2012 If you have encountered retrograde Pseudomonad contamination of your taps the last thing that you should do is remove the outlet fitting... More
Pseudomonad contamination - Part 3 22 November 2012 If you have encountered retrograde Pseudomonad contamination of your taps the last thing that you should do is remove the outlet fitting... More
Pseudomonad contamination - Part 2 15 November 2012 If you have encountered retrograde Pseudomonad contamination of your taps the last thing that you should do is remove the outlet fitting... More
Pseudomonad contamination - Part 1 08 November 2012 If you have encountered retrograde Pseudomonad contamination of your taps the last thing that you should do is remove the outlet fitting... More
Exhibition Season Approaches 12 September 2012 We can't believe how quickly this year has flown by and already Exhibition Season is almost upon us. As in previous years, we are taking exhibition... More
Mission to the surface of the sun? 31 August 2012 On an occasion when we had reason to hire a thermal imaging camera, we were curious to see what our Steam Injection Heater and EA-1... More
Maintenance Training - Online 23 July 2012 Our online Maintenance Training section is a really useful resource - it's free to use and provides all relevant information required to successfully test... More
You've never seen anything like it! 26 June 2012 The Horne SWM1 thermostatic steam and water mixing valve is the safest, most accurate and most reliable instant hot water generator available. Mixing pressurised steam with cold water... More
Self purging is not the same as self-draining 16 May 2012 There seems to be a belief that the terms ‘drain-down’ and 'self-draining' are synonymous with 'self-purging' when, in fact, they refer to entirely different processes... More
Circulator Location - Flow vs Return 29 March 2012 We are frequently asked by customers why, in relation to circulating domestic hot water systems, we show the circulator on the hot water flow... More
Horne's Specialities 28 March 2012 This post refers to a piece of Horne product literature entitled 'Horne's Specialties' that we believe dates from the 1930s... More
Developing the HORNE 'blender' 28 March 2012 This post refers to a piece of Horne product literature entitled 'Horne's Specialities' that we believe dates from the 1930s. The thermostatic valve... More
Thermal Disinfection 28 March 2012 This post refers to a piece of Horne product literature entitled 'Horne's Specialities' that we believe dates from the 1930s. We also manufactured sterilisers for... More
The 'Silent Heater' 28 March 2012 This post refers to a piece of Horne product literature entitled 'Horne's Specialities' that we believe dates from the 1930s... More
Safe, Secure & Versatile too 27 March 2012 We are pleased to unveil our recently designed vandal and ligature resistant shower head that will become a standard component across our range... More
Optitherm - Lever Clutch Mechanism 20 March 2012 The Optitherm thermostatic tap is so rich in design features... More
Welsh Government Publish Guidance on School Toilets 20 February 2012 Following an outbreak of Escherichia coli (E coli) in Welsh schools, the Welsh Government commissioned a public enquiry to examine the circumstances... More
Optitherm Praised 15 February 2012 Although we are frequently complimented on our good design and execution in an informal manner (save for winning design prizes), not always are customers... More
How many basins can I run from a single Horne TMV? 17 January 2012 Do you routinely need to know how many basins, taps or showers can run off a single thermostatic mixing valve (TMV)? This is a question frequently posed... More
Chromium Plating TMVs - Pros and Cons 28 October 2011 Our new range of surface mounted shower panels are constructed of extruded aluminium, which is lightweight, robust... More
Low-Level Servicing Valves 28 October 2011 Our new range of surface mounted shower panels are constructed of extruded aluminium, which is lightweight, robust and extremely stable... More
SoPHE Promotion for Stuart Birkett 14 September 2011 We are pleased to announce that Stuart Birkett, our Sales Engineer covering London and the South East, has been promoted... More
Enhancing Legionella Control (and compliance) 13 September 2011 The unique design of the Optitherm thermostatic tap already aids the control of Legionella and water system management... More
Shower Panel Pipe Cover - New Animation 10 August 2011 To aid installation and improve security, the shower panel pipe cover has been given a redesign. Watch our animation to learn how to install the pipe cover. More
Horne Maintenance Training 26 July 2011 Did you know that Horne offer free maintenance training seminars to major users of our products? The seminars, which last about 2 hours, cover commissioning... More
Delivering Safe Hot Water 25 July 2011 We can now deliver our range of surface mounted shower panels, the Optitherm thermostatic tap and thermostatic mixing valves straight to your office door... More
User Training - Optitherm 19 July 2011 The award-winning Optitherm thermostatic tap is not like any other medical tap on the market today. As such, a bit of education is required... More
BREEAM 2011 - New Construction 15 July 2011 From 1st July 2011, the BREEAM 2011 New Construction document will replace BREEAM 2008 as the current version for new building assessment registrations and certifications... More
Never Events 2011/12 - Severe Scalding of Patients 14 July 2011 Severe scalding of patients has been added to the Department of Health's list of Never Events. Defined as ‘serious, largely preventable patient safety incidents that should not occur... More
Visit us at the Future Health & Care Expo 13 July 2011 We are pleased to announce that we will be attending FHCE, a new and exciting conference and exhibition organised by UBM at the Business Design Centre in Islington on October 3-4 this year... More
TMV3 Scheme Approval renewed for TSV1-3 Shower Valve 30 June 2011 TMV3 Scheme Approval is certification for thermostatic valves that meet the performance requirements of NHS Model Engineering Specification Thermostatic Mixing Valves D08 (Healthcare premises). More
Optitherm Tap Sets The Clinical Standard 30 June 2011 NHS Lanarkshire have standardised on the award-winning Optitherm thermostatic tap for all clinical handwashing stations in its three acute hospitals... More
Infection Risks Checked 03 August 2009 There are significant implications for infection prevention and control when engineering works need to take place within functioning... More
Award-winning Optitherm selected for N. Middlesex PFI 01 August 2009 Horne recently despatched the 300 Optitherm required for the new build phase of the project, while a further 400 taps will be required... More
Building Better Healthcare Award for Horne! 13 November 2008 Horne Engineering has won a top award at the Building Better Healthcare Awards under the Best Interiors Product category... More
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