Exploring the plumbing world in-depth, Plumbing Trade Magazine will be making it our mission to examine the key players within the sector. In our inaugural edition, we’re setting the spotlight on the work of plumbing fittings specialist Conex Bänninger, exploring how the brand’s forward thinking, combined with its long-established expertise and heritage, enables it to maintain its position as a worldwide leader in plumbing solutions.
Working within the plumbing profession, whether an installer, a merchant or contractor, you will be aware of the scope of pipe fittings options now available on the market. There is no one size fits all solution, so the need for products that meet the demands of an ever-evolving industry is essential. In addition to this, ensuring that products deployed are of exceptional quality, whilst enabling businesses to maintain their bottom-line, remains highly important.
These are all factors that Conex Bänninger understands and has delivered on since its inception.
The company’s history
Priding itself on its long history of expertise and technological capabilities, Conex Bänninger offers a unique proposition amongst the industry, providing professionals with unparalleled choice of products and insight. Part of the global IBP Group, the brand was established in 1909 and has been at the forefront of global plumbing valves and fittings production and innovation for over 100 years.
With ten distribution centre’s worldwide and its head office in the West Midlands, Conex Bänninger utilises its global footprint combined with its highly skilled designers and engineers and their in-depth industry and technical knowledge to ensure it is committed to excellence in everything it does. This enables the company to manufacture a range of solutions for installers and stockists, covering a variety of fitting applications. The brand’s heritage and sustained industry reputation has been achieved not only due to its product offering, but also its supply chain and service capabilities.
Innovative domestic solutions
Looking more closely at the brand’s product offering, constant innovation has meant Conex Bänninger pipe fitting solutions continue to prove indispensable within a domestic setting.
Traditional methods of pipe fitting including soldering and brazing have been engrained in the psyche of many industry professionals, with these methods still the preferred choice for many. However, certain applications increasingly make such options difficult, especially when space is restricted. For example when brazing, it can be difficult to pass the blowtorch around the joints. Conex Bänninger offers flame-free solutions including the popular >B< Press and >B< Push fittings, which deliver time saving, fitting excellence and health and safety benefits for installers.
The >B< Press portfolio features a range which is suitable for multiple applications. This includes >B< Press, >B< Press Inox, >B< Press Gas, >B< Press Solar and >B< Press Carbon. Utilising a patented three-point press design, installation is very quick and produces a secure and permanent joint. Additionally, the unique design provides a fail-safe feature, allowing users to check for leaks by using the pressing indicator, reducing the need to go to full test pressure.
Conex Bänninger’s >B< Push push-fit solution is another completely flame- free option and the process is quick and simple. >B< Push is three times faster to complete than traditional solder techniques. Once cutting, measuring and deburring of the pipes has been undertaken, the actual jointing takes just seconds to finish when using >B< Push.
Another key benefit of >B< Push is that the fitting can be easily de-mounted if there has been an error in installation or removal is required; which is not the case for with traditional solder installation methods. More importantly, if removal is necessary, there is no need for additional materials or new pipework, the installer need only remove the existing fitting and replace with a new one. Once the new fitting has been pushed the job is complete.
Tradition still important
Combined with its constant innovation, Conex Bänninger still recognises the importance and popularity of traditional fittings within the industry, and its range of compression remains one of the most popular on the market. Alongside this, despite the move by many other brands to plastics, many of the company’s fittings are manufactured using traditional, durable or corrosion resistant materials, meaning the product portfolio boasts a long service life.
Committed to maintaining its values, product excellence and heritage, Conex Bänninger offers a wide range of solutions, under one roof.
For further information on Conex Bänninger and its range of domestic and commercial solutions, please go to www.conexbanninger.com.
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