Flame Heating Group

Fast-growing heating and plumbing merchant, Flame Heating Group, is celebrating national success after being recognised by one of the UK’s leading business organisations.

North East-based Flame was named Scale-Up Business of the Year by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) at its national Celebrating Small Business Awards 2019. 

This latest success follows Flame winning the North East FSB Scale-Up Business of the Year award in March. 

The FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards recognise the best small businesses and the self-employed from across the UK, from every sector and industry and from businesses of all ages and all sizes.

Flame Heating Group has continued to develop its branch network after investing in the expansion of its Cramlington trade counter.

The North East’s fastest-growing heating and plumbing merchant has launched its second bathroom showroom in the North East with development of the Cramlington site on Atley Business Park.

Flame’s Cramlington branch, which launched in 2017, has now extended its product range and services with the addition of the showroom to the 3,600 sq.ft branch. Since its opening, the Cramlington trade counter has seen its workforce grow by 50% and plans to recruit a new member to the team in the summer. 

Gateshead-headquartered Flame Heating Group is celebrating further success after being recognised at the Builders' Merchants Awards for Excellence 2018.

Flame was a finalist in the Heating & Plumbing Merchant of the Year category at the awards, following another strong year. 

The Builders’ Merchants Awards for Excellence recognise the achievements of companies and their staff operating across the building services sector and is regarded as one of the most prestigious award ceremonies within the industry.

Since Flame was established, in 2011, it has achieved year-on-year, double-digit growth, and employs in excess of 60 staff.

Flame Heating Group is continuing with its expansion plans in Scotland, with the launch of another major branch, in Edinburgh – marking the company’s third opening in the country.

The fast-growing independent Heating & Plumbing merchant has invested £100,000 into the launch of the branch, which has initially created two jobs.

Based at Unit 15 Marnin Way, West Edinburgh Business Park, South Gyle, the 3,283 sq ft trade counter will be led by Investor Director Adam Killen.

Adam, 30, from Dunfermline, has more than 10 years’ industry experience having started out as a sales advisor with a national merchant before progressing to become branch manager based in Edinburgh. He was then a Key Account Manager covering the East of Scotland, before joining Flame.