About us
Company history
The sales team at the Suffolk Show
Tony, Suzanne and Clive
Life long Ipswich resident Tony Veale founded his successful local Plumbing and Heating business all the way back in 1981 when pipes were still made of copper and you could fill your van with fuel for £20 ! After time in the Merchant Navy, Tony gave up his life at sea to set up his own business and very quickly became well known as a specialist in the supply and installation of quality water treatment products.
Over thirty years later and our business has really gone from strength to strength. In 2002, Clive Stevens was brought into the company to specifically expand the water softener side of the business and with his specialist knowledge of the Industry, we have now become one of the foremost Water Softener Specialists in East Anglia.
L - R: Marc Woodall (Softener Installations) - Joined us as a plumbing apprentice in 2002.
Robert Goldsmith (Softener Installations) - Joined us from school as an apprentice in 1988.
Tony Veale (Director) - Did his apprenticeship at Crane’s of Ipswich back in the days of steam power and gaslight!
Clive Stevens (Director) - Joined the company in 2002 after relocating from his native Wiltshire to East Anglia.
Luke Clarke (Softener Installations) (Not shown) - Joined the business in 2004 as a plumbing apprentice.
Sandra Veale (Director) (Not shown) - Runs the office and admin dept and is our sobering influence whenever we are thinking of spending any money!
Off Air
There’s more to life than water softeners (believe it or not!). When not selling and servicing softeners, we can be found indulging our passion for local World War II military history, as you can see from the photos below, or by checking out our YouTube channel!
