Rich Heritage

In 2005 Ideal Boilers celebrated its centenary. A centenary of innovation, evolution and industry, that began, all those years ago, in Hull when the National Radiator Company was formed. Over the years that followed, Ideal rapidly built a reputation for high quality products that met the ever-changing demands of the marketplace. From taking boilers from basements to kitchens in the 1920s, through to introducing high efficiency technology into the UK in the 1980s, Ideal has consistently been a pioneer in design and engineering.

Today the company remains at the forefront of the domestic and commercial heating markets, still leading the industry in setting new standards and expanding technological boundaries. Ideal Boilers remains true to its principles of quality, innovation and value; building on its rich heritage as it looks to the future.

Ahead of the Game

Ideal Boilers pre-dates penicillin, television and was manufacturing domestic boilers almost thirty years before the first football World Cup. Starting life in 1905, in Hull, the company quickly became established as a leading manufacturer of domestic boilers.

Ideal Boilers has always strived to meet changing customer needs with pioneering design. In the 1920s, when the market demanded boilers to be placed in kitchens rather than basements as had been the case at the time, Ideal introduced the revolutionary Cookanheat. A combination open fire, central heating boiler, cooking fire and hot cupboard, the Cookanheat did more to introduce central heating into low priced homes than any other manufacturer of the day.

The company has maintained this innovative, technology-led approach throughout its history; from the Cookanheat, to harnessing gas power in the 1930s, through to pioneering high efficiency in the 1980s, Ideal has always been ahead of the game. With major changes for domestic boilers that occurred in April 2005 (see HE Resource page), Ideal was the first manufacturer to offer a full range of condensing boilers that met the new Government legislation.

Your Reliable Choice

Now in 2007, our latest domestic products the Esprit HE continue this tradition of high quality technology for modern day living, and catering for all types of installation criteria. Far from resting on its achievements, Ideal Boilers continue to develop the next generation of boilers to meet the next generation's demands. Ideal has now also launched a new Solar range, and the climate changes and fossil fuels deplete it makes sense to harness solar energy now, reducing carbon emissions further and potential cost-savings for the homeowner.