Installer Show is the only plumbing + heating exhibition for the trade in the UK. This year it took place on 23-25 June 2026 at the NEC in Birmingham. The home of all things plumbing + heating, HORSTAD exhibited and connected with underfloor heating installers up and down the UK.
About The Show
The Installer Show is the UK’s complete installation ecosystem under one roof. With the companies exhibiting spanning air, heat, water, energy and the built environment it is the UK’s biggest event for installers. Taking place over 3 days in June with thousands of products showcased, hundreds of companies exhibiting, live demos and too many interactive activities to count.
It’s where anyone in heating, plumbing, electrical and renewables comes together to network, sharing their knowledge with peers in the industry. It’s an opportunity to get the exclusive look at new products and developments in the market, catch up with suppliers and customers a like and compare everything in one place.
HORSTAD at Installer Show
Installer Show was the perfect opportunity to allow underfloor heating installers to get hands on with our latest product developments. Alongside Elvin, we welcomed long-time customers as well as new faces to our stand and enjoyed three days of networking and talking all things underfloor heating.
Elvin of course stole the show and made so many new friends! He was living his dream posing and interacting with everyone that came by. He even competed in the Mascot World Cup League penalty shootout against Commonwealth boxer Lewis Williams. Safe to say he won’t be coming for Harry Kane anytime soon, but he gave it his best shot, no pun intended.
It was fantastic to hear from so many of the trade that underfloor heating is being requested more and more and how so many plumbers and heating engineers are looking to add UFH to their service offering. The heat pump vs boiler debate is still going strong with many team boiler and just as many team heat pump. It will be interesting to see how this story continues with a lot being dictated by how the government acts on legislation as to sustainable energy solutions.
Key takeaways:
We’ve been back a couple of weeks now and the resounding takeaways that have been circulating the office are:
- The renewable heating but more specifically the underfloor heating market is growing rapidly
- There is a place for both boilers and heat pumps
- There is no stemming the tide of innovation and product development and it’s so exciting to witness!
- We’re going to have to bring a literal truckload of our caps next time you loved them so much!
We would just like to thank anyone who stopped by our stand for a chat and a special thank you to everyone who donated on any of the three days of the exhibition. And of course, thank you to everyone who posed with Elvin on our installer walk of fame, for every photo taken, we donated £5 to Help for Heroes.
