Gledhill Building Products Ltd

Gledhill, British manufacturer of hot water cylinders

Gledhill Building Products Ltd is a UK company dedicated to the manufacture of hot water cylinders and heating solutions. The company presents itself as the country's number one cylinder manufacturer and traces its origins to 1926, giving it more than 90 years of experience in the sector. Its activity focuses on the development and production of durable, efficient cylinders, with an offering that covers both single-family homes and centralised installations for new-build developments.

Unvented cylinder range

The unvented cylinder range includes the Stainless Platinum, StainlessLite Plus, Stainless ES and Stainless Pro series, available in direct, indirect, pre-plumbed and horizontal versions. The company also markets models with System Ready and System Plus configurations, as well as variants specifically for heat pumps, such as StainlessLite Plus Heat Pump, StainlessLite Plus Heat Pump Pre-Plumbed and StainlessLite Plus Heat Pump DUO, and a solar version, StainlessLite Plus Solar.

Vented cylinders and thermal storage

In the vented cylinder segment, the catalogue brings together the BoilerMate OV Pre-Plumbed, PulsaCoil Stainless, Torrent Stainless OV, Torrent Stainless SP SOL, Torrent Stainless OV SOL and EnviroFoam lines, the latter in copper and stainless steel versions. For thermal storage it offers solutions such as Torrent Stainless OV, PulsaCoil Stainless, BoilerMate SP Pre-Plumbed and BoilerMate OV Pre-Plumbed, among others.

Renewable energy and bespoke cylinders

The company has a dedicated renewable energy line that includes the Torrent Stainless OV Solar, Torrent Stainless SP SOL, Torrent Stainless OV SOL, StainlessLite Plus Solar, StainlessLite Plus Buffer Store, StainlessLite Plus Horizontal Indirect and Sunspeed Heat Pump models. It also manufactures bespoke cylinders and markets cylinder accessories.

StainlessLite range

Within its offering, Gledhill highlights the StainlessLite range of stainless steel unvented cylinders, which the company describes as the lightest on the market. This series offers various capacities and options designed for tight spaces, renewable energy installations and faster fitting.

Services for installers and distribution

The company maintains a distribution network and has a stockist finder to locate points of sale for its products. For trade professionals it offers product registration with access to a free guarantee, product downloads, technical support, installer training, factory tours and the Gledhill Xpress service. The company also exports its products and holds HWA accreditation.

History and recent activity

Among the news items featured on its site are the celebration of Gledhill's 100 years under the title 'A century of British manufacturing', participation in InstallerSHOW 2025 at stand 5G107, Groupe Atlantic's investment in Clade Engineering Systems, an interview with its sales director about cylinders for PHPI and the launch of the Stainless Pro horizontal cylinder. The company also publishes case studies and maintains after-sales service lines through Gledhill Response, with repair and maintenance, and Gledhill Spares, with manual downloads and spare parts enquiries.

Location and contact

Gledhill Building Products Ltd, Sycamore Estate, Squires Gate, Blackpool FY4 3RL · Phone: 01253 474550 · Email: sales@gledhill.net