Plant room installed by Forshaw Water & Gas, with booster set, calorifiers and insulated pipework

Birkenhead · Merseyside

Plumbing and gas specialists in and around Merseyside.

If you are looking for any general plumbing and gas works in and around Merseyside then please do not hesitate to contact us. We pride ourselves on our great level of service and high standard of workmanship.

Gas Safe RegisteredWater Industry Approved Plumbers SchemeFully qualified, family run

Domestic · Commercial · Industrial

One firm for the boiler in the kitchen and the plant room in the basement.

We are Forshaw Water & Gas, a fully qualified, family run plumbing and gas firm based in Merseyside. We cover all aspects of commercial and industrial plumbing, gas and water treatment, and the same engineers do the domestic work too.

That covers everything from commercial gas appliance installation and heating system repair through to boiler maintenance and plumbing services.

DomesticBoilers, heating, bathrooms and wet rooms in homes across the Wirral and Merseyside.
CommercialCatering gas, plant rooms and pipework for hotels, kitchens and managed buildings.
IndustrialPressure boosting, water treatment, testing, commissioning and de-commissioning.
Forshaw engineer installing gas pipework to a commercial catering kitchen
Catering gas pipework in a working commercial kitchen.
Forshaw engineer servicing twin wall mounted commercial boilers
Twin commercial boilers, stripped down for service.

What we do

Services

Offering a range of services that includes everything from commercial gas appliance installation and heating system repair through to boiler maintenance and plumbing services.

General plumbing

Everyday plumbing work across Merseyside, from leaks and repairs through to replacing pipework, taps and sanitaryware.

Central Heating Installations

Full heating systems designed, installed and commissioned, whether that is a single house or a building with several zones.

Complex Heating System Designs

Multi-plant heating design for larger buildings, where the pipework, the controls and the heat source all have to be worked out together.

Boiler Swaps

Boiler replacements and boiler maintenance, domestic and commercial, carried out by Gas Safe registered engineers.

Calorifiers

Calorifiers installation and maintenance, including banks of Telford Tempest Hi-Gain units in commercial plant rooms.

Pressure Boosting

Booster sets sized and installed to hold pressure across a whole building, including triple-pump sets on duty rotation.

Water Treatment

Water treatment and water quality work, carried out under the Water Industry Approved Plumbers Scheme.

Full Pipework Installation Services

Complete pipework installations in copper and steel, insulated, labelled and set out properly from the first fix.

Testing, Commissioning & De-Commissioning

Systems tested and commissioned to hand over, and safely de-commissioned when plant is being taken out of service.

Also covered

Plumbing Gas ServicesHeating InstallationsBoilersLuxury Bathroom and Wet Rooms
A bank of Telford Tempest Hi-Gain calorifiers with insulated primary pipework
Three Telford Tempest calorifiers installed in a row in a plant room

A recent plant room

A new plant room install, from the tanks to the commissioning sheet.

A new plant room install consisting of 2x 2000L GRP tanks, a DAB triple-booster pumpset and a bank of Telford Tempest Hi-Gain calorifiers.

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2x 2000L GRP tanks

Sectional cold water storage, set on a level base with access covers kept clear.

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DAB triple-booster pumpset

Three pumps on a common manifold, holding pressure across the building.

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Telford Tempest Hi-Gain calorifiers

A bank of stainless calorifiers for hot water, with primaries insulated throughout.

Complex heating system designs, full pipework installation services, and testing, commissioning and de-commissioning are all part of the same job. Pipework is insulated, labelled and set out so the next engineer in can read it.

In your home

Boilers, bathrooms and wet rooms.

Our mission is to provide the residents of Merseyside with a no hassle plumbing and gas service where all work exceeds expectations, meets deadlines and offers excellent value for money. We offer a friendly and reliable plumbing and gas service to the residents of Merseyside and surrounding areas.

Completed bathroom with grey tiling, backlit mirror and patterned splashback
Luxury bathroom and wet room fitting.
Forshaw engineer carrying out a flue gas analysis on a domestic boiler
Boiler swaps, servicing and flue gas testing.
Completed bathroom with bath, chrome towel rail and a tiled recess
Tiling, towel rails and second fix.

Who you are calling

A fully qualified, family run firm on Old Chester Road.

We work very closely with our clients to ensure complete customer satisfaction. We offer a friendly and reliable plumbing and gas service to the residents of Merseyside and surrounding areas, and have been doing so for many years.

John and James are usually the two you will meet. The work in these photographs is theirs: the plant rooms, the catering gas, the bathrooms and the boiler swaps.

Registered office

321 Old Chester Road
Birkenhead, Merseyside
CH42 3XH

Gas Safe

Registration
number 637777

Also approved

Water Industry
Approved Plumbers Scheme

John and James of Forshaw Water and Gas in a plant room, with unvented cylinders behind them
John and James on site, setting out a run of copper.

Gas Safe Registered

Registration number 637777

Water Industry Approved Plumbers Scheme

WIAPS approved

Family run

A fully qualified, family run firm

Card payments accepted

Alongside the usual arrangements

Forshaw Water & Gas Limited is listed as a supplier in Wirral Council's published spend report for February 2023.

Five stars on Google

“James and John made me a marvellous WET room as specified and made sure it was I wanted (all down to RED walls). They very polite and cleaned up after themselves, didn't any mess at all. I can highly recommend them.”

Our work

Jobs across Merseyside and beyond.

Plant rooms, pipework, drainage and the vans that get there. All photographs are of our own work.

Plant room with GRP cold water storage tanks and a triple booster pump set
Plant room corridor with storage tanks, cylinders and a gas train
Insulated plant room pipework and valves
Forshaw engineer breaking out a floor slab to run new drainage
Forshaw Transit van outside the Kilbirnie Hotel while on site
Forshaw Sprinter van on site in the snow, livery reading Domestic, Commercial, Industrial

Where we work

Based in Birkenhead, covering the wider area.

We are located in Merseyside, and cover the wider area. For more information, contact us on 0151 662 0405 and we will gladly answer any questions you may have.

Forshaw liveried van, showing the mobile number and Gas Safe decal

Get in touch

Whether it is a query or a FREE quote you need, contact us today.

Address

321 Old Chester Road
Birkenhead, Merseyside
CH42 3XH

Opening hours

Mon to FriOpen 24 hours
Sat and SunClosed

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Call 0151 662 0405