A PLUMBING business is looking forward to the new year as 'the copper pipe' is passed from father to son.

Ross Catlin is the owner of Catlin Plumbing & Heating, although many will be more familiar with the business's previous owner Niall Catlin.

Niall is a well-known plumber in the area, having installed plumbing, heating and bathrooms in hundreds of homes across Basingstoke over the last 33 years.

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Niall is retiring, and filling his big steel-toe boots is his son, Ross, who said the business would continue to 'carry on his legacy of the exceptionally high standard of work he’s delivered to you all over the years'.

Ross said: "We’re doing lots of work on the back end to modernise the business so you can either call us up, email or book us online to come and visit your home, and I promise a response time within one working day. Also, our quotes are free."

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Ross' sister, Steph, is running the business's Facebook and Instagram accounts, where lots of free plumbing and heating advice is shared to help residents save money on their heating bills.

Ross added: "Our engineers, Ollie, Ty, Nat and myself are all fully qualified, and I know I’m biased, but they are the most respectful, considerate plumbers and gas engineers out there.

"Thank you for your continuing support of our family-run business - it means the world to us."

More information on Catlin Plumbing & Heating can be found at plumber-in-basingstoke.co.uk or on Facebook and Instagram at catlin.plumbingandheating.