The Vectis river flows again: the same but different
These ten Vectis leave today, the first with the Italian forged group
Reiss Gunson
Vectis group production moved from England to Italy
Of the first 200 Vectis groups that were forged in the UK only 113 were usable This is unacceptbale so we moved the production of the lever groups to Italy This demanded a high five figure investment in new tooling…
Lance Hedrick
We know the numerous launch issues of the Vectis in intricate detail yet curiously Lance Hedrick’s review of the Vectis does not mention one of them Vectis issues at launch: 1. 200 English forged Vectis groups of which only 111…
Stage one and stage two LR to R24 kits are now available to order in our webstore
pleased to announce that the stage one and stage two kits to upgrade your LR into an R24 are now available note that the stage one kit can only be fitted without the stage two kit to an LR the…
Copper, the perfect boiler material
Sometimes i read of people expressing a view that stainless is a vastly preferrable material for an espresso machine boiler, or even more oddly a group Copper is hihgly malleable, ductile, and most importantly has unmatcheed electrical and thermal conductivity…
Vectis
At last, a small 58mm spring lever group. Direct fill, no pump, dipper fed, steam wand. 20cm wide, 30cm deep
LONDINIUM no grease piston & group seals are coming
Whilst waiting for the Vectis group to be forged i have busied myself developing piston seals for the modern lever group that do not need any grease whatsoever It has taken a few iterations, but i have now ironed out…
Pleased to announce that we have sold our first LONDINIUM II to Croatia
73 countries in all Today, Thursday 2 June and Friday 3 June are public holidays in the UK but I am still available online to take your questions Next week should be interesting when we receive the Vectis group back…
Price increases of 10% on 1 May 2022
as is the fashion this year we find ourselves passing on cost increases cost push inflation is back with a bang after a long absence
IMS 35 micron shower screens expected back in stock this week
i know there are a number of you with items orders on this part that stretch back to december the best information i have is that they will arrive this week these orders are my top priority for getting out…