Why should your Cast Iron Radiators be Boring?

by Edward Hall on May 11, 2012

Bartholomew Cast Iron Radiator in Shocking Pink

At Paladin Radiators we have always considered the fact that a heating system can be aesthetic as well as functional, after all why should your cast iron radiators be boring. We all know that in the old days it was considered the practical and modern thing to do by hiding your radiators away behind ornamental radiator covers, of course these days we know that not only is it not practical or efficient but can potentially be a fire hazard as well.

Besides why would you want to hide away such stunning designs as the Montpellier or Saint Paul, and with our ever growing range of paint and polish options for your cast iron radiators, even the most plain designs can look stunning in your home environment.

Our recently modernised paint shop and drying rooms in our new workshops mean that we can offer an even better service when it comes to customising your radiators and making them unique to you with your own personal stamp on them, and with our painting service that now allows you to choose your own colour scheme there is absolutely no excuse for your radiators to look drab and dull.

Simply supply the RAL, BS number, paint name, sample or even a swatch of the wallpaper you are going to use and we can match the colour exactly, be imaginative with your cast iron radiator and create a real centre piece for your room. And yes we can even do you one in shocking pink, what would the Victorians think?

Is it a period property that you live in or are there restrictions or heritage requirements that must be met for your cast iron radiators? That’s not a problem either, at Paladin Radiators you can choose from authentic heritage and historical colours from our Farrow and Ball Historical colour range. We generally use the oil eggshell finish for authenticity but a full oil gloss finish is also available on request.

Not satisfied with just those choices Paladin have also created a range of specialist finishes including our ‘Highlighted’ range, using either rich gold or striking pewter this stunning paint effect creates a truly dramatic and atmospheric finish to any of our range of cast iron radiators that have the rich decorative detailing such as the Saint Paul. This finish works really well with all of our historic colours and one of our other specialist finishes the ‘Metallic’ range although we will happily discuss other options with our customers.

The Metallic range of finishes comes in eight different colours and is a very popular method of finish with many of our clients especially the natural cast and old penny colours and if you still don’t have enough choice then we also have our specially developed ‘Antique’ effects. Available on all of the metallic and historical colours our team have perfected the art of these effects that look particularly stunning on decorative radiators from our range.

Now who said cast iron had to look boring!!!!

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Cast Iron Radiators from the New Paladin Workshop

by Edward Hall on April 30, 2012

Cast Iron Radiator Spray BoothsAs some of you may be aware we have just moved our business into a new and much larger workshop which has been installed with all the very latest in equipment that will ensure that Paladin Radiators stay on top of their game with faster lead times and higher quality choices for our customers. Paladin have grown continually over the last ten years and we now enjoy the accolade of being the leading UK manufacturer of cast iron radiators, this continued expansion has been one of the driving factors in our move to the 30,000 square foot premises we now occupy giving us present and future capacity to meet the demands of our business.

We have always been proud of the range of fantastic custom finishes we are able to provide for our customers and part of the new workshops includes our new spray booths and commercial drying room that allows our expert team of finishers to complete a massive 800 sections of radiator per day. This capacity and new space will also give us the capability to develop and extend our range of paint finishes even more and things are already in the pipeline in this area were recent research has shown that some of our most popular effects over the years have been our hand antiqued finishes and the stunning highlight effects that our experts are able to create.

It has always been important to the Paladin brand and the team for us to meet the client and in the past visitors have always been welcome at Skirbeck Hall, with the move to ourCast Iron Radiator Marketing Suite new workshops comes even more change as we have also incorporated a purpose built Marketing Suite which allows us to have a huge range of our cast iron radiator designs and finishes on permanent show as well as our range of custom built traditional towel rails, a product that over the past few years is proving to be more and more popular.

Visitors to the company are now able to enjoy the range of our products from the comfort of this suit as well as being treated to a guided tour of the factory were they can witness first hand the care and attention to detail that goes into the creation of every single cast iron radiator that leaves our doors.

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Cast Iron Radiators – A Cost Effective Choice for All

April 16, 2012
Bartholomew Cast Iron Radiators

One of the biggest costs for all of us at the moment can be heating our homes, especially if they have the more spacious rooms that are often found in older Victorian and Edwardian homes. Energy prices are rising every year and this can make it expensive to ensure that your homes and workplaces are [...]

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Victorian Cast Iron Radiators, a Style Icon

April 3, 2012
Victoriana 4 Column Cast Iron Radiator in Your Own Colour thumbnail

Having just returned from another absolutely fabulous Homebuilding and Renovating Show we are bracing ourselves for a busy time ahead, but one of the things that we have taken away from this years show is that people are really beginning to realise the beauty and style of our products, something we have been shouting about [...]

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Show Stopping Cast Iron Radiators at the NEC

March 16, 2012
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Only a couple more weeks to go before we are exhibiting our complete eye catching and affordable range of traditional style cast iron radiators at the National Homebuilding and Renovation Show in the NEC Birmingham. Things are really busy at Paladin HQ as we are preparing once again for what is going to be another [...]

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Victorian Cast Iron Radiators Provide Flair & Beauty

March 9, 2012

Not many people are aware of the fact that Romans were one of the first civilisations to actually make use of any form of Central Heating. Of course it wasn’t anything like the systems we are used to in modern times but they were nonetheless an advanced form of heating, the Romans utilising air that [...]

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Paladin Radiators Exhibition At The NEC Birmingham

March 2, 2012
Detailing on our Oxford Cast Iron Radiator

No sooner have we got back and unpacked from the recent really busy Listed Property Show last month and we are already getting organised to steal the show once more at our next event at the NEC at the National Homebuilding and Renovating Show from the 29th March to the 1st April. This show once [...]

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Paladin Radiator’s Creative Exhibition At The Listed Property Show London

February 17, 2012

Paladin will be exhibiting stunning antique style cast iron radiators at The Listed Property Show in London at Olympia on February 18th and 19th Paladin Radiators will be exhibiting at the Listed Property Show, stand E6, a golden opportunity to see the extensive and beautiful traditional style cast iron radiators Paladin have to offer. Each [...]

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Ritual to Luxury and the Traditional Towel Rail

February 10, 2012
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Contrary to popular belief baths were not originally anything to do with hygiene, some of the earliest records of baths and bathing date back over five millennia to approx. 3000 B.C. at which time water was an element that was more ritual and deemed as purifying for the body and soul and it was often [...]

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Home Renovation and Heating with Cast Iron Radiators

February 3, 2012
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There are many programmes these days on the TV that revolve around the renovation of period homes and how you can maintain period features that still exist and even replace those that have been removed or destroyed. But what if you want to improve the heating system that is in the building or even completely [...]

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