Thanks Pierre, most useful. Even so, it appears that there is a shortage of boiler makers and certainly fewer than there used to be. Perhaps fortunately, I have always built all my own boilers and plan to continue to do so. The original enquiry was on behalf of someone else, but has been most revealing. Alan Stepney http://www.alanstepney.info Model Engineering & steam engine information pages ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pcx" <pierre.courbouleix@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 9:27 PM Subject: [modeleng] Re: check out this list for boiler makers Hi Alan This was in the last issue of ME , N° 4254, SMOKE RINGS Quote " Cheddar Steam As reported in these pages, Cheddar Models is now part of Stuart Models, bringing together much of the original Stuart range. Meanwhile, the boiler making business remains in the Somerset town. With 25 years of professional experience, Cheddar Valley Steam now concentrates on making boilers all of which come fully tested with a certificate of conformity. They are on O7789 681977, or at cheddarvalleysteam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx " Unquote They advertise in the same issue of ME. PIerre MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.