About Us

November 1890 saw William Spittal return to Fife from Oxford to begin a business in Markinch, trading as William Spittal: Plumber and Gasfitter, working from premises at 15 High Street – then known as New Street.

His son, John, having served his time as a plumber, set sail for America, but after the onset of World War I he returned home to join the forces.

On June 30, 1919, John became a partner in the business, which began trading as William Spittal & Son. November, 1920, saw a move to new premises at 15 High Street, where the business of plumbing and ironmongery continued until August 1980, when the firm relocated to custom built premises at Queensway Industrial Estate, Glenrothes incorporating ample private parking, duly doubled in size in 1989. 

The intervening years, the grandson of the founder, Roy, joined as a partner in 1957, followed by his sons, Jon & Jamie in July 1974.

134 years after the company started, it has expanded to provide a superb range of 50 Bathroom Displays from the affordable to the truly luxurious, with advice and service only a century of experience can give.