The leading hands-free tap system in North America is coming to the UK

The leading hands-free tap system in North America is crossing the Atlantic in 2026!

Tapmaster® is a Canadian built system that converts any tap to hands-free operation. Trusted by over 150,000 dental professionals in Canada and the United States the Tapmaster® system comes as an option or preinstalled in nearly every prefabricated cabinetry system sold in North America from DCI Edge to MCC Cabinets. 

The first official unveiling of the Tapmaster® system in the UK will be at the British Dental Conference & Dentistry Show in Birmingham May 15 and 16, 2026. On site there will be fully functional and interactive displays to show off how this unique system works and all the different installation options available. We will be at stand K65.

Make sure to visit BDCDS 2026 to see how only purely water pressure operated hands-free tap system in the world can improve your practice’s hand hygiene while reducing maintenance and being just plain fun to use. No more bumping your hands on the tap or awkwardly nudging the handles with your elbows. No more batteries to change or sensors to clean. Just simple – effective – and stylish hands-free taps.

Tapmaster® isn’t water pressure powered, there are no turbines or other electronics involved. It is water pressure operated. The system works by redirecting a small amount of water through a control circuit that is used to open and close the main water valves. See how it works here.

All of this done without using a single sliding O-ring. And all of it done with a button that moves less than 1mm! In over 30 years of operation Tapmaster® systems have demonstrated an average service life of 15-20 years before any maintenance needs to occur. Of course, no product is perfect and Tapmaster Incorporated prides itself on an industry leading 10-year warranty. 

The Tapmaster® system comes with many activator styles. Hide it behind your cabinet door or mount one of our foot activators to your toe-kick. There is even a version that is flush with the floor. See our different activators here.

Why dental, why us?

Tapmaster Incorporated got its start in the dental industry in 1994 specifically to meet the demands of dentists and dental hygienists that needed a cost effective but extremely reliable way to safely wash their hands. Since then, it has become so ubiquitous in the dental industry within Canada and the US that you can walk into nearly any dental clinic and they will likely either have a Tapmaster® that was pre-installed when the clinic was built, or added after the fact. Since Tapmaster® can work with any tap and is so easy to install, it has become the go-to standard for minor renovations and retrofits. 

Beyond the dental market, Tapmaster® systems are installed in doctor’s offices, vet clinics, hospitals, pharmacies, schools, military bases, homes, restaurants, food processing plants and in many residential homes. In fact, Tapmaster® is so reliable and user friendly that multiple hospitals and health regions have flat-specified the product to replace all other hands-free tap systems.