‘Nearly £500 wasted annually on bills due to poor insulation’

Millions of households are losing approximately £500 yearly on energy bills due to insufficient insulation, a study reveals

Salford abandons heat pump plan over costs

Salford City Council has scrapped its plan to install air source heat pumps in Eccles Town Hall, citing a £700,000 cost overrun during the tender process

Junk mail trashes ‘green’ goals

Junk mails and cold calls from UK businesses are turning people off energy efficiency measures such as the Green Deal. That’s according to the Energy Saving Trust (EST), which found a third of households in the UK are receiving “irrelevant” marketing information everyday and 80% are receiving them at least once a week. The social […]

Green Deal will boost demand for ‘green’ upgrades

Demand for ‘green’ upgrades will be boosted by the Government’s Green Deal scheme as more than half of homeowners in the UK are interested in taking energy efficient measures – especially double-glazing. That’s the view of the Energy Saving Trust after a survey of more than 2,000 adults showed 22% of householders have purchased double-glazing […]