The Scottish Government was in for a toasting this Christmas when Liberal Democrats in Holyrood revealed that none of the administration’s buildings had managed to achieve the top ratings when it came to energy efficiency, with too much heat being wasted through inadequate insulation, lights and radiators left on unnecessarily and many other infractions. Released [...]
Continue Reading →Many households this year have availed themselves of the advantages of electronic thermostatic radiator valves (eTRVs), with new parents particularly able to benefit from the new technology. Only available on the market since a few years ago, eTRVs give a householder more control over the output of their radiators than ever before, and are both [...]
Continue Reading →British Gas called on Britain’s businesses last week to prepare for a cold winter this year by making sensible regular checks on their boilers, pipework and radiators. The energy provider and maintenance business said that around a third of all UK businesses are caught with their trousers down every year when the weather turns frosty [...]
Continue Reading →Householders across the UK are finally facing the genuine chill of winter after the unusually warm months of October and November, and along with it, the need to keep homes cosy but heating bills down. Effective insulation is a great way of acieving this, and with many apartment complexes and family buildings fitted with either [...]
Continue Reading →With kitchens becoming the centre of many homes, and an oasis of cosiness in their own right, more householders are fitting radiators in the room. Here’s a quick guide to some of the most important features when choosing the right radiator for the kitchen. The first and most important factor has to be a radiator’s [...]
Continue Reading →Horwich Heritage Centre in Lancashire gave a salutary lesson in the importance of safe and effective radiator placement this week when the local authority warned that many of its exhibition displays needed to be removed because they were “boxing in” the radiators and causing potential dangers. The displays surrounding the radiators were not only preventing [...]
Continue Reading →Police have issued householders and businesses with another warning to keep their doors and windows securely locked this week after another theft of radiators and copper piping, in Long Sutton, Somerset. The radiators and piping were removed from an unoccupied commercial premises in the Somerset town’s high street at some time between 3 November and [...]
Continue Reading →Britain’s only Green MP slammed Parliamentary managers for their energy-wasting antics such as leaving radiators on full blast, vetoing recycled paper for Parliament’s Christmas cards and using pricey bottled water in meetings. Brighton MP Caroline Lucas tabled an Early Day Motion urging the House of Commons authorities to reduce Parliament’s carbon footprint and highlighting its [...]
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