New Year’s resolution

Add energy efficiency to your New Year’s resolution for 2014. It’s that time of year again. As we approach the New Year, most of us are starting to think about changes for 2014. Losing weight is often the most popular New Year’s Resolution along with saving money, and one of the best ways to save…

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Green Solutions

As we write this blog, another energy company will be planning the next price increase for their loyal customers. This seems to be happening more often and the only way to prevent being effected is to switch to a ‘green’ alternative. Following on from a long recession resulting in households and companies becoming tighter, the…

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Air Source Heat Pump

Period: Spring 2013 Project Details: Installation of air source heat pump Size of installation: 12kW Air source heat pump Payback period: 5.5 years Details: Sarah and Jonathan contacted us for un-biased advice on the most appropriate heating system for their new build property. They wanted under-floor heating on both floors and plenty of hot water…

Heat Pumps

There seems to be a high usage of Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP) being installed as planning Approval for new builds often come with a condition of including a renewable technology. ASHP are frequently being installed as they can be cheaper than other renewable heat sources. There seems to be a continuous issue with the…

OkoFEN Training

On Thursday 10th October our Directors and Engineers attended a days training with OkoFEN/Organic Energy who are one of Europe’s leading suppliers of Biomass Boilers. Our adventure started the night before when we booked in to a Yurt which is classed as ‘Glamping’, with a wood central heating system, camp beds and an outside toilet.…

Pellet Futures

With the latest round of energy price increases happening as (SSE, British Gas and Npower has just announced 8-10% price increase), is this really the end of “affordable heating” as we know it, or is there an alternative? Wood pellets have remained at a consistent price for the last 10 years, seemingly unaffected by the…

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Under-floor heating

Period: Spring 2013 Project Details: Installation of under-floor heating Details: We were contacted by our client when designing their new build. The customer was environmentally conscious and wanted his property to be as energy efficient as possible. We installed under-floor heating throughout the downstairs of the property and radiators to the upstairs of the property.…

Plumbing

Period: Autumn 2012 Project Details: Rex contacted us after discovering faults with his plumbing; we attended his home on two occasions to solve the different problems. Testimonial: “On initial contact Roland was very professional. The engineer arrived exactly on time on both jobs. Roland was quick, clean, professional and has fair charges. The job was…