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Insulation News - March 2008

Straw 'could be used to create sustainable homes'

Category: Insulation (14.05.2008)

Provisions made for green loans in today's budget announcement have been met by approval by Abbey, it has emerged.Chancellor Alastair Darling announced earlier today that further funding would be provided to the Green Homes Service to help people make their homes more energy efficient."We support this and have a green...

Insulation sales 'on the rise'

Category: Insulation (14.05.2008)

Tighter regulations on energy consumption have caused rising sales of insulation products in the UK, the Telegraph has reported.Citing information provided by insulation and roofing group SIG, sales increased by around 12.9 per cent last year and experts are predicting 2008 will likely be another strong year in the industry.David...

Poor insulation 'may lead to fuel poverty'

Category: Insulation (14.05.2008)

Some elderly people may find themselves at higher risk of living in fuel poverty because they live in poorly-insulated homes, it has been suggested.Quoting Simon Little, a Home & Capital business development director, Mortgage Introducer claimed that with an average increase in gas prices recorded to be more than 15...