According to NHIC Member the Construction Products Association (CPA), the prospects for a recovery in construction output has weakened still further. The CPA was commenting on the latest new orders figures from the Office of National Statics for the third...
Both NHIC and the NHIC Educational Trust are passionate about reducing levels of fuel poverty in the UK. A recent report in The Guardian, however, suggests that fuel poverty now affects an unprecedented quarter of all homes in the UK! This is a result of our current...
Enjoy life while you can Professor James Lovelock, the scientist who developed Gaia theory, said it was too late to try and save the planet, according to a BBC Today interview with John Humphrys. Lovelock, who achieved global fame for his theory that the whole earth...
The cogs of our prestigious Annual Awards wouldn’t turn over half as efficiently as they did without the commitment of our two great ladies. Tanya (left) joined the NHIC only a few weeks ago but seems as though she’s been here forever! Emma is now working on important...
Comcero, the free, independent local marketplace for home improvement services is working closely with the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) and National Association for Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT). All three organisations are members...
The previous and most successful National Home Improvement Show coincided with the publication of a very important survey carried out in conjunction with the retailers, Homebase, of over one million people in the UK. It provided a unique snapshot of the home...
By 2020, it is estimated there could be more than 100,000 extra UK jobs if VAT is reduced to 5% for all domestic repair, maintenance and improvement (RMI) works. This is according to figures from the Federation of Master Builders. FMB director of external affairs,...
Publication in December of the Water White Paper should point out how desperate things are becoming to reduce worldwide water consumption. At the moment our heads are just about above the crucial level. But in five years time this could be a different picture....
Minister gives Green Deal a boost at NHIC annual awards lunch DCLG Minister Mr Andrew Stunell MP gave the newly published Green Deal consultative documents a major boost when he present plaques to the winners and runners up at the NHIC Annual Awards lunch in the...
The NHIC has an important Educational Trust. Established as a charitable foundation in 1980 to compliment the broad aims of the NHIC, it was found that many organisations were more comfortable talking to a charity rather than to an organisation such as the NHIC. The...
Home downsizing is an excellent suggestion, says the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC), but the Intergenerational Foundation should not worry too much about providing sufficient homes for young people. The Foundation’s recent report encourages the older...
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According to the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC) there is ample room to accommodate many of the thousands of homeless people outlined in the special report by the charity Crisis! It says that around 630,000 homes are over-crowded with the worst hit areas...
The National Home Improvement Council (NHIC) is one of the first to make sure that maximum standards are maintained in every home, especially where kitchens and bathrooms are concerned! So the latest initiative by its member, the Institute of Kitchen, Bedroom and...