Members of the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC) and their guests attended a special luncheon in the House of Commons on 20th May 2013. The topic of the day was 'The Green Deal and the future' and in an interesting overview of this major government initiative...
According to the latest TrustMark on-line database statistics for January 2013, details show 265,988 tradesmen were interrogated. This was across all trades and represented a reduction of 15%, compared with the same month in 2012. This drop is thought to have been...
TrustMark has launched an important Green Deal advice guide for householders on what to do when home improvements or repairs are not covered by the Government’s new initiative. It’s a available to download free from www.trustmark.org.uk/green-deal/. Liz Male,...
The Green Deal home energy efficiency improvement initiative kicks off in earnest today! More details appear in these NHIC pages. Announced by the government's DECC, basically this is a long-term loan scheme designed to help reduce household energy bills. The cost of...
Householders who use the Green Deal to make improvements such as loft insulation, solid wall insulation and new heating systems could qualify for a cashback incentive worth over £1,000? The more work households decide to have done, the more cash they could receive....
npower has received official authorisation from the Green Deal Oversight and Registration Body to act as a Green Deal Provider. This is a key step in its preparation to offer Green Deal plans in the spring. Green Deal is the government’s new initiative which is said...
An amazing 98% of the British public says it does not fully understand the Green Deal and how it will work. What’s more, 62% have never even heard of the scheme, despite it being the government’s flagship energy saving initiative! This is according to an Electrical...
With demand for external wall insulation set to soar following the launch of the Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) in 2013, INCA (Insulated Render and Cladding Association) and its members are said to be ideally placed to deliver the high quality projects...
Although it’s early days yet for the government’s Green Deal initiative, Sky News has reported that ‘not a single household has yet signed up for a flagship coalition energy efficiency scheme despite a £1,000 cashback offer which ministers said would get it off to a...
The world of green home improvements has become more difficult to navigate in the last few years. You only need to type ‘Solar PV’ into Google to get thousands of sales pitches proclaiming how much you could save; an indication of the trouble that the solar industry...
October was the ‘milestone’ month for Green Deal according to Greg Barker, Minister for Energy & Climate Change (DECC). He was speaking at an All-Part Parliamentary committee on this very special government initiative, which aims to encourage private and social...
Ministers risk losing business and consumer confidence for the second time in a year if they fail to heed warnings over the Government’s ‘undercooked’ Green Deal. David Hunt, director of Liverpool-based Eco-Evironments, says that Green Deal policy has variously been...
The government’s Green Deal financial initiative, due to be published this month, is expected to be considerably perplexing for homeowners. DIY Doctor, however, aims to be several steps ahead and has teamed up with Be Energy Smart (link below for further details)....
This is the month - October 2012 - when the government’s Green Deal initiative is due to rollout its important energy saving financial proposals for every UK homeowner to start making their homes carbon clean. Despite the huge amount of manpower and industry expertise...
Seven cities across England are to share £12m to help them kick-start the Green Deal in their regions. The cities – Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham and Sheffield – have put forward ambitious proposals to lower their carbon emissions and...
Only 21% of respondents have heard of Green Deal according to an important survey by the National Home Improvement Show. The research raised some serious questions especially around the government initiatives to roll out energy efficient products into private...
The consumer magazine Which arranged a special Green Deal question and answer session with Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change that can be seen in full on the DECC website – www.decc.gov.uk/greendeal The government is said to be close to...
The Energy Saving Trust (EST) is launching a new package of support to prepare SMEs (small and medium enterprises) based in London for the upcoming Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation (ECO) and to raise awareness of the opportunities which this brings homeowners....
The government’s Green Deal initiative is to be launched in October – perhaps? When it does emerge, it will enable homeowners to borrow up to £10,000, mainly through their energy supplier, to make energy-saving improvements to their homes. It will not be a government...
DIY Doctor, a member of the National Home Improvement Council, has expanded it operations and introduced the new, subsidiary company - Home Improvement Doctor Ltd. This will 'overlay' DIY Doctor, which will remain the core member of the group. As it has grown over the...