Aluminium & UPVC Conservatories on Display in Hazlemere Windows Large Showroom
Hazlemere Windows are delighted to offer existing and potential customers the opportunity, to bring along their own sizes anytime for windows, doors, conservatories, garage doors, flyscreens, ceramic tiled floors and domestic blinds (roman, vertical, string, venetian, pleated, wood weave and roller blinds). Customers who are prepared to ”Bring Your Own Sizes” along to Hazlemere’s home improvements showroom, will have them costed up by Hazlemere’s expert consultants, who will then provide them with an “on the spot” no obligation estimate based on their own measurements of their properties exact needs.
This free customer service by Hazlemere’s experienced professionals enables customers to budget, plan and prioritize their current and future home improvement requirements. Customers can also benefit from Hazlemere’s current genuine special offers, by requesting a free home visit to carry out no obligation survey, consultation, and should they wish it, a written quotation for them to consider at their own convenience?
Customers are welcome to come along anytime, seven days a week and enjoy complimentary refreshments whilst browsing through Hazlemere’s Cressex home improvement showroomon Wellington Road, High Wycombe HP12 3PR. The extensive display area has on show the latest “A” rated UPVC and Aluminium energy saving windows, doors and conservatories, as well as remote control garage doors, ceiling fans and blinds. Customers can see the conservatory and living space furniture on display, by visiting Hazlemere Interiors Showroom, or by booking a no obligation appointment with one of Hazlemere’s experienced home improvement consultants.
Hazlemere Home Improvement High Wycombe Showroom Opening Hours: Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm, Saturday 10am – 4pm and Sunday 10am – 1pm
Alternatively customers can FREEPHONE 08000 825825 or email l.price@hazlemere.co.uk to book a free home interiors consultation with one of Hazlemere’s experienced interior designers or window, doors and conservatories experts in the comfort of their own home, or at our showroom at a time/date to suit them.
CATAGORY|Conservatories, Home Improvements, Windows & Doors
Ireland’s first Grand Slam since 1948 was almost thrown away by late second half schoolboy errors in Cardiff, not worthy of the manner in which the Irish came out at the start of the second half. As usual the excellent and tenacious Brian O’Driscoll lead from the front at the Millennium Stadium, leading the Irish to their first Grand Slam for 52 years. His try changed the momentum of the game and put Wales on the back foot.
Tommy Bone’s individual try for Ireland set up Ireland for a long overdue Grand Slam and helped write Brian O’Driscoll and his Irish Rugby Union team into the history books. Ireland almost threw a winning position away with silly penalties and errors, especially when Stephen Jones drop goal gave Wales a 15-14 lead with 5 minutes remaining on the clock.
Nevertheless, Ronan O’Gara’s drop goal with two minutes to go won the match 17-15, Six Nations Championship and Grand Slam for Ireland, but only just, as had Stephen Jones last kick of the game penalty gone over, Wales would have won the Triple Crown and this marvellously entertaining International Rugby match, denying Ireland the Grand Slam.
A thrilling end to a enthralling Six Nations decider, and certainly one than all the long suffering Irish fans will not forget. My congratulations to Ireland’s Captain Brian O’Driscoll and all the Irish team for the success they deserve after so many near misses. As Lewis Hamilton proved during the F1 title decider in Brazil last year, last minute last gasp championship wins are still a win, and the history books will always record him as World Champion, the margin of victory in the end only relevant if you were watching at the time. Ireland will always be Grand Slam Champions of 2009, but having watched the final kick of the game at the Millennium Stadium fall yards short of the uprights, and Lewis Hamilton’s one point victory in Sao Paulo, I will not forget how close both these Championship wins were.
CATAGORY|F1 Formula One, Lewis Hamilton, Major Events
“We all want to live greener, better lives, but few of us plan on forsaking the comfort and aesthetics of our period homes, built decades before anyone worried about their effect on the planet, for a new zero-carbon property. So, what can you do to your semi, terrace or cottage to go green and save money?
That was the challenge British Gas put to 64 households last year, with the launch on these pages. Over the past 12 months, eight families on eight roads – all of them with “Green” in their address – have been trying every which way to reduce their energy consumption in a bid to be named the greenest street in the country.” (Cherry Maslen, Times Online, From the Sunday Times, 1st March 2009)
Find out how they got on. The article concludes by giving some examples of the sort of thing householders can do who are genuine about wanting to save money by saving energy and cutting costs.
“In an uninsulated home, £1 in every £3 spent on heating is wasted. Installing loft insulation could save £110 a year on bills; cavity-wall insulation could save £90.
As a rule, the older your boiler, the more inefficient it will be. A new high-efficiency condensing boiler with heating controls (prices start at about £2,000) could save £200 a year on bills.
Turning down your heating thermostat by 1C can cut bills by 10%. Fit thermostats to radiators to control room temperatures.
Turn off lights in rooms you’re not using – lighting accounts for up to 15% of domestic electricity bills.
Double glazing cuts heat loss and reduces noise and condensation problems. Expect savings of £90 a year on bills.”
CATAGORY|Carbon Footprint, Saving Money
Hazlemere Windows are proud to be Licensed Pilkington energiKare Partners, and launched an energy efficient, energy saving “A” rated UPVC window at the Technology Showcase Exhibition on Saturday 21st March 2009 at the Reggie Goves Centre, High Wycombe, Buckingahmshire.
The Energy Saving Trust advice centre teamed up with Wycombe District Council and the National Energy Foundation to deliver this free Technology Showcase Exhibition where people learnt about generating their own energy in the home and how they could save money on their household energy bills.
This “ultimate” energy efficient double glazed aluminium window system has been endorsed by the Energy Saving Trust and British Fenestration Rating Council. Hazlemere Windows exhibited demonstration samples of their “A” rated aluminium window and launched the new addition to their range, a UPVC “A” rated energy saving window at this energy saving exhibition in High Wycombe.
Hazlemere Windows displays UPVC and Aluminium “A” Rated windows
As approved Pilkington energiKare Partners, Hazlemere supply Pilkington energy efficient, energy saving double galzed products. One of the aims of the exhibition was that free professional advice was on hand so that people could be better informed about the various technologies and solutions appropriate for their homes, as well as any potential grants and energy saving offers available.
In 2007 Hazlemere became the first company in the UK to design, manufacture and install an “A” rated dual frame aluminium energy saving window system, an actual sample of which is on permanent demonstration display at Hazlemere Windows Buckinghamshire Showroom on Cressex Business Park.
The Energy Saving Trust provides free impartial advice that can help save money and fight climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions from the home.
Hazlemere Window Company Ltd are members of the Energy Saving Trust, British Fenestration Rating Council & Licensed Pilkington energiKare Partners. The Hazlemere Group designs, fabricates & installs high quality bespoke architectural aluminium window, door & curtain walling products to the retail, commercial & trade sectors. In addition Hazlemere supplies & fits UPVC windows, doors & conservatories. For further information about Pilkington energiKare or the Hazlemere Group’s wide range of bespoke products & services call FREEPHONE 08000 825 825
The Energy Saving Trust is the UK’s leading organisation set up to address the damaging effects of climate change by helping everybody to cut carbon dioxide emissions- the main greenhouse gas causing climate change – from their homes. It promotes the efficient use of energy and a more low carbon lifestyle.
The Energy Saving Trust, through its network of “one-stop-shop” advice centres, provides free and impartial advice to consumers on saving energy, domestic renewables and greener transport, and is beginning to include water saving and waste reduction advice into its remit. The Energy Saving Trust also works with retailers, builders and industry to make sure that energy efficient products are available for people to choose as well as advising government on policies that are needed to cut greenhouses gases.
CATAGORY|Home Improvements, Pilkington Glass, Saving Energy, Saving Money, Windows & Doors
Home ownership in the UK comes with regular financial responsibilities which include council tax, TV licence, insurances, maintenance, water rates, gas, electricity and telephone/broadband etc. Most of these costs are hard to avoid, some can be drastically reduced with a little planning.
If you are planning on buying a new house or home improvement, if is worth thinking what you can do to prepare your home for the future. For example, consider installing double glazing to reduce heating costs. A single panel of glass offers poor insulation as glass is a conductor of heat and heat is able to escape out of a window. In contrast with double glazing a layer of air is trapped between two panes of glass forming a near perfect blanket of insulation that keeps heat indoors. Warm in winter and cool in summer, homes with double glazing enjoy reduced power consumption, condensation and noise.
The quest to cut costs continues with solar heating. Solar power is considered a clean green method of energy, which makes use of a natural resource and is free of harmful contaminants. Virtually inexhaustible, solar energy can be used to power a wide range of items, from household essentials to outdoor lighting.
Solar energy is captured in two distinctive ways: 1) solar water-heating systems where water is heated by the sun as it passes through metal envelopes or 2) through photovoltaic conversion of radiant energy to electricity which creates energy to replace standard forms of power like electricity or gas that are commonly used energy sources to power a home.
During summer a solar water-heater can produce sufficient energy for an average three to four person family. In cooler weather a solar panel will continue to provide hot water but may need to be backed-up a small amount of conventional heating. Conventional electric water-heating systems contribute to around 40% of an average household energy bill. Replacing electric water-heating with solar power means households use considerably less non-renewable fossil fuels.
While investing in double glazing and a solar panel can be wise options, never under estimate the need for insulation. Good quality insulation reduces the rate of heat loss though ceilings, walls and floors making it easier and more cost effective to keep a home warm in winter and cool in summer.
Insulation comes in a wide variety of forms which include polyester, fibreglass, wool and other composite materials. From loose fill, which is pumped into ceilings, biscuits which are pre-cut pieces, and blankets which are available in long rolls, the types of insulation available are often as diverse as the materials they are made from.
Insulation works by slowing the rate of heat which flows through ceilings, walls, floors, and windows. Insulation effectiveness is measured by R values. The higher an insulation products R value is the stronger its ability is to slow down the transfer of heat. To ensure a home is properly insulated, identify which areas need insulation. In most homes the cavity between the ceiling and roof, under floors and walls create the most effective places for insulation to be used.
While many of the costs involved with running a home are hard to avoid, forward planning and initial investment can drastically reduce your long term costs if you properly prepare your house for the future.
CATAGORY|Home Improvements, Saving Money
