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Press Association – “Greener homes boost to become law”
Author: Hazlemere Windows | Leave a Comment >>According to an article entitled “Greener homes boost to become law” on the Press Association’s website on Wednesday 5th October 2011 “A series of wide-ranging measures aimed at helping millions of home-owners slash their energy bills has cleared Parliament and is now set to become law.
The Energy Bill will allow householders to pay for environmentally-friendly improvements to their homes, such as double-glazing and loft insulation, from the savings they make by using less gas and electricity under a new Green Deal.
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne has described the scheme as “the first of its kind anywhere in the world” and has said it would insure against future energy price rises while at the same time helping the poorest families save…
Asian dawn will soon eclipse UK, EU and the West
Author: Hazlemere Windows | Leave a Comment >>Having read Max Hastings column in the Daily Mail on Saturday 25th June 2011 in conjunction with the other two “related” articles that day strongly hinting at the real danger of a forthcoming economic collapse in the UK and Europe, it did not leave me full of hope as it rang so true about the short term attitudes of both the British and our European partners.
Max Hastings article on the Daily Mail website on Saturday 25th June 2011 was entitled “La-La Land Britain faces permanent economic decline unless we face threat from the East“. In his article Max Hastings draws our attention to the fact that while “the latest Merrill Lynch World Wealth report shows that, while 300,000 new Asia-Pacific investors with at…
UK households to pay £14,000 each for Greek tradegy?
Author: Hazlemere Windows | Leave a Comment >>If the article by Andrew Malone in today’s Saturday Daily Mail is even 50% accurate, the Greek Economy is finished as a member of the Euro. It was entitled “The Big Fat Greek Gravy Train” A special investigation into the EU funded culture of greed, tax evasion and scandalous waste. It suggests that each UK household could have to pay £14,000 each towards sorting out Greece’s existing debts, this is before Portugal, Spain, Italy and the Republic of Ireland potentially cost all UK citizens even more if and when they also end up defaulting on their debts.
Having read the entire Daily Mail article in the newspaper, all it did was confirm everything I have read and heard about the current state of the…
Whether AV better or not, actual voting important thing
Author: Hazlemere Windows | Leave a Comment >>“Be careful what you wish for” has been quoted at me in the past, when tampering with our democracy is concerned. I remember the close run “Yes” campaign for the UK to join the European Union………I wonder how many would vote the same today?
On May 5th 2011, the UK electorate are being given the option of two options, neither of which are perfect, but if voters don’t vote, be it on this issue, in a General Election, By-Election or in Local Elections, then they can’t complain if they don’t like the outcome.
I’ve always believed in voting, even if only to spoil my ballot paper, then at least I expressed my preference for “none of the above”, but assume spoilt ballot papers at least…
Estimated £10.65bn cost to repair 2 million potholes
Author: Hazlemere Windows | Leave a Comment >>A press release from the Asphalt Industry Alliance entitled “Over 2 Million Potholes Raise Road Repair Bill to Record Levels“, claims that the number of potholes in England and Wales alone has increased by 59%. The press release estimated that the cost of bringing our highways up to some decent level has gone up a billion pounds to a staggering £10.65bn.
As a result the press release said the Asphalt Industry Alliance’s Chairman Colin Loveday is called on the UK Government to invest now to prevent further damage and an ever increasing repair bill. The same press release stated that “Three years of severe winter weather have revealed the fragile condition of the local road network, with road surfaces around the country deteriorating visibly…
Potholes – A sad sign of UK’s crumbling society?
Author: Martin | Leave a Comment >>On page 3 of last Tuesday’s Bucks Free Press Midweek newspaper, there was a stark headline of “Pothole will kill someone“. Driver Ray Richardson from Princes Risborough in Bucks reportedly hit a pothole in Station Road, Little Kimble on his way to work and damaged three tyres.
His compensation claim to Bucks County Council will apparently take 5-10 months to process, whereas he has to fork out for three new tyres now, plus is not guaranteed to be refunded the enforced outlay. It is a sad sign of both the way we are governed in the UK that taxpayers have to fork out upfront, but councils can not only delay payments, but can seemingly choose if and when they repair potholes.
It seems to…
Is the Green Deal a con or contemporary thinking?
Author: Martin | Leave a Comment >>According to the Press Association the Government has informed peers in the House of Lords that their “plans to reduce the carbon footprint of homes across the country will bring greater energy security and protect pensioners from fuel poverty.” My concern is that the “Green Deal” turns out to be somewhat of a “Texas two-step”, but lets hope it is a genuine policy that will actually work, though I still am worried it may have in part been devised to help mask/offset the massive increase in energy costs that some have predicted is just a matter of time.
The Press Association stated that the House of Lords was told that “consumers will have to pay for modifications, which include insulation and double-glazing, with the savings…
“Double-glazing your windows really can improve the UK’s energy security” according to the Lib Dem Energy and Climate Change Secretary of State Chris Huhne
Author: Martin | Leave a Comment >>In a speech to the London School of Economics yesterday, Chris Huhne, the Coalition Government’s Energy and Climate Change Secretary heralded the “new” Green Deal. However, having actually read his speech posted on the Liberal Democracts website, it does seem to me to lack substance, and though a commendable step in the right direction is rather full of wishful thinking and good intentions, as lacks detail and how the whole thing could not only actually be funded, but implemented.
Commenting on the content of his speech Mr Huhne stated “I want Britain to say goodbye forever to leaky lofts and chilly draughts. At a time of increasing gas prices energy efficiency is a no-brainer. It’s also a massive economic and job opportunity which could…
High Wycombe MP Steven Baker tours Hazlemere Windows new factory/head offices during “official” visit
Author: Martin | Leave a Comment >>The “publically owned” Royal Bank of Scotland have kindly assisted with Hazlemere Windows Head Office and Factory expansion (by means of a commercial loan!), enabling the Hazlemere Group to consolidate all production under one new 38,000 square foot roof in Wellington Road, on Cressex Business Park, High Wycombe. Jim Heppell, RBS Director of Commercial Banking for Chilterns and Aylesbury Vale and Conservative High Wycombe Steven Baker MP visited Hazlemere’s refurbished Head Offices and Factory on Friday 22nd October 2010.
They were given a guided tour by Hazlemere Group Managing Director Stuart Braham and by Sales Director Tony Beale, both of whom have been with the family business for well over 20 years. The High Wycombe MP saw Hazlemere Windows CNC machines in operation and kindly…
Challenging times for the double glazing industry
Author: Martin | Leave a Comment >>To say that the changes to Part L of the building regulations will have a profound effect on the double glazing industry is an understatement of Neville Chamberlain proportions. Because the UK Government took longer (following 6 months of consultation with the industry) to a) announce what the actual changes would be and b) confirm when they will come into effect and then c) eventually advise that these changes will affect ALL DOUBLE INSTALLATIONS FROM 1st OCTOBER 2010 onwards, it has left double glazing manufacturers, suppliers and installers, little or no time to realign their businesses to be able to i) cope and ii) comply.
Many extruders and double glazing manufacturers like Hazlemere Window Company obviously hold stocks of double glazing profiles which the…
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