Green Deal

In his exclusive Installer column, Tim Pollard shares his view that the government frequently changing its policies is not good for installers, end-users and the industry: When is a pledge, not a pledge? When it is made by a politician of course. (Or when it’s a tin of furniture polish). Herein lies the issue which has […]

In his regular column for Installer, Tim Pollard takes a look at the “horror story” behind the recently axed Green Homes Grant. The announcement of the closure of the Green Homes Grant scheme after a mere six months is a further chapter in the horror story of failed attempts to prompt an uptake in retro-fitting […]

The Public Accounts Committee has published a report criticising Green Deal, saying its failings “put public money at risk and must not be repeated”. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) implemented the Green Deal in 2013 without adequately testing the design of the scheme with consumers, the report claimed. Householders were not persuaded that […]

Energy efficiency specialist, Green Heat Ltd., has announced that it is to ‘uncouple’ from the Green Deal as a Green Deal Heating Installer, the second anniversary of the initiative. Click here to read the full letter In an open letter to the Prime Minister, Green Heat’s founder and Managing Director, Peter Thom, explains that contrary […]

A million home improvement measures will keep Britain’s homes warmer for less this Christmas thanks to the Government’s energy efficiency schemes. In under two years the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) and Green Deal package has delivered new boilers, windows and insulation to around 830,000 extra houses, bringing tidings of toastier homes and lower bills in […]