Green Deal

Green Deal WILL Start On October 1st…But Not Really!

Which? held a live Q & A session with Secretary of State for energy Ed Davey earlier on today (13th September), and there were some quality questions posed by readers. Some were relevant to windows, some weren't. But seen as though the main question over recent weeks is whether the scheme is actually going to [...]

By |2013-06-06T23:02:18+01:00September 13th, 2012|Categories: Green Deal|

18 Days Till Green Deal

After months and months of debating, reports, discussions and speculation, we're counting down the launch of the Green Deal in days now rather than months. The Government's flagship Green Scheme to help upgrade the housing stock in this country however doesn't look set to launch at the start of October. According to latest reports the [...]

By |2013-06-06T23:03:35+01:00September 12th, 2012|Categories: Green Deal|

EU May Cost The UK The Green Deal

One of the main selling points of the Green Deal is that the products included in the scheme are granted the lower 5% rate of VAT (bar windows but that is another matter!). The 5% rate will help ensure that the cost of the home improvements are outweighed by the benefits and energy saving reductions [...]

By |2013-06-09T13:08:59+01:00August 22nd, 2012|Categories: Government, Green Deal|

DODS, GGF And All Things Green Deal

On Friday, I was lucky enough to attend this months DODS Green Deal Roundtable meeting, sponsored by the GGF. These meetings have been created with the aim to get everyone involved in the Green Deal to sit down, talk about the issues that surround the scheme, try and discuss solutions and generally gauge opinion on [...]

By |2016-10-24T20:24:30+01:00July 23rd, 2012|Categories: GGF, Green Deal|

GGF Will Not Support Legal Action

A couple of days ago I wrote about Crystal Home Improvements taking it upon themselves to attempt to start legal action against the Government over the Green Deal. Their aim is to stop the scheme being implemented until they are fully satisfied that SME's will be well represented and won't be forced out by the [...]

By |2016-10-24T20:24:30+01:00July 20th, 2012|Categories: GGF, Green Deal|

Green Deal To Hit A Legal Snag?

As the deadline for the introduction of the Green Deal gets ever closer, SME's are becoming increasingly vocal with their worries about the scheme. A lot are of the opinion that they are going to be pushed out of the market by the new mega-companies now joining the double glazing industry to try and cash [...]

By |2016-10-24T20:24:30+01:00July 18th, 2012|Categories: Green Deal|

Letter From Ed Balls

A couple of months ago I sent an email to our local MP, Ed Balls, to express my concern about the lack of fairness when it comes to energy efficient windows and their inclusion in the Green Deal. As many of you know, many home improvement measures included in the Green Deal are subject to [...]

By |2016-10-24T20:24:30+01:00July 16th, 2012|Categories: double glazing, double glazing industry, economy, Green Deal|

GGF Champions SME’s For Green Deal

Since the inception of the Green Deal, one of the biggest concerns has been how the scheme will make sure that small to medium sized businesses also benefit from it, and that not just biggest companies take all the best bits. The DECC (Department of Energy and Climate Change) has formed a new group called [...]

By |2016-10-24T20:24:31+01:00July 5th, 2012|Categories: GGF, Green Deal|

Green Deal Just A Few Months Away

The Green Deal is now just four months away from being implemented. And as far as I'm aware, there are still some issues to be ironed out before the finished article hits the industry at some point in October. There was a new development today. The Government is considering a cash back arrangement as part [...]

By |2016-10-24T20:24:31+01:00July 1st, 2012|Categories: Green Deal|

Government Wants Us To Have 25 Year Guarantees!

Here's something a bit ridiculous that seems to have been missed in all the fine print of the Green Deal. I was reading in this month's Windows Active on page 100 the article from Colin St. John, General Manager at Freefoam and was very surprised to hear that according to the article, the Government is [...]

By |2012-05-26T11:00:28+01:00May 26th, 2012|Categories: Green Deal|

Open Letter To The GGF

First of all, you will have to excuse my spelling as I am typing this from my phone! As you will have noticed I have been plugging my campaign for windows and doors to have a VAT rating of 5% so that they are brought in line with the resy of the Green Deal home [...]

By |2016-10-24T20:24:33+01:00May 4th, 2012|Categories: Green Deal|

A Letter To Your Local MP

The title of this post sounds very dry I know, but it contains something we all need to be doing to make sure our industry gets a fair chance when the Green Deal comes to fruition. Our friends @APSWindowCo as well input from Russell from Finesse Windows on the Low VAT Rate For Windows,  have [...]

By |2016-10-24T20:24:33+01:00May 1st, 2012|Categories: Government, Green Deal|

Government In-Fighting Over Green Deal

It was revealed at the weekend that some very senior ministers within the Coalition Government has moved to block the Green Deal altogether, calling for it to be scrapped completely. The report can be found here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/greenpolitics/9204987/Top-Tories-try-to-torpedo-Green-Deal.html The ministers include Chancellor George Osbourne, Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, housing Minister Grant Shapps and employment Minister Chris [...]

By |2016-10-24T20:24:34+01:00April 16th, 2012|Categories: Green Deal|

Consequential Home Improvements Makes It On Sky News

Sky News today has heavily featured the Government's new home improvement plans to force people into buying more home improvement measures. So, if a customer wants a new conservatory or windows and doors, they may be forced to install loft insulation for example. The costs of these extra works would be covered by a loan [...]

By |2016-10-24T20:24:34+01:00April 9th, 2012|Categories: double glazing industry, Green Deal|

First Green Deal Providers Announced

Yesterday on April 4th, the first 22 organizations taking part in the Green Deal were announced. They are: Ampere GDP Anglian Home Improvements BritishEco British Gas CarbonLow Group Carillion Empower Community Enact Energy E.ON Gentoo Group Grafton Group Insta Group Keepmoat Kingfisher Mark Group ReEnergise Finance SIG plc SSE Stroma Toriga Energy Willmott Dixon Energy [...]

By |2012-04-05T15:22:51+01:00April 5th, 2012|Categories: Green Deal|
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