Scrap the VAT on high efficiency boilers and renewables!

That’s the message from Biasi, manufacturers of Boilers, Radiators and Renewables.

Scrapping the VAT on high efficiency boilers and renewables will almost certainly help to rejuvenate the hard hit construction industry, supporting existing plumbers, builders and suppliers as well as generating new jobs within the green economy. In addition to this, replacing an old inefficient boiler with a new high efficiency boiler could save the user over £200 per year on fuel bills as well as collectively saving thousands of tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions every year. Renewables also go some way in reducing fuel bills and emmisions. Solar Thermal Water Heating can reduce your water heating bill by as much as £85 a year. And Solar PV can generate around 40% of a household’s yearly electricity need.

Biasi would like to draw this to the attention of homeowners and businesses alike. Why not join the campaign to encourage the government to cut the VAT on high efficiency boilers and renewables, making it more affordable for us all to heat our homes and businesses. The mission is simple, help everyone stopping wasting energy and save money on their energy bills by making it cheaper for everyone to upgrade their heating system.

BHL wholeheartedly support this initiative and thank Biasi for raising this issue. Most people would like to upgrade their heating system for a more energy efficient one but a lot of customers are put off by the high cost of some green products. This is a real shame, but we feel the relaxing of VAT on such products would encourage more sales.

Get involved by signing up and spread the word to encourage others to register their support. Scrap the VAT, Sign the online petition now

We at BHL are always trying to keep abreast of the latest developments happening within the plumbing and heating industry.  The buzz word at the moment is renewables – and there has been tremendous growth and interest in renewable technologies recently.

BHL will be visiting this years EcoBuild 2010 at Earls Court, London. EcoBuild is the country’s largest exhibition for the sustainable building sector and it offers the opportunity to view the latest energy saving and renewable products including Solar Water Heating Panels, Solar PV Panels, Ground Source Heat Pumps, Water Harvesting and High Efficiency Condensing Boilers, as well as developments in sustainable design, construction and the build enviroment.

All the leading names from the industry will be displaying their latest products at the conference including Worcester Bosch, Vaillant, Glow-Worm, Baxi, Grundfos, Bristan, Biasi, Ideal Boilers, Pegler Yorkshire and Cistermiser.

Amongst the manufacturers displaying new lines at EcoBuild is Worcester Bosch who will showcase a selection of new products, including  the new Worcester Greenfloor underfloor heating system as well as the Worcester Micro CHP unit – which is due for release in 2011. Worcester are also launching MVHR (mechanical ventilation and heat recovery) which will be displayed as part of a model house.

To find out about our visit to EcoBuild and the products we discovered, be sure to follow our blog in the next few weeks.