Tag: cheaper energy bills

Is green your colour or just the colour of money?

Green builders call for £10,000 home makeover loans

Local authorities should do more to encourage Britain’s homeowners to take out loans to give their properties a ‘green makeover’, it has been suggested.

Under the latest proposals put forward by the UK Green Building Council, households would be able to take out loans of up to £10,000 to allow them to make their homes more energy efficient.

This money would then be paid back gradually through their council tax bills rather than just through lower energy bills, as had previously been suggested by the government’s recently-unveiled ‘pay-as-you-save’ scheme.

Not only would such an initiative help improve the energy efficiency of around seven million UK homes by 2020, it could also create as many as 40,000 new jobs in the green sector, supporters argue.

Welcoming the suggestions, a spokeswoman for the Department of Energy and Climate Change said: “The government will soon be trialling pay-as-you-save schemes in several hundred homes across the country and we will also use what we learn from these pilots in our final decision on what form the scheme will take.”

Last month, Grand Designs host Kevin McCloud joined forces with the UK Green Building Council in arguing that, by investing in making homes more energy efficient, the government will help cut the utilities bills of millions.

Thanks to Emily Thomas

Local IT firm saves 20% …

Local IT firm Applied IT Solutions Ltd appointed Utilitrack to check if their current gas and electricity suppliers were giving them the best price. Fortunately they weren’t locked into a long term agreement so  set to work on reducing their bills.

Our team in Leeds successfully tendered for their contract and have been able to reduce their energy bill by over 20% …

The management of Applied IT liked having a local representative to help them assess the needs of their business very much in the spirit of the way they run their business.

Applied IT Solutions offer all the benefits of an in-house IT department but without the cost for a simple, fixed & affordable monthly fee. In short, they will not charge you every time your computers are misbehaving. The support team delivers a hassle-free service which completely takes the burden of computers and IT off your shoulders, in return for an affordable monthly fee that includes all the attention you may require.

For more information please call 01462 732020 or visit http://www.appliedit.co.uk/

Heavenly Link for Gerard…

Yesterday I had a great start to the day and was appointed by Woodside Church to review their gas and electricity spend. I look forward to reporting back to their management team once I’ve established when their contract expires. In the meantime let me let you a little about this  contemporary, Bible-believing Christian church based in Bedford.

It is a  large family of people of all ages, united by a love of God and are passionate about living their lives in a way that makes a difference to the people around them. The church is a community of people drawn from many different social and ethnic backgrounds, just like Bedford itself.

Woodside meet together on Sundays at 10.30am in a modern building located in the heart of the Putnoe area of Bedford. They also gather throughout the week in smaller groups meeting in homes across the town. Woodside run weekly programmes for children, young people, parents with small children and those seeking special personal help.

Everyone is welcome to be a part of the life of our church, wherever you’re from, whatever your age and whatever your background.

Woodside Church belongs to the Newfrontiers family of churches.

Will this footballer get a place in the Ath’s team?

Aging soccer player late signing for Bedford Athletic Rugby Club

If you’re a Bedford Athletic fan don’t worry Hendry Rheeders and Val Jones haven’t lost the plot!

The finance team of one of Bedford’s oldest sporting club’s has invited me to review their energy spend to ensure they are getting best value. As an independent utility broker I am able to check my client’s are on the right tariff.

The club won’t be charged a fee for the review and I won’t keep any of the savings which may emerge from me tendering The Ath’s energy on the open market either.

So if you’d like me to be part of your team please call me on 0800 458 9643 …at worst I’ll confirm the costs you are paying are right for your level of consumption, at best I’ll improve those rates to help your business spend its money on more interesting things!

You can be part of the team at Bedford Ath