With the nights drawing in, a nip in the air - energy costs and fuel bills yet again significantly going up, 'cold homes', it's timely to talk about our media work for BEAMA's heating controls group - TACMA.
BEAMA's been our client for nearly 12 years, and research by TACMA has shown that heating controls can cut significantly household heating bills.Working with BEAMA, our news releases and articles 'sell-in' has resulted in great media coverage on the subject in key industry biz titles (off/on-line).
This Autumn. BEAMA hosted an event in Parliament to present the findings from the recent research, which found that heating controls can cut household heating bills by up to 40%.
Supported by Laura Sandys MP, the event was well attended by a wide range of key industry figures. Presentations by Salford University and New Experience were followed by a lively discussion on how to ensure that the potential benefits of heating controls are realised in practice.
We interested key H&V editors in attending - this will lead to further media coverage.
Colin Timmins from BEAMA said: "We currently estimate that there are around 11 million homes without suitable heating controls. This new research shows clearly how controls provide a cost effective solution to those people struggling to stay comfortably warm without incurring excessive fuel bills."
Alongside the event, BEAMA published a 'white paper' outlining how Government policy could be tweaked to avoid existing missed opportunities to support the greater uptake of controls in UK housing, in particular by:
Published to help householders operate their existing controls more effectively to achieve both comfort and efficiency. These documents, together with further details on the Salford University research are available from:
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