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Saturday, July 25th, 2009 at
4:06 pm
Recent news in the building materials trade.
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“Government Must Lead on Home Energy Refurbishment” says Watchdog
The CCC warned that a pay-as-you-save approach whereby homeowners can access a rolling fund in order to carry out insulation measures and then pay back the costs through a billing mechanism, would have only limited take up.
Read more: here
ALL home owner/occupiers and private tenants are now eligible for grant funding of 50% – 100% towards loft insulation.
Grants for loft insulation, of around 50% and above, are available for all home owners and private tenants – whatever your income – and of 100% if you satisfy the eligibility criteria.
The list of criteria below allows you to see if you are eligible for FREE loft insulation. If you are NOT eligible for the FULL 100% grant, you can still apply for a partial grant of 50-70% and under certain circumstances, more.
If you receive:
* Attendance Allowance
* Child Tax Credit (annual income of £15,460 or less)
* Council Tax Credit (which must include a disability premium)
* Disability Living Allowance
* Disability Pension
* Housing Benefit (which must include a disability premium)
* Income Support (which must include a disability premium)
* Income-based Job Seekers Allowance
* State Pension Credit
* War Disablement Pension (which must include a mobility supplement or Constant Attendance Allowance)
* Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (which must include a mobility supplement or Constant Attendance Allowance)
* Working Family Tax Credit (annual income of £15,460 or less)
Please complete the form provided here, giving as much detail as possible and a surveyor will contact you by telephone or email, to ascertain whether or not you are eligible for a grant.
Click here to apply now >>
Subject: British Gypsum (BG) Price Increase
British Gypsum advanced notice of January 2010 price increase.
2.8% on All boards
2.8% on All Plasters and plaster accessories
2.8% on Rigidur, Glasroc boards
0.0% on Soffitline
2.8% on Ceiling boards with an average of 2.8% on Ceiling accessories
0.0% on Metal
Please note: On metal there is provison that should metal increase further in quarter 1 they reserve the right to revise their prices.
0.0% on Fixings and Metal Accessories, Beads and the like.