Windows Scrappage Scheme
The Glass & Glazing Federation (GGF) continues to attract signatories to its Downing Street petition; the list of people supporting the proposition to introduce a window scrappage scheme to the double glazing industry now tops 3,500 as at January 2010.
The GGF petitioned the government to introduce a window scrappage scheme, whereby householders would be encouraged to scrap their old poorly insulated windows in return for a £1,000 grant towards the installation of new, professionally installed, energy efficient ones. The petition has been set up through the ePetition Scheme on the Official website of the Prime Minister’s Office at www.number10.gov.uk and is available at: http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/windowscrappage
The benefits of this scheme for window manufacturers, suppliers and installers would be increased sales and a reversal in the downward trend in the number of installed windows and doors. Consumers would save £1,000 and enjoy a facelift to their homes, along with lower fuel bills and more energy efficient homes. And the government would benefit from reduced emissions from the existing housing stock, helping it to meet the necessary greenhouse gas emissions targets. The government would also reclaim some of the grant money in VAT.
GGF chief executive, Nigel Rees, is encouraged by a similar scheme that has been launched in the heating industry, where homeowners receive a £400 grant to install an energy efficient boiler. Replacing a home’s single glazing with energy efficient windows could save £150 and 0.3 tonnes of carbon.
There are thousands of homes in the UK with single glazed windows, which could benefit from a window scrappage scheme. This would have numerous other benefits. Not only would the household save money in the long term, but the scheme would help the UK to meet its carbon emissions targets.
Even though the government have not yet approved the scheme, here at Energy Efficient Windows we are 100% committed to saving energy and have set up our own in-house scheme where we can currently offer you a scrappage allowance of £25 for every window or door we replace. You have the option of cashback or a reduction on your final invoice.
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