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Last Update: Sun Jan 27 17:32:10 2008

- 5% VAT - Clear as mud, VAT rules. Here goes. The VAT rules change each year. For domestic polyurethane foam insulation direct [...] of spray foam we have to add 17.5% VAT. Now, to make it easy to domestic customers we always quote with the [...]

- The price of polyurethane spray foam - I often get a telephone call that goes like this: “Give me your best price per square metre for polyurethane [...] foam I can quote per square metre since each job has to be priced based upon the amount of work involved [...]

- Will energy efficient homes sell for more? - After location what comes next on a buyer’s list of preferences? The answer used to be things like good neighbours, [...] of a new survey are correct. After location it is now an energy efficient home that tops house buyers’ wish list.

- SOS Spray foam installation from an unhappy competitor’s customer - Do not sign up on the night for any service, always allow several days at least for reflection before making your ...

- My roof is leaking! - Your leaking roof my in fact be your neighbours leaking ...

- Soaring UK energy bills to hit in 2006 - Ironic that deregulation of the energy market is now leading to record prices increases. Not only are prices for [...] utilities are planning major price hikes in 2006 by up to 25%! And get this; the retail energy supply industry [...]

- Yet another UK Gas Price Shock on the Horizon - A new gas price shock is on the horizon for UK gas consumers due to the dispute between Russia and the Ukraine over gas [...] gas if their homes are brought to the latest thermally efficient standards using spray foam insulation technology.

- Fair is Fair - Today, 2nd January 2006, is a Bank Holiday due to the fact New Year’s Day fell on a Sunday. Well, ever keen to [...] (me!) to come in to ensure our telephone lines are manned even though we do not really expect any telephone calls [...]

- April 2006 New Building Regulations Enforced - Back to work with a bang this week. A lot of technical enquiries and unusual applications for spray foam polyurethane. [...] was going to double up as a roof terrace, slabbed over and used as the patio above the single storey extension. [...]

- Home Information Packs to be forced on us in 2007 - John Prescott has been busy. Finding himself something to do after his failed transport polices he has come up with: [...] and failure. Home information packs are due to be introduced throughout England and Wales from the beginning of [...]

- A Cowboy Job - I received a call yesterday from a very nice chap named Jeff. You know how you can instantly take to some one who is [...] insulation installed in his terraced property and had the work done by one of the direct sales companies based in [...]

- Do a Google For Polyurethane - I don’t know about anyone else but I imagine they have the same problem I have. I get bad “good” results when I [...] Whenever I do a Google search I get interesting web sites come up that look to have what I am interested in. [...]

- What’s the BS factor in advertising? - A customer called me today to point out a web advertisement going out under Google Adwords. These are the adverts you [...] the company concerned in the search results. Google get paid every time someone clicks on the sponsored link by [...]

- Condensation Rules - It seems this is the season when condensation rules. We have received a record number of enquiries this winter from [...] followed the architect’s designs throughout. The roof called for powder coated steel sheets and the insulation [...]

- What rubbish - An interesting morning dealing with quite a number of new customer enquiries. One customer told me he was placing his [...] but because we never once engaged in rubbishing our competition. He had contacted 5 other companies and all had [...]

- When is a Velux not a Velux? - I saw an advertisement the other day by one of our competitors. They were advertising a free Velux roof window [...] a free Velux installed with every roof order for the past 2 months. The only problem with the advertisement, [...]

- Reasons for insulation - I read this on a popular website why insulation is installed. These, apparently, are the reasons: • to comply with [...] • to reduce heating plant capacity These all sound like corporate objectives to me, did the writer just have a [...]

- Condensation micro climate - Rooftherm had an interesting problem and project this week. A developer had built flats and had used steel powered [...] in the wind down phase and the new owners had taken residence. The developer had been in contact with us because, [...]

- Cyprus is getting energy efficient - I had a short winter break with the family last week. Holiday for them, part holiday, part business for me. Whilst in [...] interesting was that all new housing developments had moved quite positively in the direction of energy [...]

- Aluminium foil insulation - There has been a bit of interest recently within Rooftherm about aluminium foil insulation. This is a composite [...] The foil is basically a sandwich of fibre insulation materials and aluminium foil. The idea is that you simply [...]

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