It’s Christmas, its snowy and everyone’s got that festive feeling.  But what do you do if your boiler suddenly stops working? It’s inevitable that you’re boiler will have problems at some point during its lifetime, although the chances of these problems occurring can be significantly reduced with regularly maintenance and servicing.  But what do you do if your boiler breaks down on Chris... (read more)

Everyone at Glow-worm wishes you a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We’re online over Christmas and will be providing the latest updates via www.needanewboiler.com and our Twitter account @yourhottopics. Best wishes from Glow-worm and the online blog team ... (read more)

Tomorrow promises to be our most energy efficient day at the office as everyone at Glow-worm takes up the Energy Matters 24 hour challenge, part of the nationwide ‘Act on CO2 campaign’. Throughout the day all employees at our home in Belper will be encouraged to think about ways in which they can save energy by switching lights off when they leave a meeting room or office area, making sure pri... (read more)

Our latest website, www.yourhottopics.com, launched last week, pinpointing tweets on all the hottest topics in the world of Twitter.  The site covers a range of topics; everything from our chances of a white Christmas, to practical energy saving tips and the latest news on the boiler scrappage scheme are featured, harnessing the views from people across the country. Our latest hot topic focuses o... (read more)

Glow-worm is supporting the Boiler Scrappage scheme, a fantastic initiative launched by Mick Williams, designed to campaign for the Government to take action and help householders replace costly, inefficient boilers. Read our interview here with Mick Williams What is the scheme all about? Why was it launched? It was the car scrappage scheme that made me think of the idea in the first place. It ann... (read more)

The biggest hidden cost for parents this winter lies with irresponsible children secretly cranking up the temperature at home. Despite the nation’s best efforts to conserve energy and beat rising fuel bills, it seems that sneaky offspring are cranking up  the thermostat to keep them warm whilst eating ice cream and to help them avoid wearing jumpers at home. That’s the conclusion of the lates... (read more)

We’re delighted to report that all Glow-worm SEDBUK A rated boilers have retained their stamp of approval from the Energy Saving Trust, the UK’s leading organisation behind the promotion of activities to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The good folk at the Energy Saving Trust (EST) recently tested a whole host of boilers currently available on the market to ensure that those endorsed by the E... (read more)

If you’re a regular to the Glow-worm blog and website you’ll have noticed that we’ve introduced a few new changes to the look and feel of things around the place.We’d love to know what you think about our new look so please get in touch with any comments or suggestions! ... (read more)

Bath and North East Council has won a national seal of approval from the Government for its efforts in reducing its carbon footprint, according to reports from news site thisissomerset.co.uk [15.09.09].The accolade was given by David Kidney, the Parliamentary Undersecretary of State at the Department on Energy and Climate Change, at a national conference hosted by the Carbon Trust.He presented the... (read more)

Summer is here and we’re all hoping for another scorcher what with many of us staying put in the UK and making the most of the popular trend for ‘staycations’ (that’s the trend for holidays at home!).Well we just wanted to wish you happy hols wherever you’re going….  stay safe and enjoy the hot weather (fingers crossed) responsibly.If you’re enjoying a staycation or simply stayi... (read more)