HIPs (think houses as opposed to hop…) are an integral part of selling houses nowadays. Part of the Home Information Pack includes an Energy Performance Certificate – a detailed analysis of a particular property’s performance in terms of the energy use, calculated per square metre of floor area. This includes an analysis of energy efficiency based on fuel costs and the environmental imp... (read more)
Over recent weeks you may have seen the new Glow-worm advertising campaign in magazines and newspapers up and down the UK.
The kind of baby to make most people broody – he’s cheeky, dressed top to toe as a colourful bug and best of all – there are no sound effects! Yes that’s right, for the most recent Glow-worm campaign the Glow-worm bug has been captivated by some of the cutest babies i... (read more)
As the nights draw in, more of us are reaching for our winter woolies and grumbling about being too cold before making the dash from duvet to shower first thing in the morning. Before you know it it’ll be Halloween and Guy Fawkes – a sure sign in the calendar that the heating most definitely needs to be switched on!
It really is a good idea to test your boiler now before it gets too cold. Th... (read more)
We’ve gathered some top tips from all the people at Glow-worm to recommend other ways in which we can save energy at home and try to be a little greener:
• Don’t leave appliances on standby
• Don’t leave your mobile phone charge plugged in
• Fit your doors with draft excluders
• Try to turn down your thermostat (even 1 degree will help!)
• Get fully lined curtains to fit the window... (read more)
If you’re looking for a new boiler, SEDBUK – Seasonal Efficiency Domestic Boilers United Kingdom (http://www.sedbuk.com/) – is something you should look out for. It’s the universal standard for rating boiler efficiency in the UK, with SEDBUK A and B rated boilers classed as high efficiency and any rated C or less classed as standard efficiency.
The higher the rating your boiler has, t... (read more)
Another post, another great ad from Glow-worm – this time featuring the talents of comedy legend Les Dawson. This one is a particular favourite of mine.
There are some more great retro adverts from a variety of brands available to view at
http://www.tellyads.com/
http://www.adwatch.tv/
Enjoy!
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Looking through the archives at Glow-worm recently, we were taken aback by just how many amazing advertising campaigns have come out over the years – and just how many have featured dodgy haircuts and embarrassing fashions!
From Les Dawson to Ronnie Barker, Glow-worm boilers have seen the finest talents grace the screen in support of the company’s range of boilers through the decades.
Now is y... (read more)
The core blog team are Katie Cope (Marketing), Lesley Wooders (Customer Contact) and Martyn Ford (Sales), alongside Lisa Ferneyhough and Sally Rushton from our PR agency, Dig For Fire.
Katie Cope
Katie has worked at Glow-worm for over a year and is responsible for marketing. She’s particularly interested in renewables technologies (she’s a big fan of Clearly Solar) and enthuses to anyone that... (read more)
Hello and welcome to all our customers, staff and fellow bloggers.
This is the first post of the official Glow-worm blog. Over the coming weeks and months we’ll be discussing all those topics that get you hot under the collar as well as the world of heating and Glow-worm boilers.
Please feel free to get in touch with us at your leisure – let us know of anything you think might of be of intere... (read more)
