subject: British Gas's offer couldn't have come at a better time [print this page] Author: eCommerce Associates Alasdair Darling hinted that it was going to happen in pre-budget speech of last month, and when Prime Minister Gordon Brown, officially launched the UK boiler scheme in the company of Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, they may well have pulled of the public relations coup of the century, Because, either by accident or design, with most of Britain up to their knees in snow and ice, as the UK suffers its coldest winter in close to thirty years, From today tens of thousands of UK households are eligible to able to apply for a special voucher that will allow them to take advantage of a 400 government subsidy against the purchase of a replacement boiler. Miliband, who had obviously done his homework proudly, pointed out that the scheme has a double purpose, firstly to reduce the level of carbon emissions that the older G rated boilers create as well as helping lower income families save money on their energy bills. On the back of the Government offer, British Gas have announced that they intend to match the Government's 400 allowance, which means customers can cut a total of 800 from the cost of a new boiler from British Gas, almost a third of the average cost of a new boiler and its installation, estimated to be in the region of 2,500, according to heating industry sources. Due to benefit from the Government's initiative are the more than 130,000 installers and 25 UK boiler manufacturers in the UK who , like most other British companies have experienced some lean times working their way through the current recession. With estimates that up to 125,000 households in England fall into the eligible category, 2010 is bound to be a very big year for all involved in the UK heating industry as eligible households rush to replace their existing boilers under the threat that next year's winter will only be half as bad as this one. Those interested in receiving further details of British Gas's back-up offer, should click on the link http://www.britishgasboilers.co.uk/replacement-boiler.htm or call 0845 074 5991About the Author:
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