Fernox is one of the key suppliers that joined at the Parliamentary reception where Plumb Center launched an initiative to highlight affordable measures that most households could install to help reduce their utility bills.

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News Release
October, 2012
Sustainability on a budget
Plumb Center has launched an initiative to highlight affordable measures that
most households could install to help reduce their utility bills.
Details of ‘Sustainability on a Budget’ were announced at a reception last night
at the House of Commons.
The aim of ‘Sustainability on a Budget’ is to help members of the public gain
insight and information about practical, low-cost measures that will make a real
difference not only to the cost of energy in their homes, but also to their carbon
output.
The Parliamentary reception was addressed by Baroness Verma, Parliamentary
Under Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Tim Pollard, Plumb
Center’s Head of Sustainability and Laura Sandys MP, Parliamentary Private
Secretary to the Rt Hon Greg Barker MP.
Plumb Center was joined at the event by key suppliers Honeywell, Grundfos,
Fernox and Mira, all of whom were given the opportunity to discuss the
economic and trading environment in the sustainability sector. It also gave MPs
the chance to view the latest technologies in sustainability, and to gain insight
and information about practical, low-cost measures from industry experts.
MPs also discussed holding similar events within their constituencies to promote
efficiency measures.
Baroness Verma told guests: “Britain has some of the oldest and most inefficient
building stock in Europe. Consumers pay a high price for our inefficient
buildings. We know families are being hit hard by the rising cost of gas and
electricity; our inefficient homes are using a lot more energy than they need to.
“Whilst we cannot control world wholesale gas prices, we can help people
become aware of what they can do to reduce their energy bills. Around 15 million

2. of the 26 million homes in Britain are not properly insulated, and around 12
million non-condensing boilers remain in UK housing stock. More than half of all
households do not have proper heating controls. If we are to make sustainable
change to the efficiency of our housing stock, it is imperative that individual
customers and households change the way they consume energy.
“The plumbing, heating and construction industries are crucial to the success of
the Government's agenda through utilising the opportunities being designed for
the market and local businesses. Changing our own behaviours towards a more
energy efficient life-style will embed a change necessary for generations to
come, and doing nothing is not really a viable option.”
Tim Pollard added: “Plumb Center has been working closely with the Department
for Energy and Climate Change to support the development of the Green Deal.
This is an important initiative that, with Government and industry working
together, will help consumers reduce their bills and carbon footprint.”
ENDS
For more information please contact: Ian Oliver
Wax PR and Marketing
07769 200464 / 01926 676234
ioliver@waxpr-marketing.com
NOTES TO EDITORS
• Plumb Center is a specialist supplier of domestic and commercial lightside products including
central heating equipment, plumbing, drainage, bathrooms and showers.
• Plumb Center is part of Wolseley UK, which provides construction products and materials
through a nationwide branch network, including Plumb Center, Pipe Center, Drain Center,
Climate Center, Parts Center and William Wilson.
• Wolseley UK is committed to meeting customer needs by providing the right products and
services when and where they are needed, at competitive prices. Its customers are anyone
who constructs and maintains buildings and range from the largest construction companies to
government organisations to self-employed contractors.
Wolseley UK is a subsidiary of Wolseley plc.
• Wolseley plc is the world's largest specialist trade distributor of plumbing and heating
products to professional contractors and a leading supplier of building materials in North
America, the UK and Continental Europe. Ongoing Group revenue for the year ended 31 July
2012 was £12.7 billion and trading profit was £658 million. Wolseley has around 41,000
employees, is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: WOS) and is in the FTSE 100
index of listed companies. For more information, please visit www.wolseley.com or follow us
on Twitter https://twitter.com/wolseleyplc.
• Further information on Wolseley UK is available at www.wolseley.co.uk