Tuesday 26 May 2015

J Tomlinson involved in ground source heat pump event after top results from recent installations

Contractor J Tomlinson has helped housing association tenants halve their energy bills after installing ground source heat pumps in 133 homes. 
The Nottingham-based company, which provides energy efficiency solutions and energy generation technologies, was appointed by housing provider Trent & Dove Housing to install the Kensa heat pumps in rural bungalows across 15 sites around the Burton upon Trent area. 
Three months later, tenants’ energy bills have halved, CO2 emissions have halved and the housing association reports that tenant health and well-being has improved. Over a year, tenants are expected to save £350 to £500 per household. 
Now the team, along with the Carbon Savings Alliance and the National Housing Federation, will be sharing their expertise about combating fuel poverty with other housing associations.
A special event is being held on 11th June at the Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent, where the focus will be on ground-breaking retrofit heating upgrades. 
Following their own recent programme, which featured the replacement of electric night storage heaters with Kensa ground source heat pumps, Trent & Dove Housing will deliver a project blueprint and off-the-shelf package which delegates to the event will be able to use to improve their own housing stock, with the reassurance of a proven and well-defined fast track programme and support network. 
Co-hosted by Kensa Heat Pumps - the manufacturer and installer of the ground source heat pump systems - the free event will also be supported by J Tomlinson, who carried out the work on the bungalows, the Carbon Savings Alliance, and the National Housing Federation, with a keynote speech from NHF Chairman, Lord Taylor of Goss Moor. 
J Tomlinson managing director Steve Kirkland, who will be speaking at the event, said: “We are very pleased to have been a part of the team that has helped Trent & Dove achieve such excellent results and an outcome that many housing associations dream of. J Tomlinson has extensive experience of installing energy efficiency solutions and energy generating technologies, and it is always great to see real evidence of how these are having a positive impact on tenants and the environment. 
“At the event on 11th June, we will share our expertise and knowledge, so that other housing providers can take forward the benefits of the scheme throughout their stock, transforming the lives of their tenants and providing a significant return to the social housing provider.” 
J Tomlinson, which also offers services in construction, refurbishment, repairs and maintenance, mechanical and electrical engineering, fit out and facilities management, is based in Beeston near Nottingham, and has depots across the East and West Midlands. 
The 11th June event will provide Trent & Dove’s perspective on the drivers, challenges and process of retrofit heating upgrades, together with advice from industry experts on the incentives encouraging the adoption of renewable technology in social housing to combat fuel poverty and lower carbon emissions, to allow delegates to copy the provider’s successful formula. 


Press release issued by Nottingham PR company Perfect 10 PR www.perfect10pr.co.uk