TCHG have held a workshop at their office with key staff and surveyors to discuss the pros and cons of using wood burners in housing association stock.
At the workshop Paul White, TCHG Design & Quality Manager, presented on the aims of the project as a whole. However, the main focus of the meeting was on wood burners. The event was attended by wood fuel industry experts Richard Hiblen of Specflue, who presented on the benefits of modern wood burner technology, Andrew Tolfts of South East Wood Fuels (SEWF), who presented on best practice and the issues in sourcing sustainable wood fuel and Kevin Giddings of Milborrow Chimney Sweeps (complete with chimney sweep brushes!), who added his experience to the discussion on the maintenance of wood burners and flues (including existing TCHG solid fuel installations).
The meeting was very positive indeed and all agreed education for everyone is as ever key.
After the meeting Andrew Tolfts of SEWF remarked:
‘I was really impressed by the common sense, very practical approach you had in your project. Very inspiring.’
