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Don’t be misled

The recent announcement from the government regarding the ban on sale of wet wood and house coal is a hot topic currently. For those who were not aware, this is not a new idea, but one that was set out in the guidelines for the Governments Clean Air Strategy a couple of years ago.

Typically, this has been met with renewed resistance – along with some rather misleading statements.

It is important to familiarise yourself with the facts that go with this recent ban. Once again, the Government have made inaccurate statements regarding the figures for pollution that come from wood heating. The pollutant levels being discussed are caused by that of open fires – NOT WOOD BURNING STOVES – This has been proven by the Stove Industry Alliance, and was accepted by the then Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan – Who released a statement confirming that ‘not all wood burning is the same’.

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Ecodesign ready stoves & air quality

The Future Has Arrived. The stoves of tomorrow are available today.

SIA Ecodesign Ready stoves are designed to reduce PM emissions by burning wood more efficiently and completely.

sia website sia F.A.Q.

burley stoves

Burley are the market leaders in wood burning efficiency and have the products to prove it.

As with other stove manufacturers in partnership with the SIA, Burley are doing their upmost to ensure the facts surrounding wood burning in Eco-Design ready stoves are not lost in the frenzy of misinformation which is circulating in the media.

Most of what is we are hearing is incorrect, or is confusing stoves with open fires.

Click the button below to read more on the research Burley have conducted to help stove users separate fact from fiction.

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Burley - 'Separating Fact from Fiction'

CHARNWOOD stoves

The modern wood burning stoves of today ensure the low emision and low carbon heating for our homes. However there have been a number of misleading reports circulating in the news recently suggesting stoves are responsible for contributing far more particulate emissions than they actually do.

It is important to say that some of the air pollution statistics that are quoted are not only incorrect but they lump modern, clean burning stoves together with all sorts of domestic fuels, older appliances and open fires.

Click the button below to read more on the research Charnwood, the SIA, Defra have conducted to help give stove users ‘the truth’.

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Charnwood - 'the truth'

SIA WOODBURNING STOVES MISCONCEPTIONS

With a number of common misconceptions around wood burning stoves it can be hard to separate fact from fiction.

This helpful animated video explores some of these common misconceptions, explains the real facts and show why wood burning stoves are low carbon, sustainable heating solutions that home owners can be proud of.

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sia ecodesign ready stoves

Are designed to reduce PM emissions by burning wood more efficiently and completely.

The stoves have been independently tested by an approved test laboratory and met the emissions and minimum efficiency criteria for Ecodesign. The test results have also been verified by HETAS and listed on the HETAS web site. (Click the SIA Logo above to see the verified list of SIA Ecodesign Ready stoves on the Hetas web site.

Ecodesign is the European-wide programme to lower emissions. It is due to come into force for stoves in the UK in 2022. SIA Ecodesign Ready stoves will meet the Ecodesign requirements and are available now. The PM emissions limit for Ecodesign is 55% lower than for DEFRA exempt stoves.

defra and the mayor of london…

Are backing the Installation of SIA EcoDesign ready stoves to reduce emissions from wood burning.

In its Clean Air Strategy Defra recognises that all wood burning is not the same and that reductions in particulate emissions, (PM), can be achieved through the installation of Ecodesign Ready stoves burning Ready to Burn logs.

The Mayor of London showed his support for Ecodesign Ready stoves by sponsoring two adverts in the Evening Standard encouraging Londoners to only burn dry wood and choose a Defra exempt stove which is also Ecodesign Ready.

sia website - frequently asked questions

“The Stove Industry Alliance (SIA) and Woodsure have launched their voluntary “Ecodesign Ready” and “Ready to Burn” labels to help consumers make the right choice in London and other smoke control areas.”

SADIQ KHAN
Mayor of London

“The Ecodesign Ready brand is a great example of industry taking the lead to promote the benefits of more efficient and cleaner technologies and bringing them to the market. Ecodesign Ready stoves will help to cut air pollution.”

SIMON HOARE MP
Speaking at the launch of SIA Ecodesign Ready on behalf of Dr. Therese Coffey
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment 

“What the SIA is doing fits in with the world we have; we have problems in our inner cities with very high levels of NOx and particulates. Anything we can do to reduce that from open fires and others, through SIA Ecodesign Ready stoves has got to be an absolute benefit.”

NEIL PARISH MP
Chair of the Select Committee Environment Foods & Rural Affairs 

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