Calor Leads With Patio
Heater Initiative
Calor Gas is leading the industry in defending
a significant and growing slice of the lpg business that is under
threat from environmentalists. Friends of the Earth has, for
the last year, been urging the press and visitors to its website
with the message not to use patio heaters because of its belief
that they waste energy and contribute to climate change.
"We need to save energy, not waste it. If it’s cold outside,
why not put on an extra jumper or wear a coat" urges the
pressure group that campaigns on environmental issues. Calor
Gas has taken steps to inform the media that concerns over the
impact of such heaters have been exaggerated and there are substantial
benefits, particularly for the commercial catering and leisure
industry markets.
Many bars and restaurants, for example, use
patio heaters to offer their customers an al fresco dining experience
and to substantially
improve their opportunity to do more business for a greater part
of the year. Such a facility has also given many catering establishments
previously limited by the size of their indoor premises a new
lease of life. The heaters are also increasingly providing a
solution to smoking bans.
Calor certainly has the interests of
a large sector of the lp gas industry at heart with its media
packs and press briefings,
all of which go to great lengths to point out how modern lpg
appliances, such as patio heaters, are far safer and more environmentally
sensitive than the solid fuel alternatives. The radiant heating
technology employed effectively warms people rather than the
surrounding air, and appliance efficiencies are usually around
75%.
According to Calor, the patio heater market
produces approximately 17,000 tonnes of CO2 per year, potentially
resulting in carbon
emissions of around 4,000 tonnes – just 0.002% of all UK
carbon emissions.
Contact Calor Gas Ltd on 0800 626626
www.calor.co.uk
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