First A rated product installed in a domestic property

Having achieved ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’ accreditation in the BFRC Window Energy Ratings standards, and after making ‘C’ its standard window product, Lister Trade Frames of Stoke on Trent is staking claim to be the first company to have an ‘A’ rated product installed into a domestic property by one of its customers.

Sterling Windows and Conservatories of Cannock has just completed the ‘A’ rated installation in Baswich, Staffordshire. This four bedroomed property now stands as the first home in the UK to benefit from new windows which will actually perform to a higher energy standard than the insulated walls that they were fitted into, actually adding heat to the home through solar gain.

The homeowners, Mr and Mrs Clarke, are ‘over the moon’ with their new windows. Although the house is only six years old, they needed to replace the original softwood windows which were draughty and starting to rot and they wanted to take advantage of the energy savings that these new windows could give. ‘We now have new windows which not only look great but they will start saving us money on our fuel bills, that’s great for us and it also helps the environment too’, says Mrs Clarke. Helping the environment and saving money are certainly on the minds of the Clarkes as they have just added twin baby girls to their family.

The ‘A’ Energy Rated windows included triple glazed krypton filled sealed units using low iron and Pilkington K glasses along with Edgetech’s Super Spacer. Listers combined this with its Elitis Sculptor five chambered window system from Bowater Halo to make the high performance windows.