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RRS Improvements Limited

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RRS Improvements Ltd has grown from being a small family run business to a large established company, carrying out roofing, building work and home improvements throughout Glasgow and all over Scotland.

We ensure our customers have full peace of mind by providing an insurance backed guarantee of up to 20 years on all roofing installations, repairs and construction.
With over 69 years experience within the industry we always offer quality advice and our team works to the highest standards, ensuring our customers feel completely at ease when using our services.

 

 

GGF expresses disappointment to Government over Green Scheme

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The GGF has written to the Government to express its disappointment in the Green Homes Grant Scheme which is due to be launched in September.

In letters to the respective departments, BEIS (Business Energy and Industrial Strategy) and MHCLG (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government), the GGF highlighted the problems with the scheme including:

  • Restricting the scheme to single glazing upgrades only – when there’s an estimated 20m homes with pre-2002 inefficient double glazing
  • Limiting the scheme to companies who are accredited to PAS 2030
  • Targeting just 600k homes in the scheme, approximately only 3% of the overall retrofit market

On the letters to Government ministers, John Agnew, GGF Managing Director commented,

“The GGF has received many complaints from angry and disappointed Members following the unveiling of the scheme’s details. The vast majorities of companies don’t qualify for the scheme and even if they went down the route to achieving PAS 2030, it will take time and money and doesn’t guarantee the work. After the impact on our industry due to the COVID pandemic followed by damage caused by the Chancellor’s statement a month before the scheme details were released, our industry deserves and expects better support from Government.”

The GGF is continuing communication with both BEIS and MHCLG on several work streams including the “Road to Recovery” Repair Maintenance and Improvement (RMI), Brexit and Fire Safety. GGF members will be fully informed when any new information becomes available.

Insuring your glazing – advice for windows & doors

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Like anything in life, home improvements can sometimes go wrong. But what happens when something happens to windows or doors you’ve had installed in your home?

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Are you insured?
Do you have valid guarantees?
Can you go back to the company who installed or sold you the windows and/or doors?
And what happens if the company is no longer in business?
What if the replacements or the repairs are costing you money, time and inconvenience?

It can be a nightmare but with a bit of forethought and using the right company, the nagging questions can be easily avoided and problems kept to a minimum.

Three key tips for ensuring you are covered.

  • When your windows are being installed ask the company you’ve employed about the product guarantees (sometimes referred to as warranties).
  • Check the guarantee is insurance backed (i.e. that there is an insurance policy underwriting the guarantee).
  • Check the small print in the guarantee and make sure you know what is covered.

The industry norm for guarantees is 10 years on windows and doors and that usually covers the glass, frame and ironmongery.

Selecting the right glazing company

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All companies listed and featured on MyGlazing.com are Members of the Glass and Glazing Federation and will ensure your windows and doors have insurance backed guarantees that are also transferrable should you decide to sell your home.

Companies registered with FENSA – the original and largest Competent Person Scheme in the replacement window sector in England and Wales – offer compulsory insurance backed guarantees as part of their service.

No matter which glazing company you use, MyGlazing.com recommends you use a firm that is registered with Installsure – the Glass and Glazing Federation’s insurance broker – who have an established reputation as a leading provider of warranty insurance products to the home improvements sector.

When looking through the array of great windows and doors in the market, it can be easy to put Insurance to the back of your mind, but when selecting your glazing, make sure you’ve got the job fully covered. Get guaranteed protection and peace of mind on your investment.

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