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28th January 2021
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An eco first for Glen Dimplex Home Appliances
UK kitchen appliance manufacturer, Glen Dimplex Home Appliances, has proudly announced that it has become the first company to be approved and recommended by the Energy Saving Trust Recommended scheme across all three of its freestanding, built-in and range cooking categories.
Leading the way in the production of energy saving appliances, almost one hundred products across all three of GDHA's cooking brands, Stoves, Belling and New World, have undergone hours of testing against strict Energy Saving Trust Recommended criteria, set by an independent panel. They have been judged to be amongst some of the most energy efficient on the market, with reduced carbon emissions and reduced running costs for consumers.
Although some manufacturers have managed to achieve Energy Saving Trust Recommended certification in one category, GDHA says it is the first to have achieved this across all three. The company has worked hard to improve the green credentials of its products, leading the way on induction technology with the launch of a number of UK first induction products under its Belling brand, and improving energy ratings across its Stoves and Belling double ovens.
Products from Stoves, Belling and New World can now be found on the Energy Saving Trust website, created for consumers in search of the most energy efficient products in their class, and will be labelled with the Energy Saving Trust Recommended label to enable consumers to make greener choices.
Denver Hewlett, GDHA's chief executive, explains: "We are very proud of this achievement, and with three cooking brands and thousands of products it has been no small undertaking. Our production and technical teams, led by Mark Baker our Head of Research & Development, have worked alongside the Energy Saving Trust for the last two months, assisting them in the painstaking testing process.
"To have this official endorsement of our products is a great reward for the months of hard work and research that have gone into creating products that are genuinely greener."
Toni De La Motta, from the Energy Saving Trust Recommended scheme, says: "The British public wastes a lot of energy in the kitchen, so it's vital buyers know straight away what's the best of the best for energy efficiency - our label does this.
"GDHA has set a high standard that we hope will lay down the gauntlet for other companies to aspire to."
1st July 2011