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Amdea register my appliance
Domestic appliance manufacturers trade association Amdea has announced the launch of Register My Appliance Week, which runs until Friday, January 26.Never miss out on appliance recalls
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Keep in touch with upgrade news Consumers can go to registermyappliance.org.uk/registration/ to register their appliances. And it is not only new appliances that can be registered, but also older machines or machines purchased second-hand
AMDEA urges retailers to share tips
The UK trade association for manufacturers of large and small domestic appliances, is calling on retailers to help homeowners make simple changes to their appliance usage to save money and cut energy consumption.
As part of its Know Watt’s Watt campaign, AMDEA says that £80 a year can be saved by always washing clothes and dishes on the eco-cycle. The association also advises that £60 can be saved by cooking food in the microwave rather than the oven. Taken together, this conserves almost enough electricity to power a washing machine on eco-mode for two years. Other small maintenance tasks, such as descaling the kettle, can help maintain efficiency and extend appliance lifespan.
AMDEA URGES CONSUMERS TO CHANGE HOW THEY USE THEIR HOME APPLIANCES
AMDEA urges consumers to change how they use their home appliances
UK householders are being urged to embrace a little knowledge to make simple changes to the way they use their home appliances to save money and benefit the environment to find out more visit https://www.amdea.org.uk/amdea-urges-consumers-to-change-how-they-use-their-home-appliances/
2050: Appliances of the Future conference
Amdea, the UK Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances, reported its satisfaction for “2050: Appliances of the Future conference: The Road to Net Zero”, the event organized at the end of September by the Association itself. The latest was the third edition, supported by City, University of London and the OPSS (Office for Product Safety and Standards). The event saw guest speakers from manufacturing, retail, regulation and policy focus on the next steps for achieving a sustainable home appliance industry, as we move towards a net-zero future.
«There’s no doubt that appliances have a big role to play in supporting the achievement of net zero homes – said Paul Hide, Amdea Ceo in his speech –. Estimates suggest that within the 29 million UK homes, there are at least 130 million large appliances and over 300 million small appliances. More than 98% of UK homes have at least one large appliance and annual UK sales of this industry exceed 12 million large appliances and 50 million small appliances. This equates to a UK market worth close to £8 billion a year at retail and supports many thousands of UK jobs.»
Hide also underlined Amdea’s responsibility is to ensure there is a net zero action plan across the full supply chain – from sustainable raw materials and sourcing precious minerals to carbon-and water-neutral manufacturing, net zero delivery to the customer’s home, net zero impact in use and full recyclability and material recovery at the end of an appliance’s maximum useful life
AMDEA URGES THE GOVERNMENT TO ENCOURAGE CONSUMERS TO CHOOSE ENERGY EFFICIENT APPLIANCES OR CONSIDER REPAIRS
AMDEA urges the Government to encourage consumers to choose energy efficient appliances or consider repairs
AMDEA is calling on the Government to ensure households can reap the crucial savings that efficient home appliances can offer, and to help the nation to achieve net zero.
Chief executive, Paul Hide, highlights the examples of other European nations promoting sustainability by offering reduced VAT on repairs, and encouraging those homes needing to replace with cash grants towards best in class, high-efficiency models.
In the drive to promote a circular economy and extended life, AMDEA is launching a unique ‘Repairs and Spares’ portal as an addition to its award-winning Know Watt’s What energy-saving campaign.
The portal offers householders instant access to genuine spare parts, expert repairs and advice from 68 of the UK’s leading appliance brands. A new ‘Enduring Care’ section highlights maintenance tips for each appliance category to help homes secure best performance for longer.
Mr Hide said: “Right now, everyone is receptive to ways of reducing household costs. Promoting home savings by making the most of installed technology is pushing at an open door. The industry is also putting its weight behind encouraging cost effective repairs that extend appliance lifespans. But when homes need to replace appliances many require help to look beyond the price tag to long term choices for themselves and the environment. The Government must step up now, while there is an appetite for change, to add some meaningful financial incentives.”
If everyone who replaced a washing machine, fridge-freezer or tumble dryer in the last year had bought one of the most energy efficient models, a potential 755m kWh of electricity would have been saved. This is the equivalent of the electricity produced by 125 wind turbines, enough to power every home in a city the size of Cardiff, or a London borough as big as Barnet.
AMDEA called on the Government at a Parliamentary Reception – Appliances and the drive to net zero homes. To underpin effective action on good appliance usage, AMDEA also revealed the results of an in-home study by behavioural scientists at the University of Exeter Circular Economy Hub, on whether consumer education can help cut costs and conserve resources.
France has recently introduced anti-waste grants of up to €45 on repairs carried out by accredited professionals. In Sweden, tax breaks are offered for repairs – 12% VAT rather than the usual 25%. In Spain, regional governments (Madrid and Galicia) are incentivising with grants for the purchase of more efficient appliances.
AMDEA BOSS HIGHLIGHTS THE ENERGY-SAVING BENEFITS OF MICROWAVES
AMDEA CEO Paul Hide was quoted in a recent online news story published by the i national newspaper.
The piece, which appeared this month, ahead of AMDEA’s Parliamentary Reception, (May 24) at which it called on the Government to encourage consumers to use energy efficient home appliances, focused on how microwave ovens could have an important role to play in net zero homes and easing the cost of living crisis.
At a time when families are cash-strapped and time-stretched, the microwave is due a renaissance, suggested the article.
Speaking to Serina Sandhu, senior reporter at the i, Mr Hide said: “Microwave ovens have been a staple of UK kitchens for more than 40 years. Particularly with the current focus on energy bills, UK consumers hold these energy efficient and versatile cooking appliances in high regard, purchasing some three million every year. These appliances are not only capable of cooking nutritious and tasty meals, they can save you money too.”
The AMDEA-organised event called on the Government to support households in becoming net zero through making smarter choices about all their kitchen appliances, not just microwaves.
Jennipher Marshall-Jenkinson, chair of the UK Microwave Technologies Association, told the i: “I can honestly say to you that microwaves are the safest, the most convenient, the most nutritious and energy efficient way to cook food in this 21st century,” adding that she hopes to give everybody “peace of mind” about using microwaves to cook meals.
She added: “There is no need to have saucepans anymore but getting people to move away from their habits of a lifetime is very difficult.”https://inews.co.uk/news/consumer/microwaves-secret-net-zero-homes-2352362
AMDEA Technical officer
AMDEA has announced that Raheel Rashid will join the association in the role of technical officer at the beginning of March. He will primarily take responsibility for AMDEA’s work on product and user safety and connected appliances.
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