25 August 2010 13:26
Surrey Age Concern now more energy efficient thanks to E.ON’s Sustainable Energy Fund

Age Concern Merstham, Redhill and Reigate has celebrated the installation of energy efficient measures at its centre in Merstham, following a grant of nearly £10,000 from energy company E.ON.

The grant has been used to insulate the centre's roof, install new ‘A' rated double glazing and new radiators to make the building more efficient.  

Tony Jenkin Jones, Community Relations Executive for E.ON, said: "We're absolutely delighted to see the results that the fund award has been able achieve for Age Concern in Merstham. The increased energy efficiency will improve the facilities for the community, reduce the hall's impact on the environment and save on costs."

Michael Ward, Chief Officer for the Merstham centre said: We were very thankful to receive the grant from E.ON. The new energy measures will play an important role in the welfare of the older generation who visit the centre and help us keep costs down too."

E.ON's Sustainable Energy Fund helps community groups and not-for-profit organisations develop sustainable energy measures.

The Sustainable Energy Fund is backed up by a dedicated web resource which provides top tips on energy efficiency and sustainability and full details of how to apply for a grant. To access it, visit www.eon-uk.com/sustainableenergyfund.

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Notes to editors:

• E.ON is one of the UK's leading power and gas companies - generating and distributing electricity, and retailing power and gas - and is part of the E.ON group, one of the world's largest investor-owned power and gas companies. We employ around 15,000 people in the UK and over 88,000 worldwide;
• We're one of the leading green generators in the UK, with 20 wind farms located from Cambridgeshire to Kintyre. We own and operate one of the UK's largest dedicated biomass power stations at Lockerbie. Combined, our renewable portfolio generates enough green energy to power the homes in a city the size of Manchester.

For more information contact:

Victoria Blake 02476 181304