Has the insulation industry reached Green Deal crisis point?

Jessica Shankleman
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Industry insiders highlight a worrying trend of cutbacks across the energy efficiency sector after NWS became the latest installer to go bust

Insulation industry insiders have warned that a growing number of installers are reaching crisis point because of the failure of the government's energy efficiency policies to drive uptake of green measures...

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