Insulation market to 'shrink by 69 per cent' in this parliament

Jessica Shankleman
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New figures show number of energy saving measures carried out has fallen sharply in past year

The UK insulation market is set to shrink by two thirds over the course of this parliament because the government has failed to bring in strong measures to encourage people to curb their energy use, a...

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