Consumer Information
The SIA offers a wealth of information for consumers that own or are looking to buy a stove. From understanding the benefits of choosing a stove that complies with the new Ecodesign regulation to the importance of using dry wood. You’ll also find a guide to how best to light your stove and information on how to locate a trusted SIA Retail Group member.
Latest News
New Build Heat Standard – Scotland
The Stove Industry Association (SIA) has sought urgent clarification from the Scottish Government in relation to what the Association considers to be ambiguity and a lack of consistency within the definition of terms in the New Build Heat Standard (6.11 Heating and hot water – direct emission heating system) which came into force on 1st April 2024
Wood burning emissions decrease in record year for stove sales
Particulate emissions from “domestic combustion” fell between 2021 and 2022 with a 3.9% reduction in PM10 and a 4% reduction PM2.5 from “domestic combustion”. The latest data also shows that PM2.5 emissions from the domestic use of wood fuel specifically fell by 2.7%.
The latest Defra data covers the same period in which stove sales, as reported by SIA manufacturing members (representative of approximately 80% of total UK sales), hit a record high.
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Modern wood burning stoves have a clear role to play in our low carbon future.
Wood logs cost 68% less per kWh than electric heating and 13% less than an air source heat pump (Source: Nottingham Energy Partnership). A modern stove will use less than a third of the amount of wood fuel compared to an open fire to give the same amount of heat. Wood fuel is renewable and sustainable, and can be locally sourced, helping to further reduce the carbon intensity of home heating.
Choosing a modern Ecodesign stove, such as a clearSkies certified model, is a highly efficient, cost effective, low carbon and low emission way to heat your home.