Great news! Stoves from leading UK stove manufacturer Portway stoves now carry independently tested CE approval to standard BS en 13240 and are so efficient and clean burning they have received DEFRA’s recommendation for exemption from the Clean Air act 1993.

1. Gas: Glass-fronted gas fires are the most energy efficient option, and very stylish too. High-efficiency gas fires can be up to 94% efficient. When you realise that an ordinary open fire is just 15% efficient, you can see how you’ll quickly make back the money you invest in a new fire. And they’re cleaner [...]

The hearth of your home, whether your fireplace or your  kitchen stove, no longer has to be a simple black or grey.  We love these rich ruby red colours – they would make a luscious accent against a simple neutral background. In chilly winter weather a wood burning stove or, better, a multifuel stove, is [...]

It’s good to know that energy efficiency isn’t just a hang-up of our current era. It seems very modern to care about saving energy, and a bit of a surprise therefore to find out that in the early 1800s the owner of an ironmongery store in Halstead created his very own design for an enclosed [...]