A new way of Government

British Prime Minister David Cameron and the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg

They are telling us that it was our choice to have a coalition although I’m not sure how they can call that one. It seems to me that there was no party with the ideas or imagination to convince us.

With that in mind I have to say that I personally am quite pleased with the way that David and Nick are talking and just hope that neither of their parties start to play politics.

It has to be good for most of us that they are starting by cutting down on Whitehall costs. Unfortunately it will no doubt mean hardship for those who are part of the savings.

A London Plumbers View

As plumbers in London we know that we can only sell our plumbing service if we give good value and I am afraid that in some civil service departments this has been forgotten.

Promote Business Growth

We need to know how the Government will tackle the deficit whilst  ensuring that businesses can grow to further strengthen the recovery. Please don’t place further taxation burdens on us at a time when business recovery is fragile. We need to see measures that will promote business growth and encourage employment.

An underlying issue with the banks

You must sort out the  underlying issues between the banks and small and medium sized businesses so that we can get access to finance. There is lots we can do to grow, be more cost effective and more efficient but the Government must put pressure on the banks to lend to smaller firms so that they can get on with the job in hand.

The bankers didn’t lose all the money by lending to true British businesses they lost it by being greedy with very doubtful deals around the world and we bailed them out with our money.

Please put in regulation to keep our money here to enable us, the small and medium sized businesses, to lead the country out of the mess the banks created for all of us.

Richard Clarke

Do you think there should be more women plumbers in London?

At a time when all the media is talking about the Polls and the importance of voting we give you the opportunity to vote on really important issues.

Let us know what you think about women plumbers for London?

Should plumbing be left to the men?

Would you feel more comfortable if it was a lady who turned up to sort out your gas boiler?

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35,000 New gas Boilers installed in the UK in Boiler Scrappage deal

125,000 new boilers and £50 million pounds, wherever did that go to so quickly?

On the 15th March they were telling us that 118,000 vouchers had either been issued or were being dealt with but that only 35,000 new boilers had been installed.

If you have a Boiler Scrappage Voucher and have not chosen an installer!

If you are looking for a good firm of boiler engineers to install it for you call us on 0800 1 123 999.

Be careful before you accept one of these offers from the energy companies when they offer to match the £400 pound Boiler Scrappage voucher with a similar sum as even after all this generosity you may find that you are paying more than you would from lots of other installers.

Check out our 1st Action Prices for the best value gas installers in London

1st Action make the Best Value offers for new Boilers in the UK

At the time when we are being bombarded by special add on deals by British Gas and E on, 1st Action have come out with a series of really exceptional deals for new replacement High Efficiency Condensing Combi Boilers that beat the market.

Great Energy Savings

With stories of huge savings in energy costs for the new boilers and growing concerns over carbon monoxide poisoning it is recognised just how important it is to have a modern high efficiency boiler running your hot water and heating system.

Boiler Offers

The boiler offers are simple to understand. Boiler Prices that include installation and commissioning are given inclusive of VAT

What is included is clearly laid out and what is not included is also clearly shown.

1st Action Lead the Way

The company realise that these are specific offers and will not be what everyone needs but 1st Action are determined to lead the way in providing the very best value for money boiler installations.

Chairman promises Quality Boilers at rock bottom prices!

Chairman, Richard Clarke said ” We are determined to have a transparent policy on the true cost and value of our boiler installations.

We feel that many of the offers being made by some of our competitors misrepresent the true value of the offer. We believe that our customers want to know exactly what it will be costing them and thats just what we will tell them.

Our new internet offer is less than we have ever offered before so our customers benefit. These are top quality top manufacturers boilers at rock bottom prices. Please go to our Boiler Offers page and see the details.”

Orders can only be taken through a special number that has been set up to deal with the extra demand

0208 839 8384

Boiler Breakdown in Snow

In January 2010 Britain experienced one of the longest prolonged cold spells since 1996. This meant 1^st Actions call centre was inundated with calls about boiler breakdowns and pipes freezing over which called for emergency action from our engineers.

One of the more prominent calls was from an elderly couple that called up during the cold spell complaining about their boiler breakdown and also a feeling of tiredness.

This sounded dangerous and 1^st Action was very glad they called.

On arrival at the scene the engineer said it was one of the worst scenes he had ever come across and that there was carbon monoxide leaking into their living room. He immediately cut off their boiler but could not supply the relevant boiler parts until the next day. This prompted our engineer to supply the couple with electric heaters for the night. The boiler was fixed early the next morning and the couple now have a safer boiler.

The ever present threat of Carbon Monoxide (CO)

I know we always seem to go on about it and our advice page is always carrying our warnings on Carbon Monoxide poisoning but  we have highlighted three cases this week that fortunately had happy endings but could each have been tales of terrible tragedy

Regular Gas Safety Checks

If you have not had your boiler and gas appliances checked please call us on 0800 1 123999. It could be so serious – make sure you have had a gas safety check

Californian Family Escape from there Apartment Home

Just two days ago 11^th Feb 2010, a carbon monoxide leak sent a Californian couple along with their four children to the hospital, along with three fire-fighters who responded to the family’s late-night emergency call.

Mum was wakened by the crying of her 2 yearold daughter but when she went to see what the problem was she collapsed in the hallway. Dad woke up when he heard his wife collapse on the floor and called the emergency number about 11 p.m.

Emergency crews were treating the stricken woman when her son also passed out, The firefighters began to suspect that there was a gas leak in the house. They moved the family outside and an air test confirmed that there were high levels of carbon monoxide inside the appartment

Medics took the family and three of the fire fighters who complained of possible minor carbon monoxide exposure but none of the eight was believed to have life-threatening symptoms.

Carbon Monoxide is a colorless, odorless and potentially deadly gas that had leaked from a propane stove in the family’s garage.

The family had used the appliance to cook a turkey earlier in the evening and had left only one small door open for ventilation. It was very fortunate for this family that one of the children woke up and started the whole emergency response but it could have been so different

Emergency Services save family of three in Ohio

On the same day in Harrison Township, Ohio, emergency services were called to a home early in the morning after a woman made a frantic call for help.

As soon as they arrived they realised that the situation for the mother and three children was critical.

They were considered to be very lucky to be alive at this point as experts discovered that the home was saturated to a deadly 195 parts per million of carbon monoxide

Carbon Monoxide Detectors important in any home

Yearly maintenance on your boiler the is key to staying safe. Carbon monoxide detectors are also important and this home did not have one. Authorities said the family was lucky.

27 Children and three Carers Poisoned by Carbon Monoxide in Pamplona

These incidents were just three days after 27 children and 3 carers at a nursery in Pamplona, Spain were taken to hospital suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning on Monday.

A defective heater may have been responsible for the poisoning of the children and  carers in the town, said emergency services.

Most of those affected had suffered only mild poisoning, authorities said.

Emergency Plumbing and Heating Call outs during the bad weather

1st Action are operating an increased heating boiler service

We are operating an increased service of plumbers and heating engineers during this spell of severe weather and additional telephone operators to take your calls.

During these unprecedented weather conditions we recognise the importance to everyone to maintain warm homes and the terrible impact that it can have when outside temperatures drop well below freezing.

It is important that you keep the temperature up in your home and we have increased the numbers of our gas engineers available to come to your assistance.

Check our Consumer Advice for precautions to take

As you can imagine we are experiencing a higher  than normal level of calls to deal with but are working hard to cover all these calls as quickly as possible and maintain our emergency service of two hours but access to some homes in the area has been proving difficult.

If you have booked a call from us and our engineer is having problems we will  keep you informed and remember we will be doing all we can to get to your assistance.

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Severe winter weather affects millions of homes throughout the UK

As soon as we started talking about the New Year this severe winter weather has hit many parts of the country and the Met Office say that we may have it for a few weeks to come.

If you are concerned about how this freezing weather might affect the plumbing, heating and electrics in your home  click here and go to our Consumer page for some advice that could make all the difference to you

We will have our engineers out to answer your plumbing emergencies and our call centre will be there to give you advice and get the plumbers and heating engineers to you.

There may be trouble getting through to some properties but we promise not to give up easily and our customer service team will work to keep you informed of the engineers progress.

No holiday for the heating Engineers

Its been a busy holiday period for us particularly as the weather has suddenly become wintery. Our heating and boiler engineers have been out throughout the holiday period.

We would like to thank all the engineers in London who gave up their own holidays to provide the emergency boiler and heating service for us and our customers over Christmas and the New Year.

We realise just how unpleasant it can be if you have the family at home and the heating lets you down. Why does it always happen at Christmas?

Perhaps even worse are the blocked drains when you have a house full of guesta and the toilets get blocked so thank you to all those drainage engineers who were out there keeping you flowing.

We hope that our emegency plumbing service was able to help you out

We hope you have a wonderful New Year in 2010 and take the opportunity to check your heating

New Year

An Emergency Service for Christmas Day and Boxing Day for London

We are operating an emergency plumbing and heating service in London and the Home Counties throughout the Christmas Holiday.

Although the service may be limited as some spare parts my not be available during the shutdown on Christmas we will have our operators in the Call Centre and engineers available to deal with your emergency heating and plumbing disasters over Christmas – Call us on 0800 1123 999 if you need  our emergency service