IT’S the early bird that catches the worm.

And a series of early morning seminars are bringing results for Meltham-based specialist wall cladding company Hanson Structherm.

The firm has staged a series of breakfast briefings around the country promoting the use of external wall insulation. The tour has taken Structherm staff across England, Scotland and Wales.

The briefings were devised to highlight the important issues of sustainability, the Government’s Carbon Emissions Reduction Targets, the Carbon Emissions Savings Programme and to explain some of the funding initiatives available to registered social landlords for thermal improvements.

The events were supported by presentations from British Gas, one of the energy companies providing funding for energy efficiency schemes.

The briefings included an explanation of the funding available to social landlords via energy companies and the benefits to be gained from the use of external wall insulation. information about the improvements gained in thermal efficiency from the use of external wall insulation was also provided.