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Big Energy Saving Week in January 2023 is a great opportunity for many families to save money on their energy bills during the winter months. With the rising financial pressure…

10 must-know infrared heating facts

24 August 2022

Cut your carbon footprint, Efficient Heating, Environmental, Government, Green Energy, Infrared Heating

You have probably been searching the web for some key information about infrared heating. Well, you came to the right place. Below are 10 infrared facts you need to know…

Changes to SAP 10 for Electric Heating

24 August 2022

Jigsaw has been pushing for changes to the way electric heating is measured against other forms of heating for years. This has been carried out by meeting with Lords, MPs,…

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Is an electric car worth the investment?

19 August 2022

Amperage, Battery Storage, Green Energy, Home Improvement, Uncategorised

Efficient Heating, Government, Home Improvement, Uncategorised

The present growth of the EV market doesn’t look like it will slow anytime soon. So why are people investing in an electric car? To answer that it is worth…

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How to improve EPC rating? :James Morris, MP

19 May 2022

Cut your carbon footprint, Decarbonisation, Efficient Heating, Environmental, Green Energy, Uncategorised

On Friday 22nd April we welcomed James Morris MP to the Jigsaw offices in Halesowen. The meeting comes after video calls during the COVID lockdowns in which developments to the…

World Earth Day – Jigsaw Infrared

22 April 2022

Cut your carbon footprint, Efficient Heating, Environmental, Green Energy, Infrared Heating, made in Britain

On Earth Day 2022 it is humbling to take stock of where we are as a civilisation. When we look at how the planet has changed over the last 150…

A green business | Jigsaw Infrared

20 April 2022

At Jigsaw our mission as a green business goes beyond delivering environmentally sustainable products. Since the business started, we have always improved our sustainability to reduce our carbon footprint as…

The Next Big Thing for Infrared Astronomy

4 March 2022

Efficient Heating, Environmental, Green Energy, Infrared Heating, space

Cut your carbon footprint, Decarbonisation, Environmental, football teams, Uncategorised

The launch of infrared Space is a radiation dominated environment. There is no air for convection heating to occur so what orbits the universe instead? At Jigsaw we are beginning…

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The Future is Green: Forest Green Rovers

8 February 2022

Case Studies, Efficient Heating, health benefits of infrared heating, Infrared Heating, studies, Uncategorised, University studies

At Jigsaw as a sustainable company our goal is to represent positive climate action. Selling our low carbon products has a large impact on reducing climate change. However, to half…

ATETA Birmingham University study with infrared heating

sustainable heating -ATETA study

25 January 2022

Efficient Heating, Home Improvement, Infrared Heating, Smart Controls, Uncategorised

As part of the European Union Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Jigsaw and the University of Birmingham (ATETA) completed a study on how sustainable Jigsaw infrared heating panels are against the…

Future Homes UK

6 January 2022

Stepping into the new era. The majority of us use gas boilers to keep our homes cosy. However, given around 15% of UK carbon emissions are created by heating buildings,…

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How to have a ‘Green’ new year

20 December 2021

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Have you thought about your new year’s resolution yet? Maybe it’s cutting down on chocolate or hitting the gym. Or, making simple changes in your daily routine to have a…

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Infrared heating: a credible alternative to support the UK Government and decarbonise our homes

17 December 2021

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It is no secret by now that net-zero is hot on the national policy agenda. Since taking office in 2019, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has published a variety of strategies.…

Aston University better heating study comparison with multiple heating systems

Infrared Heating Characterisation-Source Aston University – ETICC

14 December 2021

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Case Studies, Cut your carbon footprint, Decarbonisation, Efficient Heating, Environmental, Green Energy, University studies

As part of the European Union Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Jigsaw and Aston University completed a study to compare three forms of electric heating with our infrared heating panels: 800w…

ENTRESS Wolverhampton study comparing infrared vs electric heating

infrared vs electric heaters

13 December 2021

Efficient Heating, Home Improvement

If you’re planning on installing a new heating system inside an existing or new build property. You may have some questions about which electric heating system will offer the best…

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Heating Comparison – Jigsaw Infrared Heating to Convection Based Heating

15 November 2021

Efficient Heating, Home Improvement, Infrared Heating

Open any newspaper, listen to radio discussion or, watch general UK news at the moment. The chances are that you’ll be reading or hearing about the benefits of Air Source…

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Improving communal areas

5 October 2021

One of the things contributing to service costs are the communal areas. Whether heating, lighting, security or decoration, communal areas contribute a lot to both your service charge and the…

Infrared ceiling heaters

17 September 2021

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Cut your carbon footprint, Decarbonisation, Efficient Heating, Environmental, Green Energy, health benefits of infrared heating, Home Improvement, Infrared Heating, Uncategorised

Where should Infrared heaters be placed? Just converted your traditional heating to Infrared heating panels? Selecting where to install your Infrared heaters can come across as baffling. Even though it…

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Health benefits of Infrared heating

8 September 2021

Does Infrared heating have health benefits and why? The main question people ask about infrared heating is: ”Is infrared heating safe?” Infrared radiation is safe. It is 100% safe and…

Decarbonisation Grants for SMEs- UK

8 September 2021

Decarbonisation, grants

Believe it or not there are many grants available throughout the UK for SMEs wishing to green up their business. We’ve taken a look and reviewed the Decarbonisation Grants for…

Salix Grants for Schools & Academies 2021

7 September 2021

Decarbonisation, grants

Phase 2 Public Sector Low Carbon Skills Fund – Salix Grants for Schools & Academies 2021 The Application Portal will open on Monday 13th September for academies and maintained schools…

Coventry School Installation

2 September 2021

Case Studies, Decarbonisation, Efficient Heating, Green Energy, Home Improvement, Infrared Heating

Case Studies, Cut your carbon footprint, Decarbonisation, Hot Water

This year Jigsaw have been part of the decarbonisation project within Coventry City Council. As part of the work the team have been supporting installations on five buildings. The aim…

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Greener Ways to Produce Hot Water Without Gas

10 August 2021

Heating water is one of the most expensive things we do with our energy in our properties. Someone told me it takes more energy to heat water than steel. IT’S…

The Art of Apprenticeships

9 August 2021

Apprenticeship Scheme

Cut your carbon footprint, Decarbonisation, Efficient Heating, Infrared Heating, Passive House, Smart Controls

As we look forward to a new chapter here at Jigsaw. We are always looking out for the right people to help grow the business further. Having just over seven…

What is the best way to Heat a Passive House?

9 August 2021

Battery Storage, Cut your carbon footprint, Decarbonisation, Environmental, Green Energy

A Passive House is a highly efficient building that is built beyond the ‘normal’ insulation standard. Passivhaus buildings provide a high level of occupant comfort while using very little energy…

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Power For Your Home

20 July 2021

Electricity is for most of us, something we take for granted and we all moan about when every year our bills rise. Over the last 2 decades renewable technology…

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Amperage – Why is it important for Electric Heating?

20 July 2021

Amperage, Decarbonisation, Efficient Heating, Green Energy, Infrared Heating

Case Studies, Church heating, Commercial heating, Decarbonisation, Efficient Heating

Government targets have been set for Net Zero. The decarbonisation of heat is an important part of this goal. There are many areas in any property that need checking or…

Doesn’t Heat Rise?

19 July 2021

Decarbonisation, Efficient Heating

The one question we get asked the most when we’re talking about Infrared heating is: “Doesn’t heat rise?” Well, yes, heat does rise! So why does Jigsaw advise that we install…

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What do electricians need to know about infrared heating?

7 July 2021

Efficient Heating, Home Improvement, Infrared Heating

With any technology that we’re not knowledgeable about there is a tendency to dismiss it as not as good as the stuff we do know about it. However, when we’re…

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What I think about when I’m heating…

30 June 2021

Heating is all about, or should be all about, comfort. Perfect, efficient heating should feed warm memories. Happy mornings rolling about on the floor with the kids. Cosy evenings with…

Keeping the Congregation Warm & Comfortable

30 June 2021

Case Studies, Church heating, Commercial heating, Cut your carbon footprint, Decarbonisation, Efficient Heating, Environmental, Green Energy, Smart Controls, Uncategorised

As you know, churches are generally cold, badly insulated buildings with a large volume of space to heat. Traditional, convection based heaters are a hugely expensive way to heat this…

Decarbonisation

29 June 2021

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Case Studies, Cut your carbon footprint, Decarbonisation, Efficient Heating, Green Energy, Infrared Heating, Smart Controls

In response to climate science, the UK and a number of countries have made commitments to move to a net zero emissions economy. The science shows that in order to…

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Coventry City Council Decarbonisation

18 June 2021

Cut your carbon footprint, Decarbonisation, Environmental, Green Energy, Home Improvement, Ventilation

In late 2020, a bid for a grant of up to £6m from the Government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme (PSDS) was submitted by Coventry City Council. Our partners at Genius…

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The Importance of a Well Ventilated Property

17 June 2021

Case Studies, Efficient Heating, Home Improvement, Infrared Heating, Smart Controls

To have a healthy home, effective ventilation is key. It can help prevent problems such as condensation, mould and thanks to clever additional functions like pollen or fine dust filters,…

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Modern Apartment Replace Electric Heaters with Jigsaw Infrared Heaters

10 June 2021

Decarbonisation, Environmental, Green Energy, Infrared Heating

Antares Mirror Infrared Heating Panels in Situ Infrared Heating Energy Saving Potential The owners of an apartment on the south coast of England contacted us at Jigsaw and asked us…

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Decarbonisation through Electrification

12 May 2021

Efficient Heating, Green Energy, Home Improvement, Infrared Heating, Smart Controls

At present, the Government is holding back the true potential of building a decarbonised home because the SAP emission factors have not been updated. When the Government announced that it…

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Sky-Houses and Jigsaw Infrared Meeting

11 May 2021

Efficient Heating, Infrared Heating, Smart Controls

New Home Developers Meeting Net Zero Targets Today The homes on this site are being built with the environment as its focus. The site will be completely electric. Solar panels…

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Jigsaw Infrared Partners with Genius Hub

10 May 2021

Jigsaw Infrared is proud to announce their patnership with Genius Hub Throughout 2020 Jigsaw Infrared and Genius Hub had been installing and testing a range of one another’s equipment for…

Help to Build

29 April 2021

Home Improvement, Infrared Heating, Outdoor Heating

Electric home Help for self-builders! Just launched, a new incentive to help encourage self-builders in the UK. New £150 million ‘Help to Build’ scheme to make it easier and more…

Installation of Jigsaw Infrared Outdoor Heaters

23 April 2021

Case Studies, Green Energy, Infrared Heating

Jigsaw Infrared Heaters in Situ We were more than happy to supply two of Jigsaw Infrared Outdoor Heaters to one of our trusted and highly recommended installers, Louise Tarling Electrical. Louise’s…

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Mansfield Church Infrared Heating Installation

23 April 2021

Infrared Heaters in Situ Mansfield Church Infrared Heating Installation Did you know there is no need to turn the heating on at lunchtime on a Saturday to ensure everyone is…

Keeping warm is NOT just about comfort – Heating advice – NHS

16 March 2021

Case Studies, Green Energy, Home Improvement, Infrared Heating

Keeping your home warm in the colder months is extremely important. Why? The NHS advises that it is extremely important to keep your property warm for health reasons. It is…

Jigsaw infrared case study with infrared heating panels

Living with infrared – A customer’s experience

15 March 2021

Home Improvement, Infrared Heating, Outdoor Heating

One of our valued customers have kindly written about their experience of living with Jigsaw Infrared panels and what it is like to have full control of their heating system.…

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The perfect solution for heating your conservatory

8 March 2021

Green Energy, Home Improvement, Infrared Heating, Outdoor Heating

Is your conservatory not living up to it’s expectations? Are you finding that for the majority of the year it is an unusable space due to it being too cold?…

How Jigsaw infrared started as a business

Jigsaw Infrared – Where did it all began?

4 March 2021

Jigsaw was born out of a simple need to make some home improvements Glenn, my dad, after twelve years of living in Spain decided to buy a luxury penthouse apartment…

Calling All Schools – Time is Running Out to Make a Green Investment

9 November 2020

Picture the scene. Dripping condensation filled classroom windows, with central heating blasting out, even in the milder months, which gets increasingly warmer when the student cohort are all seated and…

Jigsaw infrared heating offices efficently to stop the energy crisis

Be Efficient & Heat Your Workspace the Healthy Way!

3 November 2020

Jigsaw Infrared aluminium panels in situ – printed and white panels Having a warm workspace is the answer to having a happier workforce. However, we all know that heating your…

Infrared Heating Control System

16 October 2020

Comfort as you like it. The simple answer is by a thermostat. The longer answer, below, discusses how our Jigsaw Infrared Smart Heating Controls. The true sign of a good Smart…

Infrared vs Air Source Heat Pumps

13 October 2020

How do far-infrared heaters compare with air source heat pumps? The key difference with Infrared heaters is that they are radiant heaters and heat objects and people first rather than…

What is the Best Infrared Heater?

20 July 2020

Efficient Heating, Green Energy, Infrared Heating

How do you know the infrared heater you’re thinking of buying is the best infrared heater? Is there a checklist of what the best infrared heater should include? Yes there…

Why you don't need to heat empty rooms that you aren't in

Do Not Heat Empty Rooms

6 July 2020

Efficient Heating, Green Energy, Home Improvement

In the world of efficiency it seems that sometimes the most obvious things are overlooked. In the world of convection heating sometimes the most obvious things are not possible. Enter…

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Saving Energy in the Home

18 June 2020

Efficient Heating, Green Energy, Infrared Heating

Energy Saving Strategies for Every Household Do you sound like your parents used to? Maybe there’s wisdom in those words echoing down the years. Maybe you’ve got cash to throw…

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About Infrared Heat for Heating

15 June 2020

What is Infrared Heat? Infrared or IR is a form of electromagnetic radiation with a lower frequency than visible light. It is completely safe (in fact it’s perfect for us). We experience…

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The Efficient Electric Home of the Future Now

8 June 2020

Green Energy, Home Improvement, Hot Water, Infrared Heating

The Efficient Electric Home of the Future Now Efficient Electric Home Under Construction During the Grand Designs show at the NEC in 2019 we were discussing our in ceiling Infrared Heating mats…

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Infrared Heating – Saving Energy & Reducing CO2

8 June 2020

Efficient Electric Homes Reducing CO2 One of Jigsaw’s main goals is to reduce the amount of pollution and wasted energy produced by our homes. We are working towards zero CO2,…

Church Heating – Problems / Solutions

28 February 2020

Home Improvement, Infrared Heating

Churches are difficult buildings to heat. An understatement perhaps, church heating is a challenge to most. Old buildings, huge spaces, poor or no insulation. People sitting still. Not a great…

Replace Storage Heaters with a Modern, Efficient Solution

13 February 2020

Can you accurately forecast the weather? If not, that’s one reason to replace storage heaters. Do you want to heat your house when it’s already too warm? No? There’s another…

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Infrared Heating Case Study – Apartment

12 February 2020

Nobody tells it better than previous customers. This is the latest in our Infrared Heating Case Study series. Let’s begin with the headline from our customer’s review. Fantastic Product…

Get Rid Of Black Spot Mould

31 January 2020

Green Energy, Infrared Heating, Uncategorised

The Simple way to get rid of black spot mould I think we’ve all seen black spot mould like this in our homes. Particularly the bathroom. I bet you’re also…

Heating With No Mains Gas

30 January 2020

Home Improvement, Infrared Heating

What are the heating options if you have no mains gas? What if you have no mains gas available to you, what alternatives are there to heating with no mains…

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Butt Ugly Radiators. You’ve got them.

29 January 2020

It’s true that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but, but…. Hands up who’s in love with their ugly radiators? Yeah, that’s right, the ugly white box strapped…

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Can Infrared Heaters Run All The Time?

27 January 2020

We’ve been brought up on convection heating and we’ve been conditioned that electric heating (all electric heating) is bad and expensive. It’s not. Convection heat and infrared heat are much…

Kitchen Flooring Options that Will Stand the Test of Time

24 January 2020

Home Improvement

The floors in our homes experience a lot of wear and tear over time. This is especially true for kitchen flooring that, aside from heavy foot traffic, are exposed to…

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You Want a Quote for Infrared Heating

24 January 2020

You’ve reached the point where you’d like an idea of how much infrared heating will cost you to install. You need a quote for infrared heating. You’ll find some more…

Efficient Heating – Step by Step

20 January 2020

Infrared Heating, made in Britain

We all want that cosy feeling, don’t we? Efficient heating is part of the solution. How do you go from heating which doesn’t do the job to smart efficient heating?…

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UK Made Infrared Heaters

13 January 2020

Here’s Why We Decided We Needed to Manufacture Our Own Infrared Heaters We’re experts in Infrared Heating. We have been involved in the development of infrared heating since the early…

Smart Electric Hot Water Cylinders

11 December 2019

Hot Water

Saving both money on energy bills and reducing carbon emissions are priorities in the UK. Many households are becoming more aware of the need to make these priorities with many…

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Controlling Infrared Heater Panels

10 December 2019

Infrared heating is an efficient form of heating suitable for both domestic and commercial heating requirements. China manufactures most of the infrared heaters sold in the UK. At Jigsaw we…

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Does Infrared Heating Save Money?

29 July 2019

How Energy Efficient are Infrared Heaters? The question we are asked most often is always “Does Infrared Heating Save Money?” Every home owner would like to save money on their…

What are Infrared Heating Mats?

22 July 2019

Invisible, Pleasant & Healthy Heating With Infrared Heating Mats Infrared Heating mats are becoming increasingly popular and it’s easy to see why. With no visible heaters taking up space in…

LOT 20 compliances with infrared heating

Lot 20 Compliant Heating

12 July 2019

LOT 20 Compliance The term Lot 20 compliance has come from a European energy reduction legislation. The aim of this legislation is to improve the energy efficiency and environmental impact…

How do Infrared Heaters work?

24 June 2019