Bad news about air conditioning
18th Jun 2009
CO2 emissions from air conditioning in the UK have quadrupled in the last 20 years
and this increase is expected to continue for the next 20 years!
Furthermore, the sale and use of any new R22 Refrigerant, which is used in air conditioning, is banned from 31st December 2009. Therefore if you have air conditioning equipment older than five years, it is likely that it will have R22 refrigerant gas. You could harm your business by not acting now!
This could be seen as bad news, but is it really?
There is a way you can benefit from all this...
So here's the good news...
The Enhanced Capital Allowances (ECA) scheme was introduced by the Government as an incentive for businesses to invest in energy efficient equipment. It works by enabling businesses to claim all of their tax allowances against energy efficient equipment in the first year, rather than spreading the allowances over several years.
This means that you could effectively grab yourself new Air Conditioning Installation for FREE!
Any business making a capital investment in new equipment is entitled to offset the cost against its income or corporation tax by claiming capital allowances.
ECA’s are used to encourage businesses to invest in particular types of equipment by providing up-front tax relief – as 100% of the allowances can be reclaimed in the first year. In order to ensure that ECA’s are only claimable against energy efficient equipment, the Carbon Trust has drawn up a list of approved technology categories – which form the Energy Technology List. The Energy Technology List details over 6000 products that meet the Government’s energy efficiency criteria offering end users the following benefits:
- Boosted cash flow
- Energy efficiency, resulting in significant long-term financial benefits
- Enhanced tax relief
- Reduced environmental impact
- Reduced energy costs, resulting in lower cost of ownership
RAP Office Contracts can supply and fit new Air Conditioning along with any other refurbishment requirements for your office. We only use air conditioning units which comply with the ECA’s Energy Technology List. This means that you would get your Air Conditioning at an extremely reduced price OR for free! And if that wasn’t good enough, we are giving away up to £100 worth of Marks & Spencer vouchers as part of our summer Air Conditioning Promotion. Finally to top it all off, you will be safe in the knowledge that you’re doing your bit to help protect the environment!
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