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The Best Charnwood Stoves
If you’re after a top-selling stove from a leading manufacturer, Charnwood Stoves is the perfect provider for your home. Charnwood has a rich heritage of more than 40 years, producing leading stoves, such as its famed C-Series, all of which are DEFRA approved, allowing for wood burning in smoke-controlled areas. The Isle of Wight-based family […] -
What is DEFRA?
Defra is the UK government Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs; they handle regulations and policies involving the environment, rural issues and food. You’ll see Defra mentioned quite a lot on Direct Stoves, this is because Defra approves stoves for use in Smoke Control areas as laid out in the Clean Air Act 1993. […] -
Smoke Control Explained
COAL POLLUTION PROBLEMS Estimates suggest coal pollution cuts life spans by 5.5 years in China. Indoor air pollution, some of it caused by the use of coal, causes more than 1.6 million deaths a year around the world. Pollution from coal plants kills 1,600 people a year in the UK, and costs the UK between […]
