#ecofriendly

You will have noticed that I have been very quiet for some time. This is partly due to health reasons, but also because we packed up our lives and moved into a pretty little cottage. The cottage is on the North-Eastern coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Our move is just one small step towards greening Scotland one home at a time.

It was quite the expedition with 4 dogs and a cat, but we made it in March this year. Since then, we have been settling into our new home, and enjoying the local area ever since. We have also had a Zero Waste Llama stall at some of the local producers’ markets in Banff, Fraserburgh & Peterhead!

The electricity bill up here – with no solar panels – was a shock! As a result, I have spent the last few months researching what to do. I have also talked to a variety of companies, so that we can put some energy-saving changes into place.

In the rolling landscapes of Scotland, Arctic Improvements has emerged as a forward-thinking home improvements company. They merge practical elegance with environmental responsibility. Their product portfolio—ranging from energy-efficient windows and doors to solar panels and garden rooms—demonstrates a commitment to greener, smarter living. They were the only company who I had spoken to who deterred me from Solar Panels!! In fact, the lovely Tina was the only person I spoke to who told me that it was possible to install ONLY the storage batteries (and no solar panels) and thereby benefit from Octopus Energy‘s low rates over night. That means storing the electricity until it is needed (which will be even more useful when we have the car-charger installed next year!).

Arctic offer a range of home energy improvement measures, and if you give Tina a call (0141 237 4563) or message (info@arcticimprovements.co.uk), and mention Zero Waste Llama, she will talk you through what they are doing for me!

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