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Mr & Mrs C, Struchur

Although the majority of our customers are fitti ng a stove into an existi ng house, a significant part of our ti me is also devoted to working on new-build and renovati on projects with architects and developers. We will work closely with you from the beginning of your project and provide advice on the best site for your stove and chimney in order to ensure maximum performance and efficiency from the installati on. Comprehensive advice is freely available to local customers and covers everything from heat-loss calculati ons to water heati ng and chimney design. We offer a CAD service and can work directly from your architect’s plans or from PDF’s sent via email. Chimney design is criti cal to the performance of a stove and we always recommend that you are fully aware of the implicati ons of stove positi on at the early stages of the project which we are happy to advise on.

Our recommendati ons are (wherever possible) based on a thorough on-site

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Arran is to get its first helipad terminal. Planning permission
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First steps towards marine discovery centre
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Young Arran musician’s hit all the high notes
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Labour pick candidate for Arran seat
The North Ayrshire Labour Group has announced its candidate for
NHS Ayrshire and Arran agency nurse costs soar
NHS Ayrshire and Arran has paid the highest amount for
Tory MSP confident of good local election campaign
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Ayrshire growth deal takes centre stage at Westminster
‘The deal is about securing £359.8M investment’
New trail will help find Arran’s hidden artists
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Green-fingered course at
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If there is not already detailed planning permission for your
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So you have finally settled on that perfect plot of land and have started brainstorming a vision for your ideal self-build. Wait a minute!
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LETTERS
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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
‘Seek the Lord while He may be found; call on
your letters
THE EDITOR welcomes letters of approximately 200 words in length
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SPORT
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