April 20th, 2012
If you’re a housing association, ALMO or other social housing provider, it’s likely that condensation is a common problem for your tenants. We know that it’s a subject that can generate lots of phone calls to your enquiry centres and call-outs for your repairs teams. Many tenants will also mistake the problem of condensation for one of damp.
Condensation is surface dampness which can build up on almost any cold surface within our homes. It’s most common on the inside of windows, external walls, in the corners of rooms, and in or behind cupboards or wardrobes. Every home gets condensation from time to time. It’s formed from the moisture we produce as we cook, wash, dry clothes, and go about our everyday lives. Even our breathing produces water vapour – that’s why bedroom windows can mist over on cold nights. In fact, the breath of a sleeping adult will add about one third of a litre (that’s over half a pint) of water vapour into the air overnight.
One of the best ways to reduce the problem is to make sure your tenants understand the causes of condensation and give them advice on how to deal with it. Our booklet A Guide to Condensation and How to Reduce It can help you do just that. It has been developed with the assistance of a a focus panel made up of tenants and housing staff and provides information on the main causes of condensation, plus the following three easy steps to tackling it:
1. Reduce the amount of moisture you produce
2. Keep your home warm
3. Improve the ventilation in your home.
A Guide to Condensation and How to Reduce It includes plenty of tips and advice on how to successfully achieve each of the steps above, plus advice on getting rid of mould.
If you’re a housing provider and would like a sample copy of the booklet, fill in the form on our website and we’ll post a copy to you.
You can use it in sign-up packs to help new tenants understand and avoid the problem of condensation, or mail copies to tenants who report “damp” in their homes. Your maintenance and repairs teams may also find the booklets a useful way to explain condensation to tenants when they’re out on appointments.
For more information, call us on 01332 869260 or email info@guidemarkbooks.co.uk.
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March 1st, 2012
Guidemark Publishing has moved to a new office in The College Business Centre in Derby.
Once a college for training school mistresses, the building now offers serviced offices for businesses. “It’s a great building,” said Jane Bettany from Guidemark Publishing, “Our office is located in Room E7a and we’re looking forward to working in our new surroundings.”
The full postal address for Guidemark Publishing is now Room E7a, The College Business Centre, Uttoxeter New Road, Derby, DE22 3WZ. The company also has a new telephone number, which is 01332 869260.
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February 3rd, 2012
“Writing at Work: A Quick and Easy Guide to Grammar and Effective Business Writing” has been nominated for a 2012 Small Business Book Award in the category of Marketing.
The Small Business Book Awards seek to honour books that are of particular interest and help to small businesses and entrepreneurs. Now in its fourth year, the awards enables the small business community to nominate, show their support for, and vote on their favourite business books. The top 10 winners will be selected by readers based on the number of votes as the Best Small Business Books of 2012, while the top five vote-getters in each category become Category Winners. Voting began on 1 February 2012 and will continue until 16 February.
If you’d like to support us by voting for Writing at Work, go to the Small Business Book Awards website and click on the voting button on the Writing at Work page. Your votes are appreciated.
“With so many books being published each year, we wanted to recognise those that made a difference to small business owners and managers, and start-up entrepreneurs,” said Ivana Taylor, Book Editor at Small Business Trends, which produces the Awards. “Our annual Small Business Book Awards are a way to highlight the books that entrepreneurs are reading and learning from.”
Twitter hashtag: #BizBookAwards
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