ErP green light for Worcester's Greenstar range

Leading manufacturer, Worcester, Bosch Group has announced that its complete range of Greenstar gas-fired boilers is now fully compliant with the new EU-led Eco-Design Directive, due to come into force later this year.

Under the Energy Related Products (ErP) Directive, as of September 26 all boilers must meet a number of additional criteria, one of which being that if the boiler is of a type that has the circulating pump built in then the pump itself must meet the requirements of the directive and be of a low energy type.

As part of Worcester’s preparations, its entire range of Which? Best Buy accredited Greenstar System and Combi gas-fired boilers has been fitted with low energy circulating pumps ready for when the legislation is introduced.

Martyn Bridges, Director of Marketing and Technical Support at Worcester, Bosch Group, commented: “At Worcester we are committed to further reducing the energy consumption of our products, and low energy circulating pumps will make a valuable contribution to both our efforts and those of the wider industry.

“Like a low energy light bulb, these pumps offer the same performance while consuming less energy. When you consider that, under the directive, 23 million homes could all be using pumps which operate on 50-70W - rather than the 100W and above – this development represents a significant potential saving collectively.”