SIA (Stove Industry Association)

We are a proud SIA Retail Group member. Members are independent retailers of stoves and fireplaces with showroom displays in the UK. Members agree to abide by a set of Terms & Conditions to help ensure a good professional code of conduct, ensure the provision of after-sales support to their customers, make a commitment to only selling appliances and fuel that meet the relevant standards and, where they organise installation, only do so via an appropriately qualified installer, registered under a recognised competent person’s scheme.

The SIA Mission “To promote and explain the benefits and environmental advantages of stoves as heating appliances.”

The SIA can help consumers with all things wood-burning stoves and biomass appliance related. From understanding the benefits of Ecodesign stoves, to the importance of using dry wood and a guide on how best to light the stove.

https://stoveindustryassociation.org/

Modern wood burning stoves have a clear role to play in our low carbon future and can help reduce our reliance on fossil fuels

The UK government “sees biomass as a low-carbon fuel provided that it is produced from sustainable sources” (Source: National Audit Office) and the Scottish Government defines biomass combustion as producing “net zero carbon emissions at the point of use” (Source:New Build Heat Standard (amended) 2024: business and regulatory impact assessment (see Section 10 and 11).

A modern stove will use less than a third of the amount of wood fuel compared to an open fire to give the same amount of heat. Wood fuel is renewable and sustainable, and can be locally sourced, helping to further reduce the carbon intensity of home heating.

Choosing a modern Ecodesign stove, such as a clearSkies certified model, is a highly efficient, cost effective, low carbon and low emission way to heat your home.

The SIA is promoting the clear Skies certification scheme. Clear Skies certified appliances exceed the ecodesign regulation. Ecodesign is the minimum legal requirement for wood burning stoves in the UK from 2022.