About eight percent of the Earth’s crust is made up of aluminium. Aluminium is found in everything from the average beverage can to mechanical parts for aeroplanes. It is also becoming prevalent in the heating industry mainly since it is lightweight, flexible and conductive. In recent years many players in the heating industry have been experimenting with using aluminium for radiators and other parts.

The United States’ economic crisis has certainly made headlines, but the chill has reached far beyond America, with countries as diverse as Ukraine and Iceland meet economical meltdowns. The United Kingdom is facing its own downtrodden economy too. The industry affected most by the tumble the economy has taken seems to be the housing industry. According to the leading mortgage providers in the UK, house prices in the UK have fallen twelve percent in the last twelve months. What effect will this have on the heating and plumbing industry?