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RETROFIT SKILLS CHALLENGE in association with The Retrofit Academy

|Date: 15 April, 2024

RETROFIT SKILLS CHALLENGE in association with The Retrofit Academy

The future of retrofit: what is being done to meet growing demand? With demand for qualified retrofitters ...

The future of retrofit: what is being done to meet growing demand? With demand for qualified retrofitters continuing to boom, Jenny Pierpoint, Chief Operating Officer at The Retrofit Academy, explains ...

15 April, 2024
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Council launches new scheme to help Leeds residents cut energy bills

|Date: 4 January, 2024

Council launches new scheme to help Leeds residents cut energy bills

Hundreds of Leeds homeowners, renters, and landlords of properties without gas central heating can now ge ...

Hundreds of Leeds homeowners, renters, and landlords of properties without gas central heating can now get energy saving green measures installed free of charge or at a significant discount, thanks to ...

4 January, 2024
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Retrofit skills revolution: Government funds over 900 Retrofit Academy training places

|Date: 27 November, 2023

Retrofit skills revolution: Government funds over 900 Retrofit Academy training places

Leading retrofit workforce development partner, The Retrofit Academy, is set to make funded retrofit trai ...

Leading retrofit workforce development partner, The Retrofit Academy, is set to make funded retrofit training available to over 900 individuals after being awarded nearly £1m by the Department for Ene ...

27 November, 2023
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Partnership set to accelerate green skills and retrofit jobs for upgrading millions of homes in the South East

|Date: 20 September, 2023

Partnership set to accelerate green skills and retrofit jobs for upgrading millions of homes in the South East

A breakthrough partnership that will accelerate the development of green skills, and improve social housi ...

A breakthrough partnership that will accelerate the development of green skills, and improve social housing infrastructure in the South East, has been announced. The Retrofit Academy and the Greater S ...

20 September, 2023
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Partnership set to accelerate green skills and jobs for upgrading Birmingham housing

|Date: 8 August, 2023

Partnership set to accelerate green skills and jobs for upgrading Birmingham housing

Birmingham City Council has announced a three-year partnership with The Retrofit Academy, to accelerate t ...

Birmingham City Council has announced a three-year partnership with The Retrofit Academy, to accelerate the development of the green workforce and infrastructure needed to upgrade social housing in th ...

8 August, 2023
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DESNZ supports National Home Decarbonisation Group official launch event

|Date: 18 July, 2023

DESNZ supports National Home Decarbonisation Group official launch event

Members of the newly formed National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) from all over the UK have gathered ...

Members of the newly formed National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) from all over the UK have gathered in person for the first time for the organisation’s inaugural meeting, with more than 50 peopl ...

18 July, 2023
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New Careers Hub gives retrofit clients and contractors access to fresh talent

|Date: 12 June, 2023

New Careers Hub gives retrofit clients and contractors access to fresh talent

As over a billion pounds in funding has become available for large-scale, high-quality retrofit projects, ...

As over a billion pounds in funding has become available for large-scale, high-quality retrofit projects, housing associations, social housing providers, local authorities and contractors can now acce ...

12 June, 2023
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Industry panel discussion highlights tipping point for retrofit

|Date: 7 June, 2023

Industry panel discussion highlights tipping point for retrofit

The retrofit industry is at a tipping point ahead of a period of development and growth, an industry pane ...

The retrofit industry is at a tipping point ahead of a period of development and growth, an industry panel discussion at Innovation Zero 2023 concluded. The panel, entitled Retrofitting the Built Envi ...

7 June, 2023
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National Home Decarbonisation Group formed to drive quality retrofit at scale

|Date: 25 May, 2023

National Home Decarbonisation Group formed to drive quality retrofit at scale

A new organisation has been created with a core mission to collectively deliver high-quality energy effic ...

A new organisation has been created with a core mission to collectively deliver high-quality energy efficiency measures and low carbon technologies at scale across the UK’s housing stock. Backed by th ...

25 May, 2023
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