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Green jobs scheme launches to support energy efficiency targets

|Date: 4 February, 2026

Green jobs scheme launches to support energy efficiency targets

The Real Green Jobs Accelerator Scheme has launched to deliver a training programme that supports housing ...

The Real Green Jobs Accelerator Scheme has launched to deliver a training programme that supports housing retrofit demand, promotes green skills and reduces unemployment. The scheme led by EN:Procure, ...

4 February, 2026
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Morgan Sindall completes work at latest Leeds extra care development

|Date: 5 April, 2024

Morgan Sindall completes work at latest Leeds extra care development

Morgan Sindall Construction has completed work on a development that will increase independent supported ...

Morgan Sindall Construction has completed work on a development that will increase independent supported living provision across Leeds. The Sycamores — located in Woodlesford — is Morgan Sindall Co ...

5 April, 2024
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Liberty retains two local authority heating contracts worth over £21.6m

|Date: 9 January, 2024

Liberty retains two local authority heating contracts worth over £21.6m

National property services business Liberty has retained two valuable heating contracts with Exeter City ...

National property services business Liberty has retained two valuable heating contracts with Exeter City Council and Leeds City Council, worth more than £21.6m in total. In Leeds, the £4m per annum co ...

9 January, 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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Cenergist installs UK’s first domestic high temperature air source heat pumps on £24m Leeds City Council initiative

|Date: 23 November, 2023

Cenergist installs UK’s first domestic high temperature air source heat pumps on £24m Leeds City Council initiative

Water and energy efficiency company Cenergist has completed what it believes to be the UK’s first install ...

Water and energy efficiency company Cenergist has completed what it believes to be the UK’s first installation of high temperature air source heat pumps in a domestic setting. The installations have d ...

23 November, 2023
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Plans to extend Leeds PIPES network into new areas of the city revealed, as four more buildings set to connect

|Date: 11 August, 2023

Plans to extend Leeds PIPES network into new areas of the city revealed, as four more buildings set to connect

More people in Leeds will soon enjoy affordable, reliable, and low carbon heat thanks to four new connect ...

More people in Leeds will soon enjoy affordable, reliable, and low carbon heat thanks to four new connections to the Leeds PIPES district heating network that have been confirmed by Leeds City Council ...

11 August, 2023
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Employer breakfast targets green skills in construction

|Date: 12 July, 2023

Employer breakfast targets green skills in construction

Local employers gathered at a recent Leeds College of Building event to learn more about the growing dema ...

Local employers gathered at a recent Leeds College of Building event to learn more about the growing demand for green skills in construction. The employer breakfast welcomed a range of construction st ...

12 July, 2023
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Leeds collaborating with UK business leaders to help unlock green home upgrades

|Date: 20 June, 2023

Leeds collaborating with UK business leaders to help unlock green home upgrades

Leeds City Council is working with some of the country’s biggest firms to address barriers that prevent h ...

Leeds City Council is working with some of the country’s biggest firms to address barriers that prevent households from accessing energy-saving green home upgrades. The council has been part of a majo ...

20 June, 2023
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Work is underway to demolish Highways tower blocks paving way for future development

|Date: 19 June, 2023

Work is underway to demolish Highways tower blocks paving way for future development

Demolition of the Highways tower blocks and maisonettes in Killingbeck is now underway, marking the first ...

Demolition of the Highways tower blocks and maisonettes in Killingbeck is now underway, marking the first step towards the development of new social housing on the site. Following positive engagement ...

19 June, 2023
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Space technology piloted in Leeds finds ‘leaky’ homes to help cut emissions

|Date: 25 May, 2023

Space technology piloted in Leeds finds ‘leaky’ homes to help cut emissions

A pioneering space technology has been deployed for the first time in the UK over Leeds, helping inform t ...

A pioneering space technology has been deployed for the first time in the UK over Leeds, helping inform the city’s plans to make homes healthier, greener, and cheaper to live in. Earlier this spring, ...

25 May, 2023
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