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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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North East housing providers form partnership to help deliver more social homes across the region

|Date: 20 November, 2023

North East housing providers form partnership to help deliver more social homes across the region

With over 40,000 North East households on the waiting list for social housing, there’s a desperate need t ...

With over 40,000 North East households on the waiting list for social housing, there’s a desperate need to rapidly build more genuinely affordable homes across the region. A group of North East based ...

20 November, 2023
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Mould Growth Consultants | Tackling home health hazards

|Date: 14 November, 2023

Mould Growth Consultants | Tackling home health hazards

Paul Munnion, Managing Director at the Mould Growth Consultants, discusses the problems associated with c ...

Paul Munnion, Managing Director at the Mould Growth Consultants, discusses the problems associated with condensation and how MGC can help social housing providers tackle the scourge of damp and mould. ...

14 November, 2023
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The Retrofit Academy strengthens training network by opening its 10th hub

|Date: 8 November, 2023

The Retrofit Academy strengthens training network by opening its 10th hub

The Retrofit Academy has opened its Hampshire Training Hub in partnership with workforce solutions and tr ...

The Retrofit Academy has opened its Hampshire Training Hub in partnership with workforce solutions and training specialist, SERT Training, increasing its nationwide network of training hubs to 10. As ...

8 November, 2023
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Cistermiser | Limescale prevention

|Date: 7 November, 2023

Cistermiser | Limescale prevention

Limescale often forms in the heating and hot water systems of domestic properties located in hard water a ...

Limescale often forms in the heating and hot water systems of domestic properties located in hard water areas — which can severely impact a boiler’s performance, efficiency and longevity. Installing a ...

7 November, 2023
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Mitsubishi Electric | Tackling the skills challenge to acheive Net Zero

|Date: 6 November, 2023

Mitsubishi Electric | Tackling the skills challenge to acheive Net Zero

Mitsubishi Electric discusses the skills gap and the need for more skilled installers to help transform t ...

Mitsubishi Electric discusses the skills gap and the need for more skilled installers to help transform the UK’s social housing and achieve Net Zero. The pursuit of Net Zero has now taken a significan ...

6 November, 2023
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Shining a light on UK social housing’s deepening fuel poverty crisis

|Date: 31 October, 2023

Shining a light on UK social housing’s deepening fuel poverty crisis

Data and insights company, Switchee, has launched its Housing Fuel Poverty Index (HFPI), an aggregated me ...

Data and insights company, Switchee, has launched its Housing Fuel Poverty Index (HFPI), an aggregated metric spotlighting fuel poverty prevalence within social housing across the UK. The HFPI will fa ...

31 October, 2023
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National Home Decarbonisation Group calls on government to release SHDF Wave 3 in Autumn Statement

|Date: 2 October, 2023

National Home Decarbonisation Group calls on government to release SHDF Wave 3 in Autumn Statement

The Government’s recent steps back on green policies are a cause for concern in successfully decarbonisin ...

The Government’s recent steps back on green policies are a cause for concern in successfully decarbonising the UK’s homes. Speaking on behalf of its members, the Chair of the National Home Decarbonisa ...

2 October, 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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New skills partnership aims to upskill 230 West Midlands professionals in retrofit

|Date: 23 August, 2023

New skills partnership aims to upskill 230 West Midlands professionals in retrofit

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has agreed a new skills partnership with The Retrofit Academy ...

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has agreed a new skills partnership with The Retrofit Academy with the aim of fast-tracking the careers of 230 local retrofitters as the region looks to ram ...

23 August, 2023
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