The Retrofit Academy Archives

The Retrofit Academy underlines commitment to quality with revitalised membership

|Date: 6 August, 2024

The Retrofit Academy underlines commitment to quality with revitalised membership

The Retrofit Academy has further solidified its commitment to quality retrofit with the upcoming launch o ...

The Retrofit Academy has further solidified its commitment to quality retrofit with the upcoming launch of an enhanced membership for its learners, graduates and employers. The new membership scheme, ...

6 August, 2024
Read more
Liverpool City Region scoops top retrofit award

|Date: 30 May, 2024

Liverpool City Region scoops top retrofit award

Following the successful completion of their retrofit programme, where over 4,000 residences received sus ...

Following the successful completion of their retrofit programme, where over 4,000 residences received sustainable upgrades, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has been named Best Local Authority ...

30 May, 2024
Read more
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
Read more
SHDF success relies on practical retrofit skills gap being addressed, says expert

|Date: 26 March, 2024

SHDF success relies on practical retrofit skills gap being addressed, says expert

After the successful bids for Wave 2.2 of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) were announced l ...

After the successful bids for Wave 2.2 of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) were announced last week, the UK’s leading retrofit knowledge and skills expert is warning the scheme’s success ...

26 March, 2024
Read more
Inaugural National Retrofit Conference highlights pressing need for skilled workforce as award winners lead the way

|Date: 15 March, 2024

Inaugural National Retrofit Conference highlights pressing need for skilled workforce as award winners lead the way

The pressing need for a skilled retrofit workforce was once again the topic of much industry debate at th ...

The pressing need for a skilled retrofit workforce was once again the topic of much industry debate at the UK’s inaugural National Retrofit Conference, which took place at London’s ExCeL last week. Cu ...

15 March, 2024
Read more
Training partnership set to unlock retrofit career opportunities in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire

|Date: 1 December, 2023

Training partnership set to unlock retrofit career opportunities in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire

A new retrofit training academy hub has been established in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire to meet the g ...

A new retrofit training academy hub has been established in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire to meet the growing demand for retrofitters, grow career opportunities for residents, and upskill contractor ...

1 December, 2023
Read more
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
Read more
Wates SHDF WAVE 2.1 contracts exceed £100m

|Date: 24 November, 2023

Wates SHDF WAVE 2.1 contracts exceed £100m

Wates has further cemented its presence as a leader in social housing retrofit having secured £107m of So ...

Wates has further cemented its presence as a leader in social housing retrofit having secured £107m of Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 2.1 contracts on behalf of 17 social landlords. T ...

24 November, 2023
Read more
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
Read more
Climate of change

|Date: 23 October, 2023

Climate of change

LABM's Editor Claire Clutten discusses the Prime Minister's climate policy climbdown in September and how ...

LABM's Editor Claire Clutten discusses the Prime Minister's climate policy climbdown in September and how it could stymie climate innovation at a time when we need greater certainty, to encourage the ...

23 October, 2023
Read more