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North Somerset retrofit competition

We recently ran a competition for North Somerset residents to win a free retrofit survey, worth up to £600.

My retrofit plan helped me update my old home to be more energy-efficient

Marie wanted to improve the energy efficiency of her 1850s home and make sure she was doing her bit for the environment. Our Futureproof team developed a retrofit plan for her home and helped Marie with each step of her retrofit journey. Here’s her story.

What’s next for contractors wishing to access retrofit schemes?

With the announcement of the end of Green Homes Grant, we look to the future of retrofit training and what the Futureproof skills and Certification programme can offer.

Understanding PAS2030 and Trustmark – Free webinar hosted by the Green Register

Subsidised low-carbon retrofit training for unemployed builders and contractors

Our low-carbon home retrofit project, Futureproof, has 50 heavily subsidised places on its online training course on whole house retrofit for unemployed builders and contractors.

Futureproof Skills & Certification programme

Futureproof is expanding its remit to meet the demands of the government’s new Green Homes Grant scheme. Find out more in this blog post.

What does the Green Homes Grant Scheme signal for SME builders?

The Green Homes Grant scheme looks set to form the basis of future regulation – and sooner or later, all retrofit contractors will require PAS2030 certification and either Trustmark or MCS registration. For many sole traders and micro-SME contractors this process may seem too onerous and costly, leading to many avoiding participation in the scheme. So where does this leave SME builders?