RetrofitWorks are working with The Retrofit London business support programme, which provides up to 12 hours of FREE expert advice and support to small-medium sized enterprises in the Construction, Property Management and Green Building Products sectors – based in Enfield, Haringey, Waltham Forest or Lewisham.

For Construction Sector businesses such as general builders who install solid wall and cavity wall insulation, heating and plumbing outfits installing energy efficient boilers and central heating systems, double glazing installers, micro-power generation specialists and professional services such as architects, energy assessors – any SME business providing energy efficiency solutions to property owners –

The Retrofit London Programme can help you Gain Access to Contract Opportunities in the Energy Efficiency Retrofit market by:

•       Giving you information about contracts and building projects

•       Make introductions to property owners, larger clients and supply chain leaders

•       Help you get accreditations such as PAS 2030, CHAS, or Constructionline – some contracts that we bring to your attention will require these types of accreditation in order for you to be considered – For example, if you are already registered on Constructionline we can still help, with seminars and one-to-one advice to make your Constructionline profile more effective

•       Help you prepare effective PQQs and tenders

•       And also help with Marketing, Staff Training and Qualifications, and Financial Management

The Retrofit London business support could help you qualify as an Installer on jobs funded by Smart Homes, and onto approved supply chains.

(The Smart Homes grant scheme is available subject to conditions in Haringey, Hackney, Islington, Waltham Forest, Camden and Enfield. Click here for further information).

We are also running a Constructionline workshop early in the New Year.

We support innovative Green Building Products businesses such as StoneRad (providers of energy efficient decorative stone radiators), Pure Fuels (providers of bio-diesel fuels from recycled cooking oils for building heating, electricity generation systems and road use) and Ritec International (manufacturers of specialist glazing treatment products) – to help them raise the profile of their products and extend market reach in the property upgrade market.  If you are a business providing Green Building Products and would like some assistance to strengthen your market reach please do contact RetrofitWorks.

For Property Management businesses such as lettings/managing/estate agents and landlords who are operating as a business –

The programme can help you access funding for energy efficiency improvements to your property portfolios:

• Get to grips with funding processes for Energy Company Obligation (ECO), Smart Homes, Smart Business, RE:NEW, Home Improvement Fund, etc
• Understand regulatory requirements – why landlords will need to invest in energy efficiency retrofit
• Evaluate and prioritise your property portfolio for property upgrade works
• Understand the options to help you make better investment decisions
• Source quality suppliers for technical assessments and installation work

Benefits of property upgrade:

• More secure rental incomes when tenants have lower heating bills
• Fewer complaints and disrepair cases
• Shorter void times with a warmer more attractive property
• Improved asset value
• Legal compliance to avoid penalties

Did you know that under Government proposals properties in the private rented sector must attain a minimum EPC Rating of “E” after 1^st April 2018 (for new tenancies), with penalties of £1,000-£5,000 for non-compliance?  This will also apply to ALL tenancies from 2020.

If you are a small-medium sized enterprise in the Construction, Property Management or Green Building Products sectors – based in Enfield, Haringey, Waltham Forest or Lewisham – we hope that you will take up the opportunity of this valuable business support programme. 

To take full advantage of the FREE advice, guidance and support on offer from Retrofit London –

Contact RetrofitWorks on 0330 123 1334

Email: info@retrofitworks.co.uk

Furthermore, if you or your organisation know of SMEs that may be interested in benefiting from joining the Retrofit London Programme, please get in touch with us at RetrofitWorks to work with us to spread the message.  

Find out more about the Smart Homes scheme, or join RetrofitWorks now.  

RetrofitWorks’ opportunities include Green Deal and ECO funding projects.

As part of the consortium successfully bidding to service the works contract, our membership has opportunities in the six north London boroughs that will receive Green Deal Community funding totalling £6.4 million. We are excited about this opportunity and intend to capitalise upon these funds for the benefit of our membership. We need to assess our potential members for capabilities and certifications, and we have compiled this survey for you to complete : LINK

We have a tight deadline upcoming to address tender opportunity presented to us by the fund administrators. The works being tendered largely mirror Green Deal measures, but there are also other opportunities which we feel will benefit all membership profiles of the RetrofitWorks cooperative. The profiles noted include both professional and installation services, and new roles such as ‘Retrofit Coordinator’. Funds will be allocated among six councils; Haringey, Hackney, Enfield, Waltham Forest, Camden, and Islington.

Our cooperative is designed to allow you to easily tender for work at a price that you decide, with no obligation on you to comply with a framework. Our profiling is also designed to help you if you feel you can do the work but may not necessarily have experience or the most up to date certification – we have access to funding and discounted resources to help you get the final certification at discounts.

RetrofitWorks will use resolver (resolver.co.uk) for helping our members provide excellent client care and clear issue resolution.

resolver provides consumers with a single place to raise and resolve issues.  One place, one process and all key services.  The service is available online, on iPhones, and on iPads. resolver has over 1,500 companies across 65 service sectors covering off all key companies in those market sectors in its system.  RetrofitWorks will soon be launching a link on our website to resolver, so that the solution becomes the consistent space that clients and members go to engage and resolve issues.

We are excited to work with resolver in designing our customer care processes. Our systems will ensure that the client or member follows a guided complaints process and process flow ensures that those with issues engages with the right person at the right time. resolver keeps a complete and accurate record of the case, making it easy for the client to follow the process.

RetrofitWorks will gain customer feedback at each touch point on how the issue is being dealt with. The service is free to our members and clients.  resolver does not sell customer data or market to them and there are no adverts on the software portal.

RetrofitWorks will set the benchmark how an organisation delivers quality services and resolver will allow us to compare how we are doing across the market – with reporting and improving on customer care providing a continuous feedback and ensuring a quality driven process.