British Gas signs up to support Greater Manchester Retrofit Action Week
British Gas is joining Low Carbon Homes to support the inaugural Retrofit Action Week (RAW) from Saturday 7th October 2023.
Bringing together residents, communities and industry, RAW will enable everyone involved in decarbonising Greater Manchester’s homes to get involved, collaborate and build upon recent local retrofit delivery successes.
With the retrofit of local homes being a key priority for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority from 2025 and the region’s ambitious target of delivering carbon neutrality by 2038, RAW is designed to galvanize organisations around the rapid retrofit scale-up opportunity worth an estimated £600-£800m to the local economy per year.
RAW kicks off with a resident-focused Green Open Homes event on 7 October organised by People Powered Retrofit which invites people to visit retrofitted properties and talk to their owners about upgrading and living in an energy efficient home.
‘Market readiness - preparing for rapid retrofit scale-up from 2025’ is the theme of the 4th Greater Manchester Retrofit Summit, staged online on the mornings of 9, 10, 11 October. Housing and supply chain professionals and community leaders will convene to create what’s likely to be the UK’s largest professional retrofit gathering yet – with each morning focused on how best to improve and scale up the region’s retrofit successes.
The week will culminate in The Home Upgrade Show at the beautiful Victoria Baths, Manchester – with over 50 exhibitors from global household names through to innovative local start-ups promoting retrofit products, services and workshops, the event promises to provide a unique snapshot of the fast-growing retrofit market. Friday 13th October is dedicated to professionals in retrofit delivery, while Saturday 14th is open to householders and community groups looking for advice and inspiration for their own projects.
Further activities will take place all week across Greater Manchester, including a local authority/housing association Retrofit Essentials Bootcamp, mortgage adviser retrofit workshops, contractor training sessions, and more.
Kim Royds, regional business director for North West, said:
"Our mission at British Gas Zero is to help our customers save increasing amounts of carbon and cost. As part of the UK’s leading energy and services business, we are privileged to play an important role in the decarbonisation of UK homes. Retrofit Action Week is a great way to bring people together around this shared mission."
Graham Lock, founder and director of Low Carbon Homes adds:
“The support from a market-leading brand and a wide range of other organisations – large and small – is testimony not only to the work we and our network are undertaking, but also to the ambition of Greater Manchester to be a genuine leader in the delivery of retrofit. There’s palpable excitement across the region about the arrival of greater devolved powers and the prospect of a new Government which will further boost the local retrofit market.“
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