Our Impact Report: 2025
As a Community Interest Company, the National Retrofit Hub exists to create public benefit by helping strengthen the UK retrofit system so local delivery can happen at the scale, quality and fairness needed.
Strength in Numbers: The Power of SMEs
‘Strength in numbers: the power of SMEs’, the UKCW panel hosted by Sara Edmonds, turned out to be an inspiring display of diversity of thought and inclusivity. A real beacon of hope for what can be achieved when people ‘give it a go’ and ‘see it through’.
Retrofitting Communities: Unlocking skills for long-term careers and local impact
This webinar explores how skills development in the retrofit sector can drive meaningful change, turning climate action into a catalyst for community empowerment. Watch to learn how targeted training and education initiatives can support local economies while addressing workforce gaps, ensuring that the benefits of retrofit extend beyond decarbonisation to foster thriving, resilient communities.
Closing the retrofit skills gap – what needs to happen next?
At this event, Charlotte Ravenscroft, who authored ‘Ready for Retrofit: an analysis of local skills improvement plans in England’ presents her latest report on the development of local retrofit skills. Also hear from North East Institute of Technology and Abingdon and Witney College on their progress on delivering retrofit skills.
Sharing Results of the Regional Skills Pilot
The National Retrofit Hub and the five regional Net Zero Hubs hosted a webinar on 20th March to disseminate the results of the regional retrofit skills pilots, funded by the Department of Energy Security and Net Zero last year. The webinar includes presentations by each of the hub and consolidates learnings from each hub, to set out what place-based skills delivery should look like, and what factors are critical for success.
Retrofit Talks: Closing the Retrofit Skills Gap
Charlotte Ravenscroft shares findings from her report ‘Closing the Retrofit Skills Gap’, which was commissioned by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, Ashden and National Retrofit Hub.
Retrofit Talks: Building Our Skills
In this session, REHAU and Building Our Skills will share how they have been working together to help fill a specific retrofit skills gap.
Retrofit Talks: Partnership In Action
Construction Solutions manufacturer, Saint-Gobain, Housing Association Adra and north Wales training provider Centre for Infrastructure Skills and Technology (CIST) present their work together as an example of partnership in action.
Policy Recommendations for a National Retrofit Workforce Strategy – Next Steps for Action
This is an important conversation for anyone working to accelerate retrofit delivery while raising standards and unlocking social and economic value.
Sal Wilson
In this episode, Sal talks all things upskilling, supply chain dramas, the Whole Building Approach, and slugs.