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Mace and Vinci are among the firms that have come together to create a new organisation to deliver retrofit at scale across the UK鈥檚 housing stock. 

The National Home Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) will support retrofit installations across all tenure types, representing tier one contractors and energy suppliers on a membership basis. 

Its objective is to establish a collaborative platform to help members grow the supply chain, advise on policy and stimulate innovation. 

The new group鈥檚 chair Derek Horrocks, who owns housing decarbonisation contractor Sustainable 黑洞社区 Services, said the group鈥檚 creation was a 鈥渄efining moment鈥� for the sector.  

鈥淭he industry has seen commitment to retrofit projects diluted or under-delivered in the past and we believe that central and devolved governments need to hear a strong, positive message from experienced industry contractors and stakeholders,鈥� he added.  

鈥淣HDG will be spearheading the charge for improvements, especially in skills and innovation, including the digitalisation of retrofit, increased off-site solutions, and the development of finance solutions to support the decarbonisation of the UK鈥檚 housing stock. 

鈥淭he continued long-term government commitment for the decarbonisation of 26 million UK homes to meet net zero targets by 2050 is critical, and we have already seen this ramp up significantly with 拢6.6 billion of Government investment over the current parliament and a further 拢6 billion pledged between 2025 and 2028 for the sector.鈥� 

Horrocks added that 鈥減owerful collaboration鈥� was necessary to meet the group鈥檚 target, which include the need for 200,000 more competent retrofitters by 2030. 

鈥淲e鈥檙e ready to invest and increase our wider resources collectively to ensure scaling the industry is a success,鈥� he said. 

The NHDG predicts that the majority of the large-scale domestic retrofit work in the UK will be carried out by members in the coming years.