Two major retrofit programmes worth over £15 million have been awarded to Sustainable Building Services (SBS) to upgrade the energy efficiency of more than 700 homes in North East Derbyshire.
The projects, spanning both social housing and privately owned properties, will be delivered over the next three years. Funding comes from the UK Government’s Warm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 (WH:SHF) and the new Warm Homes: Local Grant (WH:LG).
Rykneld Homes is leading a £10.4 million initiative under the WH:SHF banner, aiming to upgrade around 400 properties. Meanwhile, North East Derbyshire District Council is managing a separate £5.1 million programme, funded through WH:LG, which targets over 300 fuel-poor households using a place-based strategy.
All homes involved are set to be upgraded to at least an EPC C rating. Retrofit measures will include cavity and external wall insulation, loft insulation, new double-glazed windows and doors, solar PV systems, and air source heat pumps. The focus is on reducing energy consumption, lowering carbon emissions, and cutting household energy bills.
SBS will deliver both schemes and is building on previous experience in the area, including a £21 million programme completed with Rykneld Homes under the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2, which retrofitted over 640 homes.
The appointment was made through a direct award under the EEM Property Improvements and Decarbonisation Works Framework. Both retrofit projects are part of broader national and regional efforts to address fuel poverty, support decarbonisation goals, and stimulate the local green economy through job creation and infrastructure upgrades.
