Boston Mayflower Finance PLC Lincolnshire homes benefit from insulation upgrade
October 25 2023 - 7:39AM
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25 October 2023
More than 700 Lincolnshire Housing Partnership homes set to
benefit from lower energy bills and more comfortable homes thanks
to major insulation upgrade scheme
Residents at the Reed Mere estate in Immingham and the Willows
estate in Grimsby are set to benefit from lower energy bills and
more comfortable homes thanks to external wall insulation (EWI)
funded by the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) and
Lincolnshire Housing Partnership (LHP).
The project will be managed and delivered by energy and
solutions provider E.ON , with Gateshead-based Thrift Energy , an
experienced installer of energy saving retrofit improvements.
Installations begin on the first homes in Immingham this month
as phase 1 starts on site, with up to 291 Reed Mere estate
properties scheduled for completion by the end of March 2024. The
EWI improvements for up to 733 properties across both estates will
be completed by the end of March 2025.
The project marks a commitment from LHP to help tackle fuel
poverty amongst residents by reducing the amount of heating they
require. The EWI installation will help to prevent heat loss
through the walls of each property, driving down bills for
residents. All properties will also receive ventilation upgrades,
further increasing the comfort of the home whilst reducing risks
associated with poor air quality, damp, and mould growth. In
addition to providing a warmer and more energy efficient living
environment, the improvements will also reduce carbon emissions,
and all work will be carried out by Thrift Energy's experienced
teams while residents remain able to stay in their homes.
Daniel Wyer, Corporate Head of Asset Management at Lincolnshire
Housing Partnership explains: "The SHDF was made available to
improve social housing properties currently below Energy
Performance Certificate (EPC) rating 'C' to bring homes up to that
standard. We were successful in securing a share of the up to
GBP800 million allocated by the government to support the
installation of energy performance measures in social homes in
England and are now working with E.ON and Thrift Energy to improve
up to 733 local homes.
"The improvements will not only help reduce bills for our
residents; they will also help enhance health and wellbeing by
enabling residents to use their heating when they need to and enjoy
a warmer, more comfortable home. The project will also provide
aesthetic improvements, giving the estates a refreshed look."
The Reed Mere and Willows projects are two of over 30 sites that
E.ON will deliver for social housing clients across the UK until
2025 supporting SHDF programs, as E.ON continues to be market
leader for green funding delivery with a demonstrable track record
successful programme delivery.
Sarah Farmer, Director of Residential Solutions at E.ON UK,
said: "We are committed to helping people cut their energy use and
costs while also taking action to tackle the climate crisis.
Insulation is fundamental in helping improve the fabric of our
nation's homes, enabling people to stay warm and well while also
helping to bring down energy use and bills. This project has been a
real team effort and we are excited to begin the process of
transforming hundreds of local homes."
EWI involves wrapping each property's exterior walls in a layer
of insulation, which improves thermal performance by increasing
airtightness and reducing heat loss. Working on behalf of E.ON,
Thrift Energy - a finalist in the National Energy Efficiency Awards
Insulation & Fabric Installer category with more than a
decade's experience of EWI projects - has an experienced team ready
to start the project.
Thrift Energy's Commercial Director, Josh Raffo comments: "We
have installed EWI improvements for 588 properties in the past year
alone, many of them on behalf of E.ON, as part of the first phase
of SHDF, but this is by far the largest project we have been
involved with.
"Our teams will work closely with LHP and E.ON to ensure that
residents are fully aware of the programme and the timetable for
work on their property, as well as providing information on EWI,
how it is installed and what it will mean for their home. We will
provide a complete service, including all scaffolding, installation
and finishes, ensuring residents benefit from a home that is
warmer, cheaper to run and looks great."
In the past two years, E.ON has successfully delivered more than
80 energy improvement projects, installing over 11,000 energy
efficiency measures into homes, including nine successful phase 1
SHDF programs. According to figures from the Energy Saving Trust,
this activity has led to a reduction of more than 12,000 tonnes of
CO2 for households nationally, supporting the UK Net Zero target on
decarbonising homes.
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