Open Letter to the Prime Minister and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Dear Prime Minister,
We write to you as workers, small business owners, and advocates for the UK's green transition.
While the government has promised to create 240,000 green jobs by 2030, the reality on the ground today is very different. Thousands of skilled retrofit workers are already losing their jobs as funding declines and small businesses are increasingly excluded from delivery frameworks.
The companies and workers who built the UK's retrofit sector over the past decade are now facing a sudden collapse in work. Businesses that invested in training, accreditation, and compliance to deliver government programmes are being forced to scale back operations or close altogether.
The retrofit sector is essential to delivering the UK's energy efficiency ambitions. Without a strong delivery workforce, the UK will struggle to upgrade homes, reduce fuel poverty, and meet its climate targets.
Recent policy changes risk dismantling the national delivery infrastructure that has been built over more than a decade. If this workforce disappears, rebuilding it will take years. The retrofit sector has also been shaped by decades of short-term or stop-start government programmes. This instability makes it extremely difficult for businesses to invest in training and workforce expansion, as companies fear that schemes may disappear before the workforce can be sustained. Without long-term stability, businesses will be reluctant to invest in the thousands of additional workers required to meet the Government’s own ambition of creating 240,000 green jobs.
At the same time, global energy markets remain volatile and the UK remains exposed to fluctuations in international gas and oil prices. Improving the energy efficiency of homes is one of the most effective ways to protect households from rising energy costs and strengthen the UK's energy security. Losing the workforce capable of delivering these upgrades would leave the country far more vulnerable to future energy price shocks.
Our Demands:
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Protect Retrofit Jobs
Work with the industry to prevent further job losses and protect the skilled workforce delivering home energy upgrades. -
Guarantee SME Access
Ensure small and medium-sized retrofit businesses can participate meaningfully in delivery frameworks, rather than concentrating work among a small number of large Tier 1 contractors. -
Provide Stable, Long-Term Funding
Commit to multi-year funding cycles that give businesses the confidence to invest in skills, training, and delivery capacity.
The green transition must also be a just transition. We cannot build the UK's sustainable future by dismantling the workforce responsible for delivering it.
We urge the government to work with the sector to protect jobs, strengthen oversight, and ensure the UK retains the delivery capacity needed to upgrade homes at scale.
Sincerely,
The Save Green Jobs Campaign
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1) Ravdeep Roewal - Aspire Energy Solutions Ltd - Director - Solihull
2) Matthew Morris - Green Sense Services - Director - Bradford
3) Dean Woodhouse - Energy Saving Grants Ltd - CEO - Nuneaton
4) Eamon Mcguinness - Energy Survey Specialist - Director - Liverpool
5) Dominic Cliffe - Huddle Energy Ltd - MD - Manchester
6) Matt Hotchkiss - Energy Pig - Retrofit Coordinator - Glasgow
7) Safa Kafali - Zoa Energy Solutions - Manager - Romford
8) Ruwantha Madawala - RJM Insulation Limited - Managing Director - West London
9) Jamie Whitmore - National Retrofit Solutions - Retrofit - Stafford
10) Alex Fairfull - Lifetime Savings Ltd - Owner - Stowmarket
11) Michael Wakefield - MMW Green Solutions Ltd - Director - Leeds
12) David Macneill - Energy Pig Limited - Director - Glasgow
13) Jonathan Whittaker - Yield Climate Ltd - Retrofit Coordinator / Director - Manchester
14) Richard Gee - Construction Circle - Field Advisor - Bradford
15) Prasad Siriwardena - SS Allied Limited - Director - Leicester
16) Gurvin Cheema - ECO4 Sales & Marketing TA Clean Green Energy - Submissions Manager - Solihull
17) Sukraj Saini - JM ECO Installers Ltd & Integrity ECO Solutions Ltd - Director - Birmingham
18) Tracie Lovie - Diversity Energy Solutions - CEO - Aberdeenshire
19) Kulraj Roewal - Green ECO Solutions Ltd - Director - Birmingham
20) Sharaf Uddin - Heating Insulation Grants Ltd - Director - London & Birmingham
21) Carlo Lega - Warmfront UK - Lead Generator - Wolverhampton
22) Simon Atkinson - Advancing Energy Ltd - Retrofit Coordinator - Cramlington
23) Malvind Bains - Octagon Energy - Director - Warwick
24) Samuel Mackenzie - Retrofit Services - Director - Birmingham
25) Habeeb Mohammed - AEG Construction Ltd - Business Development - Derby
26) Kyla Waller - Portsmouth
27) Ali - OVO - Contract Manager - London
28) William Hoyer Millar - Installio Ltd - Founder & Director - London
29) Rui Jeremy - Complete Remedial Solutions - Director - Bridgend
30) Geraint Roberts - Complete Remedial Solutions Ltd - Gas Engineer - Bridgend
31) Steve Owen - Complete Remedial Solutions - Heating - Cardiff
32) Abigail Walters - Complete Remedial Solutions - ECO Submissions Administrator - Bridgend
33) Michael Rigdon - CRS - Insulation Technician - Bridgend
34) Mr Keith Platt - Complete Remedial Solutions (CRS) Ltd - CEO - Bridgend
35) Boyd Beynon - CRS - Insulation Technician - Bridgend
36) Dal Murphy - Unemployed - Lead Generator - Essex
37) Mark Crawford - Economic Heating Solutions UK - Director - Liverpool
38) Line Guerdoud - GRM Energy Ltd - Director - Watford
39) Jordy - CRS Energy - Technician - Bridgend
40) Umang Thakkar - Network Energy Ltd - Director - Wembley
41) Dr. Musaddaq Azeem - Green Energy and EPC Services - Manager - Leicester
42) Craig O'Donnell - SWIP Ltd - Commercial Director - Birmingham
43) Shoaib Patel - Retrofit Coordinator - Blackburn
44) Philip Murray - My Clean Energy Ltd - Director - Manchester
45) Kevin Sanders - Zero Carbon - MD - Worcester
46) Paul McDevitt - Eco Gen Contractors Ltd - Managing Director - Stranraer
47) Helen Cooke - Advancing Energy - Retrofit Coordinator - Newcastle
48) Caine Curtis - Curtis Anstee Eco Installations Ltd - Director - Yeabridge
49) Matt Boston - Eco Geek - Retrofit Coordinator - Wirral
50) Nick Barker - EEU Ltd - Director - Sunderland
51) John Nugent - SSG Retrofit Ltd - Retrofit Coordinator - Glasgow
52) David Kneller - Save With Dave - Retrofit Surveyor - Spalding
53) Chantelle Jeremy - Complete Remedial Solutions - Head of Digital Operations - Bridgend
54) Deano Tsimboykas - UK Energy Saving Experts Ltd - Managing Director - Preston
55) Naser Ali - iEnergy Limited - Director - Birmingham
56) Craig Thomas - CT ECO Ltd - Director - Swansea
57) Kyla Williams - Complete Remedial Solutions Ltd - Submissions Manager - Bridgend
58) Malcolm Watt - Heat - Operations Manager - Glasgow
59) Rhia Wallis - Complete Remedial Solutions - Sales - Wales
60) Robbie Gillogley - Greenskye Energy Scotland Limited - Managing Director - Edinburgh
61) Courtney Platt - CRS - Administration - Bridgend
62) Liam O'Neill - Made Redundant - Retrofit Assessor - Rotherham
63) Amrit Singh
64) Jason - Home Eco Solutions - Manager - Llanelli
65) Sharon Quinn - Quinn Energy Limited - Director/ Retrofit Coordinator - Glasgow
66) Tomos Rees - Towy Valley Heating - Director - Swansea
67) Craig John - My Eco Move Limited - CEO - Chippenham
68) Simon J Daly - Ada Home Solutions - Compliance Manager - Haslingden
69) Jonny McFarlane - Home Energy Lanarkshire - Director - Glasgow
70) Muhammad Bilal Akram - HB Fusion Ltd - Director - London
71) Bobby Chandi - Alpha Solar Ltd - Director - Uxbridge
72) Terry Carroll - ECOT Marketing Ltd - Director - Stirling
73) Lewis McNeill - DHMS Group Ltd - Head of Operations - Jarrow
74) Darren - Claimpal Limited - Sales Manager - Manchester
75) Bilal Ahmws - Green Connect Ltd - Director - Cleckheaton
76) Quyyam Furqan - Retrofit Assessor - Birmingham
77) Gemma Grogan - Heat Save Scotland Ltd - Managing Director - Glasgow
78) Max Ariss - Energy Advisor - Bristol
79) Navneet Sehgal - Elite Impact Business Solutions Ltd - Director - Uxbridge
80) Hywel Pugh - C&T Eco Consultants - Head of Training and Development - Swansea
81) Muhammad Faizan - Infinity Energy Organisation - Head of Installations - London
82) Adam Ramsdale - Ignite Sustainable Energy Ltd - Director - Chester
83) Carl Smith - Total Carbon Savings - Director - Burnley
84) Ray Hefford - Reynolds Assessment Services Ltd - Administrative Assistant - Swansea
85) Usama Jamshaid - Meg - Project Coordinator - Manchester
86) Demi-Lee Warmer - Retrofit Assessor - Sandwell
87) Peter Cartlidge - Sole Trader/ had to leave industry - Retrofit Coordinator - Gloucester
88) Nathan Harry - CRS - Insulation Technician - Bridgend
89) Allison Horne - Elite Energy - Retrofit Coordinator - Redcar
90) Bethany Minshull - St Helens
91) Megan Duncan - MPC Energy Ltd - Business Development Manager - Glasgow
92) Kevin Rouse - Kr Energy Services UK Ltd - Energy Surveyor - Telford
93) Andrew Williams - A & J Energy Advisors Ltd - Director - Bridgend
94) Andy Dale - Building Energy Experts - Head of Retrofit - Bristol
95) Alex Thomson - MPC Energy Ltd - Retrofit Coordinator - Glasgow
96) Adam Lowe - Renewable Energy Solutions Manager - Manchester
97) Iam McMillan - Retrofit Coordinator - Glasgow
98) Leanne Madden - Energy Lock - Director - Brentwood, Essex
99) Mark Hamnett - Thermatic Homes - Plumber/Handyman - Salford
100) Luci Hutt - EMT Services - Director of Retrofit - Bristol
101) David Abraham - Ecosave - Retrofit assessor/coordinator. DEA - Glasgow
102) John Burns - Green Grant Installs - Roofer - Manchester
103) Mr Stephen Mitchamson - Improveasy - Retrofit Coordinator - Milton Keynes
104) Peter Butler - Eco Saving Surveys Ltd - Director - Thornton Cleveleys
105) Mark Walker - Net Zero Property Solutions Ltd - Director - Sunderland
106) Paul Hanratty - Elevated Energy - Sales Manager - Liverpool
107) Steve Rigley - Talk Green Ltd - Director - Nottingham
108) Jay Mehta - Ordinate Solutions Limited - Head of Retrofit Solutions - Reading
109) Peter Allen - Eco Energy Saving - Lead Generation - Cardiff
110) Manit Kohli - WeRetro Ltd - Retrofit Assessor - Rainham
111) Guiseppe Bonuso - Simple Heating Services Ltd - Head of Operations - Liverpool
112) Gary Moran - Made Redundant - Retrofit Coordinator - Liverpool
113) David McCutcheon - C&K Heating & Renewables Ltd - Chief Executive - Helensburgh
114) Piotr Pstrus - Self Employed - Retrofit - Bournemouth
115) Sarah Dawson - Total Carbon Savings Ltd - Director - Manchester
116) Michael Drummond - SSG Retrofit Ltd - Insulation Manager - Glasgow
117) Gemma Moloney - Thermatic Homes Limited - Planning and Procurement Manager - Salford
118) George Mcleod - Retrofit Energy Assessor - Dumbarton
119) Martin Hagan - Martin Hagan - Retrofit Coordinator and Construction Manager - Glasgow
120) Dean Armitage - Northern Eco Installations Ltd - Director - Blackburn
121) Ehtisham Ali - Landlord Certs London Ltd - Quality Assurance and Compliance Coordinator - Southend-On-Sea
122) Jon Golding - Lily Gold Consultancy - Retrofit Assessor - Wirral
123) Wai Kei Wicky Siu - Elite Energy - Retrofit Designer - Middlesbrough
124) Mian Jamil - Landlord Certs London - IT Tech - London
125) Dan Morris - 2035 Assessments Ltd - Senior PC - Bury St Edmunds
126) Arjan Thumber - Retrofit Surveyor - Wolverhampton
127) Aaron Thumber - Retrofit Surveyor - Birmingham
128) Balbir Singh - Retrofit Surveyor - Wolverhampton
129) Amran Thumber - Surveyor - Dudley
130) Jayden Singh - Stock Manager - Birmingham
131) Josh - Eco Assets Manager - Director - Manchester
132) Balkan Saini - J M Eco Installers - Compliance Manager - Birmingham
133) Danish - Your Green Planet - Director - Manchester
134) Roby Joganah - Surveyor - Birmingham
135) Max - ByEco - Manager - Manchester
136) Alan Hall - ADL Heating - Manager - Burnley
137) Muhammad Haris Shahzad - Landlord Certs London - Administrative Associate - London
138) Darbara Singh - The Crafted Crew - Loft Installer - Birmingham
139) Sukvinder Pal - Loft Installer - Birmingham
140) Amritpal Singh - Electrician - West Bromwich
141) Paul Tilley - Invictus Energy Group Ltd - Director - St Helens
142) Zac Corcoran - Zenith Eco Solutions - Director - Liverpool
143) Gurkamal Basra - Bascom Technologies Ltd / Retrofit Consultants UK - Retrofit Assessor - Walsall
144) Gary Bell - Lovat Eco Surveys - Retrofit Assessor - Scotland
145) Denisia Burcut - Unemployed - Submissions Staff - Manchester
146) Dave Edwards - Retrofit Coordinator - Northwich
147) Ali - Energy Assessor - London
148) Luke Hawkins - Aspire Energy Solutions - Retrofit Coordinator - Solihull
149) Millie - Aspire Energy Solutions - Admin - Solihull
150) Aisha Ditta - Ecosave Grants Ltd - Retrofit Coordinator - Bradford
151) Christopher Allen - Allen Energy Consultants Ltd - Managing Director - Warwick
152) Isaac Noory - ECO Retrofit Solutions Ltd - Operations Director - Birmingham
153) Ellis Williams - Elevated Energy - Office Manager - Liverpool
154) Ismael - AEG Construction Ltd - Delivery Manager - Derby
155) Mian Eman - Landlord Certs London - Contract Manager - London
156) Scott McGregor - Urban Retrofit Projects - Lead Generation - Warrington
157) Tina Tissot - Thermatic Homes Ltd - Installation Manager - Salford
158) Daniel Smith - Eco Geek - Retrofit Coordinator - Liverpool
159) James Carver - Eco Geek - Retrofit Assessor - Liverpool
160) Matthe Caldwell - Eco Geek - Retrofit Assessor - Widnes
161) Kevin Rawding - Retrofit Assessor - Blackpool
162) Hamza - Landlord Certs London Ltd - Business Analyst - London
163) Silviya Petrova - Ideal Insolation Ltd - Supervisor - London
164) Paul McGowan - CCM Property Services Ltd - Retrofit Assessor/ Technical Surveyor - Scotland
165) Muhammad Abubakar - Golden Globe Merchants Ltd - Installations Officer - London
166) Jordan Caldwell - Immerscape Limited - Director / Retrofit Coordinator - Liverpool
167) Aqdas - CO2 Savers Ltd - Coordinator - Birmingham
168) Property Energy and Sustainability Officer - Oxford
169) William Laidlaw - MPC Energy Limited - Retrofit Coordinator - Glasgow
170) Iain Hulse - Building for Humanity (Group) CIC - Director - Preston
171) Kyle Boulton - Zenergy Solutions Ltd - Managing Director - Wales
172) Lewis Davies - LD Eco Ltd - Managing Director - Wales
173) Thomas Nolan - Urban Retrofit Projects Ltd - Director - Sheffield
174) David Holliday - Urban Retrofit Projects Ltd - Director - Sheffield
175) Ashley Brown - Pas Safe Solutions Ltd - Director - Lancaster
176) Trevor Brahney - Retrofit Assessor - Lancaster
177) Nicholas Clapp - Accurate Property Services NW Ltd - Director - Blackpool
178) Ann Blake - Installation Quality Limited - Director - Sunderland
179) Chris Metcalfe - Installation Quality - Director - Sunderland
180) Dan Hall - Installation Quality - Technical Inspector - Oldham
181) Tony Campbell - Aire Valley Insulation and Contracting Ltd - Managing Director - Bradford
182) Qazzafi Khan - Your Smart Solutions Ltd - Director - Birmingham
183) Muhammad Shahzaib Ashraf - Stoke Heating Solutions Limited - Director - Stoke-on-Trent
184) Kieran - Lux Carbon Services Ltd - Director - Birmingham
185) Muhammad Bilal Ahmad - Green Plus Energy Solutions Ltd - CEO - Ilford
186) Muhammad Ahmad - Capital Energy Group Ltd - Compliance Officer - Romford, Chadwell Heath
187) John Nicholl - Jobless - Heating Engineer - Burnley
188) Wayne Hodgkinson - Eco Home Solutions - Installer - Hull
189) Jessica Sohanta - RJM Insulation Limited - Project Coordinator - London
190) Himashi Herath - RJM Insulation Limited - Submissions Officer - Uxbridge
191) Sam Gwilliam - Roost Building Consultants Ltd - Director/Surveyor - Shrewsbury
192) Farhat Hussain - Stoke Heating Solutions Ltd - Compliance Manager - Stoke-on-Trent
193) Ansar Mehmood - Stoke Heating Solutions Ltd - Director - Stoke-on-Trent
194) Kevin Harris - Kevin Harris Eco Consultant - Owner - Neath
195) John R - Surveyor - Norwich
196) Jonathan Peter Evans - ECO Home Insulation - Compliance Manager - Wrexham
197) Haidar Baker - Retrofit Coordinator - Preston
198) James Steed - Unemployed - Lead Generator - Bradford
199) Lucy Cook - NRS Retrofit Solutions - Submissions - Walsall
200) Nasir Khan - Easy Green Homes Ltd - Director - Oldham
201) Mr Feras A Baker - LHI - Retrofit Assessor - Thornton-Cleveleys
202) Ammar Diksin - Lancashire Home Inspection Limited - DEA - Blackpool
203) Gary Boon - Thermatic Homes Ltd - Managing Director - Manchester
204) Cheryl Paterson - Optama - Renewables Coordinator - Glasgow
205) Robert White - Ecogeneration UK Ltd - Director - London
206) Andrew Rayes - Erazy Limited - Managin Director - London
207) Mateusz Torz - Shropshire Eco - General Manager - Telford
208) Jakub Torz - Eco Geeks - Director - Telford
209) Menelaos Bisolla - Eco Geeks - Head Electrician - Telford
210) Hussain Hussain - Shropshire Eco - Installer - Telford
211) Ihsan Malik - Shropshire Eco - Installer - Telford
212) Martin Howmann - Eco Geeks - Installer - Telford
213) Jasir Shibanni - Eco Geeks - Installer - Telford
214) Zarmeen Zahid - Shropshire Eco - Administrator - Telford
215) Kieron Dunn - Kieron Dunn Retrofit & EPCs - Retrofit Assessor - Newcastle upon Tyne
216) Eric Wedlake - E&S Energy Surveys - Retrofit Assessor - Helston
217) Peter Elliott - Uk Energy Saving Experts - Cavity Installer - Preston
218) Timothy Kingston-Rayes - Retired - Somerset
219) Chris - Greenenergygasltd - Owner - Bristol
220) Scott Robinson - Get A Greener Home - MD - Blackburn
221) Thomas Finney - Faith Eco Solutions - Director - Bedfordshire
222) Joel Saunders - Saunders Multitrading - Self Employed - Henlow
223) Jason Saunders - Faith Eco Solutions - Insulation Installer - Henlow
224) Muhammad Adnan - Loomix Energy Solutions - Director - Cardiff
225) Fazal Ur Rehman - GOC Solutions Ltd - Director - Walsall
226) Thomas Branch - Thomas Branch - Retrofit Assessor - Cardiff
227) Reece Hutchinson - Lumen Group Ltd - Director - Durham
228) Toby Butler - TRB - Retrofit Surveyor & Canvasser - London & South East
229) Michael Butler - Uk Heat Grants - Director - Coventry