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