In February 2020, SBS received confirmation that it had won a place on the latest generation of the Fusion 21 Energy Efficiency Framework.
This is our third successive appointment to the framework, having previously won places in 2011 and 2015 – all for a duration of four years.
On 2nd March 2020, the BBC released figures that showed an alarming shortfall in the UK’s progress towards its 2050 ‘net zero’ carbon target.
The report quotes Dr Tim Forman, a researcher at the University of Cambridge's Centre for Sustainable Development, who said that meeting the 2050 target would require “a national project of a scale not seen since World War Two.”
The commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 was signed into law in June 2019 but the UK’s lack of progress has been alarming scientists and environmental commentators alike.
In December, we reported that we had begun three new schemes for Wrexham County Borough Council, one of which was a re-roofing project at Tegid. It involved roof repairs to a total of 29 properties – a mix of flats and houses – and was valued at £232,000.
Work on site came to a successful conclusion on 21st February 2020.
The scheme entailed not only re-roofing the main buildings but a host of associated works including:
Nottingham City Homes has recently published a short video, highlighting some of the important steps it has been taking to improve sustainability and energy efficiency within the city. Amongst others, these include:
SBS has long recognised the importance of consumer confidence; of ensuring that homeowners know and understand that we will always treat their property with respect and work to the highest industry standards.
