Yorkshire Energy Services’ project management division, YES Projects have been appointed to deliver three Green Deal demonstrator schemes across Leeds, Kirklees and Calderdale.

Each project offers homeowners and private renting tenants access to energy saving grants and loans that cover or contribute to the installation of effective home improvements.

Private residents from Kirklees, Leeds and parts of Calderdale can now access a broad range of energy efficiency services including: solid wall insulation, insulation for narrow and uneven cavity walls, boiler replacements, gas central heating and double glazing.

Free technical surveys and occupancy assessments will be carried out to determine the level of grant funding available to each resident. Interest free loans will be provided where appropriate and work to the Green Deal golden rule, where repayments will never exceed the money saved on utility bills through each home improvement.

If you live in Leeds, Kirklees or Todmorden and Illingworth in Calderdale and are looking for free or discounted home energy saving services, follow the links below to register on the relevant scheme:

Wrap Up Leeds +
0800 052 0071

Kirklees Energy Saver Scheme
0800 952 0315

Energy Scheme for Todmorden & Illingworth
0800 052 7496

All 3 Green Deal demonstrator programmes work on a first come first served basis and for a limited period. Get in touch today to avoid disappointment.

For more information visit www.yesprojects.co.uk

Yorkshire Energy Services has been selected by the Green Deal Skills Alliance (GDSA) as one of six ‘Green Deal skills’ exemplars. Made up of the three skills councils, AssetSkills, CITB-ConstructionSkills and SummitSkills, the GDSA set out to highlight best practice in the sector, demonstrating how organisations can train and prepare their workforce for the Green Deal making sure that there are no skills shortages when Green Deal and ECO roll out.

This accolade comes in response to the workforce development plan submitted by Yorkshire Energy Services. This details the company’s preparations for the Government’s forthcoming home energy efficiency scheme; their strategic approach being to develop supply chain opportunities for local small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to compete on an equal footing with larger contractors and delivery agents.

Yorkshire Energy Services’ subsidiary company, YES Projects will be responsible for delivering these objectives. Working with private homeowners, landlords and small businesses YES Projects aims to positively influence the growth of the green sector at a local level and to provide access to the Green Deal for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) at a national level.

Steve Housden, CITB-ConstructionSkills Sector Strategy Manager, said: “The Green Deal is expected to result in thousands of new jobs in the construction sector. It is therefore vital that SME firms, as well as larger contractors, prepare now and develop new skills to ensure they avoid losing out. With the support and expertise of companies like Yorkshire Energy Services we hope we can get more construction contractors thinking about the challenges and opportunities presented by green building and technologies.”

Emma Kovaleski, Manager to the CEO’s Office at Yorkshire Energy Services, said: “We are extremely proud to have been asked by the GDSA to become a Green Deal exemplar, helping to grow green skills in the workforce. By sharing our knowledge with the wider sector, we hope companies of all sizes will see the importance of developing this area of their work. By working closely with the other exemplar organisations, as well as the GDSA, we hope to play a major role in supporting the development of best practice guidance, which will help to accelerate the development of green skills for the future.”

For more information about the Green Deal and how YES Projects are getting involved, contact YES Projects on 0800 052 7496 or register your interest online.

Sitting under the umbrella of Green Deal is another funding stream called ECO, the Energy Company Obligation.

ECO will also be launched in October 2012 and collates funds from all major energy suppliers. This money will be filtered into energy conservation projects for some of the UKs poorest communities. Similar to CERT and CESP initiatives, ECO will help the most vulnerable residents benefit from an array of energy efficiency measures with no costs to the recipients.

Energy companies are required to provide an estimated £1.3bn a year to supplement energy efficiency installations throughout the UK and at least £540m to fund home improvements for the most vulnerable householders.

Resents that receive certain qualifying benefits will be able to apply for free services including installations for hard to treat properties. Services such as external wall insulation are likely to be in high demand following the launch of ECO.

YES Projects (the delivery subsidiary for Yorkshire Energy Services – one of the Governments pioneer Green Deal Providers) are keen to establish ECO funded schemes across the country. The organisation is working in partnership with PB Energy Solutions to help connect to Green Deal accredited installers and create a national network to fulfil both ECO and Green Deal installations.  

Representatives of YES Projects will be attending CIH Housing 2012 at Manchester Central on the 12th – 14^th June. If you’re interested in joining the Green Deal network and want more information about ECO visit stand B16.

Find out more about Green Deal, ECO and YES Projects here.