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With around 27 million homes throughout the UK requiring work to decarbonise and improve their energy efficiency, there are an estimated 1.3 million new roles needed in our sector.

There is a huge opportunity for construction businesses and employees to support the UK in achieving zero carbon emissions by 2050.

We conducted research alongside CITB to support businesses and employees to:

Get Informed 📗
Get Registered ✔️
Get Involved 👷
Get Trained 🧰

Read the full reporthttps://www.citb.co.uk/media/3b1fggu3/trustmark-research-summary-final-version-v2.pdf

Are you a business or tradesperson who wants to learn from industry experts how you can help consumers accelerate their home energy upgrades?

As part of Low Carbon Homes’ Greater Manchester Retrofit Action Week, we’re joining a webinar with Energy Saving Trust.

Joining us will be a panel of experts from B&Q, Lloyds Bank and North East Combined Authority.

Join us this Thursday from 11am https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2838933966768176988

With Tuesday’s energy price cap and the colder months now coming in, it’s more important than ever to support homeowners across the UK to reduce their energy bills and make their homes more comfortable to live in.

You may have heard the term ‘Retrofit’ but what does that mean and how can tradespeople support homeowners to make their homes more energy-efficient?

We sat down with The Build Network UK for a special 4 part series. In today’s video, our Head of Regulatory Engagement discusses how TrustMark, energy suppliers and the Government are working towards net-zero targets https://youtu.be/3uUgwr4mCjk?feature=share

TrustMark: Retrofitting and Hitting Net Zero by 2050 | Tools for the Trade Ep.3 In this episode of Tools for The Trade, we sit down with Phil from TrustMark, the UK Government-endorsed quality scheme for the construction industry, to dis...

As we enter October, many homes across the UK will be feeling the impact of the energy price cap changes. Meaning it’s more important than ever to ensure our homes are more energy-efficient, keep us warm and help reduce our bills.

You don’t need to make whole house changes, our free app created in partnership with the Health and Safety Executive, is a great source of information to find achievable solutions to enhance your home’s energy-efficiency

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We’re excited to sponsor Fully Charged Show’s Professional Day on Friday 11th October.

The world’s number 1 home energy and electric vehicle show comes to Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre, designed to inspire people to stop burning stuff.

If you’re a business looking at how to reduce its carbon footprint, move to clean energy and understand the cost benefits of going green, we have free tickets for you https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfrD_ak2i3lwBqs2M7lvCFx6S58tl7oX5EUk1r3p3zCEHOPBg/viewform

Across the UK, in the last 12 months, TrustMark has overseen the installation of 495,000 measures (energy efficiency and low carbon). This is 30% of activity since 2020 (1.6 million measures) evidencing the pace and scale we are growing at.

In a typical month, our teams of auditors, surveyors, customer protection, data & insight, and membership development oversee the delivery of 11,000 jobs, representing a continually growing trend within the fuel poverty schemes of ECO4 and GBIS.

Bigger still, 140,000 measures overseen by TrustMark in 2023 have uplifted home energy ratings (EPC equivalents) to between A-D.

We work with professionals throughout the supply chain to improve the standard of work. Our quality assurance regime ensures competent people are delivering high standards of work for homeowners.

In 2023, we achieved a compliance rate of 90% on work that was audited.

Working closely with our Scheme Providers and Registered Businesses, we’re helping to drive up the quality of work and help improve the protection when getting work done to your home.

Working with professionals across the supply chain, TrustMark’s quality assurance regime ensures competent people deliver high standards and quality work for the homeowner.

Last chance to sign up for our free webinar

Looking to earn more and do good? We have partnered with Greenworkx & Nottingham Trent University to discuss the opportunities that await you in the Green Sector.

An estimated 350,000 retrofit jobs are needed to meet net-zero targets. Green careers offer stability, growth, and a competitive salary.

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When hiring a tradesperson you want them to be local to your area and take pride in their work.

82% of our Registered Businesses are one-man-bands or small businesses, serving communities across the UK.

With over 56,000 tradespeople working via TrustMark Registered Businesses, our industry serves locally

Today is your final chance to win 1 of 3 prizes, courtesy of CT1.

Sign up to Wickes TradePro today and be in with a chance to win:

A CT1 Hamper Worth £600 🎁
£500 Wickes Voucher 💷
A Box of CT1 Products 🧰

Sign up via your TrustMark Business Portal for your chance to win

An estimated 24 million UK homes need their energy-efficiency rating improved. To make our net-zero targets by 2050 around 2,500 homes a day, 7 days a week for the next 26 years need to be worked on.

Therefore, we need around an extra 350,000 jobs with green skills filled but how do we do this? Learn how the industry can break down barriers to getting more quality workers into our industry

Where do we find the 350k new retrofit jobs to meet 2050 energy targets? Where do we find the 350k new retrofit jobs, or people required, to meet 2050 energy targets? We explore the opportunities

Consumer protection is at the heart of everything we do and since 2020, work done through TrustMark that has included a 2-year backed guarantee has been worth £2.1 billion.

Additionally, 26% of insulation measures have provided 25 year-backed guarantees.

When you sign up to Wickes as a TrustMark Registered Business, you save 10% every time you shop with no minimum spend.

To celebrate our partnership Wickes is offering you the chance to win 1 of 3 prizes, courtesy of CT1:

A CT1 Hamper Worth £600
£500 Wickes Voucher 💷
A Box of CT1 Products 🧰

Sign up to Wickes Tradepro, through TrustMark, in August for your chance to win

Did you know that TrustMark has overseen work across over 90% of principal local authorities in the UK?

We are fully connected at a local authority level, to deliver local change, to build resilient and healthy communities

With over 17,000 Registered Businesses, TrustMark is here to support you with home improvement projects

Green jobs are essential as they directly contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting sustainable practices.

Having green skills is more important than ever, with the drive towards net-zero creating a market with competitive salaries.

Some green career paths and their starting salaries include:

Domestic Energy Assessors - £27K - £46K 💡
Solar Installers - £28K - £50K ⚡
Heat Pump Technicians - £34K - £50K ☀️
Retrofit Advisors, Assessors & Coordinators - £37K - £50K 🏡

If you want to learn how you can access this opportunities, join us, Greenworkx & Nottingham Trent University for a free webinar.

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Our homes are integral to our everyday lives, yet the UK has the oldest housing stock in Europe, with almost 38% built prior to 1946.

24 Million homes need upgrading to achieve the ideal minimum energy efficiency standards or better.

Since receiving its mandate to support the Government’s energy efficiency initiatives, TrustMark has overseen 1.6 million energy-efficient measures across the UK, aimed at those living in fuel poverty, impacting 28.4 million homes.

We will continue to help communities across the UK have some of the most energy-efficient and healthiest homes on the planet. In delivering our mission we will aim to facilitate employment opportunities, generating tax revenues to support public services

Do you work for a TrustMark Registered Business?

We’ve partnered with Wickes to offer you the chance to win 1 of 3 prizes with CT1:

A CT1 Hamper Worth £600 🤩
£500 Wickes Voucher 💷
A Box of CT1 Products 🧰

Sign up for Wickes TradePro, through TrustMark, during August for your chance to win. Even if you don’t win, you’ll save 10% off every time you shop with them, with no minimum spend required.

Access this offer in your TrustMark Business Portal

Delighted to welcome Luke Murphy, newly elected MP for Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to our TrustMark headquarters in Basingstoke.

We really appreciated him taking time to learn more about the role TrustMark has in ensuring quality standards are met and consumer protection is in place when home improvements and energy efficiency work are being carried out. The team thoroughly enjoyed meeting him and explaining about their work and individual roles.

With shared interests and aims around addressing the skills gap in green decarbonisation of UK homes, innovative utilisation of our data on energy efficiency work and providing assurance, we look forward to exploring how we can work together.

Employees of TrustMark Registered Businesses can get free fuel cards via our partner Fuel Card Services Ltd.

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Are you a tradesperson looking for more work?

We sat down with HIES - The Home Insulation & Energy Systems Contractors Scheme and TheNHIC to discuss how tradespeople can unlock marketing and sales opportunities.

If you’re looking to boost revenue and make full use of marketing opportunities, take a listen https://nhic.podbean.com/e/selling-and-marketing-%e2%80%93-part-of-the-beyond-tools-navigating-business-success-special-series-of-the-nhic-podcast