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RETRO EXPO 2013
NEC, Birmingham, 05-06 November 2013
Retro Expo is an exhibition and conference dedicated to the refurbishment and energy efficient retrofit of existing buildings. Retro Expo combines a strategic level Retrofit Summit, with free of charge seminars on retrofit technologies, innovation and case studies. Live product demonstrations further enhance the learning experience. The inaugural event in 2012 attracted over 3500 attendees, bringing together clients, specifiers and installers - making the show the UK's leading event dedicated to refurbishment and retrofit.
Retro Expo 2012 - What our Speakers, Exhibitors and Visitors say....
SHOW NEWS
Retro Expo - a huge success
Over 3,000 visitors spent three days at Retro Expo seeing and hearing about the latest energy efficiency retrofit products and services and learning more about the Green Deal and what it means for them. The unique Retrofit Buyers Forum was a huge success...
Retro Expo Award Winners Announced!
Last night saw the Retro Expo Awards 2012 given out during a networking party held in the Green Deal Summit Arena. Penny Poyzer picked up the DECC Retrofit Pioneer Award (pictured with Jo Smit, Editor of Building 4 Change).You will be able to read more...
Read the Retro Expo Blog
Keep up to date with latest views and news from the show in our real time retro blog. Contributors include: David Thomas - MVF Global Stephanie Moore - Retro Expo Gary Ramsay - Retro Expo Ed Andrews - Insta Group Tim Pollard - Wolseley SBC Read the blog...
Retro Expo Opens in 24 Hours!
The UK's only dedicated retrofit event opens tomorrow. The three days at the NEC, Birmingham will be brimming with content for anyone interested in the retrofit furure of the UK and the intracacies of the Green Deal.
Meet and do business with 10...Plumb Center Unveil Green Deal e-Survey Tool
Plumb Center will be showcasing their Green Deal training and accreditation package at Retro Expo next week. Plumb Center will also be running interactive demonstrations of their unique Green Deal e-survey package – an e-survey tool for Green Deal...
Big Energy Saving Week! Hear from EST
Monday 22 - Saturday 27 October 2012 is Big Energy Saving Week. It is all about letting you know the things you can do to cut your energy bills down to size and help make them more affordable. Throughout the week there are events happening up and down the...
Retrozine is now LIVE!
With less than two weeks to go before Retro Expo opens it doors, our dedicated show magazine is now available to view online and download. It is brimming full of the latest information on developments behind the show, including the Green Deal Summit –...
Retrofit Partnership to Host Green Deal Summit
Birmingham Energy Savers (BES) and Carillion Energy Services (CES) will be hosting the Green Deal Summit on 30 October – 1 November 2012 following the announcement of its energy efficient partnership on the 8 October. CES are now looking for partners to...
Visit GD ORB for Regular Industry Updates
The Green Deal Oversight and Registration Body (GD ORB) – ran by Gemserv with their partners REAL – will be giving regular special presentations on their stand throughout Retro Expo. The GD ORB's role will include maintaining a register of all authorised...
Green Deal Officially Live
The Government’s flagship Green Deal initiative, launched on 1 October, heralds the beginnings of a retrofit programme that will present enormous opportunities for businesses in 2013 and beyond. “The Green Deal will empower consumers by giving them new...
Why is the Green Deal Exciting?
For a short, succinct and easy to understand look at the Green Deal. And to give you a good idea why it matters as a business and a consumer click right here... www.youtube.com/watch?v=CryqSt4Cbl0
Big 3 Energy Suppliers Sign for Retro Expo
Retro Expo will feature some of the UK's biggest and best known energy suppliers later this year. Three of the 'Big 6' have signed as Silver Sponsors - British Gas, EDF and E.ON - and Carillion Energy Services and Willmott Dixon have also pledged their...
NEA Now Official Retro Expo Charity
Retro Expo has chosen its official charity for the 2012 event. National Energy Action (NEA) is the national charity which aims to eradicate fuel poverty and campaigns for greater investment in energy efficiency to help those who are poor and...
Dragon's Den Contestants Confirmed
One of the hotly anticipated parts of Retro Expo will be the Dragon’s Den - a healthy slice of interactive, constructive and business-related fun during the show. We can now confirm the seven product innovations that will present in our non-domestic...
SHAP to Play Major Role in Green Deal Summit
The Sustainable Housing Action Partnership (SHAP) published the Community Green Deal in December 2010, which proposed five building blocks that provide a framework to support a holistic approach to delivery of housing retrofit at scale. The framework...
BBC Presenter to Host Green Deal Skills Conference
The scale of the Green Deal training challenge is to be debated at a dedicated skills conference this autumn, sponsored by the National Skills Academy for Environmental Technologies and hosted by BBC journalist and news presenter Naga Munchetty. The...
Enter Now - Retro Expo Awards
The deadline is fast approaching for entries to the Retro Expo Awards. Whether you have an innovative product or service, have delivered an inspiring retrofit project or see yourself as a retrofit pioneer, this week is your last chance to submit your FREE...Drink and Learn at The Ideal Heating Bar
Ideal Heating will be hosting the bar at Retro Expo. Each visitor to the show will receive, along with the Show Guide, an Ideal beer mat that is to be used to redeem your free drink. Please note that as well as completing the reverse of the beer mat it...
Green Deal Speakers Live!
Want to know who is who at the Green Deal Summit? With 35 sessions being delivered by 85 speakers across seven modules you will need to make good use of your time. Speaker profiles are now live on the dedicated Green Deal Summit website -...
Costa Coffee and Royal Mail at Retrofit Buyers Forum
The Retrofit Buyers Forum now has over 60 Buyers confirmed. A raft of major industry names wishing to know more about the retrofit and green deal supply chain will be to attending. Importantly this unique forum will give participants an unrivalled opportunity...100 Free Seminars on The Retrofit Knowledge
100 FREE seminar sessions offering practical and technical guidance on low carbon retrofits will be taking place at Retro Expo this October. Over 3 days, 5,000 delegates will be able to attend the free sessions involving over 100 high-calibre speakers....
British Gas Now a Silver Sponsor
British Gas has signed up as a Silver Sponsor to the show joining EDF, E.ON and SSE, as members of The Big 6 continue to show their support for what is shaping up to be the UK’s leading event for energy efficient design and learning. The four...
Enter the Dragon's Den
Retro Expo will be providing a healthy slice of interactive, constructive and business-related fun during the show. A Dragon’s Den session will take place on Thursday 1 November at the NEC as part of The Green Deal Summit. The Den is organised by The...
Retro Expo Awards Now Open For Entries!
Do you have an innovative product or service that has revolutionised the retrofit market? Have you delivered an inspiring retrofit project that others should know about? Do you see yourself as a retrofit pioneer? Make sure you get the recognition you...
Stunning Cast Revealed for Retro Expo Green Deal Summit
As The Green Deal continues to take shape week-on-week, an exciting line up of keynote speakers drawn from across the low carbon retrofit supply chain have been confirmed to take part in Retro Expo’s Green Deal Summit later this year. Bringing together...
NICEIC Sponsor Westminster Keynote Debate
NICEIC has joined 120 policy-makers and representatives from the gas and electricity industry for a keynote speech on the upcoming Green Deal at Westminster. Hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Gas Safety Group and sponsored by Ascertiva, parent company...
Retro Expo Helps Bridge Skills Gap
If the Green Deal is to be successful, all participants must be keenly aware of having the right skills and expertise. Retro Expo is working with the National Skills Academy for...
Protean to Supply Creative & Sustainable Walling Options
Retro Expo will use some of the latest cutting edge and sustainable materials for walling elements to the Hub areas with the help of Protean.Protean’s Reform and Form products are designed around a cradle to cradle philosophy, to provide a more...
Retro Expo Awards Ready to Roll Out
The Retro Expo Awards recognise excellence in retrofit products, innovation, design and delivery across the domestic, commercial and public sector markets. The launch of The Green Deal promises much for the retrofit market, but it is already an...
Green Deal Summit Taking Shape
Central to Retro Expo will be the The Green Deal Summit. Quite simply the definitive strategic conference on The Green Deal, delivered in partnership with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) and Department for Energy of Climate Change (DECC)....
Retrofit Buyers Forum Launch Soon
Are you a large-scale retrofit buyer working for an RSL, Housing Association, Local Authority, Green Deal Provider, Builder’s Merchant, Main Contractor or Architectural Practice? Do you want to be involved in a facilitated meetings programme connecting...
Official Support From Green Deal Finance Company
Retro Expo is constantly gathering a top level group of supporting organisations. We are now happy to announce that the Green Deal Finance Company is fully behind the event. The Green Deal Finance Company Limited is a not-for-profit organisation, with...
INDUSTRY NEWS
IRT to survey Clackmannanshire stock
After securing £130,000 in additional funding from the Scottish Government, Clackmannanshire Council has chosen to use IRT Surveys to help homeowners improve the energy performance of their homes.IRT’s patented Envision software is capable of accurately quantifying energy loss and will help the council identify the houses that are losing heat from...Yorkshire companies boosted by new GDSA guide
The Green Skills Alliance has launched a new guide to help Yorkshire construction companies to make the most of the Government’s Green Deal energy efficiency scheme.The Green Deal & You guide also details courses for individuals and SMEs wanting to take advantage of ‘green’ work and can be found on the www.cutcarbon.info website.Scotland on track for community renewables target
Scotland is ahead of schedule in delivering its targets in community and local ownership of renewable energy projects. Figures published today show that more than 200 megawatts (MW) of renewable generating capacity has come from community and locally owned energy projects since June last year. This is 40% of the Scottish Government's 2020 Routemap...Jablite launch EPS system for old roofs
Jablite has launched a lightweight, reinforced, expanded polystyrene (EPS) over-roof insulation system to upgrade the thermal performance of old and fragile profiled roofs. The system, Flat Roof Profiled+, was developed with support from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) Invest In Innovative...Dimpsa provides evidence on household energy use
CSE has developed an analytical model known as 'Dimpsa' (Distributional Impacts Model for Policy Scenario Analysis) which is a comprehensive dataset developed of UK household energy consumption.CSE has published some of the key statistics on average household energy consumption, derived from the Dimpsa dataset.For more information visit:...University of Salford to study effectiveness of energy efficiency measures
The University of Salford has received funding from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to study households in Greater Manchester which are part of the DECC's core cities programme. The study will provide scientific data on the effectiveness of measures such as insulation, new boilers and glazing, providing information in support of...Economist calls for innovative retrofit finance
In a new survey The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) explores how companies in the European building sector approach energy efficiency investments, how they perceive the latest EU regulations, and how innovative financing could help them ramp up retrofits to achieve emission reduction targets. The survey is a follow-up to the global report Energy...Lords call for clear EU policy to attract institutional investors
Following an eight month inquiry the House of Lords EU Sub-Committee for Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy has published a report which says that more of the funds held by institutional investors would be invested in energy projects if there was a clear EU policy about how to deliver secure, affordable and low carbon energy.The...