{"id":24271,"date":"2016-05-25T12:06:33","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T12:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=24271"},"modified":"2016-05-25T12:06:33","modified_gmt":"2016-05-25T12:06:33","slug":"sixteen-firms-win-places-refit-framework","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/sixteen-firms-win-places-refit-framework\/24271\/","title":{"rendered":"Sixteen firms win places on RE:FIT framework"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span>Sixteen firms have been awarded a place on a retrofit framework worth some \u00a31.5bn over four years\u2026<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Partners working on the new National Energy Performance Contracting Framework (RE:FIT) have been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Some 16 firms have won places on the framework, which will deliver public building retrofits across England. It is hoped this will increase the energy efficiency of buildings while reducing the cost of bills.<\/p>\n<p>It is a roll out of a scheme piloted in London, which included firms such as Balfour Beatty, Skanska, and Willmott Dixon. The framework will save money and time, avoiding drawn out procurement processes.<\/p>\n<p>Among the 16 firms to win a place is Ameresco, Bouygues E&amp;S FM UK, Breathe Energy Limited, British Gas Trading, Engie Services, Cynergin Projects, EDF Energy Customers, Herbert T Forrest, ISS Facility Services, Kier Services, Larkfleet, Matrix Control Solutions, Robertson Group, SSE Contracting, Vital Energi Utilities, and Zephyro.<\/p>\n<p>Support for clients outside London will be offered via <a href=\"http:\/\/localpartnerships.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Local Partnerships<\/span><\/a>, a joint venture between HM Treasury and the Local Government Association.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Coleman, acting chief executive of Local Partnerships, said: \u201cThe new RE:FIT framework offers public sector clients the opportunity to achieve savings, reduce energy consumption, and lower CO2 emissions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope to build on the London programme\u2019s success and help organisations across the public sector drive forward this vital element of their efficiency imperative.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among the success stories of RE:FIT is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/department-of-energy-climate-change\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Department of Energy and Climate Change<\/span><\/a> (DECC). The government department switched to LED lighting and upgraded its ventilation systems in 2014, saving \u00a330,000 a year and reducing carbon emissions by 159 tonnes a year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sixteen firms have been awarded a place on a retrofit framework worth some \u00a31.5bn over four years\u2026 Partners working on the new National Energy Performance Contracting Framework (RE:FIT) have been revealed. Some 16 firms have won places on the framework, which will deliver public building retrofits across England. 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