Warm Wales

A PIONEERING project launched by Warm Wales Cymru Gynnes at a Wales & West Housing Association (WWHA) retirement scheme to help tackle the issue of fuel poverty has been given the ‘thumbs up’ by First Minister, Carwyn Jones.

The project, at The Beeches retirement complex in Bridgend, is the result of a partnership between Warm Wales, WWHA and Wales and West Utilities Ltd (WWU) kicks off the fuel poor initiative which is to be rolled out across Wales.

“I am delighted that this scheme to bring cost effective warmth to those who live at The Beeches in Bridgend has been so successful,” said Mr Jones, AM for Bridgend.

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A joint Warm Wales-Charter bid for £1.6m ‘Arbed’ grant funding to carry out energy efficiency improvements to properties in Markham village has been approved by the Welsh Assembly Government.

The £1.6m Arbed grant will help to fund a £2.3m programme of energy efficiency improvements to both Charter’s 124 homes and other private/public sector housing in Markham. Proposed Arbed measures include cavity insulation, insulated external render, solar hot water and photovoltaic panels. (more…)

BRE Wales and Warm Wales-Cymru Gynnes are working together to deliver a one stop shop solution for the delivery of the Code for Sustainable Homes and Sustainable Refurbishment.

Both Companies are ‘not for profit’ organisations with no shareholders. ‘Surpluses’ generated by BRE companies go into research and education projects in the built environment, whilst those generated by Warm Wales-Cymru Gynnes are reinvested into the communities it serves.

Working together, BRE and Warm Wales-Cymru Gynnes, are uniquely able to offer consultancy, guidance and confidence to deliver high level sustainability in an affordable and easily replicable way.

For further information, download the Refurbishment and Code for Sustainable Homes solutions from BRE & Warm Wales pdf