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Industry groups call for rethink on Green Homes Grant cut Trade groups across the building services industry have urged Government to reconsider its intention to remove funding from the £2bn Green Homes Grants (GHG) scheme. “Such drastic reduction of funding sends out all the wrong signals, especially as the Government aims to put the green economy at the heart of plans for rebuilding the economy” says Julia Evans from Actuate UK member BSRIA. Actuate UK members have expressed their disappointment that only £320m of the original £2bn would now be made available through the GHG voucher scheme. “Initiatives to encourage the take up of low carbon solutions need to be long term and consistent,” adds Hywel Davies, from Actuate UK member CIBSE. “A short-term stimulus does not create the market shift required to achieve net zero targets, including the development of a suitably skilled workforce in key sectors. To invest in the...	Latest Issue

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