Housing Yorkshire 2027
Join us in Leeds for the next instalment of our regional housing conferences, which will bring housing professionals, policymakers, and community leaders together to share knowledge and outline a vision for the future. Housing Yorkshire 2027 will discuss the challenges and opportunities in social housing, focusing on how we can support communities with good quality, low carbon housing.
Why Yorkshire?
- Yorkshire has 23 housing associations and manage over 350,000 properties collectively
- There is an active plan to improve energy performance ratings, aiming for all homes to reach band C by 2030
- The UK Government’s Affordable Housing Programme will transform communities across Yorkshire
Retrofit Initiatives in Yorkshire
- Better Homes Yorkshire: This program offers a vetted supply chain for householders to purchase energy efficiency measures and provides grants and loans for councils, such as discretionary boiler replacement grants.
- Leeds City Region Warm Homes Fund: Focused on first-time gas central heating installations, it aims to improve energy efficiency in homes.
- York and North Yorkshire Retrofit Strategy: A long-term strategy running through 2034 to enhance homes via insulation, solar panels, and heating upgrades.
- Regional Skills Pilot: Funded by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, this program supports training initiatives to build capacity in the retrofit workforce across Yorkshire and the North East.
This is your opportunity to showcase innovative products, solutions and ideas which will help Yorkshire deliver on its aims and support net zero, build better communities and stimulate economic growth.
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Event Speakers.
Event Schedule.
08.00 – 09.15 – Registration, networking and drinks
SESSION ONE
09.30 – 09.35 – Chair welcome – Hony Premlal
09.35 – 09.50 – Keynote Address – TBC
09.50 – 10.05 – Lee Parkinson – Chief Executive Officer – Efficiency North
10.05 – 10.20 – Graeme Scott – Executive Director of Development & Property – Incommunities
10.20 – 10.40 – Q&A – Keynote, Lee Parkinson, Graeme Scott
10.40 – 11.40 – Refreshments and networking
SESSION TWO – RETROFIT
11.40 – 11.55 – Aico – speaker TBC
11.55 – 12.10 – Linda Cobb OBE – Principal Manager – DASH
12.10 – 12.25 – Jessica McNeill – Project Officer – Home Energy West Yorkshire (West Yorkshire Combined Authority)
12.25 – 12.40 – Private Sector Case Study
12.40 – 13.10 – Panel discussion featuring Efficiency North
13.10 – 14.10 – Lunch & Networking
SESSION 3 – NEW BUILD
14.10 – 14.30 – Technology panel featuring RE:GEN and Hanit
14.30 – 14.45 – Samatha Alleyne – Head of Business Development – Anglian Building Products
14.45 – 15.00 – Public Sector Case Study
15.00 – 15.15 – Private Sector Case Study
15.15 – 15.30 – Public Sector Case Study
15.30 – 15.50 – Q&A / Panel Discussion
15.50 – 15.55 – Chair closing remarks
Event Sponsors.
Headline Sponsor
Lanyard Sponsor
Thought Leader
Exhibitors
Nick Abbott
Sustainability Lead
Codi Group
After starting in a local government finance role, Nick moved into Contract Management while working for a Council in North Yorkshire. Following relocation to Wales, he worked as Procurement Officer for a big unitary authority before moving into a Procurement Management role in housing. Nick joined Linc in February 2020 and he is responsible for management and oversight of procurement, contracting and utilities.
Nick is Project Lead for Cartrefi Hydrogen Homes, a cutting edge collaborative project involving Linc that secured Welsh Government Optimised RetroFit grant funding to deliver a retrofit hydrogen demonstrator home.
In addition to his day job, Nick is Chair of the Welsh Procurement Alliance and Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for LHC Procurement Group Ltd.
Ruth Marie Mackrodt
Director
Wool Insulation Wales Ltd
Ruth Marie is based in North Pembrokeshire. She has a financial, property and construction background with a strong commercial credentials. For the first 16 years of her career she worked in finance focussing on credit and property investment. She then worked as an advisor to a number of private families advising on the asset allocation and debt structuring of their commercial property portfolios with an emphasis on development and also as Commercial Director of a London based construction company. She is a co-founder and Director of Wool Insulation Wales Ltd, makers of Truewool ® and is passionate about helping the construction industry reduce embodied carbon and promoting circular economy materials.
Stuart Black
NFRC Regional Manager
(South Western England and Wales)
Stuart Black is the Regional Manager for the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC), responsible for supporting members and the wider construction industry across South Western England and Wales. With extensive experience in the roofing and construction industry, Stuart is dedicated to promoting best practices, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and building strong relationships within the sector. His role focuses on providing guidance on technical standards, health and safety, and sustainability initiatives, while championing NFRC’s mission to raise professionalism and quality across the roofing industry.
Akshita Lakhiwal
Net Zero Engagement Officer
TPAS Cymru
Akshita leads and delivers the tenant experience within the Net Zero agenda. Her role focuses on identifying best practices and amplifying the tenant voice for building a more environmentally responsible future for Wales.