Mapping Retrofit and Energy Efficiency Companies in Scotland

Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (BE-ST) were commissioned by Scottish Enterprise to deliver a research and mapping project to analyse companies working across retrofit and energy efficiency in Scotland. The project aimed to identify gaps and challenges and provide actionable recommendations for strengthening local supply chains. 

Alongside this report, there are two other outputs:

• A report assessing procurement frameworks for energy efficiency activity in Scotland, including skills, technology and resource gaps and barriers to participation 
• A map showing locations, categorisation and concentrations of expertise and services in the energy efficiency industry to identify gapsopens in a new window  

Project activity was focused on industry and stakeholder engagement, including one-to-one meetings with Local Heat & Energy Efficiency Strategy (LHEES) officers, local authorities, academics, delivery agencies, and industry bodies. This was achieved via delivery of two targeted workshops and outreach events, and broader engagement during the industry conference programme.

The retrofit and energy efficiency supply chain is highly diverse and spans a wide range of sectors and business types. The sector is also evolving rapidly in response to modern technologies, policy changes, funding streams, and market opportunities.

This pace of change makes it difficult to accurately map the supply chain using only publicly available data. From a framework perspective, they are essential in the industry but not enough to meet the scale of retrofit demand. Communication of framework opportunities and procurement timelines need to be improved, with more flexibility and inclusivity required in framework design and management. 

• Improve access to data across skills, case studies and procurement frameworks, and consolidate fragmented resources into a single data platform to support LHEES delivery and sector growth.
• Acquire further datasets through establishing data sharing agreements.
• Creation of a dynamic platform to allow companies to submit their own project, service or location details.