RISE Direct: Tailored support to help you set up for success.
If you are a contractor or anyone in the trade looking to deliver retrofit projects, access RISE Direct to gain a free tailored support package to help you to access opportunities within Warm Homes funded programmes.
Whether you are looking to become a lead contractor for a Local Authority or Housing Association, work as a subcontractor for an organisation that has already secured funding, or provide specialist products or services, we will help you identify the most suitable route into the market.
The support begins with a self-assessment, followed by a diagnostic call with one of our experienced support managers. Together, these form the basis of a tailored diagnostic report and action plan that identifies your organisation’s strengths, areas for development, and the next steps to improve your readiness for Warm Homes opportunities.
Coming soon: RISE self-assessment
The first step is to understand where you are today. RISE’s online self-assessment tool gives you a quick, clear picture of your organisation’s retrofit readiness. It takes between 5-10 minutes to complete and there are no right or wrong answers, just a practical starting point to help you move forward.
The self-assessment will be live within the next week. To be the first to hear when it launches, register your interest now.
What happens next?
After completing the self-assessment, you’ll be matched with a dedicated RISE Direct Support Manager for a follow-up call, who will then provide a personalised support plan highlighting your strengths and priority areas of focus.
Your Support Manager will:
- Help you prioritise actions based on your readiness
- Provide tailored advice aligned to your organisational goals
- Keep you on track with a structured support plan
- Connect you with specialist expertise from across the RISE Direct team
- Be your single point of contact throughout, ensuring consistent, practical support at every stage.
How we can support you
Our support is flexible and tailored to your organisation’s needs, it can help you to:
- Find local retrofit opportunities and relevant procurement routes
- Build new partnerships to access more work
- Identify the retrofit services most suited to your experience
- Understand what investment in training, certification and resources you require
- Develop a retrofit business strategy
- Understand Warm Homes scheme requirements, like PAS 2035 compliance
And to support your projects on the ground, you will gain support and resources to:
- Define delivery teams, resource and skills requirements
- Build a resident engagement strategy with resident focused engagement materials
- Learn lessons from previous delivery
- Understand and integrate data for project identification and property eligibility
After your follow-up call, your RISE Support Manager will identify support opportunities relevant to you and develop a tailored support plan. This can include one-to-one support from RISE experts, and a plan of the Masterclasses, Bootcamps, Drop-in Clinics, Podcasts, Tools and Guides that will help boost your knowledge in the areas you are looking to develop.
After regular check-ins, RISE will assess whether your organisation is retrofit ready, or if you might need continued support.