Warmworks

Warmworks: energy efficiency and heating management for homes

Warmworks is a company established in 2015 as a joint venture between Energy Saving Trust, Sureserve and Changeworks. Its activity focuses on providing affordable heating to homes and communities, and on managing energy efficiency improvement contracts in housing. The company operates as a Managing Agent in most of the projects it develops, which involves overseeing the installation of heating, energy efficiency measures and insulation in its clients' homes, from the initial survey to the final inspection to verify compliance with its safety and quality standards.

Programmes and projects managed

Warmworks manages a portfolio of contracts that span from the Orkney Islands to South East England. Among the projects it administers are:

• Warmer Homes Scotland: the Scottish Government's national fuel poverty scheme, of which Warmworks is the Managing Agent. Since its launch in 2015, it has supported more than 35,000 people in Scotland to keep their homes warm, reduce their energy bills and improve the energy efficiency of their homes.
• Home Upgrade Grant Phase 2 (HUG2).
• Warm Homes: Local Grant scheme with Newcastle City Council.
• Projects with Orkney Islands Council, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and Shetland Islands Council.
• Cavity wall insulation project with Dumfries and Galloway Housing Partnership (DGHP).
• Electrification of heat demonstration project in Scotland.
• Renewable heat projects with Angus Housing Association, Berwickshire Housing Association, in Dumfries and Galloway and with Waverley Housing.
• Warm Homes Project in the Scottish Borders.
• Insulation project with Waverley Housing Association.
• Projects with Inverclyde Council, East Renfrewshire Council and Renfrewshire Council.
• External wall insulation project with Cunninghame Housing Association.
• Caerau Wall Insulation Scheme with Bridgend County Borough Council.
• Home Energy Advice North East.
• Installation Service.

Impact on communities and supply chain

The company states a commitment to the communities where it operates. Since its founding in 2015, it has contributed to the creation of more than 150 apprenticeships, more than 700 jobs and more than 3,000 training opportunities in its supply chain. To carry out the works, Warmworks manages a network of registered and accredited subcontractors, continuously assessed through a performance management system specifically designed to guarantee the quality of the work and the professionalism of those involved in homes.

News and recent activity

The website features various news items related to its activity. These include: a record year for zero emissions heating installations within Warmer Homes Scotland (10/09/2026); the donation of a heat pump for Forth Valley College students (9/09/2026); the launch of a new Warmstart partnership with South Lanarkshire College (27/08/2026); and the announcement of £2.2 million in energy efficiency funding for Western Isles households (25/08/2026).

Offices

Warmworks has a presence in several locations. Its main office is in Edinburgh, and it has offices in London and the Orkney Islands.

Headquarters and locations

Location 1: 1 Carmichael Place, Suite 1, Edinburgh EH6 5PH

Location 2: Caledonia House, 223-231 Pentonville Road, London N1 9NG

Orkney Location: 2 West Ta