Insulation Works
Fabric improvements such as wall, roof, and floor insulation. 275 UK councils have discussed insulation works in monitored meetings — track who, where and how the conversation is moving.
What councils are saying about insulation works
Insulation Works is one of the procurement themes QuorumInsight tracks across UK local government, detected in 2,724 meeting mentions spanning 275 councils. Every mention comes from an analysed council meeting — a cabinet decision, a committee discussion or a budget report — so this is a picture of what councils are actually planning and debating, not a directory of published tenders.
Discussion has been rising quarter-on-quarter: there were 168 mentions in the last three months, against 119 in the three months before. For suppliers, that matters because activity in a council meeting typically precedes any formal procurement by months. Reading it early is the difference between shaping a requirement and responding to one.
Mentions over the last 12 months
Monthly insulation works mentions across all monitored UK councils, by meeting date. The current month is excluded while it is still in progress.
Most active councils
Waverley Borough Council in South East is the most active authority on insulation works, with 77 mentions across 77 monitored meetings — around 3% of all insulation works discussion QuorumInsight has tracked. The council returned to the subject as recently as its “Housing Proc & EPC Plan” meeting on 23 Apr 2026.
Vale of Glamorgan Council (57 mentions) and Norwich City Council (54) are also notably active. The full list of leading councils is below — each links to its live intelligence profile.
| Council | Region | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Waverley Borough Council | South East | 77 |
| Vale of Glamorgan Council | Wales | 57 |
| Norwich City Council | East of England | 54 |
| Flintshire County Council | Wales | 54 |
| Winchester City Council | South East | 48 |
| Leeds City Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 45 |
| City of York Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 42 |
| Somerset Council | South West | 41 |
| Southwark London Borough Council | London | 41 |
| Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council | South East | 39 |
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | London | 37 |
| Stroud District Council | South West | 37 |
In councils’ own words
Recent meetings where insulation works came up, with the relevant passage from the discussion. Each meeting links to the council’s intelligence profile.
Glasgow City Council · Warm Homes & Regeneration · 1 Oct 2026
“… gramme is currently on site at Househill Muir and Pollock, Cleves Road in Priesthill and Pennyley with an initial target to instal external wall insulation to a minimum of 149 properties across the three areas.”
Dublin City Council · Climate Adaptation & Nature · 30 Sept 2026
“… plement it. So I think Dublin City Council is doing really good progressive work. I mean, you look at the measures include ventilation, external insulation, new windows and doors and heat pumps.”
North Ayrshire Council · Housing, Transport & Climate · 29 Sept 2026
“… thousand four hundred and fifty five kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent. The proposed Phase three would retain those core measures including insulation, draft proofing, LED lighting and heating controls and add targeted solar PV and glazing improvements for lower income households and people vul …”
Royal Greenwich London Borough Council · Capital and Active Travel · 23 Sept 2026
“… the already 18 million that we've spent over the last three years, decarbonising around 400 council homes. Measures include windows, doors, loft insulation, cavity and external wall installation and all of those things that help reduce energy bills and cut carbon emissions. We've got programmes to u …”
Nottingham City Council · Youth Work and Tenancy Sustain · 21 Sept 2026
“The social housing decarbonisation programme completed work on 329 properties. That includes external wall insulation for 72 homes, loft insulation for over 100 homes, room in roof insulation for one home, low energy light bulbs being installed, solar panels on …”
Lewisham London Borough Council · Climate Strategy and Green Budgeting · 9 Sept 2026
“… ofit is skills. We do not have enough skilled practitioners. We never had enough companies operating in Lewisham doing things like external wall insulation, internal wall insulation, underfloor insulation. We never did have many, they've all gone bust.”
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