Sustainable Construction iNet
The Sustainable Construction iNet is a key contact and partner for businesses, organisations and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) working and collaborating in the sustainable and construction sector throughout the East Midlands and Nationally.
They are a unique provider of funding, expertise and advice to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) specialising in the area of innovation in sustainable construction. Helping to achieve growth by providing one-to-one, tailored advice and hands-on guidance to SMEs seeking support, the Sustainable Construction iNet facilitates networking through sector specific events and can provide access to an extensive professional database, including HEIs, business specialists and end users in the construction sector.
Contact the Sustainable Construction iNet if you:
- Want to improve your business and access a wide network of specialist support, advice and guidance; including the skills and valuable research within the regions’ Universities
- Need help with your idea for a new sustainable product or service
- Require funding to develop your idea further
- Need help with your business plan or require sector-specific advice
- Are an SME or University seeking a collaboration partner
- Are interested in all areas of the sustainable construction agenda, including low carbon renewables, waste and retrofit agenda and want more information
- Wish to attend a series of networking events to gain new knowledge, share best practice and create new business opportunities
If you already have the next bright idea, and need help bringing it to the marketplace, or just wish to discuss how they can help you, please contact the Sustainable Construction iNet now on info@construction-inet.org.uk| or 01327 304800.
Funding Opportunities
The Sustainable Construction iNet specialises in helping to achieve growth by providing one-to-one, tailored advice and hands-on guidance to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the East Midlands. Funding and advice is available to all businesses and organisations that meet specific criteria through sector specific Business Advice, Funding and Collaboration.
Business Advice
Innovation Advisors at the Sustainable Construction iNet can help SMEs develop new contacts to progress ideas, as well as with business plans and assistance with a long term strategy, providing a practical framework to manage further innovation generation.
Interested companies must:
- Be based in the East Midlands region
- Be working on a product or service that will assist the low carbon construction sector and need assistance and/or contacts to progress their idea
- Be operating commercially in construction or an associated industry sector such as mining, quarrying, waste management, energy or water or in the professional services such as architectural or surveying practice
Innovation Support Funding
The Sustainable Construction iNet can help support businesses with direct Innovation Support Funding (ISF) worth up to £10,000. This is in the form of match-funding i.e. SMEs match the value of the grant with an equivalent amount of money. If appropriate, innovation advisors can also signpost additional funding from other bodies such as the Technology Strategy Board and Future Factory.
Funding is available to SMEs who:
- Are based in the East Midlands region
- Are working on a product or service that will assist the low carbon construction sector and need funding to progress their product or service
- Have less than 250 employees and turnover less than €50 million
- Operating commercially in construction or an associated industry sector such as mining, quarrying, waste management, energy or water or in the professional services such as architectural or surveying practice.
