Past

TADEA was set up to bring free high quality energy advice services to the region and to provide focused project management to increase the uptake of insulation in people’s homes.

Our original mission statement was:

'To provide a customer focused, free and impartial advice service to all households in the region and to promote effective action on sustainable energy.'

We have grown from 3 FTEs to 25 since 2002 and now turnover £1.5 million. We have managed the challenges of expansion in the North East and successfully built high quality partnerships with our stakeholders.

We believe we have been highly successful in our objectives to date as evidenced by our successful bid to the Energy Saving Trust to bring a pilot Sustainable Energy Network to the North East region, extending the contract to 2011 and by our successful management of EEC schemes drawing down significant funds from Utilities into the region.

Our strategic milestones since incorporation are as follows:

2002

• Incorporated by National Energy Action and Stockton Borough Council as a non – profit private company limited by guarantee.
• Employed three people
• Delivered the Energy Efficiency Advice Centre, and the Local Authority Support Programme for the Energy Saving Trust

2003

• Scottish Power contract awarded due to success of pilot initiative. £1 million of funding ring fenced and delivered by 2005 for home insulation measures
• Small Medium Enterprise Energy Advice Service delivered on behalf of EST.
• Employed 10 FTE
• 2003 – 2005 delivered 3 Local Authority affordable warmth initiatives in Middlesbrough, Sedgefield and Chester–le–Street.

2004

• Supported winning regional bid through North East Energy Partnership to win the opportunity to host pilot Sustainable Energy Network in 2004.
• Moved to larger office accommodation at 18b Manor Way and invested in ICT equipment and energy saving measures incorporated into our office.
• Won the contract to deliver the North East Sustainable Energy Centre in 2004 and commence delivery in 2005.
• TADEA expanded its territory to include Tyne and Wear and Northumberland, areas formerly under the delivery of Northumbria Energy Efficiency Advice Centre.
• Opened Newcastle office co-locating with National Energy Action.

2005

• TADEA employ 20 FTE staff and launch pilot Energy Saving Trust advice centre / Sustainable Energy Network

2006

• Local Authority hostility through expansion in Tyne and Wear and Northumberland areas overcome through good stakeholder management.
• Develop intelligent marketing approach and project management for ESTac delivery.
• Energy Audits of public buildings undertaken for Durham County and Darlington City Council.

2007

• Expanded office facilities by expanding to 18c Manor Way. Energy Saving Trust Advice Centre becomes main stream and rollout commences. Commission Durham Business School to assist in the preparation of our Strategic plan for 2008 – 2013.

Present

TADEA has won the contract to deliver Energy Saving Trust advice centre in the North East for next 3 – 5 years. We are currently supporting the Energy Saving Trust in their roll out of the Energy Saving Trust advice centre through the expertise of our employees.

We have reorganised our company structure appointing a Business Development Manager and a Business Support Manager. Phil Hughes TADEA Chairman has been appointed to Executive Chairman.

We are pursuing market development opportunities throughout the North of England through the roll – out of the Energy Saving Trust advice centre and looking to maximise the effectiveness of our current core business of insulation scheme management, non-domestic energy audits, quality inspections, gas monitoring and consultancy.

We have set up a unique regional Home Insulation Partnership (NEHIP) to take forward a single coordinated campaign to insulate every home in the North East. This campaign has the backing of the North East Housing Board, the National Insulation Association and MEP Fiona Hall. We have invested some of our accrued financial resources into the campaign through employing a project officer for the partnership. The campaign is being replicated across the country.

We are launching our new service to provide Energy Performance certificates for domestic and non-domestic buildings.

The Future of Our Business

TADEA has acknowledged that as a company their short term mission has been achieved. Looking to the future we commissioned Durham Business School to undertake a strategic review of the company and the business environment in which we operate. Through this study we have identified key areas of strategic development that will take our company to the next level of organisational development, helping us to achieve our new mission whilst maintaining our culture and non profit status.

Within the external business environment we recognize that economic forces will make the adaptation of low carbon technologies more viable in the near future. As a company we want to position ourselves at the forefront of low carbon technology adoption. We intend to invest our resource in the future to develop the market and supply chain for new products and make it simpler, easier and cheaper for citizens to action.