National Energy Efficiency Awards 2026

Adrian Prestidge is the Green Growth Project Manager at the East Midlands Combined County Authority, leading regional work on retrofit, energy transition, and the development of the East Midlands Retrofit Strategy. He has played a key role in coordinated multi authority retrofit initiatives, including the joint Nottinghamshire–Derbyshire bid to the MCS Foundation’s Local Authority Retrofit Accelerator Pilot. Adrian also contributes to academic practice collaboration, supporting research into devolved governance for warm, efficient homes, and is a community supervisor for a Collab PhD. Having worked as an installer for a Derbyshire based SME while studying for his MSc, he brings practical and technical insight into accelerating place based decarbonisation across the East Midlands.

Nick has worked in the Energy Efficiency and Sustainability sectors for over 14 years, initially co-founding his own Environmental Consultancy company and currently being on the Leadership Team of EWI Pro Insulation and Render Systems (having joined in late 2015). Within EWI Pro, he runs the Commercial and R&D departments, which are ultimately responsible for bringing insulating solutions to homes and businesses around the country. Nick is also passionate about developing 'green skills' and helping improve people's participation in the low-carbon job market.

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