We are Sero
Who We Are
Born from a passion for making a real impact on the carbon emissions we produce from our homes, Sero was founded in 2017. Over the last 6 years, we’ve been busy bees, leading the way on some of the UK’s biggest research projects and developing market-leading technologies and solutions.
Today we’re a team of over sixty individuals, who are proud to be a trusted partner for some of the UK’s largest housing providers, helping them retrofit their homes to Net Zero.
Our experts and technology support housing providers to fund and improve their homes at scale. Together we’re not just tackling climate change but fuel poverty, making sure their residents live in sustainable, affordable, and healthy homes.
The Sero Journey
Sero was founded by James & Andy.
We achieved B Corp status and commenced works on two new build sites – The Mill and Parc Eirin, delivering low carbon technology in 228 homes.
Sero led the Optimised Retrofit Project for Welsh Government, retrofitting 1,728 homes across Wales with 28 social landlords. We also moved into our Cardiff Hub and received our series A funding from Legal & General and Hodge.
Works commenced on Penderi Retrofit Energy Project – UK’s largest renewable retrofit project of its kind. Sero working with Pobl provides a range of retrofit services including our innovative solar share scheme.
Hodge and Legal & General, provide us with a second round of investment, enabling us to further invest in our people and expand our team to over 80 experts.
We partner with Sovereign Housing Group to deliver Retrofit Co-ordination services for 1,000 homes.
Meet Our Founders
Having worked in Energy and Housing for a long time, James and Andy felt strongly that if they could develop simple and affordable solutions for building and retrofitting greener homes, they could make a real impact.
James is our CEO and is on a mission to help housing providers fund their journey to net zero beyond grant funding, maximising value from our energy systems. Andy is our Chief Innovation Officer and has a passion for using real-world results in both our algorithms and the insight we provide our clients.
Meet our Team
Anne-Marie Ratcliffe
Anne-Marie’s favourite place is the Arctic. With each dropping degree in temperature, she gets a degree more alive (though this has only been tested to about –20 so there are probably limits…)
Lianne Hartley
Lianne is happiest when backpacking in sunny places, whether that’s road tripping through California or island hopping in Greece. If there’s a quiet spot to read a good book and enjoy an ice cream along the way, even better!
Matt Kane
Matt’s absolute favourite day out is a trip to Durdle Door beach along with his family, dog, dinghy, body boards and plenty of food!!
James Williams
James is happiest when exploring the Welsh forestry, pure escapism, get as far away from civilisation as possible and be surrounded by the amazing natural environment we have. Usually accompanied by small people carrying sticks.
Natalie Jopling
Natalie loves visiting beautiful locations around the world (her favorite so far being Bali), learning about the variety of different cultures, whilst watching the sunset on a beach with a cocktail in hand.
Dan Murray
Dans favourite place is anywhere with his partner, whether that’s chilling watching Netflix or out having adventures and travelling together.
Cerys Williams
Cerys’ happy place is anywhere with her husband and son, however if that place also happens to have ice cream then she’ll be smiling from ear to ear!
Jayesh Mistry
Matt Burton
Matt loves a BBQ, especially on a warm sunny day with a cold beer. Walking his two dogs or watching his sons play rugby is often where you will find him on the weekends. Matt’s other passion is of course Disney & Lego.
Rhys Thomas
Rhys loves nothing more than going home to help out on his family farm, it’s only 15 minutes from where he lives now but is definitely his favourite place. After that it would be Italy, especially the Amalfi Coast, simply stunning even if their roads are terrifying.
Iolo Morgan-Jones
Iolo is happiest spending his time with his partner and their 2 beautiful daughters. When time/weather allows, he can be found spoiling a good walk with bad golf or tempting Trout with a home-made fly. Wherever he is, a healthy supply of hot coffee or cold beer won’t be far away!
Josh Skyrme
Josh loves spending time with his partner and daughter whether that be chilling at home or adventures out in the sun.
Andrew Wong
Andrew enjoys spending quality time with his family, engaging in the sport of basketball, and pursuing his intellectual curiosity by delving into the fields of technology and science.
Julie Andrews
An adventurer at heart, Julie is happiest while on holiday with her friends, be it in the wilds of Mayo, Ireland, or Washington D.C in the USA. Throw in a tasty food place and it is smooth sailing from there!
Hannah Thompson
Han’s happiest when she is traveling in Buster, the family camper van. From the breath taking scenic roads of Snowdonia to the gravel tracks of forgotten beaches and undiscovered picnic spots. Getting lost is always bonus adventure!
Keiron Lloyd
Keiron is happiest whilst in the Sea, be that dipping his toe during a beach walk with his partner or whilst Scuba Diving in the warmer months (which is ironic given his allergy to Fish).
Ciara Murphy
Ciara is happiest when sampling her favourite street food or waking up to a nice new view in the VW (weather permitting!).
Simon Morris
Attending the UKGamesExpo with his daughter, where he plays non-traditional board games and role playing game systems he has not experienced before. Especially loves those that he can bring back to play at home with his family and friends or bring to his local gaming group (as well as stories from the expo).
Holly Evans
Holly is happiest on the beach with her family. In the wind, rain or shine there is nothing better than the sound of the waves and the feeling of sand underfoot.
Katie Wiliams
Katie loves nothing better than trekking up the Sugar Loaf mountain with the family to indulge in the breathtaking views of the Monmouthshire valley… (also nothing to do with the vineyard conveniently placed at the foot of the mountain!)
Tiago Ferreira
Tiago is happiest when he puts on a dinner jacket and joins Orchestras around Wales and England on stage playing the clarinet. When not performing, you’ll most likely find him dancing salsa in Latin parties!
Nathan Chiverton
Nathan is happiest when spending time with friends, whether that is at the pub, a local gig or a trip away. When he isn’t spending time with friends, he loves listening to music & adding to his ever growing collection of records.
Kris Ablett
Kris’ favourite places are the kitchen and the dining table and would gladly spend his life simply moving between the two only venturing outside to light a barbecue.
David Easton
Claire Downey
Claire’s happy place is wherever her dog Loki is, which is a good job as he follows her everywhere! She loves nothing more than cwtching up on the sofa with him, a cuppa and of course a big bar of chocolate 😊
Antonia Cosgrove
Often one to take the road less travelled, Toni is a curious adventurer in love with exploring new places and discovering hidden gems. Be it a city stroll down a quirky lane, or finding herself getting lost in a book.
Jack Preece
Shijith Sasidharan Pillai
Jason Casati
Jason loves when he’s at home fixing broken hardware with endless amount of open browser tabs and a cup of tea/coffee attached to his hand.
John Lloyd
Caffè della Seggiovia in Sauze d’Oulx. John’s favourite bar in his favourite village, tucked away in the Italian Alps. Where they bring you free home cooked Italian food & snacks while you have a few drinks, invariably under bright blue skies surrounded by the snowy mountains.
Lizzy Wood
When Lizzy isn’t being kept busy by her son, you’ll find her cold water dipping in the sea, at the gym, or visiting her place of calm – New Quay, in West Wales.
Tom WoodWard
Tom is easy to please: he is happiest adventuring around by foot or bicycle whenever and wherever he can. Bonus points awarded when accompanied by sun, trees or at least one dog.
Jim McArdell
Jim loves to be in, next to or just generally within sight of the sea be that surfing the waves, walking on the beach or spending time with the family.
Mick Ashley
Mick loves being in the great outdoors, whether it’s out on the hills in the lake district, dressed in spandex and exploring on the road bike or pottering in the garden, he is happy! The addition of a cold cider and his wife make it all the more better!
Lee Fisher
Lee is happiest when relaxing at home with his son and Border Terrier dog. In his spare time Lee is a keen musician and loves all live music. Whether it’s a busker, open mic night or following his ageing 00’s Indie heroes….. If there’s a guitar, and a pint, he’ll be there.
Julien Caudron
Fuchsia Wildgoose
Fuchsia’s happy place would either be wandering around Westonbirt Arboretum in the Spring, or watching live music surrounded by my friends 😊
Andrew Palmer
Andrew loves spending time on his mountain bike, the occasional trail run, adventures outdoors, and working on his latest project in his garage. These days, he is more likely to be towing one or more of his young family along with him!
Andy Sutton
Andy likes to be amongst nature or great design (preferable both), whether DIYing, walking, swimming or cycling, though in all instances he’ll want it to be in the sunshine and ending up in a good pub. Or three.
Alex Weaterton
Loves playing with his two small children, but any occasion that he can leave their incessant demands behind has now become precious! Alex particularly enjoys watching live music in Cardiff when he can escape.