The Insulated Render and Cladding Association (INCA) is the recognised trade association for the External Wall Insulation (EWI) industry, representing the major system designers, a nationwide network of specialist installers and the key component suppliers.
INCA represents around 70% of the industry by volume and is at the forefront of transforming the energy efficiency of homes and businesses in the UK.
Below you’ll find all the latest news from INCA and the EWI industry as a whole.
All The Latest News From INCA
External Wall Insulation Competence Framework
The Background to the need for Industry Competence In her report, Building a Safer Future, Dame Judith Hackitt spoke of the industry’s approach to competence as being “fragmented, encompassing a range of disciplines and different competence frameworks even within one...
INCA UK EWI Industry Report 2025
INCA, the recognised trade association for the external wall insulation (EWI) industry in the UK, have published findings of their industry survey which reveals the size and split of the market for the calendar year 2025. Download A PDF Copy >>>Key Findings:...
INCA AGM & EWI Industry Conference 2026
INCA Conference 2026 - Thank You To Our Event SponsorsINCA, the recognised trade association for the UK external wall insulation industry are delighted to announce that, in a change from recent years, we will be hosting a face to face AGM alongside a much needed full...
INCA EWI Training Update
On Friday 13th February 2026 INCA, the recognised trade association for the external wall insulation industry, will be hosting an EWI training update in the form of an online member forum which will be hosted on Microsoft Teams starting at 09:30am. The format of the...
INCA Wales – Breakfast Meeting
Aimed at supporting the INCA membership based in or operating across Wales, INCA would like to invite you all to a free breakfast meeting to present our plans for 2026, discuss ways in which we can better support our Welsh membership, to hear from Government and key...
INCA Scotland – Breakfast Meeting
Aimed at supporting the INCA membership based in or operating across Scotland, INCA would like to invite you all to a free breakfast meeting to present our plans for 2026, discuss ways in which we can better support our Scottish membership, to hear from Government and...
Retrofit Measures – Reform To ECO & GBIS Is Needed
Retrofit Measures - Reform To ECO & GBIS Is Needed We wake this morning to find our news feeds talking about the "tens of thousands of homes that now need repairing after having solid wall insulation fitted under ECO or GBIS schemes". This news follows the...
Poor Quality SWI Installs Under ECO & GBIS – INCA Responds
Image showing high quality EWI installation by INCA members Poor Quality SWI Installs Under ECO & GBIS – INCA Responds On 23rd January 2025 the Government announced that routine checks had identified widespread cases of poor-quality solid wall insulation installed...
Insulate to tackle fuel poverty, make homes healthier and reach net zero
INCA, the recognised trade association for the external wall insulation (EWI) industry in the UK, have published a new evidenced based report to demonstrate exactly why a fabric first approach to retrofit is absolutely right and why it's so important that insulation...
INCA Survey Reveals Size Of The UK EWI Industry
INCA, the recognised trade association for the external wall insulation (EWI) industry in the UK, have published findings of their industry survey which reveals the size and split of the market for the calendar year 2024.Key Findings: 4.4 million square metres of EWI...
INCA Publish Technical Guidance For EWI Systems Incorporating A Drained Cavity
INCA, the recognised trade association for the external wall insulation (EWI) industry in the UK, have published a new technical guidance document for the installation of external wall insulation systems incorporating a drained cavity. The guide is designed to ensure...
Book Your Places At The INCA Celebrity Charity Lunch
INCA Celebrity Charity Lunch & Charitable Endeavour Awards 2025 Reserve Your FREE PlacesFREE To all INCA members, their guests, SWIGA members and Crash charity patrons - you are all invited to join us at the first ever INCA Celebrity Lunch and Charitable Endeavour...
INCA Celebrity Charity Lunch 2025
INCA are delighted to announce the launch of a new, high profile, industry event for 2025 - The INCA Celebrity Charity Lunch, incorporating our inaugural Charitable Endeavour Awards all in aid of our charity partners CRASH, The Construction Industry Charity and ......
INCA Launches New EWI Video – An Introduction To External Wall Insulation
INCA, the recognised trade association for the external wall insulation (EWI) industry in the UK, has launched a new video, aptly entitled "An Introduction To EWI Systems" which is intended to provide an easy-to-follow overview explaining what an external wall...
NSBRC INCA Self Build Day
Following a very successful event back in early 2023, INCA are once again able to invite all those INCA members, be they System Designers, Installation Contractors or Associates, with an interest in the self build and renovation sector of our industry, to what should...