Midlands Business News

A Shropshire company has brought renewable energy to the students of Glyndŵr University in Wrexham, North East Wales with the installation of a revolutionary wood pellet boiler that will save hundreds of pounds a year in heating bills.

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Kidderminster businessman and renewable energy pioneer Paul Hutchens has been awarded the prestigious Environmental Award at the ninth annual Institute of Directors (IoD) West Midlands Director of the Year Awards.

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Studley-based ENER-G Procurement has been shortlisted for two major energy industry awards for its achievements in championing the rights of business energy consumers.

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To launch its partnership with Mencap, employees from Northampton-based Opus Energy set themselves a week’s worth of weird and wonderful fundraising activities from 8-12 April, resulting in a grand total of £6,761.08 being raised for the charity to help progress its work for people in Northamptonshire who have learning disabilities. Teams from across the business, [...]

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Leicestershire-based biomass boiler technology experts Rural Energy have unveiled a new cutting-edge management system which allows businesses to use laptops, tablets and mobiles to manage energy consumption.

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Leicester-based, Intelligent Energy Solutions (IES), one of the UK’s most dynamic renewable energy companies, is opening a new branch to service the whole of Yorkshire.

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The UK’s leading Independent Connections Provider (ICP), Power On Connections has passed a historic milestone in the capacity of electrical infrastructure it has installed. The Leicestershire-based company, which has two depots in London and operates nationally, has passed the 1GW (gigawatt) of contracted load; the equivalent of 1000 megawatts or enough electricity to power approximately [...]

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A Shropshire renewable energy company is celebrating after becoming one of only a handful of companies to clinch a top industry standard across a range of green technologies.

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Kind-hearted renewable energy specialist Eco2Solar is on track to exceed its original charity pledge to Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust, having successfully raised more than £4,500 towards its £5,000 annual target.

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The Midcounties Co-operative has announced a significant investment in Walsall in a move that will see the creation of 100 customer service jobs to support its domestic energy supply business and the re-opening of offices in Hatherton Road. The continuing success of Co-operative Energy, which supplies gas and electricity to more than 100,000 households, will [...]

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A Shropshire company has completed its first dual renewable energy installation, which is estimated to save the owners of a county guesthouse hundreds of pounds a year in heating bills.

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Northampton-based Opus Energy has announced it will be awarding ten new NVQ Apprenticeship positions to local people in 2013, five of whom will start working at the company during National Apprenticeship Week on 11th March.

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Residents at The Rose Garden Extracare village in Hereford are set to make significant energy savings, thanks to an 80-kilowatt solar energy system installed by renewable energy specialist Eco2Solar.

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Leading renewable energy firm Myriad Solar PV has appointed Lee Baxter to the role of General Manager as it looks to drive forward its UK expansion plans.

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A renewable energy company is powering ahead by expanding into the Middle East from its base in Warwickshire.

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Kidderminster businessman and renewable energy pioneer Paul Hutchens has been named ‘Midlands Entrepreneur of the Year’ at the 2013 Midlands Business Awards.

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UK renewable energy company UFW Ltd has signed an exclusive partnership with Swedish wind turbine specialists ecWind.

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Midlands solar energy specialist Eco2Solar is marking the official start of the government’s Green Deal on Monday (28th January) with the launch of its new Eco2Energy brand.

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The designer and installer of Shropshire’s largest renewable energy installation will be exhibiting at a two-day event for farmers and landowners being held in Telford in February.

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Local businesses and homeowners wishing to install charging points for electric vehicles (EV) have until 14 February to apply for grants that could cover up to 75 per cent of the cost of the installation.

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A leading expert in the field of renewable energy has been announced as the new director of the Institute branch Sulzbach-Rosenberg of Fraunhofer UMSICHT in Bavaria, Germany.

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Photovoltaic (PV) panels installed on the roof of the new Elsea Park Community Centre in Bourne, Lincolnshire, are set to save the Elsea Park Trust nearly £500 a year in energy costs and up to six tonnes of carbon emissions.

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Melton Mowbray-based green energy specialists Myriad CEG are to hold a free heat pumps webinar, including offering advice and guidance on the best ways to take advantage of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).

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Renewable energy products distributor Eco Building Products is generating some of the electricity needed at its Market Deeping showroom with a revolutionary new wind turbine.

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Britain’s leading Green Deal Advisor company, Brierley Hill-based Green Deal Consulting, has teamed up with two other organisations to spearhead the Government’s huge household energy savings scheme being launched nationwide in the New Year.

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Melton Mobray-based Rural Energy, a leading UK expert in the field of biomass, has joined forces with Ofgem to showcase the strengths of the emerging renewable technology. Adam Karimian, Rural Energy’s Renewable Heat Incentive expert, played a key role in an event involving the energy regulator to educate people on the way biomass works in [...]

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Netball has taken off at a Telford school with the help of backing from the country’s newest energy supplier.

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Kidderminster solar energy specialist Eco2Solar is flying the flag for the West Midlands after being named National SME Construction Company of the year at The National Constructing Excellence Awards 2012.

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Leicester based green energy company UFW Ltd is expanding its team with the appointment of building services specialist Tim Harvey.

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Midlands’s solar energy specialist Eco2Solar is carrying the torch for Kidderminster after being selected as a finalist in three separate categories of the 2013 Midlands Business Awards. The firm, which operates in both the commercial and domestic energy markets, has made it into the final six of the contenders for the Midlands Service Provider of [...]

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Leicester green energy company UFW Ltd welcomed a special visitor for Children In Need to help raise money for charity.

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Co-operative Energy has today announced it is to cut its electricity prices and is once again calling for other suppliers to follow its lead and put customers before profits. As British Gas raises its gas and electricity by 6% today, ethical energy provider, Co-operative Energy is leading the market by reducing its electricity charges by [...]

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PTS is supporting the Heating and Hot Water Industry Council’s Hole in the Roof campaign. Launching today, 12th November 2012its purpose is to raise the awareness of energy efficiency by getting people to take action and make a change in their homes that could result in financial savings.

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Geothermal International is rebranding itself as GI Energy as it believes the new name not only better reflects the needs of the market but will also mark a new era for the company further reinforcing its market leading position. Since the company was launched in 2000 it has continuously been pushing the boundaries and as [...]

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Midlands’s solar energy specialist Eco2Solar has pledged to help raise vital funds for Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust, after adopting the hospice as its chosen charity of the year.

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A Malvern-based green energy firm is bucking the economic trend as the number of property owners looking to generate green energy increases.

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Warwickshire-based Energy procurement specialist ENER-G has welcomed Ofgem’s proposed reforms to the business energy market.

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A Uttoxeter-based low-energy solution firm has seen demands for cheaper electricity bills rocket in recent months, as businesses try to save money on high energy costs. Artemis Galaxy, named after the Greek Goddess of light, has seen demand rise to such an extent that they have developed a brand new website built to cope with [...]

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Staffordshire firm, McCamley UK Ltd has picked up a top award at Newcastle’s leading business competition, the Business Boost Awards, which recognises small and medium size companies in the region that have gone the extra mile in achieving success.

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The UK is facing an ‘energy crisis’ with record-breaking hikes in energy bills and the threat of blackouts by 2015, according to a Shropshire renewables expert.

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With the Green Deal now officially under way – although funding won’t be available until the New Year – a Warwickshire, Coventry and Worcestershire energy saving charity has come up with an interactive tool to help householders find the best solutions for their properties.

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Midlands renewable energy specialist Eco2Solar has enrolled the moves of Kidderminster College dance students to help put green energy in the spotlight.

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Businesses will be supported in defeating excess energy costs due to a new partnership between a leading UK energy monitoring company, Advanced Carbon Energy Solutions and leader in the live monitoring field, Logic Energy.

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Independent energy supplier to UK businesses, Northampton and Oxford-based Opus Energy, has today announced the creation of 100 new jobs as it celebrates making The Sunday Times HSBC Top Track 250 league table for the second year running. Published on 14th October, the Top Track 250 league table ranks Britain’s leading mid-market private companies with [...]

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Shrewsbury based Salop Energy Ltd has launched a specialist loan scheme aimed at homeowners wishing to install solar panels who previously did not have the cash or could not raise the necessary finance.

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ENER-G Procurement, based in Studley, Warwickshire, has launched a free Bespoke Market Tracker service to help organisations make smarter decisions about their energy purchasing.

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Kidderminster solar energy specialist Eco2Solar has been recognised for its success in creating a motivated and well-trained workforce at this year’s Worcestershire Ambassadors’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards.

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The 30MW (electrical output) renewable energy plant will produce enough power for around 40,000 homes by converting recycled waste wood into electricity.

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A Worcestershire energy saving charity is offering rural residents the chance to set up their own mini oil-buying clubs to help them save money on fuel bills.

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Leading renewable energy company Eco Environments has been awarded accredited installer status by Kingspan Renewables. Kingspan Renewables, part of the global Kingspan Group Plc, has awarded the Birmingham-based company accreditation for four different technologies – solar, wind, air source heat pumps and rainwater harvesting. Eco Environments, which achieved turnover of £6.4million last year, is one [...]

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