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Essex based Climate Energy number one in the region for growth, says Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100
10th February 2012

Climate Energy, one of the UK’s leading independent energy efficiency solutions companies, has just been ranked 3rd in the latest Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100. This annual league table ranks companies by growth in profits over the last two years of available accounts.

Based in Witham, Essex, Climate Energy topped the league in the South East region and generates most of its revenue by acting as a broker between home owners and utility companies. Led by managing director Andrew Holmes, the company has seen profits rise an average 155% a year over the last two years, to Ł6.6m in 2011.

This success comes just two months after Climate Energy was placed 55th in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 and was named Europe’s 4th fasted growing larger cleantech business by GP Bullhound.

Climate Energy is ranked in the Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100 alongside some well-known brands including lingerie retailer Agent Provocateur (No 8, owned by 3i), fashion retailer Jack Wills (No 43, backed by Inflexion), and restaurant operator Yo! Sushi (No 89, owned by Quilvest).

Despite the tough economic climate, the 100 companies have grown their combined profits by an average of 51% a year over two years to Ł1.3bn. Together they employ 91,577 staff, having added 22,731 employees to their workforce over the last two years.

Andrew Holmes, Climate’s Group Managing Director, commented:

“Climate Energy has had an amazing three months, with our success and growth being recognised in both national and international influential league tables.

“Since it was established seven years ago, Climate Energy has gone from strength to strength, and we have seen our team win a number of awards and gain a reputation in the industry for its vast knowledge and skills.

“With only eight months until the launch of Green Deal, the whole country will need to find ways to save energy in their homes and businesses, and Climate Energy is proud to be leading the way in the UK.”

Witham based carbon reduction group, Climate Energy, has been placed 55th in a nationwide league of fastest growing companies.

The Sunday Times Fast Track 100 league table ranks Britain's 100 fastest-growing private companies based on sales from the past three years. Climate Energy has seen sales rise by 67% a year over the past three years.

Other companies in the Fast Track 100 league include First Utility, Notonthehighstreet, Jack Wills and Ella’s Kitchen.

This success follows a number of high profile achievements for the Climate Energy Group over the past three weeks. In November the Group was recognised as the UK’s Fastest Growing Large Cleantech company at the GP Bullhound Cleantech Connect Awards 2011 and was awarded a bronze Green Apple award for Environmental Best Practice at an event at the Houses of Parliament. Last week Climate Energy Solutions topped the category for Health and Safety Awareness and was runner-up in the category of Best Marketing Campaign at the National Insulation Association Awards.

Based in Witham, and with offices in, Braintree, Thurrock and Croydon, Climate Energy employs 180 people. It provides local authorities, housing providers and homeowners with energy efficiency funding solutions and advice, as well as installing energy efficiency measures such as insulation, heating and renewables.

Over the past three years, Climate Energy has significantly expanded and now offers a number of new services, including the ecoTECH build system, an energy efficient building solution which allows the construction of energy efficient properties at the same cost as a tradition build but in a fraction of the time.

“Being ranked in the Sunday Times Fast Track100 alongside such well known brands is a great achievement, and one we are incredibly proud of.

“This past three weeks have seen a number of great successes for the Climate Energy Group and our success as a company and our dedication to carbon reduction has been recognised by some of the UK’s top names in the businesses and environment sectors.

“As we count down to the launch of Green Deal, we will continue to grow our business, and will be working hard to match the successes of 2011 – if not better them.”

Double success for Climate Energy Solutions at the National Insulation Association Awards
2nd December 2011

Braintree based Climate Energy Solutions (CES) is celebrating after scooping a top prize at last night’s National Insulation Association Awards.

The company, part of the Climate Energy Group, topped the category for Health and Safety Awareness, and was also awarded the second place spot in the category of Marketing Campaign of the Year.

Climate Energy Solutions achieved first place for Health and Safety Awareness after demonstrating a high level of staff training in health and safety, monitoring of health and safety procedures and implementing incentives to staff to take health and safety seriously.

It was awarded the runner-up spot in the category of Marketing Campaign of the Year thanks to the work it has done to promote the benefits of solid wall insulation to homeowners through various marketing promotions including television programmes, leaflets and magazine articles.

These awards come on the same month that the Climate Energy Group was presented with a bronze Green Apple award for Environmental Best Practice, and was ranked as the UK’s Fastest Growing Larger Cleantech Company by GP Bullhound.

Phil McGrory, Managing Director of Climate Energy Solutions says:

‘We have always prided ourselves on having extremely high standards in everything we do, it’s great

to see all that hard work recognised by the National Insulation Association.

“Our solid wall insulation campaign has been a great success, demonstrating the benefits of solid

wall insulation and how quick and easy it is to install. The campaign is on-going, and we continue to

produce updated material to support it.’

Climate Energy Ltd, a Witham based carbon reduction agency, has been recognised as the UK’s Fastest Growing Large Cleantech company at the GP Bullhound Cleantech Connect Awards 2011.

It’s success over the past three years also means that Climate Energy is Europe’s 4th Fastest Growing Large Cleantech company.

The Cleantech Connect Awards is an annual celebration of companies that develop technology and services with a focus on reducing carbon emissions and pollution. This is the third year running that Climate Energy has made it into the top 30 Cleantech companies. Last year it was placed 15th in Europe, while in 2009 it was placed 16th, competing with a range of companies from Germany, Denmark, Italy, Norway and The Netherlands.

Over the past three years, Climate Energy has significantly expanded and now offers a number of new services, including s the ecoTECH build system, an energy efficient building solution which can build energy efficient properties at the same cost as a tradition build but in a fraction of the time.

“Since it was established seven years ago, Climate Energy has gone from strength to strength, and we have seen our team win a number of awards and gain a reputation in the industry for their vast knowledge and skills.

“With less than a year until the Government launches its Green Deal, the whole country will need to find ways to save energy in their homes and businesses, and Climate Energy is proud to be leading the way in the UK.”

Cleantech Connect is an invitation-only awards ceremony held for industry leaders and the CEOs of those companies listed in Cleantech Connect. The 2011 awards ceremony will be held in London on the 10 November at Sketch

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Over the past few years Climate Energy have rapidly increased in size and new appointments have enabled them to further develop and improve their profile with key external stakeholders. With a constantly growing installer network they continue to improve their relationships with local authorities across the country and engage with the business sector.

On the night of the awards a new acquisition was agreed. Climate Energy bought Creative Environmental Network (CEN) based in Croydon. Like Climate Energy, CEN is an organisation delivering a range of services to engage householders, businesses and communities in environmental and social improvement. Both have a track record of successful project delivery in sustainable energy, fuel poverty, biomass and renewable energy consultancy.

Historically Climate Energy has concentrated its advice centre efforts in Essex, Hertfordshire and East Anglia. Andrew Holmes, Climate Energy’s Managing Director, commented, “The combination of CEN and Climate Energy will allow us to increase the breadth of our advice offerings to include London and Kent, and positions the group to deliver our customers the widest range of advice and services available from a single provider in this market place. This will ensure that the combined customer group will receive the benefits of the resources of a much larger organisation immediately.”

The acquisition follows the Climate Energy management buyout in July last year. The management buyout signalled the beginning of a new growth phase for Climate Energy.
“This purchase is a natural step in growing our business across the UK,” says Andrew. “We will now be focused on ensuring that the overall business strategy continues to maximise business results and successes by building on the strengths of each company”.