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From our early foundations in 2008 focusing on building a reputation for delivering carbon saving obligations for energy companies, we’ve expanded our offering with energy efficient improvements and installations that provide solutions for a wide range of customers…

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Mission & Values CSR Industries Message From Our Directors

Mission and Values

Making living sustainably accessible for all

Corporate Social Responsibility

Creating a more sustainable future for everyone

Message From Our Directors

Assisting the UK and its net zero carbon targets

Our Companies

Established: 2008
  • Government funding & compliance
  • Working with Contractors
  • Helping businesses meet their net zero targets
Established: 2016
  • Solar, heating and insulation
  • Available Finance
  • Government funding
Established: 2015
  • Newbuilds, Construction, Social Housing & Landlords
  • Scaffolding
  • Commercial and domestic solar, and insulation
Established: 2011
  • Helping organisations across a range of sectors to reduce their energy costs and make the move to commercial solar PV

Our Brand Story

2008

Hello Effective Energy Solutions

A significant opportunity was identified to help energy suppliers deliver their carbon-saving obligations through the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) and Community Energy Saving Project (CESP). CESP in particular was a great opportunity due to the complexities of the scheme and the requirement to bring together a number of partners to set up and deliver each project.

2013

Supporting ECO from day one

The first iteration of the ECO Scheme started life in 2013 as ECO1. Its three main obligations that energy companies were required to meet were the carbon Emissions Reduction Obligation (CERO), the Carbon Saving Community Obligation (CSCO) and the Home Heating Cost Reduction Obligation (HHCRO).

2014

Growing the Effective family tree

A decision was made to diversify. Delivering obligations for energy companies would no longer be 100% of the business. Setting up several businesses would add value and variety to the energy services sector. Our strategy would and still is to explore business opportunities and then look to recruit or acquire the expertise to deliver the service to the high-quality standards we set for ourselves.

2015

Round ECO2

The next scheme, ECO2, was launched in 2015 and ended in 2017. Suppliers were required to achieve the following cost and carbon savings – 19.7 Mt CO2 under CERO, 6 Mt CO2 under CSCO and £6.46 billion under HHCRO.

2015

Max Energy makes an impact

A team of former Mark Group employees came together and created Max Energy. To supply and fit a range of insulation measures for housebuilders and homeowners across England. By November 2015 it has operational depots in Leeds, Warrington, Leicester, Ashford, and Bridgwater. Today Max Energy operates from six locations (with more to come), employing over 80 engineers who install over 5000 energy efficiency measures a month. The team work extremely hard and Max Energy’s success is a testament to their expertise, commitment and dedication.

2016

Heating up the market

Initially Effective Heating provided boiler replacements and repairs to homeowners in the Yorkshire and North Midlands area. In 2018 we acquired AU Heating, based in Doncaster. Effective Heating Ltd was incorporated in October 2016.

2017

Storage batteries included

We identified an opportunity to enter the large-scale battery storage market– enter Volta Energy Group. The legislation looked favourable, and we were able to put the right team together to identify sites, arrange connections, land options, planning consents and then source the funding required to facilitate the development of these sites.

2018

ECO3 is the magic number

The third iteration of Energy Company Obligation ran from 2018 to 2022.

2018

Va Va Volta Energy

Having identified a number of large-scale battery storage sites – capacity market changes quickly led to two further sites being developed.

2020

Welcome Effective Home

We realised that the name Effective Heating did not entirely cover the extent of the range of measures that we planned to offer, so rebranded it as Effective Home. Now the company can provide a comprehensive range of heating and renewable technologies into people’s homes. By 2021, we are installing over 400 measures a month.

2020

Alta Capital solar PV power

Even during lockdown, new opportunities in the development, investment, construction and operation of large-scale clean energy assets could be identified. Resulting in an investment in Alta Capital. Initially with the focus on solar PV in Italy, this has enabled us to take in a minority stake in the business that will develop over 1 Gigawatt of renewable energy assets in Italy over the next two years.

2022

ECO4 aiding the most energy-inefficient homes

ECO4 was introduced in 2022 and will run until the end of March 2026. As the final phase of the ECO scheme, it will aid thousands of the most vulnerable households to improve their energy efficiency and reduce bills and carbon footprints.

“When we started out in 2008, other companies provided a similar service but… all too often they’d fail to provide the level of quality and detail required to ensure the smooth delivery for energy suppliers, contractors and social housing providers. Today Effective Energy Solutions is one of two companies that remain. Now though the Effective Energy Group has grown into a family of like-minded brands. A very different business from the company we set up in an Innovation Centre in Worksop, Nottinghamshire.”

- Richard Cox, CEO

Areas we cover

We have now expanded our reach to cover the whole of the UK so you don’t need to worry about us getting to you. Get in touch with us today to get your free quote.

Experts in sustainable living since 2008

200+

employees working across the country

£563m+

worth of energy savings delivered

8MtC02

carbon savings and counting

£560m+

of lifetime bill savings

Interested in a strategic partnership?

We partner with a range of organisations – including energy companies, local authorities, housebuilders, businesses and charities – to deliver market-leading energy savings and sustainability solutions. Enquire to find out how we can link up with you.
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