A BRIGHOUSE company has landed a top “green” award.
Renewable energy installer Q-Gen Renewable Heat was highly commended in the category for Installer of The Year at the National Heat Pump Awards 2013.
The company, based at Thornhill Beck Lane, was also nominated for Commercial Ground Source Install of the Year.
The awards, held at the ICC in Birmingham, attracted a record-breaking 108 entries in 11 categories. The aim is to reward the industry’s hardest working and most respectable installers, manufacturers and trainers for all their hard work.
A heat pump is a renewable technology that can cut home owner bills considerably by using the natural heat in the air or ground.
A home using oil as its primary heating source can cut heating bills by up to 70% using a heat pump.
In addition, the recently increased Renewable Heat Premium Payment means there are now even bigger grants available to help homeowners and businesses take on the technology.
Liz MacFarlane, Q-Gen managing director, said: “Being shortlisted for two awards is an honour. However, to get the opportunity to step up on stage and collect the highly commended award was fantastic. The Q-Gen team is the hardest working I have ever known and I am proud to run such a caring and honest business.”
The installer of the year award is for Q-Gen’s versatility in installing both commercial and domestic properties and customer care service.
Liz is one of the most prominent women in the UK renewables sector. As well as her role at Q-Gen, she is sales director of Zenex, a renewable technology distributor and wholesaler.
Q-Gen’s boasts an office powered by 244 solar photovoltaic panels, a 14kW heat pump to provide heating and hot water and is insulated by a large bee-friendly green wall.
