Eaga refocuses on back of staff axe

Sep 3 2010 by Karen Dent, The Journal

Mr Sharp said: “We won’t have visibility for the funding at least until after the Comprehensive Spending Review.

“We can’t give any guarantees but there is still a need for a programme like Warm Front.

“It is a big concern. There is a remote possibility the programme won’t be here but it is remote. If that happened we would need to reshape the business.”

Eaga reorganised itself into three divisions during the year: carbon services concentrates on carbon-saving programmes; heating and renewables services – concerned with central heating and green energy for social landlords and fuel poverty schemes; and managed services takes in Warm Front and outsourced business contracts.

Mr Sharp said the company would focus on opportunities in the renewable energy sector in the year ahead.

“There is a lot of opportunity in that space, with social landlords and in the wider community and domestic space,” he said.

“We are the exclusive installation partners with HomeSun for ‘able to pay’ consumers. It launched in August with the aim of fitting 2,000 solar PV in 12 months. The launch has gone extremely well and we are confident we will achieve that target.

“The second is the green deal in which the new Government is putting the focus on energy-efficiency in homes.

“The third is outsourcing. We bid for a number of large outsourcing contracts last year but the impact of the election slowed down the procurement. A number are coming back online in the next 12 to 18 months.

“This was a good performance in a relatively challenging market. We have a strong platform for growth and there are lots of opportunities.”