'Monumental moment': Heat pump maker Kensa secures £70m investment

Cecilia Keating
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Octopus Energy and Legal & General provide major new funding to help manufacturer and installer accelerate product development and offer 'networked heat pump' solution to home builders, housing associations, and commercial properties

Ground source heat pump manufacturer and installer Kensa Group has secured £70m in funding from Octopus Energy and Legal & General, in a major boost to the fast expanding UK green heating market. In...

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