Success Story
Economy Energy Group, a renewable energy provider based at Swansea Enterprise Park, received £100,000 investment from the Investment Fund for Wales, managed by appointed fund managers FW Capital.
| Region/Nation | Wales |
|---|---|
| Sector | Specialist Engineering, Infrastructure |
| Programme | Investment Fund for Wales |
| Partner |
Economy Energy Group was established in 2014 by veteran electrician Anthony Dixey to carry out electrical work for residential and commercial customers. Since then, the business has taken a lead in the renewable energy sector, and offers services including installing large commercial solar projects and electric vehicle charging points; providing off-grid renewable energy solutions for remote customers and ensuring clients’ homes are integrated with the latest in smart home technologies.
Over the past ten years the company has seen demand and its client base grow. Turnover has increased steadily in recent years, from £380,000 in 2022 to £620,000 in 2023, with post investment turnover for 2024 forecasted to be £1.2m.
The support of the £100,000 loan from the British Business Bank is designed to facilitate further growth and has allowed Economy Energy Group to take on four new members of staff, taking their total to nine, adding to their roster of electricians, roofers and labourers, which includes two apprentices. They have also purchased a fork lift truck, four new vans, completed an office renovation and installed a complete IT system to help manage their ongoing growth.
Immediate future plans include engaging with all schools in the local area who have been provided with grants to install renewable energy solutions for their buildings, including solar panels and charging points. They are also working with ECO4 companies (a government energy-efficiency scheme designed to tackle fuel poverty and help reduce carbon emissions) to provide solar for homes currently running on coal and oil. Additionally, they also have a number of large, complex projects in the pipeline with RGM Vehicle Body Repairs and waste management and recycling firm, Gavin Griffiths Group, that up until the new investment they had been unable to facilitate.
We’re seeing more and more people come to us looking for solutions to their energy issues and advice on how best to improve and monitor their usage. As a result we have strong growth potential and this loan from the Investment Fund for Wales gives us exactly what we need at the time we need it, to grow and provide green energy to more customers throughout the country. - Anthony Dixey Director, Economy Energy Group
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