Mark Group Goes Into Administration

[ALEO Admin]

Mark Group, one of Britain's biggest installers of insulation and solar panels, has gone into administration with the loss of over 900 jobs and a further 200 jobs at risk unless a buyer can be found.

Chief executive Dave Sowden is calling on the government to rethink its entire approach to energy policy. However, a DECC spokesperson has said that "our priority is to keep bills as low as possible for hardworking families and businesses."

To read more, visit:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-le ... e-34472419
and http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Mark- ... story.html

Neil Marshall, Chief Executive of the National Insulation Association, has called for the Government to fast track the development of its new long-term, sustainable policy framework and introduce urgent transitional arrangements in the meantime to address the current hiatus with the market and industry.
Read more at:
http://nia-uk.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/in ... s-for.html

[ALEO Admin]

The National Carbon Action Network's former sponsor, Climate Energy, has also gone into administration.

The firm was founded in 2001, with offices in London, Bristol and Winchester. Climate Energy employed 128 people, although this had already fallen from 160 employees in 2014.

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/ ... ory-policy

[ALEO Admin]

Update: 15 October 2015

The former management team of failed installer Mark Group has confirmed that it has successfully acquired its insulation arm, saving more than 200 jobs that were up for redundancy.

Read more at:
http://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/news/ ... chase_3478