Harborough energy company wins at regional awards

Plug Me In, which is based in Compass Point Business Park, won the Solar PV Installer and Contractor of the Year Award at the East Midlands Energy Efficiency Awards.

There were 13 categories at the awards ceremony, which was held at in Nottingham on July 9, and it was attended by individuals and companies throughout the East Midlands that are involved in the energy efficiency industry.

Plug Me In were also commended in the Small Scale Project of the Year categoryfor Stanwick Lakes and in the Large Scale Project of the Year category for Harborough Leisure Centre and Lutterworth Leisure Centre.

A spokesperson from Plug Me In said: “The awards night was a proud one for everyone at Plug me in at the East Midlands Efficiency Association CIC Awards.

“This one is for the whole team. The engineers out on site, the project managers holding everything together, and everyone behind the scenes who keeps it all moving.”

Speaking about the commended category projects, they added: “These are two very different projects, each making a real difference.

“Stanwick Lakes now generates clean power at the heart of a much-loved visitor attraction, while Harborough and Lutterworth Leisure Centres are reducing costs and carbon for the communities they serve. Results like these are the real measure of success.

“A huge well done to our team of experts behind Plug me in.”

Energy Efficiency Awards chairman Gary Braybrooke said: “The organisations and individuals recognised through these awards are operating in a period of real uncertainty in the sector.

“Despite that, they continue to deliver, to innovate and to hold standards high. That matters.

“Now in their 12th year, the Energy Efficiency Awards are about recognising leadership where it counts – in practical delivery, collaboration and professionalism.

“The winners are not just responding to policy ambition; they are creating real outcomes for homes, communities and businesses across the UK.

“These projects and people show that working together – across supply chains, local authorities and communities - remains the most powerful way to deliver meaningful, lasting change.”

Event organiser Kenneth Campbell added: “Our awards recipients have delivered commitment to improving energy efficiency and carbon savings, and their hard work in reinforcing the standards the sector will need as delivery scales up is recognised tonight.

“We hope the awards continue to provide both recognition and reassurance - a reminder that, even in uncertain times, the sector has the talent and capability to move forward with confidence.”