By Matthew Legg

Published at 11:45, Monday, 13 October 2008

A CUMBRIAN company has joined an elite group of renewable energy businesses.

Encompas, suppliers and installers of underfloor heating, heat pumps and solar panels, has won accreditation from the Building Research Establishment.

It means that whenever the firm, based at Warwick Bridge, near Carlisle, installs a ground source heat pump at a private home, the homeowner can automatically claim a £1,200 grant from the Government.

Michael Watts, the managing director of Encompas, said: “We’re absolutely delighted.

“It has taken us nearly 18 months to get this accreditation and because there are less than 20 other companies in Britain who’ve got this seal of approval we see it as a major achievement in reaching this standard,” added Mr Watts.

Encompas was established 10 years ago.

It has installed underfloor heating systems in homes, offices, schools, hotels, castles, car showrooms and football stadia.

MLegg@cngroup.co.uk

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