Next Energy’s 2023 Highlights

Social values remain a cornerstone of our operation, so we have sought every possible opportunity to give back to those in our local community. At the start of the year, we were delighted to give young Freddie and his family the opportunity to watch a Liverpool FC game at home. Freddie was being treated at the Alder Hey children’s hospital and his day out was a fitting reward for the stoicity and bravery that he has shown through every part of his treatment.

We have supported the Knowsley Foodbank with donations to help support local people who have been struggling to afford the rapidly escalating cost of daily life.

Helping the next generation to thrive, we donated £3,500 to St. Paschal Baylon School In Liverpool to fund new library books and an athletics track and later in the year, were delighted to be invited to present at the Roby Park Primary School Career’s Day. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with both schools and have been blown away by the commitment and enthusiasm shown by children and staff alike at both establishments. Our future is surely in safe hands here!

We donated £5000 to 6 schools each across the boroughs of Bolton, Salford and Wigan as we were working closely with Greater Manchester Combined Authority over the next few years to increase the energy efficiency of their residents. The schools were chosen based on how many children were claiming the school meals, so those schools in deprived areas. The schools have advised they will be using the money for school uniforms, teaching facilities and equipment, beds, winter coats and wellies etc.

£5000 has been donated to Rydal Boxing Gym in Kirkdale, Liverpool. The students went to Italy to compete and have put the money to good use in their gym which helps keep kids fit & occupied. 

Next Energy have also donated £500 to Cash for Kids on Mission Christmas. We did this through our close contact Solen Energy UK who are raising the funds for the charity.

Lastly, we donated 600 selections boxes plus £240 for the Kirkby Christmas Crusade. Every year the KCC go round the streets of Kirkby with Santa in a sleigh and give away selection boxes to the kids of Kirkby. Again this event helps the children of Kirkby and those in need to celebrate Christmas.

We have formed close ties with our local Labour Party, whose aims and values align closely with our own strategic objectives.

We believe that this working relationship, which has been nurtured through attendance at the Labour Party conference and the Labour Party’s Business Breakfast, will continue to grow and develop over the coming years as we work together to achieve our mutual vision of a green, safe and secure future for all those living in our wonderful country.

No end of year recap would be complete without touching on the awards ceremonies that we have attended. We were thrilled to be shortlisted for the Company of The Year category at the Unlock Net Zero Live Awards ceremony in the summer, followed shortly thereafter by the National Energy Efficiency Awards, where we sponsored the National Funding Provider of the Year category. Our heartfelt congratulations go to City Energy.

We were delighted to be nominated for three categories at this same event: National Renewable Heat Installer and Contractor of the Year, National Multi-Measure Project of the Year and National Insulation & Fabric Project of the Year.

We were also nominated for two categories at the Knowsley Business Awards, namely Contractor of the Year, which we were overjoyed to win and Corporate Social Responsibility, in which we were highly commended.

Success at these awards is a testament to the fantastic teamwork and the outstanding effort of every member of our team. We look forward to pushing for even greater success in all of our endeavours in 2024.