UPOWA extends solar PV partnership with Bargate Homes

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Nicky Godding

Bargate Homes

UPOWA has renewed an exclusive supply agreement with Hampshire-based Bargate Homes to install solar PV panels across its residential developments over the next three years.

UPOWA provides housing developers, construction companies and commercial businesses with a “one-stop-shop” of sustainable technology products and specialist services to accelerate the journey to net-zero.

First signed in 2021, the partnership has seen hundreds of energy-efficient Bargate Homes future-proofed with UPOWA Inline Solar systems. These are helping homeowners to save energy, keeping carbon emissions and electricity bills low.

Under the deal, UPOWA will provide a complete service to meet Bargate Homes’ solar PV needs, from consultancy, design and supply to installation and aftercare. This should make Bargate Homes’ route to Part L compliance seamless.

Mark White, Managing Director of Bargate Homes, said: “Bargate Homes is committed to only building EPC A or B rated homes to help our customers reduce their carbon footprint and energy bills. The installation of solar panels is a key element in our approach to creating energy-efficient homes that meet these high EPC ratings

“We’re pleased to continue our partnership with UPOWA with their solar expertise and innovative approach, which will support us as we strive to become one of the most sustainable housebuilders in the industry.”

James Bull, Sales Director at UPOWA added: “We are delighted to continue our long-standing agreement as Bargate Homes’ go-to solar experts, helping to create eco-friendly housing across the South. As demand increases for solar panels, UPOWA is well positioned to support Bargate through the obstacles and ensure a smooth transition to the Future Homes Standard."

Bargate Homes builds new homes - set around expansive areas of new public open space - in prime locations across Hampshire, Dorset and West Sussex. The housebuilder is currently delivering 900 homes across six live sites and has a pipeline of future sites expected to deliver more than 2,500 new homes.

Nicky Godding

Nicky Godding is editor of The Business Magazine. Before her journalism career, she worked mainly in public relations moving into writing when she was invited to launch Retail Watch, a publication covering retail and real estate across Europe. After some years of constant travelling, she tucked away her passport and concentrated on business writing, co-founding a successful regional business magazine. She has interviewed some of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs who have built multi-million-pound businesses and reported on many science and technology firsts. She reports on the region’s thriving business economy from start-ups, family businesses and multi-million-pound corporations, to the professionals that support their growth and the institutions that educate the next generation of business leaders.