Kensa, the UK’s leading ground source heat pump manufacturer and solutions provider, has strengthened its market position at the forefront of delivering mass scale ground source heat pumps installations by setting up its first dedicated in-house drilling service.
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Adding in-house drilling expertise marks a significant milestone for Kensa, positioning the company to meet the anticipated rise in demand for the mass-scale deployment of ground source heat pumps.
This strategic investment from Kensa enables the business to continue to work with the industry, while adding resilience to the existing supply chain, ensuring rapid, affordable and high-quality ground source heat pump solutions that can be delivered efficiently and at scale.
By 2040, up to 8,000 UK homes a week could be connecting to ground source heat pumps, primarily through a networked heat pump model. This is expected to attract over £100 billion in investment, creating tens of thousands of green sector jobs.
Investing in its own in-house drilling capabilities in addition to continuing to work with its existing drilling suppliers reinforces Kensa’s long-term commitment to rapidly scaling and driving down the costs of UK ground source heat pump deployment.
Kensa’s drilling capabilities will be run by an experienced team of specialists, headed up by Steffan De Vries as Director of Drilling and Rory Snell as Head of Drilling Operations.
Camilla Barrow, Chief Operations Officer at Kensa, said:
“I’m proud to share the launch of Kensa’s first dedicated in-house drilling set up. Through this new capability we’re delivering certainty for our clients and will be as prepared as possible to efficiently service the expected increase in demand for ground source heat pump systems, supplying more homes with heating that’s better for people and the planet.
“Over the years we’ve built strong relationships with drilling suppliers across the UK, and we remain committed to these. Launching our own drilling function complements those existing relationships and puts the industry in a brilliant position to decarbonize heat at the scale required. Through this new function, Kensa is future-proofing its operations and continuing to lead the way in the transition to low-carbon heating.”
Steffan De Vries, Director of Drilling at Kensa, said:
“I’m excited to be heading up Kensa’s first in-house drilling team. This is an exciting time for ground source heat pumps and our experienced team is looking forward to helping the business scale-up installations, helping it deliver better heating solutions for UK homes and businesses.”