Kensa Win First Prize - Green Manufacturer of the Year 2009
Kensa Engineering, a thriving UK manufacturer of ground source heat pumps, triumphed over tough competition to secure the prestigious Green Manufacturer of the Year Award at the Corgi Awards 2009.
John Barker-Brown, Special Projects Manager for Kensa Engineering accepting the award for Green Manufacturer of the Year 2009 at the Corgi Awards 2009.
Kensa Engineering is the only UK manufacturer of a complete range of ground source heat pumps specifically designed for the UK market. The systems are designed so that they simplify on-site work and hence save installation time. Kensa’s extensive product range (including domestic and commercial systems), technical support and access to grant funding make Kensa an ideal partner in the growing market for renewables.
This award reflects Kensa’s reputation amongst existing installers and partners within the industry, not just for the standard of our product engineering but also for our commitment to an excellent level of service.
The award was voted for by more than 6000 installers and was open to all manufacturers of energy efficient products, including; solar, heat pumps, boiler optimisation technologies, biomass, micro CHP, energy management systems and fuel cells. All 10 shortlisted entrants of this award were scored out of 5 in the following areas:-
Quality
Reliability
Technical Support
Ease of Installation
Value
Kensa Engineering would like to thank everyone who took the time to vote. More than 100 different plumbing and heating installers voted for Kensa Engineering achieving an average score of 4.67 out of 5 for technical support and 4.48 out of 5 for value. These were the highest average scores from all of the other 20 manufacturers who entered.
Kensa is renowned within the industry for providing support and sound advice to leading companies regarding the use and suitability of heat pumps in different applications. They have become well known within the market for their honest and straightforward advice.
Voters were encouraged to leave comments to justify the scores they gave each company. Some of the comments left by installers who voted for Kensa included:-
“‘By far the most helpful company from a technical point of view. Kensa's understanding of our needs have been excellent and they communicate ideas and new products
regularly with us.”
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“Despite initial scepticism about using a UK manufacturer instead of a Scandinavian manufacturer of heat pumps, we have installed several Kensa heat pumps over the past year and have been extremely impressed with their level of service and the quality of their product. This has been better than other more established heat pump companies. We have now made Kensa our preferred heat pump supplier”
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“Just about the best heat pump available.”
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“Kensa gave us unstinting support during our first installations. We are always been able to resolve technical questions easily and clients are impressed with the way that Kensa deliver on time. The quality of the product is reflected in the ease of installation and commissioning. Even the installer manual is good. Comparison with competitor products has reinforced our liking for Kensa's pumps.”
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For further information on this news story, please contact Claire Hottinger, Marketing Executive for Kensa Engineering on 01392 826024 or email claire.hottinger@kensaengineering.com
