United Living announces acquisitions in renewable energy sector

With over 15 years of experience, GTEC specializes in closing industry skills gaps and providing formal qualifications and modernization training in the net zero space in the UK and beyond. GTEC training courses cover heat pumps, solar photovoltaics, battery storage, solar thermal, biomass, electric vehicle charging and energy efficiency, as well as a wide range of bespoke training programs for larger clients.

Over the last four years GTEC has delivered over £3 million of training places across a range of Government schemes, and its work on technical committees helps shape national and global industry standards. The training provider has rapidly expanded its range of training courses and geographical reach, from a single site in Hawes, North Yorkshire, to over 19 locations across the UK and Channel Islands. GTEC will continue to operate as a standalone business delivering training to the wider market, and will also support the training requirements of the entire United Living group and its customers.

United Living has also acquired a majority stake in Thormer Solutions Limited, a subsidiary of GTEC Training Limited, which has developed a unique integrated software suite and application, Heatly, that digitizes, speeds up and improves heat pump design and installation accuracy. Combined with a decarbonized energy mix, heat pumps are a key element of the global energy transformation. Heatly will revolutionize the process and accelerate implementation.

Neil Armstrong, President and CEO of United Living Group, commented: “In line with our commitment to delivering high-quality, technology-driven services and expanding our highly skilled workforce, we are pleased to announce the acquisition of a majority stake in GTEC Training and Thormer Solutions.

“This acquisition will help us address one of the greatest challenges we, our customers and the industry face: closing the skills gap and increasing the capabilities and capacity of our workforce.