MyEnergi has taken possession of its new multi-million pound headquarters on Pioneer Business Park - the new gateway employment site on the outskirts of Grimsby.
The high growth award-winning microgeneration specialist has hopped over the local authority boundary from Binbrook to take on the purpose-built flagship unit as a tenant of North East Lincolnshire Council.
It will now fit-out before moving in later this spring, manufacturing its Zappi electric vehicle charger and a host of other devices by the Energy Estuary.
Co-founders chief marketing officer Jordan Brompton and managing director Lee Sutton marked the moment with their bright green mascot, Sparki, having had to take temporary premises on as they scaled up to 140 staff, having now shipped 150,000 units globally.
MyEnergi was named Medium/Large Business of the Year at the Humber Renewables Awards last week.
Mrs Brompton said: “When we founded MyEnergi, the vision was simple – create a positive impact, push the boundaries of possibility and change the world through pioneering green technology. Over the past few years, we’ve made hugely impressive strides – innovating, revolutionising and re-energising the marketplace.
“Expanding into our state-of-the-art headquarters marks the start of an exciting new chapter in the MyEnergi journey and comes as part of an ambitious corporate growth strategy. The move, which follows a 2,250 per cent increase in profitability during 2020, will see us double our workforce before the end of 2021, with new roles created across engineering, product development, marketing, and sales.
“Holding the keys to such an impressive building is quite a privilege. It’s testament to the hard work of our team and we’re looking forward to making it home.”
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Landlord North East Lincolnshire Council is equally as thrilled to have attracted MyEnergi to the new park, a move which aligns with its strategic plan to bring in such investment as part of the wider South Humber Industrial Investment Programme.
The work has been supported by £950,000 from the Government’s Local Growth Fund, via the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership, as part of the Northern Powerhouse commitment.
Leader Cllr Philip Jackson said: “The whole programme has huge potential to create well-paid and new high-tech jobs for this area, which will be hugely beneficial. In MyEnergi we have a forward-looking and ambitious anchor tenant and we now hope for more, which in turn must be matched by ensuring our local people have the skills to succeed in these new jobs.”
The 15,500 sq ft build has taken just 10 months, with regeneration partner Engie working closely with Hull-based contractor Geo Houlton & Sons. When it began the firm had a team of 60 in West Lindsey - now it is split between there and the former Wickes unit on Alexandra Retail Park.
Sarah Perry, project architect within Engie’s technical design team, said: “This is the first building in this new industrial park, and we wanted to set a standard, to instil a certain style that fits with the ambitions for the area. The collaboration between all parties has been excellent, enabling this development to come to fruition in the time it has, and I am delighted with what has been achieved.”
Andrew Kingston, managing director of Houlton, added: “We are particularly proud of the work we have carried out here, and equally proud of our ability to overcome the challenges faced by everyone over the last year, to complete this high-specification development to the satisfaction of all involved, on time and within budget.
“This building is a flagship for the new industrial park, and I look forward to following its growth, and the growth of myenergi in the future.”