Mears in green British Gas deal

 

Social housing group Mears has landed a contract with British Gas that could see green energy systems installed in tens of thousands of council homes.

The company (up 9.5p at 290p) is aiming to tap into the government's £350m Community Energy Savings Programme (CESP) to provide insulation, energy saving boilers and solar panelling to the 500,000 social homes it maintains.

Under the scheme, tenants and landlords can apply for government grants to help them make their homes more fuel efficient.

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