Making Energy Greener proud to be recognised in 2 categories at 2025 Energy Efficiency Awards

THE growing energy efficiency firm, which is based in Southport and works across the UK, won 3rd place for:- 'National Insulation and Fabric Installer of the Year.'

They also earned 3rd place for National Boiler and Heating Installer of the Year.

The EEA Awards were held at the:- Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, in Birmingham, on:- Friday, 21 November 2025, as they honoured businesses from the UK energy sector.

The Energy Efficiency Awards strives to recognise the great innovators and achievements in the industry.

It is vital to save energy and in doing so help the environment and drive down our energy bills and it is the pioneering award winners and nominees who are at the sharp end setting out to achieve this.

They have often been the unsung heroes of the industry and these national awards give businesses like Making Energy Greener the voice and recognition they deserve.

Entertainment on the night was provided by the legendary Spandau Ballet frontman Tony Hadley as he serenaded all the winners who won:- 'Gold.'

The awards were enjoyed by a team from Making Energy Greener including:- Craig Stewart, Rebecca Armstrong, Dan Holcroft, Ian Riley, John Paul Hilton, Dan Hames Godfrey, Joe Steadman, Edward Hatch, Scott Hughes and Junaid Ishfaq.

This accolade, the:- 'National Multi Measure Project of the Year Award' is sponsored by Making Energy Greener. It recognises the efforts of all those involved in delivering a successful large scale energy efficiency project, where multiple energy efficiency measures of more than 1 type have been installed.

Making Energy Greener Director Craig Stewart said:- "I'm very proud of the team at Making Energy Greener! It's great recognition for all the hard work they've done this year in delivering deep retrofit projects across the UK.�

Making Energy Greener Founder and Strategic Director Rebecca Armstrong said:- "It was brilliant to receive recognition on the night at the Energy Efficient Awards. I'd like to say congratulations to all the winners and the finalists on the night, and thank you to Gary Braybrook and Kenneth Campbell and everyone at the Energy Efficiency Awards for organising a fantastic evening.�

Making Energy Greener (MEG) is a family business, leading the green future of our homes, addressing fuel poverty and reducing carbon by delivering deep retrofit and energy-efficient measures to properties across the UK.

The firm was based in Preston before expanding and moving into new premises in Southport earlier this year.

Formerly Mersey Eco Grants, MEG has over 20 years of combined experience in the retrofit sector. The team is passionate about the UK Government's target to reach net zero carbon neutrality by 2050 and believes we have a moral duty to leave the world in a better condition than we found it.

MEG has already supported individual homeowners, social housing providers, private landlords, commercial organisations, house builders, local authorities and energy suppliers to install eco measures and energy-saving solutions to thousands of homes across the UK, with many of these projects being supported by ECO funding.

Committed to a carbon-neutral future with a passion for tackling fuel poverty, MEG believes that making every home an 'eco-home' is a beautiful ambition.

Southport fishmonger who sold seafood to Queen Mother now sells across UK after growing waves of demand

A traditional fishmonger in Southport has become so popular with customers it is now sending deliveries out across the UK. Peets Plaice celebrated its 10th Birthday within Churchtown Village, in 2024, having moved there from Southport Market. It is owned and operated by local fisherman Kevin Peet, who has been fishing off the coast for the past 40 years. Kevin lands some of his own produce with fish such as cod and seabass, as well as home smoking delicacies such as smoked haddock in a smoker behind his home in Marshside. He also catches and pots his own famous Southport potted shrimps; a delicacy he used to sell to customers including:- the Queen Mother. Interest in Kevin's Peets Plaice shop and his traditional fishing skills have earned him substantial media coverage over the years, including:- a recent documentary on television in Germany.

Kevin said:- "It's astonishing how fast interest has grown in what we do and what we offer. We have a huge and loyal following here in Southport, which we have built up over many years. But thanks to national and now international media interest, we now deliver orders through our website all over the UK. We guarantee next day delivery too. We get lots of orders for things like our famous potted shrimps, which have received extensive media coverage. It has been a great honour to do some filming for a German documentary recently. After it was filmed we were receiving inquiries from German people living in the UK asking if we did deliveries, which of course we were delighted to do! We even had a German customer come to visit us in our shop. Because the quality of our fish and seafood is so good and our prices are so reasonable, we also to lots of deliveries to the south of the UK and other parts of the country where fish and seafood is much more expensive.
Even with our delivery charges, people can make big savings where they order with us."

Kevin and his family are currently getting ready for their busiest time of the year. He said:- "Everyone loves fish and seafood at Christmas! It brings real luxury to the table and complements the traditional roast turkey really well. We always expand our offering in the lead-up to Christmas with things like dressed crab, our home made pates, prawns, lobster, smoked salmon, gravlax, and much more besides. Peets Plaice has been a Southport institution for many years, and we're delighted that our name is now becoming known across the country."

Peets Plaice fishmonger opened at:- 142 Cambridge Road, next to:- Churchtown Lights, Churchtown Village,11 years ago.

The business created and developed its website and online deliveries during the Covid pandemic, something Kevin has kept going as demand has grown. He said:- "It's a service we maintain today. It means that while most people love coming into our shop to see the wide variety of fresh fish and seafood we have on our counter each day, they also have the option, either during bad weather or at times when it's more convenient for them, that they can simply order online and we will deliver orders straight to their door. It also means we can deliver orders all over the UK. We enjoy supplying fresh fish to a variety of local businesses in the area, including:- fish and chip shops, restaurants, hotels and care homes too. This is very much a family business. As well as myself and my wife, Nicola, we also have my sister, Kate, and my sister-in-law, Tuk, working here. We all have the highest standards that you need to run a business. We are proud of our 5 star hygiene rating and shoppers know they can buy the freshest fish here, along with any advice you need. Our fish is landed locally, either at Fleetwood or Scotland. Our top produce on our fresh fish counter includes: cod, salmon, hake, tuna, halibut, sea bass, smoked salmon, monkfish, Royal Greenland prawns, crayfish, crab, dressed crab, Scottish rope mussels, lemon sole, kippers, rollmop herrings, fish pie mix, smoked cod, smoked haddock, and much more besides. On quality, we will always beat supermarkets, because of the freshness of our produce."

Marshside Brass Band will once again be playing outside Peets Plaice on Christmas Eve. Peets Plaice is at 142 Cambridge Road, Churchtown, Southport.

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Southport fishmonger who sold seafood to Queen Mother now sells across UK after growing waves of demand