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The firmus energy group has completed the sale of its gas supply business, firmus energy (Supply) Ltd., to Yuno Group. The supply business has grown to become Northern Ireland’s largest gas supplier by volume, since operations commenced in 2005, and now serves over 113,000 domestic and commercial customers across Northern Ireland. The gas network business, firmus energy (Distribution) Ltd. will continue to own and operate the ‘Ten Towns’ gas network in Northern Ireland. Firmus energy (Distribution) Ltd. will continue to focus on connecting customers to the gas grid, and enabling the injection of locally produced renewable gases, such as biomethane, into the network. firmus energy networks The change in ownership of firmus energy (Supply) Ltd. will be seamless for customers, who will not be required to take any action as a result of the acquisition. In welcoming the announcement, Niall Martindale, CEO of firmus energy (Distribution) Ltd. said: “We are very proud of the gas supply business which has been built over the last 19 years and we are grateful for the loyalty which customers have shown to us over that time. The supply business is now ready to stand alone, and we are confident it will go from strength to strength under the new ownership of Yuno Group, following tremendous growth under its tenure with Equitix. “We will continue to own and operate the networks business, where our focus will be the continued growth of connections to our gas network, and the injection of renewable gases such as biomethane, which will support a strong local, and circular, decarbonised economy for Northern Ireland.” Commenting on the sale, Equitix COO, Siôn Jones, CFA said: “We’re delighted to be handing over the firmus energy supply business to Yuno Group, who we believe will continue to grow the business. The partnership between Equitix and firmus has achieved incredible outcomes in the last five years and we’re proud to have been participants in firmus’ story of growth while delivering critical infrastructure across the UK.” Continue to follow firmus energy networks' journey to net zero here ▶https://lnkd.in/ewTC6MYj Pictured: Cathal Fay, CEO of Yuno Group with Niall Martindale, CEO of Firmus energy (Distribution) Yuno Energy

Today we hear from Louise Rea to tell us about how her communication skills have been honed over the years through career progression from Finance Administrator to Finance Manager, in the next in our careers video series. 📣 #mondaymotivation #togetherwesucceed #employeevoices

The firmus energy sustainability team led by Niall Martindale, CEO of firmus energy (2nd from left), were delighted to attend the Renewable Gas conference at the Titanic Hotel yesterday, hosted by Phoenix Energy . It was very encouraging to hear from the panel of local and international speakers of the importance that Biomethane will play in assisting Northern Ireland to meet its Net zero carbon targets. ♻ Not only was the availability of Biomethane in Northern Ireland reaffirmed but the importance that it will play in an Agri-Enabled economy was also outlined. 🍃 The panel looked forward to the publication of a Northern Ireland Biomethane Strategy so that producers, suppliers and customers can prepare for their future.

Go Purple, Yellow, Green or Red for Dementia NI 🟣🟡🔵🟢🔴 This week our staff dressed in colours of the Dementia NI logo to raise money for the charity. 🔽To find out more about the work this amazing charity is doing to drive positive change visit below: https://lnkd.in/d95CkV-j

GNI (UK), part of Gas Networks Ireland, participated in an event at Stormont yesterday, advocating for the adoption of biomethane in Northern Ireland’s energy network. Represented by Gas Networks Ireland’s Director of Strategy and Regulation, Edwina Nyhan, GNI (UK) joined the other gas operators in Northern Ireland - Phoenix Energy , firmus energy, Mutual Energy and Evolve and explained to politicians the time was right to “grasp this incredible opportunity to accelerate Northern Ireland along the pathway to net zero”. The gas networks operators also jointly launched a short policy paper, ’Enabling a Greener Energy Future’, which focuses on the range of benefits to unlocking NI’s biomethane opportunity and calls for a regional biomethane target to be set, a capital support ‘Pathfinder’ to be set and a regulatory framework to be enabled. https://lnkd.in/eV27-Nsi

Niall Martindale , CEO firmus energy pictured with Andrew Muir Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs at the Stormont launch of the publication "Enabling a 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: Unlocking 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗜𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱'𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹." This report highlights the critical role that biomethane could play in Northern Ireland’s #gas network as the region strives towards achieving 𝗻𝗲𝘁-𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. The document underscores the potential of biomethane in contributing to a 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, circular economy, and emphasises how integrating it into the energy landscape can drive environmental and economic benefits, offering a sustainable, 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 future for Northern Ireland. To read the publication in full click here: https://shorturl.at/SqMeJ  #NorthernIreland #GreenerFuture #Biomethane #NetZero #Sustainability #GasNetwork

In the next in our careers video series, listen to our HR Manager, Olga Pollock, Chartered MCIPD, talk about how firmus energy nurtures a very inclusive and caring environment for everyone, regardless of position, which is one of the reasons she loves working here. 📣 #mondaymotivation #employeevoices #togetherwesucceed

Continuing our series of careers videos showcasing life at firmus energy, Tara gives insight on her 1st impressions of the our engineering team. 📣 #employeevoices #togetherwesucceed #womeninengineering

The latest cohort of firmus energy staff have undertaken their City & Guilds Energy Awareness training this week with National Energy Action (NEA) lead by the fantastic trainer, Nichola MacDougall. As a proactive company firmus energy made a commitment at an early stage to ensure that each and every one of our employees undertakes this specialist training.✍🌟 This course continues to enable our colleagues to provide comprehensive energy efficiency advice to customers, whilst at the same time empowering staff to make informed energy saving choices in their own homes.🏡 #NIEnergy #firmusenergy #energysaving #energyefficiency #stafftraining

Thanks to Claudine from Age UK for delivering 'Age Awareness Training' to our customer facing staff last week. The sessions offered valuable insights and useful advice to help us provide our customers with the best service and support.