When I first met Martin and the team at Aira, I couldn’t believe the vision, mission, and the timeframe. Such a big company, huge ambition, yet only a few months in they were. That unrelenting focus resulted in a company with real traction in less than two years. Still so much to accomplish but well on its way. Astounding for the complexity of the sector, products, and business - so well executed. Execution is everything. 🔥 The launch day came, and I watched on like a proud mother. We played an incredibly small part in the team's journey, learning so much. The diligence and detail they went to for a new business was stellar; I hadn’t seen anything like this in a long time. According to Aira, 4 million UK households could have a heat pump fitted straight away. It says there would be an average 25% smaller heating costs and a 75% reduction in CO2 emissions if you were to make the switch. On top of this, the Boiler Upgrade Scheme means that the British government will give eligible homes £7,500 to replace their old gas boiler. The market is huge. While some countries like Aira's home country Sweden are already in on heat pumps (with almost half of households having a heat pump already), around just 1% of homes in the UK have one. With rising energy bills across Europe and the worsening climate crisis, I'm thinking about it now: Should we all get heat pumps? 💛 cc Martin Lewerth, Blenda Lagerkvist & Pamela Brown Northvolt, Altor Equity Partners, Kinnevik, Temasek, Statkraft Ventures , Nesta, Creades AB, Lingotto Forme Partners https://lnkd.in/d9iB7TCk
Emma Gonnella
7mo
What was particularly heart-warming was seeing an Aira van in North London! Change is afoot and I am here for it 🌿 💚
Yes, you should 🍀! And time flies when you’re having fun… almost hard to grasp how far Aira has come and how much we have accomplished in such a short period of time 💥🎉🚀🌟💪🏼! Great teams can make it happen 🧡
Nadeem Sheikh
7mo
Many of us in the US that are working on #electrification were excited to see this fundraise and Aira's success in Europe. Consumers need a better, cleaner, and cost effective way to heat their homes. Glad to see you working with this company, Kate.
Thomas Nowak
7mo
Congratulations, Martin Lewerth , Pamela Brown and teams. Great to see how the right mission, ambition and team can go a long way.
Pamela Brown
7mo
Thanks Kate Zatland and the entire Forme team, finding people with amazing talents to join our mission is such critical component to our future success! 🙌🏽
Jon Andersson
7mo
Congrats Martin Lewerth and the team! 🎉
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7moI love my heat pump. But not when it gets close to 0° in winter : the heat is not sufficient.