Local installer and OVO Solar & Heating show what growth in every postcode looks like in Speke

Maria Eagle MP sees how a Speke installer is bringing local jobs and warmer homes to Liverpool

Maria Eagle, MP for Liverpool Garston, visited a Zenith Eco Solutions Powered by OVO customer install in Speke last week to see how the partnership between OVO Solar & Heating and a local, independent installer is creating green jobs and warmer homes across Liverpool and Merseyside.

Growth in every postcode has been Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s defining vision for how the economy should work. In the Liverpool City Region, which has committed to reaching net zero by 2035 under Mayor Steve Rotheram - a decade ahead of most of the country - Zenith Eco Solutions demonstrates what that ambition looks like in practice. As an independent, locally run business, backed by a major national company through its partnership with OVO Solar & Heating, Zenith is translating clean energy policy into high-quality jobs, lower household bills, and investment that stays directly in the community.

Zenith Eco Solutions joined the OVO Solar & Heating network in June after a stringent onboarding process. As OVO Solar & Heating’s chosen local installer, it offers Merseyside customers longer product warranties and flexible financing support, alongside a team based in the area and the backing of an established national name.

Maria Eagle, MP for Liverpool Garston, said:

“Local businesses like Zenith Eco Solutions play a vital role in installing the insulation and energy efficiency improvements that make homes warmer and cheaper to heat. As Warm Homes funding is devolved, it is important that local installers have a seat at the table alongside major energy companies like OVO. Their experience on the ground is essential to ensuring funding delivers for households and supports local jobs.”Harry Humfrey, CEO at OVO Solar & Heating, said:

“Zenith Eco Solutions shows what our local installer model can do. Customers get a team they can meet in person, backed by the longer warranties, financing support and reputation of an established name, and the jobs and investment stay in the community.”

Growing locally with a national name behind it

Since joining the network, Zenith Eco Solutions has taken on more enquiries, completed hundreds of installs and expanded its team by hiring local people across its office and site teams, with plans to expand both further. That growth comes from a mix of the OVO brand’s reach, the support of the wider network and the local reputation the team has built themselves. Customers discover the service through a trusted national brand, then visit the local Speke office to meet the installation team face-to-face.Liam Owens, Managing Director at Zenith Eco Solutions Powered by OVO, said:

“The support we’ve had from OVO Solar & Heating has been second to none, and it’s really changed the dynamics of the business. We’ve been able to take on more local people, and we’re planning to grow our office and site teams even further.”

The model in practice: a Speke home, warmer thanks to the grant

The visit centred on a heat pump install for Marinela, a Speke homeowner. A heat pump was on her wish list, but without the Boiler Upgrade Scheme grant it would have been a long way off. Instead, Zenith Eco Solutions installed it last week. Marinela, Speke homeowner, commented:“The grant made it possible, and it’s nice having a team right on my doorstep. Other, bigger companies said it was too much trouble, but Zenith got it done. They’ve been brilliant, so I’ve asked them to install solar and a battery too.”

Local knowledge, national delivery

Speke’s industrial estate has long been central to jobs in the constituency, and the partnership highlights the next chapter of local industry in support of the Liverpool City Region’s 2035 net-zero targets. Zenith Eco Solutions and OVO Solar & Heating believe green policy works best when shaped alongside those delivering installations on the front line. The Zenith Eco Solutions team is looking to share what installers see on the ground with local and national government so the programmes that follow are practical and deliverable.Zac Corcoran, Managing Director of Zenith Eco Solutions Powered by OVO, said:

“We do think it’s important for companies like ourselves to have a say in the delivery of renewables and retrofitting in this country, because without it we won’t deliver the targets that are required.”