Multi-utility infrastructure provider Last Mile has reached 1 million utility connections across electricity, gas, water, wastewater and heat networks.
The connections managed by Last Mile at residential, commercial and industrial developments, follow the firm being granted the first Independent Distribution Network Operator (IDNO) licence in Great Britain for electricity.
In addition, it comes after its launch of low carbon solutions and investor backing, and the one millionth connection made at a service station in the West Midlands, with Last Mile adopting the infrastructure powering rapid EV charge points.
Last Mile operates as an end-to-end independent multi-utility provider, with capabilities in both infrastructure delivery and long-term network ownership. Alongside its live connections, the company has an order book of 710,000 new connections that it is designing, building and adopting.
Recent flagship projects include: the Welborne garden village in Hampshire, where it is delivering a water-source heat network using reservoir water to heat and cool up to 6,000 homes, and the Michaelston College redevelopment in Cardiff, with a ground source heat network. In addition at Brabazon, in Bristol, it is delivering multi-utility connections.
The organisation’s ongoing growth is underpinned by investment from Infracapital and Macquarie Asset Management.
Richard Thomas, Last Mile CEO, said:
“Reaching 1 million connections is a significant moment for us, and it is thanks to the dedication of the people across our business who have made it possible.
“Every one of those connections is the result of designers, engineers, operational colleagues, asset managers, and many others delivering reliable utility networks to our customers across the country, who put their trust in us for their projects. I’m incredibly proud of what our colleagues have achieved, in true partnership with our customers, and this momentum should give us real confidence as Last Mile looks ahead to its next chapter of growth.”
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