In this short time, Unitherm has already become the largest operating distributor for LG heat pumps in both the UK and Ireland and has established itself as a supplier of a leading bespoke UFH system that is being used by a number of sizeable new homes builders in the UK. Despite being based in the south west, Unitherm has quickly become a national company with more than 50 per cent of its sales in the north of the UK and Scotland.

In its first two years, it has sold thousands of air source heat pumps for new build developments and retrofit installations, highlighting the size of the market and its market share achieved in such a short time frame.

It has 11 full time staff and offers a total technical support service for LG air to water heat pumps as well as being a primary source of training for installers looking to install LG’s range of heat pumps. The company has a warehouse in the north of the country already and has plans to open offices and a training centre in the north of the country by the end of 2024.

Managing director Andy Hooper had extensive experience of the UK heat pump marketplace from his time with Hitachi and LG. He said: “These continue to be exciting times for renewable heating in the UK and the opportunity to take the lead in introducing a total package approach that is still new to this industry was too good to miss.

“We bring a level of expertise in system design and installation that is unrivalled in the UK and provide a high level of support pre and post installation.

“It is our role to train people so they are 100% prepared and competent to install heat pumps properly.

“We operate from ideal premises for our first step into the UK marketplace, on Sowton Industrial Estate in Exeter. They provide impressive, modern offices, along with a sizeable warehouse and a purpose designed centre of training excellence on the first floor that has allowed us to begin the process of training installers to take advantage of this huge heat pump revolution.”