Cirrus Energi is the newly-formed subsidiary of UK ground source heat pump supplier Geothermal International and former Viessmann md Stewart Purchase is the new firm's managing director.
Shrewsbury-based Cirrus Energi will concentrate on offering air to water heat pump solutions from 6kW up to 400kW, along with other renewable heating products such as solar thermal.

Stewart Purchase, who heads his own renewable energy consultancy, said: 'I am extremely excited by the prospect of managing and being a part of this new company. Its focus will be to offer practical and pragmatic heating and cooling solutions based on air-to-water heat pumps, by giving a comprehensive service to potential customers, including local authorities and housing associations, architects and consulting engineers, installers and end users. We intend to provide low carbon solutions with low running costs and to champion the use of air source technologies that, in my opinion, have a huge potential in every sector'.

He added: 'Our partners have a range of high quality products, ready to deliver high performance and high seasonal COP's, but remaining cost focused.'

Cirrus Energi has an exclusive agreement with a major Italian manufacture of air source heat pumps. The company can provide a solution suitable for home-owners, housing associations, local authorities and small businesses, up to larger scale systems for bigger developments requiring individual outputs of up to 400kW for heating and cooling.