Flowgroup starts production of micro CHP boiler

FLOWGROUP, the Cheshire company which has pioneered a combined heat and power (CHP) boiler for domestic use, has put it into production.

The company, based at Capenhurst near Ellesmere Port, raised nearly £18m last year to fund the development of the boiler – a gas-fired domestic unit that generates electricity at the same time as heating a home.

Its production partner is the US-based group Jabil Circuit which has started production at a 130,000 sq ft factory in Livingston, Scotland.

So far over 10,000 potential customers have expressed interest. The full sales and marketing launch is planned for mid-January 2015.

Chief executive Tony Stiff said: “Initiating production is clearly the most significant achievement to date for the Group. Ten years of development culminates in this moment, where the first production model of the Flow boiler rolls off the production line that we expect to produce hundreds of thousands of Flow boilers over the coming years.

“We now move into our sales phase, with our full launch planned for mid-January 2015. The response to our test marketing campaigns has been very encouraging and has produced a strong pool of customers to whom to sell the first Flow boilers.”