OCU moves into district heating with Valmech buy

The deal strengthens non-public equity-backed OCU’s built-in vitality and utilities providing and establishes a devoted platform for delivering district heating schemes, with scope to develop into worldwide markets.

Based in 2016, Valmech operates out of a producing workshop in Oxspring on the outskirts of Sheffield delivering district heating installations, plant rooms, and mechanical engineering providers.

The enterprise, which make use of round 17 workers, will proceed to be run by its present administration staff throughout the OCU Group.

Adrian O’Sullivan, COO and managing director of OCU Utilities, stated:  the mix of Valmech’s in-house manufacturing and mechanical know-how with OCU’s civils and pipeline experience “creates a full value-chain platform for development within the district heating market”.

Valmech founder Simon Waller added: “Partnering with OCU opens an thrilling new chapter for Valmech and can assist us ship much more complete providers because the UK invests in fashionable, low-carbon infrastructure.”