CASE STUDY · UTILITY PARTNERSHIP — DOMESTIC
EON Energy — Solar PV and ASHP, a 10-Year Laver Collaboration
A 10-year delivery partnership between Laver Group and EON Energy/E.ON Next: Solar PV to the UK private market, plus a separate Air Source Heat Pump programme via EON’s Local Authority Delivery and Alternative Technology Pathway funding routes.
CLIENT
EON Energy / E.ON
PROJECT TYPE
Solar PV design, install and maintenance, plus ASHP under LAD & ATP
FORM OF CONTRACT
Long-term programme partnership — 10-year Laver-EON collaboration plus separate LAD & ATP framework
SCHEME SIZE
~210 Solar PV systems/year; ~1,050 delivered 2021–2025
LOCATION
UK-wide — Wales, the Midlands, Leicestershire, London, South West
TIMELINE
10-year collaboration, live and ongoing
Project highlights
10-year sustained EON-Laver delivery partnership
Strongest evidence of long-term client confidence in CEN’s portfolio
Approximately 1,050 Solar PV systems delivered over the past five years across a multi-region UK footprint
Delivery includes both installation and aftercare through a single direct-labour model
Outcomes and KPIs achieved
Sustained approximately 210 Solar PV installations per year
Approximately 1,050 Solar PV systems delivered over the past five years
Multi-region delivery across Wales, the Midlands, Leicestershire, London and the South West
10-year client relationship demonstrating sustained delivery quality and commercial reliability
Challenges, solutions and lessons learned
Challenge
Maintaining direct-labour quality and consistency across multi-region UK delivery.
Solution
Regional direct-labour teams aligned to lead-generation cadence with central programme management.
Challenge
Balancing private-market installation pace with the two-year aftercare commitment for every system.
Solution
Integrated install-plus-service direct-labour model with rolling cohort handovers as systems exit the two-year service window.
Compliance and certifications
Overview
Laver Group has collaborated closely with EON Energy / E.ON Next for the last 10 years and supported EON in the delivery of Solar PV systems and the maintenance upkeep of those systems for EON’s UK private-market customers.
Over the past five years, Laver Group has installed and maintained around 210 Solar PV systems annually — approximately 1,050 systems total, spread across Wales, the Midlands, Leicestershire, London and the South West. Laver handles both installations and the first two years of service and maintenance, managed by direct labour. A separate strand covers Air Source Heat Pump installations under EON’s Local Authority Delivery (LAD) and Alternative Technology Pathway (ATP) funding routes.
Measures and technologies
- Solar PV — design, install and maintenance (private-market delivery via EON Energy)
- Solar PV first two years’ service and maintenance support
- Air Source Heat Pump installations under EON LAD & ATP funding routes
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