Lovely RETA, Midlands Made

At the Midlands Business Awards recently, RETA collected the highly commended trophy for Business Club of the Year.

Formed in 2010, RETA (Renewable Energy Technology Alliance) is an alliance of local businesses whose vision is to develop the low carbon economy and help customers to become more sustainable.

The Midlands Business Awards recognised RETA’s pro-active approach to sustainability. The business club was commended for their outstanding efforts in youth support through their educational programme and supporting local businesses in the renewable energy sector to create over 180 new jobs.

Darren Gardner, RETA’s chairman commented: “We are absolutely delighted to receive this prestigious business accolade. It's a great reward for our team who have worked tremendously hard throughout the past year to support our customers in becoming more sustainable whilst connecting them to local suppliers.”

Guests of RETA at the awards included Martin Yardley (Managing Director of Coventry & Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership) and the Chief Executive of Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce Louise Bennett. Bennett praised RETA's achievements, stating: “Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce have worked closely with RETA and other clubs such as FORCE in order to support business growth. It is testimony to Coventry & Warwickshire to have so many finalists and award winners in this years Midlands Business Awards and 2012 should be a positive year for local low carbon economy”

RETA’s success at the Midlands Business Awards follows Darren Gardner‘s (Chair of RETA) presentation to over 150 members of parliament in the Houses of Parliament where he called on the government to provide clarity and action over issues such as the Feed in Tariff and Green Deal.

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