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The partnership between the France-headquartered manufacturer and Derbyshire-based Bowler Energy draws on collective strengths and a significant track record of success in the renewable energy, engineering and agricultural sectors.

The John Bowler Group has been trading in the agricultural sector for 33 years, initially providing a full turnkey operation to anyone wishing to enter the world of free range egg production and more recently expanding to include renewables with Bowler Energy.

Over the past 25 years, Vergnet has worked with developers worldwide with a track record of over 830 wind turbines, including 23 in the UK.

The partnership comes as momentum grows within this sector of the UK wind energy market, almost doubling in size over in 2012, according to a recent report from RenewableUK^[1], with the UK small and medium wind industry market is now worth over £100 million to the British economy.

The partnership enables the two companies to develop turnkey medium wind energy projects including site feasibility, planning, finance, installation, commissioning, FiT (Feed-in Tariff) registration, and a full package of warranties and after sales service.  In addition, Bowler Energy will work with Vergnet to develop its own wind energy projects and developments on behalf of wind energy investors.

Diana Popa, UK spokesperson and European Sales Manager for Vergnet commented: ”We are delighted to announce our partnership with Bowler Energy, which is based on shared common values of innovation, quality and customer care.  The John Bowler Group has a very strong reputation in the farming sector and, like Vergnet, has a very solid business track record spanning 33 years and a reputation for delivering successful projects for customers and developers.”

Lucie Bowler from Bowler Energy commented: “We are a family company, with a proud heritage, passionately committed to excellence through professional, long term relationships with customers, suppliers and employees. We’ve been very impressed by Vergnet from the outset and it is a partnership that delivers on our core values of honesty, integrity, efficiency, innovation and commitment.  We have a number of UK projects in the pipeline and look forward to announcing these in due course.”

Bowler Energy has in-house planning, construction and financial teams with significant experience across the renewables industry and a proven track record in wind and solar project management.

Vergnet has a growing track record in the UK with a total of 23 medium scale wind turbines to date on farms in Cornwall, Leicester, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Suffolk, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The company invests significantly in research and development with 70% of its workforce employed in design, engineering and operations and maintenance.  The company’s medium scale wind turbines (GEV MP) are amongst the best performing in the sector in terms of yield production/price ratio.