Kensa has recruited Steffan De Vries and Rory Snell from Kent-based geothermal and well drilling contractor Geotech Developments as director of drilling and head of drilling operations, respectively.聽
Kensa already has a contracting operation with the business. It said that adding in-house drilling capability positioned the company to meet the anticipated mass-scale deployment of ground source heat pumps.聽 By 2040, up to 8,000 UK homes a week could be connecting to ground source heat pumps.
Kensa chief operations officer Camilla Barrow said: 鈥淚鈥檓 proud to share the launch of Kensa鈥檚 first dedicated in-house drilling set up. Through this new capability we鈥檙e delivering certainty for our clients and will be as prepared as possible to efficiently service the expected increase in demand for ground source heat pump systems, supplying more homes with heating that鈥檚 better for people and the planet.
鈥淥ver the years we鈥檝e built strong relationships with drilling suppliers across the UK, and we remain committed to these. Launching our own drilling function complements those existing relationships and puts the industry in a brilliant position to decarbonise heat at the scale required. Through this new function, Kensa is future-proofing its operations and continuing to lead the way in the transition to low-carbon heating.鈥�
Director of drilling Steffan De Vries added: 鈥淚鈥檓 excited to be heading up Kensa鈥檚 first in-house drilling team. This is an exciting time for ground source heat pumps and our experienced team is looking forward to helping the business scale-up installations, helping it deliver better heating solutions for UK homes and businesses.鈥�
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