Western Windpower celebrates supply of 1000th WindMast and ten years in business

23 October 2002

Western Windpower, part of the Ecotricity group, designs, manufactures and installs wind monitoring equipment. The wind masts measure wind speeds in order to assess the viability for the installation of wind turbines. The majority of the products are exported to more than 20 countries worldwide as far a field as India and Canada.

Dale Vince, managing director of Ecotricity comments, "I am thrilled to see this area of our business, which was the foundation on which Ecotricity developed, celebrating an ever increasing customer base. This achievement is also a reflection of the huge growth of wind power globally.

"The success of Western Windpower is a credit to all those who have been involved with the company over the years.

"We have a current turnover of £750,000 and plan to double our production capacity next year in order to meet the demand for our exciting new technology."

David Drew, MP for Stroud comments, "This is a marvellous achievement for Western Windpower as they celebrate their tenth year in business. It is also good news for the local economy, particularly as the Company aims to substantially increase its production of wind masts next year leading to potential new jobs and further work for local suppliers."

The 1000th wind mast has been supplied to Italy's largest utility company, Enel Green Power, who are also the first recipient of Western Windpower's brand new product - a 50 metre 'Class One WindMast'- which has been specifically designed for assessing wind resources in the harshest of climates.