By the author
January 14, 2021
Gareth Jones
Managing Director
FAs FairHeat’s Founder and Managing Director, Gareth works closely with both the New Build division of the business, overseeing project support services, and with the Operations side of the business, with an active involvement in the improvement of heat network performance. Gareth also leads within the business with respect to supporting clients with contractual negotiations and provides advisory support at a policy level.
Gareth started his career at The Boston Consulting Group, before moving on to Linklaters, firstly as Head of Strategy and then as Asia COO. Gareth then made a move into low-carbon energy in 2006, subsequently establishing numerous business ventures within the industry. These ventures included district heating, utility services, smart meter design and manufacture, solar energy, ESCOs and energy performance contracting.
Through these ventures, Gareth had access to data on the performance of more than 100 heat networks across the UK, enabling him to see the real-world performance of these systems. He established FairHeat to bridge the expertise gap that he saw in the market and help deliver the knowledge required to realise the full potential of heat networks in the UK.
Since founding FairHeat, Gareth has taken an active role in driving change within the heat network sector. As part of this, Gareth Chairs the BESA HIU Standard Steering Group and Technical Committee, the industry bodies that oversee the UK HIU Test Regime (a BESA standard that was originally developed by FairHeat), is of Chair the ADE Heat Network Forum and sits on the ADE CIBSE CP1 Steering Group and CIBSE DHW Working Group.
"FairHeat was originally born from a request from clients to help them interpret data and improve performance of their heat networks. Since then, the business has transformed into a specialist provider of quality assurance to new build developments and operational heat networks.
Whilst FairHeat has had a direct impact on hundreds of networks, it is the wider impact on the market that I am most proud of. It is deeply gratifying to see the influence of FairHeat's work across various areas of the market, from the metrics that are used to assess performance, through to testing methodologies and codes of practice within the industry.
I’m particularly satisfied about the role that we have had in positioning quality assurance at the heart of heat network development and the fact that we have managed to establish it as a collaborative process. This is resulting in really good outcomes for end residents and doing it in a way that increases skills and know how in the industry."
Whilst FairHeat has had a direct impact on hundreds of networks, it is the wider impact on the market that I am most proud of. It is deeply gratifying to see the influence of FairHeat's work across various areas of the market, from the metrics that are used to assess performance, through to testing methodologies and codes of practice within the industry.
I’m particularly satisfied about the role that we have had in positioning quality assurance at the heart of heat network development and the fact that we have managed to establish it as a collaborative process. This is resulting in really good outcomes for end residents and doing it in a way that increases skills and know how in the industry."
Gareth Jones
Managing Director
FAs FairHeat’s Founder and Managing Director, Gareth works closely with both the New Build division of the business, overseeing project support services, and with the Operations side of the business, with an active involvement in the improvement of heat network performance. Gareth also leads within the business with respect to supporting clients with contractual negotiations and provides advisory support at a policy level.
Gareth started his career at The Boston Consulting Group, before moving on to Linklaters, firstly as Head of Strategy and then as Asia COO. Gareth then made a move into low-carbon energy in 2006, subsequently establishing numerous business ventures within the industry. These ventures included district heating, utility services, smart meter design and manufacture, solar energy, ESCOs and energy performance contracting.
Through these ventures, Gareth had access to data on the performance of more than 100 heat networks across the UK, enabling him to see the real-world performance of these systems. He established FairHeat to bridge the expertise gap that he saw in the market and help deliver the knowledge required to realise the full potential of heat networks in the UK.
Since founding FairHeat, Gareth has taken an active role in driving change within the heat network sector. As part of this, Gareth Chairs the BESA HIU Standard Steering Group and Technical Committee, the industry bodies that oversee the UK HIU Test Regime (a BESA standard that was originally developed by FairHeat), is of Chair the ADE Heat Network Forum and sits on the ADE CIBSE CP1 Steering Group and CIBSE DHW Working Group.
"FairHeat was originally born from a request from clients to help them interpret data and improve performance of their heat networks. Since then, the business has transformed into a specialist provider of quality assurance to new build developments and operational heat networks.
Whilst FairHeat has had a direct impact on hundreds of networks, it is the wider impact on the market that I am most proud of. It is deeply gratifying to see the influence of FairHeat's work across various areas of the market, from the metrics that are used to assess performance, through to testing methodologies and codes of practice within the industry.
I’m particularly satisfied about the role that we have had in positioning quality assurance at the heart of heat network development and the fact that we have managed to establish it as a collaborative process. This is resulting in really good outcomes for end residents and doing it in a way that increases skills and know how in the industry."
Whilst FairHeat has had a direct impact on hundreds of networks, it is the wider impact on the market that I am most proud of. It is deeply gratifying to see the influence of FairHeat's work across various areas of the market, from the metrics that are used to assess performance, through to testing methodologies and codes of practice within the industry.
I’m particularly satisfied about the role that we have had in positioning quality assurance at the heart of heat network development and the fact that we have managed to establish it as a collaborative process. This is resulting in really good outcomes for end residents and doing it in a way that increases skills and know how in the industry."