Onzo

A year ago last Friday, in Edinburgh, a signing ceremony was held to formalise the £2m investment in Onzo by Scottish and Southern Energy and the Sigma Sustainable Energy Fund, and SSE's £7m sales contract for hundreds of thousands of our Smart Energy Kits. As Onzo Chief Executive Joel Hagan said at the time, "the deal is a recognition that Onzo leads the way in providing consumers with real-time, actionable information to enable them to understand their energy usage". Colin Sempill, Director of Organisational Development for SSE, explains, "We continue to be excited about our partnership with Onzo, which enables us to provide a new level of support to customers. Within SSE there is real enthusiasm about it. We are sure that the compelling nature of the Onzo EnergyTools and the broader range of information offered by the web service will provide the knowledge consumers need to understand and manage their energy use."

Since that day last year, Onzo has made huge strides. We have grown, employing around 40 people compared with eight then. We have developed an acknowledged reputation as a world leader in our field and won a major design award. We are looking forward to an equally eventful next 12 months.