Pioneering company SolarZero put into liquidation

Pioneering company SolarZero put into liquidation
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Ian Llewellyn
Pioneering company SolarZero has been put into liquidationThe company, which has traded since the 1970s, in recent years became the first company to offer a subscription model for household solar and battery set ups.Chief executive Matt Ward told BusinessDesk: “It’s a real shock for me and the management team”.He said customers would still be looked after, “but our shareholder has decided to stop investing in the business."Ward would not elaborate further and said those questions would be best answered by directors...

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