Telford

Managing Director Mark stars on the BBC

Our group managing director Mark Thompson took to the airways to talk about being named an Export Champion and highlight some of the pioneering work we are doing here at AceOn. Mark was interviewed by Ryan Kennedy for BBC Radio Shropshire following the announcement that the Department for International Trade has named him one of their key export advocates. You can hear Mark talk about his passion for innovation and selling great UK-made products all over the world, his appearance on Dragon’s...


Mark ready to champion export skills

The boss of leading renewable energy and battery specialists, AceOn, is set to pass on his knowledge to other ambitious businesses after being named as a DIT Export Champion. Mark Thompson, managing director of Telford-based AceOn Group, is one of 400 Export Champions across England. The scheme is run by the Department for International Trade and links experienced exporters with new and inexperienced exporters to share their expertise and promote the benefits of exporting. Mark said: “I’m very proud of the ways...


AceOn MD on Live TV

AceOn managing director Mark Thompson joined a panel of experts discussing Net Zero at Shropshire Business Live's latest event at Weston Park. Mark was part of the four-strong panel looking at issues around sustainability and the quest to save energy and money by achieving Net Zero. What a great opportunity for AceOn to introduce the potential of the clean, sustainable, and affordable solutions we could offer the region. https://vimeo.com/725254811


AceOn’s mobile solar power station to lead the world in sodium-ion technology

A pioneering battery and energy storage firm is poised to lead the world in developing a commercial use for a ground-breaking new battery technology.  AceOn - described as ‘the Telford company taking on Tesla’ - has been awarded a £1 million grant from the Innovate UK Energy Catalyst 8 fund to accelerate development work on its mobile solar energy storage unit.  The newly-designed product will use Sheffield-based Faradion’s sodium-ion batteries - the first time its technology is in commercial use in sub-Saharan Africa.  Sodium-ion battery technology uses low-cost materials that are sustainable and widely available.  AceOn – one of the country’s leading solar energy and storage specialists — will be working in partnership with the University of...


AceOn to play leading role in pioneering home energy scheme

A pioneering Shropshire company will play a leading role in a £1million project to reduce carbon emissions and tackle fuel poverty which could prove to be a blueprint for renewable energy schemes right across the country. The Telford-based AceOn Group will work in partnership with The Wrekin Housing Group and BEW Electrical Wholesalers on...