Last Mile

What Last Mile does

Last Mile Infrastructure Group Limited is a UK-based multi-utility infrastructure provider that designs, builds, owns and operates the 'last mile' connections linking new residential, commercial and industrial developments to electricity, gas, water, wastewater, heat and fibre networks. Founded in 2002 as the first Independent Distribution Network Operator (IDNO) licence holder in Great Britain, the company has grown to 800+ employees operating from eight regional offices across Scotland, England and Wales. It serves major housebuilders (Barratt Redrow, Taylor Wimpey, Wain Homes, Cruden Homes, Buckland Development), strategic site developers (Urban & Civic, Harworth Group), industrial and logistics operators (Indurent, McAleer & Rushe), EV charging operators (Moto Hospitality, GRIDSERVE), and infrastructure partners (National Highways, Homes England, Portsmouth Water).

The company's core technology stack rests on a portfolio of scarce UK utility licences — Ofgem IDNO and IGT licences for electricity and gas, Ofwat NAV licences for water and wastewater, and Ofgem-regulated heat network operation — combined with proprietary 5th generation ambient heat network technology. Notable technical assets include the UK's first water-source ambient heat network at Welborne Garden Village (drawing stable-temperature energy from Portsmouth Water's Hoads Hill Reservoir), Scotland's first ambient heat network at Barnton, directional drilling capability beneath major motorways (M4 junction 17), and high-capacity substation delivery up to 22 MVA across 26 substations at Waterbeach. Last Mile Asset Management operates the long-term regulated ownership of these networks with 24/7 monitoring, billing and emergency response. The asset management portal (lastmile-uk.com) supports competitive asset valuations and adoption processing for ICPs, EV charging developers and clean energy organisations.

Last Mile generates revenue through three primary streams: one-time fees for multi-utility connection design and build services; recurring, regulated revenue from long-term network ownership and operation as IDNO/IGT/NAV/heat network operator; and transaction-based asset adoption payments to Independent Connection Providers and EV charging developers. The forward-funded heat network model — where Last Mile funds capital costs in exchange for long-term network ownership — represents an innovative pricing structure that has delivered up to 60% developer capex savings (e.g., Barnton). Pricing is project-specific and negotiated through regional business development managers. As of April 2026, the company had surpassed 1 million cumulative utility connections with a contracted pipeline of approximately 710,000 additional connections. The company became wholly owned by Macquarie Asset Management in May 2026, following acquisition of the remaining stake previously held by Infracapital.

Name

Last Mile

Legal name

Last Mile Infrastructure Group Limited

Website

https://lastmile.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Last Mile Infrastructure Group Limited is a UK multi-utility infrastructure provider that designs, builds, owns and operates electricity, gas, water, wastewater and heat connections for new residential, commercial and industrial developments across Great Britain.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

High Blantyre

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Multi-utility connection design and build services: One-time fees for designing and constructing multi-utility infrastructure (electricity, gas, water, wastewater, heat networks) for new residential, commercial, and industrial developments. Services include new connections, substations, off-site works, and NAV licensing for water and wastewater.
2. Network ownership and long-term management: Recurring revenue from owning and operating utility networks long-term after adoption. Last Mile Asset Management adopts electricity, gas, water, wastewater and heat networks, providing 24/7 monitoring, maintenance, billing management and customer support. Networks are managed through Ofgem-regulated IDNO/IGT companies and Ofwat-regulated NAV.
3. Asset adoption valuations and payments: Last Mile Asset Management provides competitive asset valuations to ICPs, EV charging developers and clean energy organisations, paying for the right to adopt newly constructed networks. Value agreements reduce developers' capital expenditure through asset value rebates upon energisation.
4. NAV (New Appointment and Variation) licensing: Last Mile Water operates as a licensed NAV (New Appointments and Variations) for clean water and wastewater, serving as an alternative to incumbent water companies. Provides developers with cost savings through shared trenching, flexibility, speedier decision-making, and reduced connection times — approximately 25-50% faster delivery per Ofwat research.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Last Mile Infrastructure Group Limited designs, builds, owns and operates multi-utility last mile infrastructure connecting new residential, commercial, industrial and mixed-use developments across Great Britain to essential networks covering electricity (as an IDNO), gas (as an IGT), water and wastewater (as a NAV), and low-carbon heat networks (as an Ofgem-regulated heat network operator). The company also provides long-term network ownership, operation, maintenance and asset adoption services via Last Mile Asset Management, and forward-funded heat network solutions to remove developer capital burden.

Product overview

Last Mile Infrastructure Group Limited operates as a multi-utility infrastructure provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of services that design, build, own, and manage utility networks. The company provides multi-utility connections encompassing electricity (via Last Mile Electricity as an IDNO), gas (via Last Mile Gas as an IGT), water and wastewater (via Last Mile Water as a NAV), and low-carbon heat networks (via Last Mile Heat). The portfolio is structured around core connection services (electricity, gas, water, wastewater, heat, fibre) supported by Last Mile Asset Management for long-term network ownership and operation. The company also offers sub-brands for different utility types, all operating under a unified Last Mile identity following the March 2026 rebranding of Energetics and UKPS. Last Mile holds regulatory licences from Ofgem and Ofwat, and serves residential, commercial, industrial, and mixed-use developments across Great Britain.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Last Mile Asset Management: Asset management company that adopts, owns and operates utility networks across Great Britain, providing long-term ownership, operation and maintenance.
• Last Mile Heat
• Last Mile Water

Products and services

• Multi-Utility Connections End-to-end design, build and management of multi-utility networks (electricity, gas, water, wastewater, heat and fibre) for residential, commercial and industrial developments across Great Britain. Delivered as a single point of contact for housebuilders, developers and infrastructure partners.
• Electricity Connections Design, build and management of HV and LV electrical infrastructure including substations (up to 22 MVA capacity) and grid connections for new developments. Includes large-scale primary substations and directional drilling for constrained grid sites.
• Gas Connections Design and build of low-pressure gas network infrastructure and connections for residential and commercial developments, operated as a licensed Independent Gas Transporter (IGT).
• Water Connections Clean water network design, build and NAV (New Appointment and Variation) adoption services providing developers with cost savings via shared trenching and 25-50% faster connections versus incumbent water companies.
• Wastewater Connections Adoption and operation of wastewater and sewerage infrastructure including S104 sewer adoptions, NAV services and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) management for new developments.
• Low Carbon Heat Connections Multi-award-winning 5th generation ambient heat networks including ground source and water-source configurations delivering heating, cooling and hot water with up to 80% lower emissions than gas. Provides year-round low-carbon heating compliant with the Future Homes Standard and Scotland's New Build Heat Standard.
• Last Mile Asset Management Long-term ownership, operation and maintenance of utility networks (electricity, gas, water, wastewater, heat) with 24/7 monitoring, emergency response, billing management and customer support. Includes asset adoption of networks built by third parties such as ICPs, EV charging developers and clean energy organisations.
• Last Mile Heat Ofgem-regulated, Heat Trust-registered low-carbon heat supplier specialising in ground source and water-source heat networks across Great Britain. Owns, operates and maintains ambient heat networks with 24/7 monitoring and customer billing.
• Last Mile Water Ofwat-regulated water and wastewater NAV (New Appointments and Variations) provider serving approximately 47,000 homes across 386 sites in England and Wales. UK's second-largest NAV, providing developers with cost savings via shared trenching, flexibility and faster connections.
• Last Mile Electricity Independent Distribution Network Operator (IDNO) licensed by Ofgem, owning and operating electricity distribution networks including cables, substations and the assets that distribute power to connected properties.
• Last Mile Gas Independent Gas Transporter (IGT) owning and operating gas pipe networks that distribute gas to connected properties under Ofgem regulation.
• Asset Adoptions Service from Last Mile Asset Management to adopt multi-utility connections and infrastructure from Independent Connection Providers (ICPs), EV Charging developers and clean heat specialists, providing competitive asset valuations via an online portal and value agreements that reduce developer capex.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% carbon emission reduction vs gas heating (ambient heat networks)
• +9 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and key.

• GRIDSERVEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2026GRIDSERVE is a strategic delivery partner for Last Mile in EV charging infrastructure. At Moto's Tamworth ultra-rapid charging hub, GRIDSERVE provided super-fast charging infrastructure while Last Mile Asset Management energised and adopted the required electricity connections. Together with Actemium, the companies created a 33kV connection and multiple substations for the charging hub.
• ActemiumkeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2026Actemium is a technology and engineering partner in EV charging infrastructure projects with Last Mile. At Moto's Tamworth hub, Actemium collaborated with GRIDSERVE and Last Mile to deliver the ultra-rapid charging infrastructure and high-capacity grid connections required for 24 passenger EV bays and 8 eHGV bays.
• Buckland DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026Buckland Development is the master developer of Welborne Garden Village — one of the UK's largest private mixed-use developments delivering 6,000 homes. Last Mile is delivering the UK's first water-source ambient heat network, water, wastewater and SuDS for Welborne, with Last Mile Heat owning and operating the heat network long-term.
• Urban & Civic PlccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2026Urban & Civic Plc appointed Last Mile (as UKPS) to design, build and manage utility services at the Waterbeach redevelopment — one of the UK's largest water NAV adoptions. Last Mile is delivering over 5,400 electricity connections, 5,400 clean water connections, 5,400 fibre connections, and 26 substations across the 6,500-home development.
• RendescocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2025Rendesco is the design and build partner for Last Mile's heat networks. The two companies formed a joint venture, Last Mile Heat, which owns and operates heat networks. Rendesco designed and built the UK's first water-source ambient heat network at Welborne Garden Village in partnership with Last Mile. Rendesco and Last Mile collaborate on ground and water source heat network projects across Great Britain.
• Portsmouth WatercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2025Portsmouth Water owns the Hoads Hill Reservoir adjacent to Welborne Garden Village. The unique water-source ambient heat network draws stable-temperature water from this operational reservoir. Last Mile's heat network extracts ambient heat energy from the reservoir without impacting drinking water quality or supply, in a closed-loop system separate from the water supply network.
• Cruden HomeskeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2025Cruden Homes developed The Avenue, Barnton — a 48-home retirement development where Last Mile (as Energetics) delivered a ground source ambient heat network. Cruden Homes received the NextGeneration Project Gold Award for this project. Last Mile provided a forward-funded model enabling 60% capital cost saving for the developer.
• National HighwayskeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2024National Highways is the government company responsible for motorways and major A-roads in England. Last Mile worked collaboratively with National Highways for the directional drilling operation beneath the M4 motorway at junction 17 to connect Indurent Park to the electrical grid, overcoming severe capacity constraints.
• McAleer & RushekeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023McAleer & Rushe is the developer of City Square House in Leeds, a Grade A 140,000 sq ft office building. Last Mile (as Energetics) delivered a 1,500kVA connection and substation in a congested city-centre location, navigating complex historical infrastructure and archaeological discoveries. Last Mile Asset Management adopted the network on completion.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Wales & West Utilities: Wales & West Utilities operates the gas distribution network across Wales and the South West of England, providing gas connections and network services — overlapping with Last Mile's gas connection and IGT operations across the same regional geography.
• Northern Gas Networks: Northern Gas Networks is one of the UK's regulated gas distribution network operators providing gas connections and transportation services; comparable in gas network scope to Last Mile Gas as an IGT, though as an incumbent rather than a competitive new-connection provider.
• E.ON Heat Networks: E.ON operates low-carbon heat networks across the UK as part of its broader energy solutions portfolio, competing with Last Mile Heat on community and ambient heat network opportunities for new residential developments.

Direct peers

• Independent Water Networks (IWNL): Independent Water Networks is a licensed NAV operator providing water and wastewater services to new developments in England, directly competing with Last Mile Water for NAV appointments and shared-trenching cost savings.
• GTC (Brookfield Utilities UK): GTC (now part of Brookfield Utilities UK) is an IDNO/IGT/NAV operator in Great Britain providing multi-utility connections and adopting networks from ICPs and developers — directly overlapping with Last Mile Electricity, Last Mile Gas and Last Mile Water.
• BUUK Infrastructure: BUUK Infrastructure is the UK's largest Independent Distribution Network Operator and multi-utility connection provider, owning and operating electricity, gas, water and heat networks and connecting new developments — the closest analogue to Last Mile's design/build/own/operate model and its primary IDNO competitor.
• Vattenfall Heat UK: Vattenfall Heat UK operates and owns large low-carbon heat networks across the UK (including Heat Trust-registered networks) and is a direct peer to Last Mile Heat for design, ownership and operation of community and ambient heat networks.
• Kensa Contracting: Kensa Contracting designs, installs and commissions ground source heat pump networks for UK housing developers — directly comparable to Last Mile's ground source ambient heat network capability at projects like Barnton, Cherry Blossom View and Welborne.
• Energy Assets Group: Energy Assets is a UK independent utility connections and asset adoption business that builds and takes ownership of electricity and gas networks serving new developments, mirroring Last Mile Asset Management's network adoption and long-term operation model.
• Switch2 Energy: Switch2 Energy operates and manages UK heat networks on behalf of developers and housing providers, providing metering, billing and 24/7 network operation — overlapping closely with Last Mile Heat's managed heat network service.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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