Last Mile hits 1 million connections as multi-utility pipeline grows
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Last Mile hits 1 million connections as multi-utility pipeline grows
Glasgow, UK, 20 April 2026: Last Mile, a leading multi-utility infrastructure provider, today announces it has reached 1 million utility connections; a landmark milestone that signals the company’s sustained growth, resilience and the financial strength of its growing asset portfolio.
The figure comprises live connections across electricity, gas, water, wastewater and heat networks, managed by Last Mile at residential, commercial and industrial developments since its inception in 2002. From being granted the very first Independent Distribution Network Operator (IDNO) licence in Great Britain for electricity, to adding multi-award-winning low carbon solutions to its offering and attracting blue-chip investor backing, Last Mile has a long history of hitting significant milestones.
“Reaching 1 million connections is a significant moment for us, and it is thanks to the dedication of the people across our business who have made it possible,” said Richard Thomas, Last Mile CEO.
“Every one of those connections is the result of designers, engineers, operational colleagues, asset managers, and many others delivering reliable utility networks to our customers across the country, who put their trust in us for their projects. I’m incredibly proud of what our colleagues have achieved, in true partnership with our customers, and this momentum should give us real confidence as Last Mile looks ahead to its next chapter of growth.”
The 1 millionth connection was made at a service station in the West Midlands, with Last Mile adopting the infrastructure powering rapid EV charge points.
Last Mile operates as an end-to-end independent multi-utility provider, with capabilities in both infrastructure delivery and long-term network ownership. Alongside its live connections, the company has an order book of 710,000 new connections that it is designing, building and adopting. Recent flagship projects include: the multi-award-winning Welborne garden village in Hampshire, where it is delivering the UK’s first water-source heat network using reservoir water to heat and cool up to 6,000 homes; the Michaelston College redevelopment in Cardiff, the Welsh capital's first housing project to use a ground source heat network; and Brabazon, in Bristol, one of the government’s seven designated new towns where it is delivering multi-utility connections.
The organisation’s ongoing growth is underpinned by blue-chip investors, Infracapital and Macquarie Asset Management, providing the financial platform for Last Mile to offer developers and ICPs innovative asset finance models and to invest in the long-term operation and management of multi-utility connections.
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About Last Mile
Last Mile is an end-to-end multi-utility business with capabilities in both infrastructure delivery and long-term asset ownership. The group designs, builds, owns and manages utility connections for new developments across Great Britain.
Our focus is on developing efficient, future-proofed infrastructure that delivers reliable heat, electricity, gas, water and wastewater services. We adopt, operate and maintain this infrastructure through Last Mile Asset Management on behalf of our licensed operators, Last Mile Heat, Last Mile Electricity, Last Mile Gas and Last Mile Water.
Our vision is to lead the delivery of integrated utility infrastructure that meets the needs of new and future residential and commercial developments. We support innovation through pioneering technologies like renewable ground source heat, helping to move our communities forward, future-proof infrastructure and provide a next-generation low-carbon alternative to gas networks.
We recently rebranded our regional design and build businesses, Energetics and UK Power Solutions (UKPS) – two of the UK’s most established ICPs – under the single Last Mile brand, creating a consistent identity and functionally unified operation to cover the whole of GB. The 1 million connections milestone is the first major landmark reached under that unified identity.
Backed by blue-chip investors, we are committed to achieving our long-term growth ambitions by developing, adopting and operating utilities infrastructure that is ready to meet the challenges of net zero, while emphasising financial stability, governance and risk management.
