True Value Solar
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Renewable Energy |
| Founded | March 2009 |
| Headquarters | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Key people | Robert Gattereder (CEO) |
| Products | Solar Systems |
 A$43.3 million (2011) | |
Number of employees | 220 |
| Website | [1] |
True Value Solar was an Australian renewable energy company headquartered in Melbourne, reviews: ,[1] ,[2] [3] until 2013 when German-based M+W Group bought True Value’s remaining 35 per cent shareholding. The core business of the company is the sale of rooftop solar power systems, with installation by contractors, operating in all major states in Australia (absent from the Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory). Founded in 2009.[4]
ACCC issues
On 11 April 2016, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission reported that energy retailer True Value Solar Pty Ltd (True Value Solar) ceased offering its customers incentives for publishing positive online reviews, following an investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.[5]
On 4 November 2011, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission reported that True Value Solar Pty Ltd paid two infringement notices totalling $13,200 and provided a court enforceable undertaking to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission regarding misleading advertising.[6]
Purchase By M+W Group
In March 2013, True Value Solar became fully owned by German-based M+W Group, after the engineering and construction firm bought True Value’s remaining 35 per cent shareholding. M+W was already the majority shareholder in the rooftop solar specialist, having bought 65 per cent of the company in 2011.[7]
In March 2011 German engineering firm M+W Group announced that it had purchased a majority stake in National Solar Group, the parent company of True Value Solar at the time.[8]
Executive members
- Robert Gattereder, Chief Executive Officer of M+W Solar GmbH
References
- ^ "Product Review website". Product Review. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ "True Local Review website". True Local. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ "Whirlpool website". Whirlpool. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ "Suren Chandrajit". Smart Company. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ ACCC (11 April 2016). "True Value Solar discontinues incentives for positive online reviews". accc.gov.au.
- ^ ACCC (4 November 2011). "True Value Solar pays infringement notices for misleading advertising". accc.gov.au.
- ^ "Mixed Greens: German firm buys Australia's largest solar installer". RenewEconomy.com.au. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ "M+W takes controlling stake in National Solar Group". Australian Financial Review. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
External links
- official website | http://www.truevaluesolar.com.au