A disciplined Trading and Investment Firm built for long-term capital
Utilise Energy was established to create a differentiated company operating at the intersection of physical commodities trading. Rather than functioning as a purely intermediary trading house, the company aligns commercial activity with tangible assets, logistics networks, and operational expertise.
This structure provides enhanced visibility, stronger governance, and improved downside protection for investors and partners.
Why choose Utilise energy?
Disciplined Risk Management
Our activities are governed by conservative leverage, structured risk frameworks, and robust compliance processes designed to protect capital across volatile market conditions.
Multi-Commodity Diversification
Exposure across energy, renewables, agriculture, and metals allows Utilise Energy to balance cyclical risks while maintaining participation in structurally essential markets.
Asset-Backed & Integrated Model
We align with physical assets, logistics, and operations, which reduces reliance on price speculation and improves execution control, cost visibility, and downsides across lifecycles.
Our Team
Utilise Energy is led by a small team of experienced commercial and trading professionals, supported by a network of partners across logistics, inspection, banking and legal services in each region we operate.
Alan McLeish
Director, International Business Development & Strategic Partnerships
Alan works with Utilise Energy on the development, structuring and execution of international energy and commodity transactions, with particular responsibility for strategic partnerships, commercial relationships and transaction development.
Alan led the sale of QTS in 2018 to Leeds based Renew Holdings Plc. This complex deal allowed QTS to retain its high valuable brand identity and secured the future of its employees!
A highly regarded entrepreneur and philanthropist, Alan Mcleish has played a significant role within the UK business scene for over 30 years.
He is responsible for founding and building the QTS Group, one of the UK’s leading rail infrastructure companies.
Starting with just a £300 loan from his mother, QTS is now a multi-million pound business, operating from 14 offices and employing over 800 staff.
Alan has received numerous accolades throughout his business career, most notably the prestigious Ernst & Young UK Entrepreneur of the Year (Business Services) award in 2013. In recognition of his significant contribution to the rail industry, he was also presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2023 Rail Staff Awards.
An astute businessman with a commercially savvy nature, Alan is a powerhouse when it comes to negotiation and business development.
He is highly experienced in building strategic partnerships and delivering high value transactions.
Outside of the boardroom, Alan is a well-regarded philanthropist and is known for his generous and giving nature. He has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro for CLIC Sargent, raising over £75,000 Over the years, he has also donated generously to charities including Social Bite and sits on the board of Whiteleys Retreat, a not for profit charity helping families of children with cancer and life limiting illnesses.
Utilise energy trades energy, LNG & renewables
We have a diversified portfolio of physical commodities that underpin global supply chains and industrial activity.
Global Reach, Local Execution
With operations across China, Europe, the United Kingdom, and the UAE, The organisation maintains proximity to key trading corridors, logistics hubs, and financial markets. Regional presence allows us to source, structure, and execute transactions efficiently while maintaining centralised governance and risk oversight.