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moving people - UK public transport design and... (Free subscription) | yesterday
Not transport related but worth a Monday morning marketing rant... Just read that Chris Jansen, commercial director at British Gas, is 'on a quest to reignite consumer affection for the brand' and 'believes UK consumers are ready to fall in love with British Gas.' If he really believes anyone in the UK has 'an affection' for a utilities supplier he is sadly mistaken. I for one choose it on the
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Bramcote Swimming Club (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Congratulations to Emma Bird who has been selected to represent Great Britain at the upcoming European Short Course Championship. This is a fantastic achievement as Emma continues her rise to the top of British and World swimming. Full story (courtesy of BritishSwimming.org): *** A 31-strong British Gas Swimming Team has been named for the LEN European Short Course Championships which take place in...
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Ruscombe Green (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Ecotricity is set to use rotting food leftovers and sewage to provide a new source of "green gas" to heat our homes. From yesterday folk can register for Stroud-based Ecotricity's new tariff to buy green gas – commonly known as biogas - and being billed cheekily as 'The Real British Gas.'This looks set to be a good opportunity for those of us looking to cut our carbon footprint,
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Biogas sourced from food waste and sewage is to piped into British homes under a new 'green gas' tariff Rotting leftovers, wilted salad and even sewage are to provide a new source of "green gas" to heat our homes. From today, British householders will be able to register for Ecotricity's new tariff to buy green gas – commonly known as biogas – as a way of reducing their carbon...
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Bitterwallet (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Time for another showdown between two of Britain’s biggest corporate shits as our Worst Company In Britain competition rolls steadily on. We’ve got a double bill for you over the weekend, and as we know some of you spend your weekends flying kites and making love instead of reading this site, we’ll be keeping the polls [...]
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
British Gas-owner Centrica was in focus last night as speculators piled in on rumours regarding the possibility of a bid from Gazprom, the Russian energy giant.
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The Julia Hailes Blog (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Bedzed - Beddington Zero Energy Design William Steel, Generation Green Think Tank member Did you know that cats give off about 10 watts of heat and dogs about 15 watts. I suspect that a friend of mine with a Great Dane gets as much heat from his as a human though - roughly 100 watts. I was told this whilst being shown round Bedzed - Beddington Zero Energy Design Building. This green apartment complex...
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Home Heating Guide (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
British Gas is introducing an innovative new service, called British Gas EnergySmart, to enable customers to monitor the energy they use, and reduce bills. Householders using the scheme will save an estimated £110 per year on utility costs, and will also qualify for a £40 introductory rebate. Instead of receiving estimated bills once a quarter, the [...] Related posts: British Gas WebSaver...
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Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
Your gas bill might have dropped a bit lately - around 10 per cent if you're lucky - but British Gas has just told shareholders it's on target to make profits of £541 million.
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Chalkhill Clan (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009
One of the great cost cutting ideas of energy companies is to cut the cost of reading meters by not reading them. The electricity and gas meters hardly ever get read these days. A card through the door told me to read my own meter. So I could do it at my convenience online. Great. So I entered the URL and oh dear, this is what I got. Looks like they cut back on IT too. --//-- Error 404--Not Found From...
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EADT24 - News (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
ENERGY giant British Gas came under fire from pensioner groups and MPs in East Anglia last night after it emerged its parent company was heading for a 43% rise in profits.
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Arts Reader (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
If this email is not displayed correctly, please click on the following link or open your browser and paste the link into the address field: http://view.ed4.net/v/WDI4RR/0LD53/81LZB3/C4MXZ/ Energy Friday November 13 2009 FT.com - Energy Production rises at ENRC Stimulus-driven demand for China and a nascent recovery in the US increase demand for ferrochrome, a key ingredient in stainless steel, as...
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Financial Times (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
The owner of British Gas is likely to meet market estimates of about a 4% drop in profits this year, but profits from its residential supply business are expected to rise
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
British Gas is on course for soaring returns from its 15 million household energy customers this winter, with profits expected to rise by 43 per cent to £541m, its owner Centrica told investors yesterday.
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The Independent (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Profits are up at British Gas. The energy supplier is set to make £541m this year, massively up from £379m the year before. Its parent company, Centrica, is expected to report a full year operating profit of £1.84bn. That is an outrage at a time when wholesale oil and gas prices are at a three-year low and yet the bills being paid by ordinary householders are staggeringly high.
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