Thousands of British Gas engineers and call centre staff began a five-day strike yesterday, in protest of the energy supplier’s controversial “fire and…
Continue ReadingBritish Gas Pays £1.73m for Botched Transfer to New Top Up Service
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British Gas failed to inform around 270,000 prepayment energy customers it was changing top-up provider and minimum top-up spend and will pay £1.73…
Continue ReadingEnergy Suppliers Sound Alarm Over Bad Debts as Furlough Scheme Winds Down
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Several large energy firms, including Bulb and Centrica, have expressed worry that they will see a sharp rise in households defaulting on their…
Continue ReadingBritish Gas engineers will soon be driving around in Vauxhall Vivaro-e vans, as the Big Six supplier places the UK’s largest-ever order of…
Continue ReadingCentrica will cut 5,000 jobs after the coronavirus crisis exacerbated woes at the loss-making energy giant.
Continue ReadingCentrica is set to bottom out of the FTSE 100 index of the UK’s largest companies, amid mounting losses, crashing oil prices and…
Continue ReadingEnergy Suppliers Furlough 11,000 Workers While Competitors Redeploy Staff
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British Gas, E.ON, Npower and OVO has collectively furloughed 11,000 employees, but other energy suppliers are keeping staff on the payroll through the…
Continue ReadingBritish Gas to Install EV Chargers in Volkswagen Drivers’ Homes
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Energy giant Centrica has inked a three-year deal with Volkswagen to install home charging systems for owners of new plug-in vehicles and smooth…
Continue ReadingBritish Gas Reverses Decision to Increase Minimum Meter Top-Ups
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The UK’s largest energy supplier will reverse its decision to hike the minimum top-up of pre-payment meters, after campaigners cautioned the change could…
Continue ReadingBritish Gas Owner Centrica Blames Price Cap for £1.1 Billion Loss
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Centrica has blamed the price cap on energy bills and tumbling natural gas prices for its bleak returns last year.
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