26th October 2017 | Residential Energy
Energy companies in the UK are using specific branding approaches instead of product innovation to keep customers, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). While previous research has tended to focus on pricing, this study looked at the branding strategies and personalities of the Big Six energy firms – British Gas,…Read more
26th October 2017 | Water
An energy and utilities consultancy, Utilitywise, has called on the Secretary of State for Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Michael Gove, to put London businesses first and make the water market truly open and honest. Here are some headlines: Market Operator Services Ltd (MOSL), which reports to Ofwat and DEFRA, has released…Read more
24th October 2017 | Recycling
During her speech to the Conservative Party conference on October 4, 2017, Prime Minister Theresa May announced plans to cap Standard Variable Tariffs (SVT). The most common tariff provided by UK energy suppliers, SVT is the default rate applied once a customer’s fixed term ceases, and its price fluctuates according to the Bank of England’s…Read more
23rd October 2017 | Commercial Energy
Two of Britain’s biggest energy companies have called on Philip Hammond to strengthen a carbon tax that has driven a dramatic collapse in coal power generation, arguing it is essential for the shift to cleaner energy. SSE, the UK’s second largest energy supplier, and Drax, which runs the country’s biggest power station in North Yorkshire,…Read more
20th October 2017 | Recycling
The dominant position that China holds in global manufacturing means that for many years China has also been the largest global importer of many types of recyclable materials. Last year, Chinese manufacturers imported 7.3m metric tonnes of waste plastics from developed countries including the UK, the EU, the US and Japan. However, in July 2017,…Read more
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