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Energy Suppliers

The way we are able to save businesses money is by having really good relationships with the major suppliers of energy. We are able to access wholesale prices from suppliers who all have different strengths and specialities which helps us, especially in bespoke pricing. Also some of our customers have had bad experiences with certain companies and as we value customer service so highly, we choose not to use them. 

Energy providers that we may use.
  • Avantigas

    AvantiGas is a leading supplier delivering clean and efficient LPG and energy solutions across England, Scotland and Wales. 


    They offer a range of energy products and service solutions including off-grid LPG bulk gas, LPG Gas Bottles, Aerosol Propellant, Biomass Renewables and they recently launched on-grid Mains Gas division for business customers. 

  • Axis

    Axis

    UK owned and run Axis was formed in 2001 as an independent telecom & mobile provider.


    In 2012, Axis gained their energy supply licence and now offer a range of different business electricity and gas tariffs to suit businesses of any size.

  • Bristol Energy

    Owned by Bristol Council,  Bristol Energy supply gas and electricity to businesses across the country.  Unlike other energy suppliers, they reinvest in the community. 

  • British Gas

    British Gas is the UK's largest energy supplier, and serves around 11 million homes in Britain –nearly half the country's homes – as well as providing energy to around half a million UK businesses.


     Owned by parent company Centrica, British Gas also provides services such as boiler cover under their "Homecare" range. Known mainly as British Gas, they are also known as Scottish Gas in Scotland.

  • Contract Natural Gas (CNG)

    UK owned and run independent gas supplier Contract Natural Gas (CNG) has a range of different business gas tariffs to suit businesses of any size.


    CNG was established in 1994 at the opening of the competitive energy market, and has developed into a major player in the SME gas market.


    CNG offer gas contracts, but do not offer electricity contracts. 

  • Corona Energy

    Corona energy were setup in 1995 and today supply gas and electricity to around 10% of commercial and industrial businesses in the UK.


    Corona offer an AMR (Automated Meter Readings) service. This is essentially a smart meter service that automatically provides meter readings direct to the supplier, meaning billing is always up-to-date and there is no need to ever manually supply readings. 


    There is also a dedicated service available for customers with businesses in the public sector.

  • Crown Gas and Power

    UK owned Crown Gas & Power are the energy division of the Crown Oil Group.


    The company offer a range of different business gas tariffs to suit businesses of most sizes. Crown do not offer electricity contracts.


    They will only accept customers paying by Direct Debit and do not offer services to restaurants, takeaways, pubs or clubs

  • Dual Energy

    UK owned Dual Energy supplies electricity to SME businesses.


    Founded in 2009, this new entrant supplier offers a unique, price matching 3-year product that ensures their customers always have access to competitive market pricing and freedom of movement if the offer isn't right for them.

  • Ecotricity

    Ecotricity is an energy company based in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England specialising in selling green energy to consumers that it primarily generates from its 87.2 megawatt wind power portfolio – the company prefers the term windmill rather than wind turbine.

  • EDF Energy

    French state owned electricity supplier EDF Energy has become an increasingly prevalent player in UK energy in recent years.


    Having established a dedicated business focus, whether SME or Corporate, EDF Energy has a range of different business electricity tariffs to suit businesses of any size.


    EDF Energy acquired the former South Eastern and South Western electricity businesses and also took control of the UK nuclear generator British Energy.

  • Eon

    E.ON UK, part of German based E.ON, are the third largest energy supplier and second largest electricity generator in the UK. Previously Powergen, E.ON UK supplies energy to approximately 8 million customers and is heavily focused on producing more of its energy through rrenewable sources. E.ON's main supply regions include North West, East Midlands and East Anglia.

  • Gazprom

    Russian owned gas and electricity supplier Gazprom Energy has a range of different business electricity and gas tariffs to suit businesses of any size.


    Gazprom was founded in 1989 and its headquarters are in Moscow, Russia. 


    We use Gazprom regularly for our larger gas and electricity users as their pricing remains competitive within this sector.

  • Haven Power

    UK owned Haven Power supplies electricity to small, medium and large businesses, and is part of Drax Power, the UK's largest independent power generator, having been acquired in 2009.


    Drax Power is the owner and operator of the largest, cleanest and most efficient coal-fired power station in the UK, producing around 7% of the UK's electricity needs.


    Drax Power are turning their coal fired power station into the UK's largest biomass generation plant, using wood pellets to generate their energy production.

  • Hudson Energy

    American owned Hudson Energy supplies electricity to medium and large businesses and is part of Just Energy Group.


    Hudson entered the UK market in 2012 with a philosophy of making themselves easy to do business with and providing exceptional service.

  • Npower

    Npower are one of the UK’s biggest energy suppliers with the backing of one of Europe’s largest energy companies, the RWE group.


    Npower are proud to have been a partner of Macmillan for 11 years raising over £3m. Npower are also one of only a handful of UK companies to have been awarded the Carbon Trust Triple Award for sustainable management of energy, waste and water.

  • Opus Energy

    Opus was established in 2001 as Oxford Power Holdings Limited and it was renamed on 28 October 2010 as Opus Energy Limited and they have grown into one of the leading energy suppliers in the business sector. GDF Suez are a major shareholder in the business.


    Opus Energy are UK based and has a range of different business electricity tariffs to suit businesses of any size.

  • Ovo Energy

    OVO Energy is an independent supplier and is British-owned and privately backed. OVO Energy's headquarters are based in Bristol. Ovo Energy began trading in September 2009 and now offers Green energy tariffs to businesses. 


    Ovo Energy is good for customers with low credit scores but do not provide for pubs, restaurants or take-aways

  • Scottish Power

    Scottish Power

    ScottishPower is one of the "Big Six" Energy Suppliers in the United Kingdom and currently has over 5.5 million customers. ScottishPower was formed in 1990. In 2006, ScottishPower became part of the Iberdrola group, a Spanish utility company.


    ScottishPower are dedicated to investing in green projects as well as helping their customers be more energy efficient. Not only are they doing their part for the environment they began a partnership with Cancer Research in 2011. An ambitious challenge of raising £5 million over 3 years was set. To raise the money, ScottishPower set up their Help Beat Cancer Fixed Price Tariff and every time a customer switches to this tariff, ScottishPower donate £5 per fuel to Cancer Research UK and make a further donation every month the customer remains on the tariff. In April 2015, ScottishPower renewed their contract with Cancer Research for a further 3 years and so far raised over £8 million.

  • Smartest Energy

    SmartestEnergy is the UK’s leading purchaser and supplier of energy generated by the independent sector.


    They combine customer knowledge built up over 13 years with a uniquely flexible approach to service delivery. It’s their mission to help customers find the right energy solution for their business.


    They offer a bespoke service with a range of fixed and flexible products to meet the specific needs of their customers, who range from large industrial users to high-street retailers.

  • SSE

    SSE Southern Electric is a trading name of SSE Energy Supply Limited and Southern Electric Gas Limited (both members of the SSE Group). 


    Along with their other energy brands SSE Scottish Hydro/SSE SWALEC/SSE Atlantic/SSE/SSE Airtricity, SSE Southern Electric serves customer accounts across England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. SSE plc is one of the UK’s leading energy companies, involved in the generation, distribution and supply of electricity and in the extraction, storage, distribution and supply of gas. They supply energy to around 8.58 million customer accounts throughout Great Britain and Ireland.

  • Total Gas & Power

    France / Belgium owned Total Gas & Power has been operating in the market since 1987, initially as Agas and later as Elf Business Energy.


    Since 2001 it has been known as Total Gas & Power and offers a range of different business gas and electricity tariffs to suit businesses of any size, with a particular focus on long term fixed price contracts.

  • Utilita

    Utilita are a gas and electricity supplier that offer clients 3 was to pay for their energy without changing the cost of the clients tariff.  Clients can either pre pay, Pay upon reciept or via direct debit. 


    Utilita do not perform credit checks therefore ideal for businesses with either a bad credit or no credit. 

  • Yorkshire Gas and Power (YGP)

    Yorkshire Gas & Power (YGP) was formed in 2009 by Rishi Raichura to deliver "a refreshingly different view on how business energy customers should be treated by energy suppliers".


    YGP are a business only supplier and offer both gas and electricity deals to suit businesses of all sizes.

Energy Providers that we do NOT price with.
BES Utilities
BES are a company that operate out of Fleetwood ground football club and are renowned for their pushy sales tactics and initially low pricing to entice you into a 5 year variable tariff in which the prices increase very quickly.

Once your client is in a contract it is very difficult to escape and though there are loop holes in the system, BES make it extremely difficult to leave them. They have also previously been found guilty of mis-selling and they agreed to pay out £980,000 as a result of Ofgem’s investigations.

Whilst the way that BES operate is not always in the best interest of the customer, they are able to jump through the legal loopholes. If you google BES complaints and read what the 1,000's of other business owners say you will realise the wisdom of avoiding this company to keep our own good reputation.

BES are also known to trade under other business names, but always offer the unique 5 year variable. We choose not to price with BES or place clients with them..
Extra Energy
Extra have only been trading for about 3 years, and have boasted about being the fastest growing energy supplier in the UK and whist offering competitive prices in the commercial energy market they seem to have left out the customer service. Extra received the highest number of complaints this year, almost 80 times the complaints ratio recorded by best-placed supplier SSE.

Extra Energy drew 1,791 complaints per 100,000 customers, according to figures from Citizens Advice, which said this was "the highest complaints ratio ever recorded" in the five years since it began compiling league tables. To put that into perspective SSE who were the best performer on the league table had only 22.5 complaints per 100,000 customers.

Our experience with Extra Energy is that customers do not receive energy bills on a regular basis and when it comes to leaving the contract they make it almost impossible to do so, due to the lack of customer service and then they increase the initial rates for the energy. A great example of cheap prices not leading to great service.

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