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npower Business Energy Customers Say Energy Red Tape Must Be Scrapped Or Simplified

npower has found that businesses are concerned that current UK energy regulations will not raise the investment needed to ensure the country's low carbon future, and are calling on the government to either simplify or scrap some existing legislation to ensure targets can be met. These are the findings of a ...

Npower Competition Winner And Friends Train With England Stars Alastair Cook And Matt Prior

npower has announced the winner of its cricket competition that was launched this summer during the Test Series. The contest offered cricket fans the chance to train with members of the English national team. Robin Little, from Chesterton in Cambridge, was chosen at random from thousands of entries across this summer's ...

Npower Wins Best In Sector For Its Call Centres In The North East And Around The UK

Npower has announced success for its North East contact centre workers when the energy company's call centre was named one of the top 50 in the UK. Awarded top spot in the prestigious 'best in sector' class for utilities and the silver medal position in the 'large contact centre' category, overall ...

Npower To Offer Free Carbon Monoxide Alarms To Mark Gas Safety Week

npower is offering a free carbon monoxide alarm worth £25 to anyone who purchase hometeam 50 boiler and central heating care to mark Gas Safety week (12-18 September). Emily Stagg from npower hometeam 50, commented: "As people begin to use their central heating systems this autumn, the chance of a carbon ...

Npower Employee Attempts To Reclaim The Recumbent Cup

Rob Webb did not take losing the Recumbent Cup, a couple of years ago, lying down. He got back on his bike, determined to reclaim it following completion of his latest ride, the world's longest and oldest long-distance cycle race, the Paris - Brest - Paris. The intranet manager at npower's ...

MP Visits Local Pensioner Helped By npower Warmth Scheme

Chi Onwurah, MP for Newcastle Central, has visited a local pensioner to see first-hand the difference made by npower's Health Through Warmth scheme. Seventy-eight-year-old Don Grant and his wife Anne were left without heating when their boiler broke down recently. Don has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and Anne, his wife, ...

npower ‘What’s Your Goal’ Gives Teens Start In Football Industry

Npower's 'What's Your Goal' series, broadcast on Sky Sports, has given six UK teenagers their start in the football industry. The programme follows the journeys of six ambitious youngsters as they get to grips with working alonsgide the brightest and best behind the scenes in the football industry. Aizaz Hussain from ...

npower Football League Professionals Work Alongside Teens For ‘What’s Your Goal?’ Competition

Earlier in the year, npower offered every budding Alex Ferguson, potential Howard Webb and future Jeff Stelling a chance to bring their dreams to life with the 'What’s Your Goal?' competition. From the high-pressure role of a football manager to the split-second timing of a pitch-side photographer, this was an opportunity ...

npower Teams Up With Sky Sports To Launch Ad-Funded TV Show

npower's new three part ad-funded TV series, 'What’s Your Goal', is set to launch on Sky Sports on Thursday 25th August - the culmination of npower's successful 2011 campaign of the same name. The series captures the moments that six children from around the UK discover they are handpicked as winners ...

Npower Reports Over Half Of UK’s SMEs Failing To Realise Energy Cost Savings

Npower has revealed new research that shows over half of small to medium sized businesses (SMEs) have no measures in place to monitor energy efficiency, despite many of them seeking ways to manage the bottom line in tough economic conditions. The findings from the latest npower Business Energy Index (nBEI) show that ...

npower and Robbie Savage Team Up to Break Record

npower has announced that, as part of its Club 72 initiative, former football player, Robbie Savage, will attempt to set the World Record for the most football league shirts worn at once. Savage brought his playing career to an end last season but to celebrate the start of 2011/12 season, the ...

npower Partners With Vokèra To Offer Ten Year Boiler Warranty

npower, one of Britain's leading energy suppliers, has signed an exclusive deal with Vokèra boilers, to offer customers a ten year warranty on all of its boilers products. The partnership will mean that npower is the first energy supplier to offer a ten year warranty, which is more than twice the standard ...

npower Reports Businesses Call For Government Help To Keep The Nation’s Lights On

npower has reported that energy risk - particularly in terms of security of supply and supply costs - has been identified as the top risk major business energy users are facing, above legislation, security and health & safety. Added to this, many believe it is the government's responsibility to help ...

npower Reveals Parents Fear of Gadget Takeover

Npower has revealed that Parents fear they are being replaced by gadgets in their children's lives, new research by the energy supplier has found. Almost half (46%) of the parents taking part in the study said communication with their children has been affected by technology. A third (34%) admitted they had to ...

npower Teams Up With Kevin Keegan For No Power Hour

npower has announced it will be teaming with Kevin Keegan to help fans of the beautiful game save energy in Sunderland. Former Newcastle boss Keegan will visit the city to encourage families to spend an hour doing something fun without using electricity. And the 60-year-old reckons a kick-about is the perfect way ...

npower Urges Businesses To Have Their Say On Energy Legislation

npower, the energy firm, has announced that businesses need to make sure they make their voices heard when it comes to shaping current and future energy legislation. npower has launched its own consultation for businesses in response to the government's Red Tape Challenge. The 'Red Tape Challenge' was launched in April ...

npower Hometeam Praised By Financial Expert Jasmine Birtles

npower hometeam has been named by Jasmine Birtles has a good example of a company who shares its 'no claims' cost savings with customers. Broadcaster, financial expert and founder of Moneymagpie.com, Jasmine Birtles, has attacked British businesses which profit from insurance, cover and care products and then fail to share the ...

npower Reveals Brits Haven’t Lost The Urge To Splurge

npower has revealed that even those British families might be feeling the squeeze, they haven't lost our urge to splurge, with the average Brit expected to spend more than £70,000 on impulse buys over a lifetime. A survey of more than 2,000 customers conducted by npower hometeam 50, which is currently giving ...

npower Announces its Manager of the Month Award Winners for April

npower has announced the winners of the Manager of the Month awards for the npower Football League in April. Southampton manager Nigel Adkins has been named npower League 1 Manager of the Month for April. Adkins' side stand on the brink of promotion thanks to wins against Milton Keynes Dons, Charlton Athletic, ...

npower Announces Its Player of the Month Award Winners for April

npower has announced the winners of the players of the month awards for the npower Football League in April. Sheffield Wednesday striker Neil Mellor has been named npower League 1 Player of the Month for April. Mellor, who is on loan from Preston North End, fired in six goals during the month, ...

npower Employees Prepare To Run For Charity

npower employees in Solihull have been limbering up as they prepare to pound the pavements for charity. More than 110 employees from npower's offices in Solihull will be undertaking a ten kilometre run to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. They'll be racing against each other to try and reach their ...

New Energy Consulting Firm Finds Tax Credits For Building Owners

John Schultz has launched Schultz Energy Consulting, LLC, to help homeowners, developers and other entities take advantage of tax credits for meeting federal heating and cooling energy consumption requirements. Schultz Energy Consulting conducts assessments to determine if building owners are eligible for tax benefits under the Energy Efficient Home Credit program ...

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