Guest Blog: Mervyn Bowden – Honest views and transparency

How many people, in the energy sector or elsewhere, would like to say what they really think about matters affecting their businesses or discipline on a day-to-day basis? With comments clearly comes responsibility. There are constantly developing and prevailing scandals within the political world about honesty and transparency but these, unfortunately, also impact how people […]

TELCA – A word from the sponsors

Hear from npower CEO Paul Massara and other suppliers about why it’s so important to highlight the good work done in the consultancy sector with The Energy Live Consultancy Awards.

npower congratulates winners of TELCA awards

Energy supplier npower has congratulated the winners of the inaugural Energy Live Consultancy Awards (TELCAs) following a hugely successful awards ceremony. The awards are the first to focus solely on the energy consultancy and broker sector, marking a new gold standard for industry recognition. Chris Billing, Head of Indirect Sales for headline sponsor npower who presented an […]

Energy consultancies celebrate TELCA award win

The champagne was out for energy consultancies last night (27 June) as the first ever Energy Live Consultancy Awards, dubbed the TELCAs, kicked off in high style at the prestigious London Film Museum at County Hall. Editor of Energy Live News Sumit Bose hosted a glitzy Hollywood-themed ceremony where winners were unveiled, before the 400-odd […]

Energy brokers save hard-pressed businesses time – Hudson Energy

Energy brokers can save hard-pressed businesses time and money so they can get on with running their business, says Hudson Energy. In a guide to what brokers do ahead of The Energy Live Consultancy Awards ceremony tonight, Hudson Energy said: “At a time when the global economic situation is presenting businesses with enough challenges – […]

The Energy Live Consultancy Awards are finally here

The much-anticipated and top secret results of The Energy Live Consultancy Awards will finally be revealed tonight. Nominees and guests are already working their way towards London from all over the country for the awards bash this evening at the London Film Museum on Southbank. Tough competition means it’s anyone’s guess which consultants and brokers […]

Guest Blog: Robert Sands – How do you recognise best practice in brokers?

It’s no secret that small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are facing many challenges. Our research has shown that in difficult economic times, many are understandably focussing on the day-to-day running of their business, rather than planning too far ahead. With this in mind, it is easy to see why many SMEs seek to save […]

Only third of SME energy buyers understand how brokers earn

Only a third of SME energy buyers understand how energy brokers earn money according to a new poll. However there are “high levels of trust” in consultants working in the energy market, finds Gazprom Energy. In the energy supplier’s poll among its SME customers, just a third (33%) of respondents said they had a good […]

Energy awards ‘crucial for differentiating standards of care’

Award programmes are playing an increasingly important role for businesses and are particularly crucial for differentiating standards of care in the energy industry. That’s the view of energy company CNG Ltd, which is sponsoring one of the categories at The Energy Live Consultancy Awards (TELCAs) next week. The firm told ELN it particularly chose the […]

Best energy consultants go ‘extra mile’ to offer advice

Top energy consultants always go the “extra mile” to give the best advice to their customers, according to DONG Energy – sponsors of the Best Advice category at The Energy Live Consultancy Awards (TELCAs). Joseph Letras, Commercial Business Sales & Customer Services Manager told ELN consultants can help customers by providing services suited to them. […]