Central Networks Press Releases - June 2004

30/06/2004 00:00
Safety first with Central Networks at the Royal Show

Central Networks will be making a special appearance at the Royal Show - Stoneleigh Park, this week, bringing essential safety advice to local people. Children and adults alike will have the chance to learn all about electrical safety aboard two specially
28/06/2004 00:00
Central Networks says further negotiations required after Ofgem publishes initial price control proposals

Central Networks is to enter into further negotiations with regulator Ofgem over its planned £1.3bn investment to improve the electricity network for the East and West Midlands. The company, formed by the merger of East Midlands Electricity and Midlands
28/06/2004 00:00
Central Networks helps to complete a Tiger’s tale

Four rare white tigers are now living in the lap of luxury in a new enclosure at West Midlands Safari Park thanks to Central Networks. Harlem and Queens and Tikfa and Tahaas, the white tigers living at the safari park in Bewdley, needed a bigger pad,
24/06/2004 00:00
Central Networks’ Sparky teaches kids electricity safety

Central Networks’ Power Discovery Zone has a new character helping youngsters in the East Midlands learn important safety messages that could save their lives. ‘Sparky’ is already on the innovative interactive website from the electricity distribution
22/06/2004 00:00
Central Networks community safety awareness on the move in Lincolnshire

Central Networks will be making a special appearance at the Lincolnshire Show this week, bringing essential safety advice to local people. Children and adults alike will have the chance to learn all about electrical safety aboard two specially designed
22/06/2004 00:00
Central Networks sponsored team achieves rally success in Hinckley and raises money for charity

Central Networks manager Neil Dodd was celebrating after his team came a respectable fourth in the Rally of the Midlands, raising more than £400 for Cancer Research along the way. Central Networks sponsored Neil (age 42) and wife Val (40) to take part
21/06/2004 00:00
Central Networks’ £15million boost to Nottingham's electricity network

Multi-million pound work to improve Nottingham’s electricity supply has reached an important milestone as building work on a new substation in Queens Drive gets underway. The new substation will replace the current one and will be a third of the size
18/06/2004 00:00
West Midlands children enter Central Networks’ Power Discovery Zone

Central Networks’ innovative Power Discovery Zone safety website is now accessible to children in the West Midlands and includes valuable information that could one day help to save their lives. The aim of the website is to be both fun and informative,
16/06/2004 00:00
Reed-y, steady, go for Central Networks Communications team

A team from the Communications Department at Central Networks, the electricity wires business for the East and West Midlands, has done its bid for local birds by helping create a new habitat. The team, from the Press Office, Internal Communications, Public
14/06/2004 00:00
Ofgem ranks Central Networks call centre number one

Central Networks’ call centre at its Pegasus HQ has come out on top of an industry regulator poll for the quality of its customer service. Each month, the regulator Ofgem produces a report outlining the performance of the 13 electricity distribution company’s
06/06/2004 00:00
Go, Go, Go! Central Networks sponsors its manager to rally around Hinckley

Central Networks has sponsored Project Manager Neil Dodd to take part in the ‘Rally of the Midlands’ which takes place in Hinckley on June 12 and 13. Partnered by his wife Val (42), Neil (40) will be driving an MG ZR in the rally to raise money for Cancer