Central Networks Press Releases - July 2004

27/07/2004 00:00
New freephone emergency number for Central Networks in the West

Central Networks, the electricity distribution business for the Midlands, is launching a new freephone emergency number for its 2.4m customers in the West Midlands. The company, formed by the merger of East Midlands Electricity and Midlands Electricity
23/07/2004 00:00
Central Networks engineers successfully battle against lightning storms

Engineers from Central Networks, the electricity distribution company for the East and West Midlands, battled into the night to restore power to 26,000 customers affected by yesterday¡¦s (THURS) devastating lightning storm. In the UK as a whole there
14/07/2004 00:00
Central Networks takes to the air to check electricity lines

Looking after enough overhead cable to go half way round the world can be a headache for electricity distribution company Central Networks. Which is why it is taking to the air to run helicopter checks on big sections of its overhead power network in
09/07/2004 00:00
All storm-affected customers back on power in Central Networks region

Central Networks, the electricity distribution business for the East and West Midlands, has today (JULY 9) confirmed that all storm-affected customers are back on power. Almost 700 engineers worked round the clock to deal with 690 faults directly caused
08/07/2004 00:00
More than 75,000 customers back on power in Central Networks region (0800hrs)

Engineers from Central Networks, the electricity distribution company for the East and West Midlands, have worked through the night to restore more than 75,000 customers affected by yesterday’s freak summer storm. In the East Midlands – from the Lincolnshire
08/07/2004 00:00
More than 100,000 customers back on power in Central Networks region (1200hrs)

Engineers from Central Networks continue to work to get the last remaining 3,000 customers without power back on supply, having already restored more than 100,000 customers after yesterday’s freak summer storm. In the East Midlands around 3,000 customers
08/07/2004 00:00
Central Networks expects all storm-affected customers to be back on power by tonight – helicopter flies lines

Central Networks said at 1400hrs today (JULY 8) that it expects all customers affected by yesterday’s storm to be back on power by the end of the day. In addition, the company, which runs the electricity distribution business for the East and West Midlands,
07/07/2004 00:00
CSI - for electricity cables

In the glamorous world of TV’s CSI, a crack team of investigators solve Las Vegas crimes through the science of forensics. In the more down to earth surroundings of the Network Development Centre at Central Networks’ Tipton office, a crack team of investigators