02 November 2004 00:00 Metering Services Ltd in running for Black Country Business Awards

Metering Services Ltd, part of Central Networks, has been shortlisted in the Black Country Business of the Year Awards for the second year running.

Based in the West Midlands, the company is a contender for the Business Growth and Innovation award, which celebrates firms which stimulate the local economy and show innovation & excellence in their field

Martin Melbourne, Managing Director of Metering Services Ltd, said: “We’re delighted to be chosen as one of three finalists for this award.

“Everyone in Metering Services strives to achieve the best results for our Customers so it’s great to know that our hard work has been recognised and valued.”

The company has been put through its paces by the awards process, with visits from the judging panel and a camera crew filming on site in Tipton.

“We’re really looking forward to hearing the outcome,” said Martin.

The winner will be announced at a special dinner at Dunstall Park race course, Wolverhampton on November 18, where the successful company will be presented with a trophy and a cheque.

The Black Country Business of the Year Awards, now in their third year, are open to all companies and organisations with a presence in and around the Black Country.

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Notes to Editors:
• Central Networks is the new name for Midlands Electricity and East Midlands Electricity. The company brings power to 4.8 million customers across the East and West Midlands through 133,000km of underground and overhead cables – enough to go round the Earth almost four times – and via almost 97,000 substations;
• Central Networks covers an area from the Peak District in the north to parts of Bristol in the south, and from the Welsh Borders to the Lincolnshire Coast.

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