E.ON UK Press Releases - October 2005

27/10/2005 00:00
E.ON UK’s Rheidol hydro power station employees raise cash for local charity

Employees at E.ON UK’s Rheidol hydro power station have raised over £2500 in support of their local branch of Cancer Research Cymru. This summer, station staff hosted a family fun day to raise funds for the charity and have now presented a cheque to Cancer
27/10/2005 00:00
E.ON UK power station community challenges go green

The team at Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station have never been afraid of getting their collective hands dirty but this time it is being green-fingered that has kept them busy. Groups of employees from the station have been getting stuck into special garden
24/10/2005 00:00
Powergen advises business bosses to give workplace a ‘Five Minute, Five Point’ Winter MOT

One of the UK’s leading energy suppliers, Powergen, is advising all small and medium-sized business bosses to spend a few minutes during Energy Saving Week (1) giving their workplace a ‘Five Minute, Five Point’ Winter MOT. With the clocks going back,
20/10/2005 00:00
UK gets cold feet over wooden floors, according to Powergen

With many UK homes throwing out the shagpile in favour of wooden floors, Powergen, one of the UK’s leading energy suppliers, is urging people to leave the thermostat alone and to search their wardrobe for slippers. The traditional image of the family
17/10/2005 00:00
Over two-thirds of Brits would work harder as their own boss

More than two-thirds of British workers would devote more energy to running their own business than they do in their current job, according to a new Powergen survey. The survey of UK workers asked people what they want to do once they retire. A quarter
12/10/2005 00:00
E.ON UK gives go-ahead to UK’s largest dedicated biomass power station in Scotland

E.ON UK has today (OCT 12) given the final go-ahead to its £90m 44MW dedicated biomass power station which will be built at Lockerbie in Scotland and help create over 300 jobs. The scheme, which will be able to supply enough green power to meet the needs
06/10/2005 00:00
E.ON UK Chief Executive calls for ‘safety valves’ on carbon price and for transport sector to be included in emissions trading scheme

Dr Paul Golby, Chief Executive of E.ON UK, has today (OCT 6) called for a cap to be put on the cost of carbon and for the transport sector to be included in Phase II of the EU emissions trading scheme. Speaking at the Defra Business and Climate Conference
03/10/2005 00:00
E.ON UK buys central heating company to boost home energy services business

E.ON UK, the company that runs Powergen, has today (MON 3 OCT) announced that it has bought Glasgow-based heating services company City Technical Services (UK) Ltd (CTS). CTS, which employs 150 staff, provides domestic central heating installation, maintenance