Utility and business resources

We are happy to provide you on this page with a comprehensive list of industry resources, giving you access to numerous sources of useful information and services relating to utilities.

Please take time also to visit our valued organisations page, where we present organisations with which we have established contact in our capacity as business cost consultants, and whose skills and expertise complement our own.

Useful utility resources

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Gas and electricity

OFGEM: Visit the web site; The gas and electricity regulator.
Energywatch: Visit the web site; The independent gas and electricity consumer watchdog funded by the Department of Trade and Industry.

Water

Ofwat: Visit the web site; The water regulator.
Water UK: Visit the web site; General information on the water industry.

Telecoms

Ofcom: Visit the web site; The regulator for the UK communications industries, with responsibilities across television, radio, telecommunications and wireless communications services.
Otelo: Visit the web site; If you are in dispute with your telephone company and they are part of the Telecommunications Ombudsman Service you can contact the Office of the Telecommunications Ombudsman for help.
Telephone Preference Service: Visit the web site; If you want to avoid being pestered by nuisance telephone sales calls you now have the right to register with the Telephone Preference Service.
Facsimile Preference Service: Visit the web site; If you want to avoid being pestered by nuisance sales faxes you now have the right to register with the Facsimile Preference Service.
ICSTIS: Visit the web site; The Independent Committee for the Supervision of Standards of Telephone Information Services.

Domestic utility suppliers

Telecom Plus: Visit the web site; Telecom Plus is an independent utility intermediary who we believe to be the most competitive for gas, electricity, fixed and mobile telecoms for most domestic users.
uSwitch: Visit the web site for electricity & gas; Visit the web site for home telephone; uSwitch aim to help customers take advantage of the best prices, offers and services from every supplier. They want to make it as easy as possible to compare and switch gas, electricity and telecoms suppliers.; U Switch is independent of all the companies they represent, so they are truly unbiased. Unlike traditional brokers, they show you all of the suppliers, not just the ones that pay them commission.
Energylinx: Visit the web site; Energylinx is an entirely independent neutral intermediary. They offer their services entirely free of charge and without any commitment, allowing you to discover the very best deals available for the supply of gas and electricity to your home.

Energy conservation

Scottish Energy Efficiency Office: www.energy-efficiency.org

Environmental advice

Envirowise: www.envirowise.gov.uk; Envirowise offers UK businesses free, independent, confidential advice and support on practical ways to increase profits, minimise waste and reduce environmental impact.
Defra: www.defra.gov.uk/environment/; Defra aims to protect and improve the environment, and to integrate the environment with other policies across Government.

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