Press Releases from Opus Energy (56 total)
Opus Energy weighs in with sponsorship of Chantelle Cameron, next rising star of …
B2B energy supplier Opus Energy has announced its sponsorship support for Northampton-born female boxer Chantelle Cameron.
Chantelle will join Daniel Keatings, gymnastics World silver medallist and European champion, in a line-up of sporting talent being supported by Opus Energy as it looks to develop potential of all types in the local community.
Chantelle is currently on the Great Britain women’s boxing programme training full time in the lightweight (60kg) weight class.…
Opus Energy announces apprenticeship intake in partnership with Northampton Coll …
Northampton-based Opus Energy has announced it will be awarding ten new NVQ Apprenticeship positions to local people in 2013, five of whom will start working at the company during National Apprenticeship Week on 11th March.
The announcement follows the successful launch of Opus Energy’s apprenticeship scheme last year, when 11 apprenticeship roles were awarded. In order to fill the ten new positions, Opus Energy is working closely with Northampton…
Opus Energy organises charity band night in Northampton
A headline act from the Northampton music festival, Whiteroom, has announced that it will be joining other bands from Northamptonshire at a charity gig night - Opus Rocks - organised by Northampton-based Opus Energy, on Friday 8th March at the Picturedrome, Northampton.
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust has been Opus Energy’s chosen charity since 2010, during which time over £40,000 has been raised for the cause. The money is used to help…
Opus Energy is sponsoring the Energy Live Consultancy Awards
Business-to-business energy supplier, Opus Energy, is proud to announce its sponsorship of the Industrial & Commercial (I&C) Most Innovative Consultancy category at this year’s Energy Live Consultancy Awards.
The awards, launched this year, aim to recognise the work done by consultants and set a standard for best practice. The entry criteria are challenging and entrants will be judged by an independent panel of experts. Winners will be announced at a ceremony…
Opus Energy research: renewable energy generation shifts up a gear
New research from business-to-business energy supplier, Opus Energy, suggests there has been a growing level of interest among UK businesses in generating renewable energy from their own premises versus 2011.
One third of those surveyed by Opus Energy - 39%, up from 32% in 2011 - expect to introduce solar panels, wind turbines, hydro power or anaerobic digestion, for example, to their business, with almost half of these (48%) expecting…
Opus Energy celebrates 2012 as another year of growth
Leading business energy supplier, Opus Energy, has experienced significant growth in 2012 with revenue growing by 38%, mirroring the company’s corporate customer base expansion to over 56,000 sites.
The growth of Opus Energy’s corporate sales reflects the steady growth in customers signing up to its flexible electricity commodity purchasing product, Opus Evolution. This has been strengthened by the launch of new product functionality in the summer - ‘Fix/Unfix’ -…
Opus Energy powers charitable causes with over £100K in 2012
Opus Energy, the Northampton and Oxford-based energy supplier, has continued to champion good causes throughout 2012, including:
• The launch of a £10K video competition - Opus Energy Gift - which helped power the projects of charities, community groups and not-for-profit organisations;
• Employee fundraising of over £10K for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, a figure which Opus Energy will match; and
• A sponsored race day and a shoot for the Heaton-Ellis Trust,…
Opus Energy Novices' Hurdle winner at The Cheltenham Open
Independent energy supplier to UK businesses, Opus Energy, would like to congratulate Paul Nicholls who trained Dodging Bullets, ridden by Ruby Walsh and bred by Frankie Dettori, for winning this year’s £25,000 Grade Two Opus Energy Novices’ Hurdle on the Countryside Day at Cheltenham’s Open Meeting on Friday 16th November.
This is the second year in which Opus Energy has sponsored the Grade Two Opus Energy Novices’ Hurdle, which is known…
Opus Energy awards £10K to good causes
Independent energy supplier to UK businesses, Northampton and Oxford-based Opus Energy, has awarded £10K from its Opus Energy Gift fund to help power the projects of local charities and community groups.
Not-for-profit community groups in Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire were invited to prepare and submit a short video identifying the aim and purpose of the group and what project they would use a stake of the £10K Opus Energy Gift fund for.…
Opus Energy shortlisted for Company of the Year award
Opus Energy has been shortlisted in the Company of the Year category at next month’s Growing Business Awards, which rewards world-class independent UK companies.
Run in association with Lloyds Bank, the Growing Business Awards are an established recognition of the UK's most innovative growing businesses. The Awards were launched in 1999 by Real Business, the UK's first magazine for entrepreneurs and growing businesses, and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), the…
Opus Energy marks The Sunday Times Top Track listing with addition of 100 furthe …
Independent energy supplier to UK businesses, Northampton and Oxford-based Opus Energy, has today announced the creation of 100 new jobs as it celebrates making The Sunday Times Top Track 250 league table for the second year running.
Published on 14th October, the Top Track 250 league table ranks Britain's leading mid-market private companies with the biggest sales. This year Opus Energy ranked 129 in the prestigious table, a jump of 57…
£38k raised for charity at Opus Energy sponsored race day
Opus Energy - a business-to-business energy supplier - was proud to sponsor an adrenalin-fuelled charity horse race last week, which helped to raise £38,000 for motor neurone disease charity, the Heaton-Ellis Trust.
The Heaton-Ellis Charity race day was held on Friday 21st September 2012 at Newbury Racecourse in Berkshire. Opus Energy’s sponsored race – the Opus Energy Handicap Stakes - saw the W J Haggas trained Jawhar, ridden by Paul Hanagan,…
Opus Energy calls on community groups to enter £10k competition
To celebrate its 10th anniversary year, Opus Energy, independent energy supplier to UK businesses, is launching a £10k video competition - Opus Energy Gift - to help power the projects of charities, community groups and not-for-profit organisations.
Not-for-profit community groups in Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire are invited to prepare and submit a short video identifying the aim and purpose of the group and what project they would use the Opus Energy Gift…
Olympic hopeful kick-starts Opus Energy’s employee wellbeing initiative
Olympics hopeful Daniel Keatings launched business energy supplier Opus Energy’s new workplace wellbeing campaign ‘Opus Energise’ this week, with an inspiring and motivational talk to employees.
Having secured a ‘First class’ rating under the Best Companies accreditation scheme, Opus Energy has launched the Opus Energise employee scheme as a thank you for ongoing support. The scheme seeks to increase the overall mental and physical wellbeing of the company’s workforce, which has…
Opus Energy helps to power research into motor neurone disease
Opus Energy, a business-to-business energy supplier, sponsored a one-day shooting event last week which raised over £56,000 for The Heaton-Ellis Trust, a charity set up to fund research into a cure for motor neurone disease.
The 4th Heaton-Ellis Shooting Challenge was held on Friday 25th May 2012 at The Royal Berkshire Shooting School where 23 teams took part in 10 competitive clay pigeon shooting drives. An auction was also held, with…
Opus Energy and GB gymnast Dan Keatings wow local primary schools
Opus Energy, the sponsor of local European Champion gymnast Daniel Keatings, visited two Northamptonshire primary schools on Wednesday with Dan to talk to over 300 primary school children about his exciting summer ahead and how he got to where he is today.
Children from Chiltern Primary School and Little Houghton Church of England Primary School were left awestruck as they got an exclusive viewing of his pommel horse routine and also…
Opus Energy says smart meters are the big industry innovation for the next decad …
New research from independent UK business-to-business energy supplier, Opus Energy, suggests that UK SMEs are turned on to the benefits of having smart meters installed in their premises, supporting the company’s ambitious target to install 40,000 smart meters at customer sites by the end of this year.
15% of the SME business leaders polled said they currently had a smart meter installed, compared to 25% (16,000) of Opus Energy’s existing SME…
Opus Energy finds SMEs keen to generate renewable power
New research from business-to-business energy supplier, Opus Energy, suggests a growing level of interest among small to medium enterprises (SMEs) in generating renewable energy from their own businesses, with one third (32%) expecting to introduce solar panels, wind turbines or anaerobic digestion for example, and 38% expecting to be generating their own renewable energy within five years.
Despite recent cuts in energy tariffs, and perhaps faced with finding new ways to…
Opus Energy launches NVQ Apprenticeship Scheme: New roles with on-the-job NVQ Di …
Opus Energy has announced the creation of new jobs alongside the launch of a bespoke NVQ Apprenticeship Scheme. The launch marks National Apprenticeship Week and celebrates Opus Energy's recent Best Companies award win.
From its base in Northampton, Opus Energy is working closely with one of the UK’s biggest training providers, First4Skills, to launch the scheme which will assist Opus Energy in recruiting and training talented individuals looking to work…
Opus Energy signs wind power agreement with Danish energy company Nordjysk Elhan …
Opus Energy, the Northampton and Oxford-based energy supplier, has entered cooperation with Danish energy company, Nordjysk Elhandel (NEAS), specialising in renewables for the balancing and trading of wind power production from wind turbine generators in the UK.
“Wind power generation is expanding rapidly in the UK and we at Opus Energy want to secure the best possible set-up in production management for wind power generators. The cooperation with NEAS…
Opus Energy employees raise £20,034 for Cystic Fibrosis Trust
Opus Energy, the Northampton and Oxford-based energy supplier, has raised a grand total of £20,034 for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust which its employees will present to the Trust in Opus’ Northampton office (Royal Pavilion, 2 Summerhouse Road) at 11am on Monday.
Presenting a cheque to the Trust will be Cara Kelly, Luke Spencer and Jamie Cooper, Opus Energy employees who each undertook fundraising activities, contributing to the total sum raised of…
Opus Energy signs Virgin Media as impressive growth continues
Independent energy supplier to UK businesses, Opus Energy, has today announced the signature of its 100,000th business site, Virgin Media. The business joins a portfolio of market-leading brands which includes Paperchase, Allied Irish Bank (GB), University of Cambridge, Halfords and KPMG, amongst others.
Opus’ success comes at a time when the energy regulator, Ofgem, is looking for ways to decrease the dominance of the ‘Big Six’ energy providers and demonstrates…
Opus Energy raises Cystic Fibrosis Trust pledge to £15,000
Opus Energy, the UK’s leading business energy supplier, has increased its pledge to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
After setting out last June to raise £10,000 for the charity, fundraising has been so successful that the company has chosen to increase their 2010/11 pledge to £15,000.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the UK’s most common, life-threatening inherited diseases and claims two lives a week in the UK. Money raised by Opus…
Opus Energy fundraiser to run 7 marathons in 7 days for Cystic Fibrosis Trust
20 year old Adam Kelly from Kidlington near Oxford will embark on the ultimate challenge later this month, when he runs 7 marathons in 7 days, from Cardiff to Silverstone. Setting off on Monday 28 February, Adam is raising money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, contributing to a £10,000 pledge by his employer and main sponsor, Opus Energy, who chose the CF Trust as their charity of the year in…
Opus Energy hits 12000 smart meter installations
Opus Energy expects to have installed 20% of client base by spring 2011.
Opus Energy, the leading independent supplier of electricity to UK businesses, has expanded its portfolio of smart meter providers. Already working with another major player in the market, IMServ, Opus Energy has today revealed new partnerships with UPL and National Grid owned OnStream. Opus Energy is the first energy company to make smart meters available to all of…
Opus Energy wins Independent Energy Supplier of the Year award
Opus Energy celebrated winning the Independent Energy Supplier of the Year award at last week’s inaugural Energy Excellence Awards.
The result was decided by both a popular vote and a panel of judges. The awarding panel acknowledged that:
"[Opus Energy] has shown major growth and a rising profile in the past year, with new and flexible products introduced for smaller companies. [Opus Energy] offers smart meters for free, helping companies be…
Opus Energy shortlisted for industry awards
Opus Energy has been shortlisted for the Independent Energy Supplier of the Year award at next month’s Energy Excellence Awards.
The award goes to companies showing fresh ideas or market-leading behaviour, or to newcomers with a groundbreaking approach.
The inaugural Energy Excellence Awards, run by Edge Business Media, aims to showcase the energy industry’s best buyers and suppliers.
Results will be decided by vote, and a panel of judges, and announced at a…
Opus Energy sets new £10,000 charity challenge for employees
Opus Energy, one of the UK’s leading business energy suppliers, has pledged to raise £10,000 throughout 2010/11, for one of the UK's most common, life-threatening, inherited diseases, Cystic Fibrosis.
Over the next year the employees of the Northamptonshire based energy company will embark on a calendar of fundraising and volunteering activities in and around the community. They will organise fun days in the office, take part in individual and…
Young gymnast to train with Olympic hopeful
The winner of the training session with an Olympic hopeful from Corby has been announced, by his sponsors, Opus Energy.
Zoe Parker, aged 8, won the training session with Gymnastics World Championship silver medallist, Daniel Keatings, plus four tickets to the European Gymnastic Championships, after entering the competition run by business energy supplier, Opus Energy.
Competition winner, Zoe Parker commented:
“I am so excited about my training session…
Opus Energy offers the chance to win a training session with local Olympic hopef …
Opus Energy, the UK’s largest independent business energy supplier, is giving young gymnasts in Northamptonshire the opportunity to win four tickets to the European Gymnastic Championships, and a training session with Olympic hopeful Daniel Keatings.
Opus Energy sponsors 20 year old artistic gymnast, Daniel Keatings and has launched the competition to offer keen youngsters the opportunity to experience the world of Europe’s gymnasts first-hand.
Senior coach of Kettering Olympic Gymnastics Club,…
Opus Energy launches gas market service
In response to customer demand, the UK’s largest independent business energy supplier, Opus Energy, has expanded its market portfolio to offer a new gas service to small and medium (SME) businesses.
The gas service offers customers a clear alternative to existing market suppliers and includes many of the popular benefits already available with Opus’ successful electricity products. Customers will have access to competitively priced, fixed-term contracts, shielding them from gas…
Local business Opus Energy sponsors two employees to run New York marathon
5th October 2009 - Two employees of a Northampton based business, Opus Energy, a leading independent supplier of electricity to UK businesses, are aiming to raise £3000 for a local charity by running the New York Marathon on Sunday 1st November. Their challenge will form part of a wider pledge by Opus Energy to raise £10,000 for the Friends of Cynthia Spencer Hospice.
Neil Robinson, a Credit Controller and Tanya Matchett,…
Opus Energy backs Corby’s great Olympic hope
Opus Energy, a leading independent electricity supplier to UK businesses, is proud to announce it’s sponsorship of one of Britain’s most promising young hopes for London 2012, Northamptonshire-based gymnast Daniel Keatings.
Hailing from Corby, 19 year old Daniel has been in world-beating form this year. With a silver medal in the All Around final at the Senior European Championships, Britain’s first ever All Around medal in a major championship, and a…
Opus Energy wins supply contract with leading UK retailer, John Lewis
John Lewis deal part of £20m new customer growth for Opus Corporate Solutions
Opus Energy, a leading independent electricity supplier to UK businesses, today announced a host of new supply agreements with leading UK corporates including John Lewis, White Stuff, DPD and Heritage Great Britain.
The customer wins form part of an additional £20m of new agreements, contracted by Opus Corporate Solutions in the last six months.
Opus Energy will…
Opus Energy Launches New Business Energy Advice Website
Opus Energy urges businesses not to overlook the savings that can be made through proactive electricity management.
Opus Energy, a leading independent supplier of electricity to UK businesses, has today launched a new website offering specialist electricity advice to businesses across the UK.
The online service has been specifically created by Opus Energy to provide practical advice to businesses on issues such as being more energy efficient, measuring electricity usage and…
Opus Energy's employees aim to the beat credit crunch by pledging £10,000 for l …
Opus Energy, the Northampton based electricity supplier to UK businesses, has pledged to raise £10,000 for their local Northamptonshire hospice through a variety of quirky and innovative fundraising initiatives.
As belts are tightening across the UK, Opus Energy’s Northampton office has become a hive of creativity to help galvanise fundraising for their new nominated charity, the Friends of Cynthia Spencer Hospice. Set up in 1990, the charity raises funds for…
Opus Energy signs Halfords to reach a total of 50,000 UK business sites
Independent supplier fuels business growth through product innovation
Opus Energy, the independent supplier of electricity to UK businesses, has recently signed Halfords, bringing the total number of UK business sites it supplies up to 50,000.
Now the largest electricity supplier to UK businesses outside the Big Six, Opus Energy has expanded further in the last 12 months:
• Electricity supplied to an extra 10,000 UK business sites in the last 12 months
• 26% year…
Small businesses to slash advertising and travel spend
Nearly 40% of Britain’s small businesses are planning to cut their budgets for advertising and business travel (37%) in order to weather the recession, a new survey has found.
The YouGov survey, commissioned by independent electricity supplier Opus Energy, polled over 500 small business owners and managers to discover where they would be cutting back during the current economic downturn. Business travel and advertising spend were top of the…
Baby-boomers most efficient at cutting energy costs during recession
Over 55s are 25% more likely to shrink their monthly bills by being energy efficient than the younger generation, according to a new survey from Opus Energy, an independent electricity supplier for UK businesses.
The survey asked over 500 people about the energy saving steps they take both at home and at work. The findings showed that when it comes to tightening belts this Christmas the “baby boomer”…
Opus Energy helps Sandwell Homes reduce its carbon footprint
Cleaner energy and smart meters support the housing association’s eco-friendly goal
8th December 2008: Sandwell Homes has signed up with Opus Energy to supply their offices with renewable and cleaner energy as part of the company’s pledge to reduce its carbon footprint.
Opus Energy, an independent supplier of electricity to UK businesses, won an 18 month contract with Sandwell Homes worth in the region of £1million.
Sandwell Homes, which is responsible for…
Opus Energy helps businesses profit from their wind-turbines
Eagle Power recommends the Opus buy-back initiative to customers
14 November 2008 – Opus Energy, the leading independent electricity supplier, is helping UK wind turbine owners to sell the excess energy they generate for profit.
Businesses across the UK are off-setting the costs of going green by selling the surplus power generated by their wind-turbines to Opus Energy. Opus Energy then uses this power to supply their customers, meaning that…
Opus Energy celebrates first year success of its UK market-first energy purchasi …
Opus Energy is celebrating the success of its market-leading online energy purchasing system, which was launched just over 12 months ago but is already responsible for 25% of its turnover and has added over 3,000 sites through new customers.
In September 2007, Opus Energy unveiled a UK market-first when it launched Opus Evolution, its advanced online electricity purchasing product for the non Half Hourly metered markets. This pioneering solution,…
Opus Energy are to exhibit at the Energy Event 2008 in Birmingham
Opus Corporate Solutions will be exhibiting at this year’s Energy Event in Birmingham.
The Energy Event is the UK’s only annual exhibition and conference which focuses solely on energy procurement, management and efficiency. The event will take place from 10th – 11th September and has multiple concurrent tracks offering insight into policy and regulatory issues plus practical cost and energy saving advice.
Opus Corporate Solutions will be showcasing:
Opus Evolution, which enables…
Opus Energy drives business forward with FirstGroup contract
Britain’s largest transport operator, FirstGroup plc, has signed an agreement with Opus Energy, a leading independent supplier of electricity to UK businesses. First’s 600 UK sites will benefit from Opus Energy’s dynamic approach to energy management which includes access to wholesale energy prices, a cleaner energy supply, and the technology to help keep energy consumption to a minimum. 100% of First’s electricity supply for its buildings will be sourced from…
Opus Energy brings Stagecoach on board with innovative purchasing solution
02 June 2008 - Opus Energy, a leading independent supplier of electricity to UK businesses, has won a £3.5m contract to supply electricity to the UK bus operations of leading national bus company Stagecoach.
Stagecoach, which boasts one of the UK’s largest bus fleets of around 7,000 vehicles, has awarded Opus Energy with a two year contract to supply 240 sites across the UK.
Opus Energy won the contract as…
Opus Energy expands Oxford team to develop new cutting-edge product
10 June 2008 - Oxford-based Opus Energy, a leading independent energy supplier, has expanded its Corporate Solutions team with the appointment of a new Product Manager, Jon Daniels, formerly with British Gas Business and Enron Direct.
Bringing with him over seven years’ experience in commercial utilities, Jon has been brought on board to further the development of Opus Evolution. This new web-based product is an innovative solution offering customers direct…
Opus Energy takes energy purchasing to the next level
New enhancements to the Opus Evolution product give customers greater control over energy portfolio
21 May 2008 - Opus Energy, a leading independent supplier of electricity to UK businesses, has today unveiled new advancements to Opus Evolution, its market-leading online energy purchasing system. With volatility in the energy markets, Opus Evolution allows customers direct access to wholesale energy prices, giving them the power to determine when and how much energy…
Opus Energy holds the key to Housing Association partnerships
The Metropolitan Housing Group renews energy contract with Opus Energy
7 May 2008 - Opus Energy, a leading independent supplier of electricity to UK businesses secured a contract to supply part of the energy requirement for the Metropolitan Housing Group with electricity for a second year running, proving that excellent and bespoke customer service is the key to doing business with housing associations.
Opus Energy is a popular choice with Housing…
Opus Energy powers Reuters with local green energy
Reuters chooses renewable energy from Cornish wind farm for South West offices
26 March 2008 - Opus Energy, a leading independent supplier of electricity to UK businesses, is working with global information company Reuters to supply its offices in Devon with 100% renewable energy from a local wind farm.
By teaming up with local wind farm Cornwall Light and Power, the forward-thinking Reuters management team are supporting the local community as…
Opus Energy Sources Smart Meters with Bglobal
Businesses can reduce their energy usage by monitoring with free smart meters
25 March 2007: Opus Energy, a leading independent supplier of electricity to UK businesses, has today collaborated with Bglobal plc (AIM: BGBL), the leading smart metering and energy data services company in a £3m deal which will see Opus Energy continue to fulfil its commitment to become the first energy company in the UK to offer smart meters…
