Yesterday we covered ‘Voltage Optimisation’ – so the posts aren’t sounding much sexier! But they are still useful. In fact, you may even have this installed in your building without knowing it already. Many standard units already offer this functionality but are underused.
Don’t be put off by the fancy name, voltage optimisation is a simple concept. The Electrical Safety, Quality and Continuity Regulations 2002 state that electricity supplied to a building should be 230V with a 10% margin for error. This means the electricity supplied to your building could be anything between
What better way to start Big Energy Saving Week 2016 than with a lie in on Sunday 30 October? It’s National Lie-in Day, so make the most of that extra hour in bed when the clocks go back. Use your extra energy to supercharge your creativity, because next week you’re
With UK Energy Savings Week rapidly approaching (it starts on October 31 this year), businesses are thinking about making great savings on their gas and electricity bills. ​ For some businesses, even the smaller ones, energy bills can spiral into thousands of pounds each year. Add to that all of
This month staff came to work dressed in pink for Breast Cancer Now’s ‘Wear It Pink Day’ and raised £160 for the charity. ​ We were also joined by guests Costco and Stella & Dot, who were selling discounted merchandise for our staff and they also had the option of
Great Annual Savings Group is delighted to have welcomed its second cohort of Apprentices into the company. ​ Rachel McCourt, Ethan McGhin and Lewis Cummings completed their induction before moving into their job roles in Marketing & eCommerce, Customer Experience and Energy Management respectively.
When the Brexit referendum on June 23 saw the British public vote to leave the EU, the business energy market was undoubtedly going to take a hit. ​ With uncertainty looming ahead of the EU vote, business energy prices began to rise following their lowest-for-14-year rates in January 2016 and
The impending deregulation of the water industry in England represents a great opportunity for businesses to save significant amounts of money on their utility bills.
Landlords of non-domestic properties will have to make their assets more energy efficient from April 2017, thanks to new changes to the Energy Act 2011.
Great Annual Savings Group (GAS) has been shortlisted as a regional finalist for the 2016 National Apprenticeship Awards. ​ The Group’s excellent Apprenticeship Scheme, which is now taking applications for an October 2016 intake, has been commended for the conditions, pay and level of responsibility its participants receive.
About Paul
Paul Johnson is very much a home-grown talent.
He joined Great Annual Savings Group in its infancy, fresh from a youth career as a professional footballer with Hartlepool United. He quickly established a reputation within the business and aced all required accountancy qualifications in the space of four years to become the Group’s Management Accountant.
Several successful projects later, Paul was promoted to Head of Finance. When the former FD left GAS, he took on the mantle of the business’ most senior finance professional; boasting a string of incredible achievements all under the age of 30.
