Better broken up: British Gas. (competition in the gas industry)(Britain)

The Economist (US);  August 8, 1992 ;     635 words ......firms planning to compete against British Gas. But, as regulators try to create...extracted from the consumer or from British Gas itself? This is the question at the heart of a row between British Gas and the authorities, which became...

British Gas boosted by takeover rumours

The Independent - London;  November 18, 1996 ;     587 words ......have shown an interest in acquiring British Gas is likely to heighten this week, following...chairman, with a takeover proposal. British Gas and Shell both refused to be drawn into...advisers in." Other City sources said that British Gas management was heavily loaded with work...

MONEY: `My 10-month ordeal at the hands of British Gas' As the energy...

The Independent on Sunday;  May 18, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Although British Gas is the most expensive gas supplier...compare gas prices, shows 74 per cent of British Gas customers - 17.5 million people...have had difficulties dealing with British Gas, with more than 800,000 encountering...

British Gas sues Government for pounds 1bn

The Independent - London;  July 26, 1996 ;     700+ words ...British Gas yesterday filed an unprecedented pounds...companies which are the subject of some of British Gas's oldest contracts, written as long as...claim . This is the latest episode in British Gas's battle to protect millions of privatisation...

British Gas price rises raise issues of value.

M2 Presswire;  August 26, 2004 ;     700+ words ......PRESSWIRE-26 August 2004-DATAMONITOR: British Gas price rises raise issues of value(C...COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08262004 London - British Gas has announced record price rises - 12...switching away over two years. However, does British Gas care? British Gas Managing ...

Under fire: British Gas. (UK Monopolies and Mergers Commission...

The Economist (US);  July 24, 1993 ;     700+ words ......Department of Trade and Industry, to British Gas and to the gas business's regulator...investigation began last year after Ofgas and British Gas called in the MMC as a referee. Relations...McKinnon, Ofgas's chief, and Robert Evans, British Gas's, had broken down. The firm ...

BRITISH GAS SUFFERS NET LOSS OF GBP364 MILLION IN THIRD QUARTER

Europe Energy;  December 6, 1996 ;     355 words ...BRITISH GAS announced, on November 28, net losses...taking into account stock variations. British Gas had net losses of GBP181 million during...year 1996, which ended on September 30, British Gas recorded net profits (on an historical...

BRITISH GAS WILL "DE-MERGE" IN A BID TO PROTECT ITS UPSTREAM ASSETS

Hart's Petroleum Finance Week;  February 12, 1996 ;     700+ words ...British Gas Plc.'s plan to divide into two separate...Service, immediately put their ratings of British Gas on watch. S&P placed its Double A-Min...would stabilize credit quality supporting British Gas' existing rated debt. But it also concedes...

Hot air: British Gas.

The Economist (US);  February 10, 1996 ;     700+ words ......with the latest management fashion, British Gas bosses have decided to demerge their...add extra excitement to its demerger, British Gas also announced the spin-off of one of...inspired angry headlines. But is the British Gas demerger really about a search for better...

British Gas pays consumer group over complaints

The Independent - London;  July 18, 1996 ;     509 words ...British Gas has offered a "six-figure sum" to the...who have been unable to get through to British Gas phone lines. The GCC says it received...should have been dealt with directly by British Gas. Ian Powe, director of the council, raised...

A whiff of competition. (British Gas)

The Economist (US);  April 16, 1988 ;     621 words ......it was sold to Sid in December 1986, British Gas has found the industrial and commercial...anti-competitive. Business complaints about British Gas have been varied. Some users argue that...costs impossible. Others, hoping to use British Gas's cheaper interruptible supplies-which...

British Gas lashes out over defection claims

The Sunday Telegraph London;  April 4, 2004 ;     448 words ...A FURIOUS row has erupted between British Gas and an online consumer energy service...7m users have transferred away from British Gas, owned by Centrica, since December 8...people switching were those away from British Gas." But British Gas has hit back with...

When will British Gas's bungling finally end? ; Big promises: British...

The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  August 26, 2007 ;     700+ words ......FINANCIAL Mail revealed two weeks ago how British Gas spent nine yearshounding Mark and Amanda...utility'sperformance. Anew dawn was in prospect. British Gas would clean up its act and the customerwould...words have yet to count for anything. British Gas continues to make the lives ...

How British Gas became a 'national joke'

The Independent - London;  September 29, 1996 ;     700+ words ...For British Gas, submerged under a deluge of complaints...is clear. In the words of one senior British Gas source: "We have now become a national...3,796 deducted from his account by British Gas even though he had been assured the...

Our 9-year nightmare hounded by British Gas; Sorry saga: Mark and Amanda...

The Mail on Sunday (London, England);  August 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ......paymentof a [pounds sterling]200 bill from British Gas, the couple thought it was a simple...would be easily resolved. After all, British Gas did not even supply them with gas. In...another example of the terrible reputation British Gas has gained forgenerating more complaints...