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Electricity 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
2,600 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
1 July 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012
Description
British Gas has announced plans to create 2600 jobs across the UK by 2012. The new posts will be filled by 2100 energy experts, 400 support staff and 130 managerial staff, and come as a result of the company's launch of smart meter technology.
Sources
1 July 2009: BBC News
Citation
Eurofound (2009), British Gas, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 69207, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/69207.