Water and Electricity can mix
Wednesday 29th June 2011, 2:29PM BST.
WATER and electricity companies should combine to offer a better service, leading figures from both utilities have said.
Director of water services Andrew Redhead put forward the suggestion during a Chamber of Commerce lunch. He quickly had support from Guernsey Electricity’s managing director Alan Bates, who was in the audience and called for the idea to be given serious consideration.
Mr Redhead (pictured) said combining the companies would reduce costs and make them more efficient.
‘It all depends on the States members, but it has potential,’ he said.
‘I can see very little reason why it wouldn’t work.’
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Is Mr Redhead playing Monopoly? Just Telephone and Gas to get and he’ll have a full set.
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So that’ll make the staff at each utility twitchy, never seem to hear phrases like “reduce costs” and “make them more efficient” without a redundancy or two.
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I like this, only one envelope, only one standing charge.
Less efficiency at less cost to the Tax Payer, Jersey has bigger Buses with WiFi, Bargain.
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Not if you chuck a toaster in the bath…..
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