Power firm pledges 150 new jobs
SE in the news 10th Sept 2007

Energy company Spark has announced plans to create up to 150 jobs in the Borders in the next four years.

The firm said it planned to relocate its Edinburgh headquarters to Ettrick Riverside in Selkirk. Bosses said the move was a "vote of confidence" in the Borders and that the quality of the workforce and its loyalty played a part in the decision. The company, which supplies domestic and commercial users, will recruit customer service and management staff. PJ Darling, the chief executive of Spark, said the decision to relocate to Selkirk was based on two key factors that propelled the Borders above other regions of the UK. 'Quality jobs' He said: "The quality of the workforce in the Borders and the fact that people living here tend to want to stay put and, for that reason, can offer companies loyalty, was a major attraction. "The support Spark got from Scottish Enterprise Borders (SE Borders) was also another important decider." Mr Darling said that Spark was prepared to pay above the regional salary average for the right staff. He added that the company was also keen to forge links with those involved in renewable energy projects in the region. David Gass, SE Borders senior director of operations, welcomed the jobs boost. He said: "They are bringing jobs to the region and plan to create fairly significant numbers of quality new jobs in the future, all of which is great news for the Borders."

Spark Energy Head Office moving!
23rd Aug 2007

Spark Energy is moving it's head office to Selkirk in the Scottish Borders as of 1 October. The move ties into our strategy to bring all of our customer service team in-house. The Borders offers significant cost reductions compared with a large metropolitan city. More importantly, the population is generally less transient which, combined with great salary and benefit packages, should translate into better staff retention. Combined with fantastic support from Scottish Enterprise Borders the decision to move became an easy one.

 Spark Energy enters London

Having worked hard at proving our model in Scotland and the North East we're now starting a new aggressive push into the London market.
Along with some great Partners we've taken on board our first London based Business Development Manager and we are currently recruiting a second dedicated London manager.
If you're interested in learning more about our London team or if you have an interest in our Business Development roles around the country, please contact Chris Gauld on 0845 869 4002 x.3 or contact Chris Gauld via email.

Spark signs up 100th partner

Spark are delighted to announce that we have signed up our 100th Partner.
As part of our focus on niche markets, we have been working with lettings agents around the UK to assume the hassle associated with tenant utilities, to provide those letting agents with a revenue stream and to deliver their tenants the best standard rates in the UK.

Given the response to our offering it would seem we're doing a good job thank to our dedicated Partner Management Team.