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Ever since the Russian invasion of Ukraine this February and the continuation of heavy military attacks on the country, countries across the world have reacted by pulling away from using Russian suppliers, Russian goods, and servicing the Russian population with their products and/or services. Both to make a political and ethical statement, by doing this, companies are having a direct impact on Russian markets. One of the most prominent of these is the decision to move away from the use of Russian gas across the globe, but most importantly within Europe. Russian supplied gas Figures have been used to show that the EU and UK are the largest trading partners with Russia for fuel products such as oil. gas, and coal. The EU receives around 40% of its gas supply from Russia, showing just how reliant European countries are on Russia for a vital import such as gas. With the invasion of Ukraine, these countries, and particularly the EU, are determined to reduce or completely cut their reliance on Russia for gas. Closer to home, the UK, rely less so on Russia for gas, however, in 2021, Russia still made up 4% of gas used in the UK. While we do not rely so heavily on Russian imports for gas as our European counterparts, we still, as a country, have been exposed to the disruption the invasion of Ukraine has caused to the energy markets. Witnessing rising gas and oil prices, while our European neighbours seek other sources of energy. Moving away from Russian energy supplies Quite soon after the war broke out, both the UK and the US announced a ban on Russian oil, while the EU released their REPowerEU plan which has laid out the ambitions of the EU to make Europe independent of Russian fossil fuels by 2030. However, the first steps will focus solely on gas which makes up a large percentage of their Russian imports. In conjunction with efforts to move away from fossil fuels completely and to achieve net-zero emissions, moving away from Russian energy supplies is the right move to make at this time, for reasons that are both economical, ethical, and environmental. Where does your business gas come from? Considering these crucial points, have you considered where your business gas is sourced from? If you are looking to review your supply chains, across the entirety of your company, considering where your business gas is sourced from and who this is supplied by is crucial in the current market. While nations are reviewing their Russian-supplied gas and oil, to ensure your company is not impacted by current affairs within the market, looking to switch your business gas supplier could be your next best move. Not only is this a climate change imperative but a geopolitical and financial one too. By choosing a reliable and anti-Russian gas supplier, you can prove your support for the country of Ukraine in its time of desperate need. Not only is this an issue affecting your company’s outgoings, but also your brand and your company’s reputation. Customers witnessing brands making this impactful statement are much more likely to stay loyal and continue their support for your business. Choose D-ENERGi as your business gas supplier Make the switch today and join us at D-ENERGi. All the gas we supply to our business customers is sourced solely from the UK and not Russia. If you and your company are looking to shift away from Russian-supplied gas, allow us to be your number one choice, as a business gas supplier with fixed business gas prices, stellar customer service, and your very own dedicated account manager. Get in touch with us today to find out more about our business gas rates.

A local energy supplier, D-ENERGi has donated £1,000 to Manchester Central foodbank. Since the start of the pandemic, the foodbank has seen in an increase by 227% compared to April 2019. Away from the stockpiling hordes, food bank workers are toiling tirelessly to make sure that no one goes hungry during the virus outbreak. Lauren Tunnicliffe project manager for the foodbank stated “Thanks to the generosity of our donors and volunteers, we have been able to stay open during this crisis. But this isn’t the end of the story; once the immediate health risk has passed, we will be heading towards an economic crisis with an increase in unemployment and lowered incomes. A decade of austerity has weakened the safety net that is meant to protect us all in this kind of emergency. Donations like this one from D-ENERGi will help us to continue to provide for people affected by the long term impacts this pandemic will have, but the government needs to do more. Across the Trussell Trust network we are calling on the government to ensure that everyone can afford to access the basics.” Director Zico Ahmed said “D-ENERGi is delighted to help and would like to thank everyone at Manchester Central Foodbank for their essential community service. We will be looking to make Manchester Central foodbank one of our key charities to support over the next few months. In these challenging and difficult times, we would also encourage other businesses throughout the country to support their local food banks if they possibly can. Currently, the food bank is in need of: • Long life cartons: milk – whole or semi-skimmed, fruit juice. • Tinned: spaghetti, custard, rice pudding, fruit, vegetables, baked beans, pulses, meat, fish, tomatoes, soup. • Jars: spread (jam, peanut butter, marmite etc.) and pasta sauce. • Packets: soup, noodles, dried pasta, pulses and rice (500g or smaller), biscuits. • Breakfast cereal or porridge oats (500g packets or smaller). • Teabags. People who wish to donate food to Manchester Central Foodbank can do so by contacting the food bank helpline (07928 412339) between 9am-12pm. If you wish to make a cash donation please visit their website at https://manchestercentral.foodbank.org.uk/

D-ENERGi are delighted to announce that we have been recognised as finalists not for one but for two separate categories for this year’s UK Business Awards. D-ENERGi have made it through the stiff competition to make it as finalists within the utilities category and also team of the year. Zico Ahmed director of D-ENERGi stated “we are delighted to have been recognised for all the teams’ hard work  over the last 12 months and look forward to the presentation evening which will be held in Wembley, this should be a fun night for the team” to find out more on the UK Business Awards please follow this link UK Business Awards

D-ENERGi are delighted to announce that we have made it through as a finalist for two separate categories, at the Greater Manchester Business Awards. Categories include Business Of The Year And Customer Service Excellence Award.  The Awards Dinner itself will be held at the Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotel Manchester, one of Manchester’s finest City Centre Hotels on the 9th February 2018. Zico Ahmed D-ENERGi Director stated “ We are delighted not to be shortlisted once, but twice. This shows that as a business we are going in the right direction. It’s fantastic to get some external recognition for the team’s dedication and hard work, and to be shortlisted twice for two separate prestigious awards at the GMBA is a great achievement by itself.” The D-ENERGi team looks forward to what should be a great night and meeting the cream of the region’s top business’s. We are so proud…so watch this space! More information on the GMB Awards can be found by clicking here!

Shortlist for the 2017 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards Announced Two Mancuanian entrepreneurial brothers and Co-founders of D-ENERGi Shak & Zico Ahmed have been shortlisted for the 2017 NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards in the category of family business Entrepreneur of the Year award. D-ENERGi beat off some tough competition in order to make the regional shortlist, with over 1000 businesses entering the awards nationally across the wide range of categories. Now in its fifth year, the NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards has celebrated some amazing entrepreneurs over the years, many of whom are now household names. Past winners include David Buttress of Just Eat, Julie Deane of The Cambridge Satchel Company, James Watt of BrewDog and Alexander Solomou of TheLADBible Group. Co-founder Zico Ahmed “Stated we are delighted to be shortlisted for such a prestigious award. We have just celebrated a significant milestone with our 15 years trading anniversary as an energy company and naturally delighted to make the Shortlist. We are hopeful we can go one step further and win this award. Winning the award would be such great recognition for the tremendous collective effort and hard work the team has put in over the last 15 years.” Creator of the Awards, Francesca James, said: “We have been inundated with some incredible entries this year, and all shortlisted applicants should be extremely proud of themselves! This year has seen a record number of entrants and we’ve been absolutely blown away by the strength and diversity of applications.” “We cannot wait to celebrate entrepreneurship across Great Britain with them, and put a spotlight on the incredible talent within the British entrepreneur ecosystem.” Gordon Merrylees, Head of Entrepreneurship at NatWest said: “I want to thank all of the entrepreneurs who entered this year and congratulate those who have been shortlisted, I look forward to seeing them at the regional finals.” “It is clear that entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well and NatWest is thrilled to be able to support these awards to celebrate success with the businesses that are the lifeblood of the UK Economy as they start, scale and succeed.” The NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards will celebrate entrepreneurship across a number of categories at 5 gala finals across the UK, including; Cardiff, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Manchester & London. You can find more information about the awards and the ceremonies here: www.greatbritishentrepreneurawards.com.