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s businesses and industries begin to move into the recovery phase following Coronavirus lockdown, there is undoubtedly more focus on how they can become more sustainable and decrease their carbon footprint. The Government’s plans to reach Net Zero by 2050 partnered with a heightened awareness of the damaging effect transport emissions can have on climate […]

As we all try to navigate our way through this unexplored land, it is more important than ever, to ensure that our people feel supported. We have undertaken a variety of different activities to ensure that this is the case! Communication As they say, ‘communication is key’ and we are all truly missing those ‘non

We are now in our third lockdown and businesses are once again taking their offices’ and workplaces back to their homes. But over the winter months how do you ensure that just because the time you spend at home is increasing, your energy bill doesn’t too?  There are many different ways you can be energy savvy

There are still reports of cases of people impersonating energy suppliers to try and hoodwink customers into providing personal details or money.  If you have any doubt or believe something to be suspicious, you should ask for the following to help validate you are speaking to your actual supplier. The exact expiry date of your

Back in 2008, the UK Government began making preparations to roll-out SMART meters to 30 million homes and small businesses. The SMART meter roll-out covers around two million non-domestic sites in the UK, the majority of which are microbusinesses and small/medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In order to achieve this, in 2011 it was announced that it

There are some things that few of us could have predicted in January 2020 – notably the effect of a global pandemic on our lives, businesses and relationships.  That said, some organisations seem to have been better prepared than others, even for the ‘unforeseeable’.  At the level of nations, South Korea already had an effective

On a day of celebrating great achievements, we ask ourselves what makes one of the greatest achievements of all – being a great leader. Throughout history, women typically had fewer legal rights and career opportunities than men. Men were seen as the breadwinners, and women were expected to focus on wifehood and motherhood. Fortunately, we

The world of gas and new meter connections especially can be complicated, time-consuming and stressful. However, this should be something that your supplier is able to assist you with – making the process as smooth as it can be. At Niccolo we do everything in our power (pardon the pun!) to make things as easy

Back in July 2020, our finance blog talked about the financial uncertainties facing many SMEs as they began to tentatively reopen. Today those uncertainties are still firmly with us, but at last, we hope that we can see light at the end of the tunnel, as we start on the roadmap to lift lockdown. What

It happened. At the end of 2020, Norway revealed that the market share of Electric Vehicles (EV) rose to a record high of 54%, making it the first country in the world to have all Electric Vehicles dominate its petrol and diesel counterparts.  Rewind 10 years ago and the market share was 1%. Is the UK