Chug-chug-chug-chug-chug! Generators may not be the quietest things – but I know they can be a very welcome sound for our customers when they have no power.
Tropical fish are fascinating, beautiful and very restful. And if you’re reading this, you probably agree with me. Maybe you are just starting out with your first aquarium, or maybe you’re an old hand, but I want to make sure you are prepared if there’s a power cut.
Across our offices today hundreds of our employees supported a national fundraising appeal by the British Red Cross, our fantastic charity partner. It’s their volunteers who visit our vulnerable customers during power cuts.
One of the most critical situations for a company like us to contend with is protecting our power stations in flood hit situations. So this week I witnessed first-hand the excellent work our emergency planning teams are involved in when preparing for such incidents.
In the Steven Spielberg film War Horse, the special effects guys had to take out one of our overheard poles using compuetr generated images!!