Results
17 results found for '"Gas companies"' in Keywords.
Goodge Street pub gas explosion (1978)
- Genre
- Interview; News report
Report on a gas explosion at the Valiant Trooper pub on Goodge Street, London. Station Officer Tony Wilmot(?) of Soho (Fire?) Station was among the first to arrive at the scene. 19 people were taken to...
British Gas privatisation (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Sir Denis Rooke, Chairman of British Gas, on the proposals of the newly elected Conservative Government to privatise the company. Male interviewer not identified. Sound is in mono.
British Gas prices rise (1979)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with a representative for the National Consumer Council (possibly Chairwoman Naomi McIntosh?) on a rise in British Gas prices despite the announcement of profits. Female interviewer not identified.
Gas explosion in the Cotswolds (1987)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Report on a gas explosion in the Cotswolds. Interviews with eyewitnesses Police Constable Nick Shaw who helped evacuate other residents; his wife Louise; Jack Jones, local landlord; Bob Haverley(?), fire...
British Gas price drop (1992)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with British Gas finance director Barry Reynolds, about an announcement the price of gas is coming down by three percent from 07/92, a saving of thirteen pounds a year for the average household. It...
British Gas to cut 25,000 jobs (1994)
- Genre
- Interview
British Gas has announced the loss of 25,000 jobs over the next three years. Chief Executive of British Gas Cedric Brown talks about the jobs losses, loss in market share and competition in the domestic...
British Gas announces pay reduction (1994)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Malcolm Brown reports on a row over plans by British Gas to reduce the pay and holidays of thousands of staff. The announcement comes after the award of a seventy-five percent increase awarded to company...
British Gas announces pay reduction - Parliamentary debate (1994)
- Genre
- Parliamentary debate; Speech
Recording of a Parliamentary debate focusing on a row over plans by British Gas to reduce the pay and holidays of thousands of staff. The announcement comes after the award of a seventy-five percent increase...
British gas profits (1995)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Parliamentary debate
Bruce Whitfield reports on a rowdy Prime Minister’s Question Time on British Gas’s large profits, salary rises for top executives and cutbacks in staff and customer service since it was privatised....
Russia opens gas supplies to Bosnia (1995)
- Genre
- Interview
Interview with Vyacheslav Matuzov, spokesman for Russia’s state-controlled gas company Gazprom, following the announcement of a ceasefire in Bosnia. Hopes the latest ceasefire might come into effect have...