Flogas Ireland Acquires Budget Energy
Energy company Flogas Ireland has announced its entry into the electricity market in Northern Ireland with the acquisition of Budget Energy, one of Northern Ireland’s leading electricity suppliers. It marks the largest investment that Flogas has made into the growth of its energy business to date and follows its purchase of Just Energy Ireland in November 2019. Budget Energy, which trades as BE Energy in ROI, has over 90,000 customers.
The acquisition of Budget Energy will enable the expansion of the Flogas business into the residential and commercial electricity market in Northern Ireland, where it has been operating for over 30 years in the LPG and more recently, the commercial natural gas market.
John Rooney, managing director, Flogas Ireland, said “The Budget Energy acquisition is a significant step forward in the growth of Flogas and accelerates our vision to be one of Ireland’s leading all-island energy suppliers.”
In recent years, Budget Energy has contracted with a strong portfolio of local renewable energy generation across solar, wind and anaerobic digestion sources. This renewable generation will be a key contributor to Flogas’s sustainability strategy in the years ahead.
Paul Kenny, general manager, Flogas Energy, said “We are delighted to be welcoming the Budget Energy customers and team to Flogas. We are looking forward to working closely together to grow our business in the months and years ahead. I would like to acknowledge the achievements of George and Anne McEvoy in making the business into the success story that it is today and wish them the very best for the future.”
There will be no immediate changes for Budget Energy customers in ROI and NI. Its customer service office will continue to operate from its base in the North West. Flogas will retain the Budget Energy brand name in NI and plans to recruit additional personnel in sales, marketing and customer service across the business to support its growth over the coming months.
Commenting on the news, George McEvoy, chief executive and owner of Budget Energy, said “While sad to be leaving Budget Energy, I am delighted that Flogas, an established Irish energy company with deep roots in Ireland and the community, has bought the business. I am confident that this will be a positive development both for the Budget energy team and our customers in the months and years ahead and I wish them well.”
Flogas was established in 1978 and now has offices in Drogheda, Belfast, Dublin and Cork. Presently, it offers natural gas, electricity and LPG, to residential and commercial customers in ROI. In Northern Ireland it offers LPG for residential and commercial customers, commercial natural gas and, with the purchase of Budget Energy, it will now offer electricity to residential and commercial customers.
Flogas won the ‘Best Energy Price Plan for Existing Customers Award’ in the 2020 Bonkers National Consumer Awards, reflecting the company’s focus on always offering existing customers the best tariffs available.
Budget Energy was founded in 2010 and has grown to become one of Northern Ireland’s leading energy companies. Headquartered in Derry/Londonderry, it offers electricity to residential and commercial consumers. In April 2019, BE launched into the Republic of Ireland market as BE Energy Ireland and has seen solid growth over that period. It consistently features as one of the leading electricity suppliers in Northern Ireland in the Which Energy Satisfaction Survey.
Budget Energy customers should continue to use the existing customer service contact details:
- From NI: Call the Budget Energy contact centre on 0800 012 1177, email talktous@budgetenergy.co.uk or live chat at www.budgetenergy.co.uk
- Customers from ROI please call 1800 817 383 or email info@beenergy.ie