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Contigo completes sale of flagship enTrader product to Ovo Energy

Company News, 29/Mar/2012 - James Weavin


Jon Yeomans
Contigo's Jon Yeomans
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Birmingham-based specialist energy software developer Contigo has secured the sale of its flagship enTrader product to Ovo Energy, one of the UK’s fastest growing domestic energy suppliers.

Designed from the ground up to provide a competitive edge in today’s complex energy markets, enTrader is an energy trading package that provides market-leading capabilities in retail energy portfolio management.

With an emphasis on ease of use, ease of implementation and cost effectiveness, enTrader allows customers to accurately measure and track how much energy they need to buy and trade against the level that its customers are using.

Jon Yeomans, Director, Contigo, said: “As Ovo Energy has continued to grow, its management team knew that it needed an even more secure, reliable and flexible solution which it could use as a central point for energy market information to help inform the business.

“As with all of our products, enTrader offers an outstanding level of flexibility and customisation enabling us to tailor it perfectly to our customers’ needs and I am delighted to have secured this sale to Ovo.”

Award-winning Ovo Energy has consistently made headlines for challenging the status quo by offering a fresh perspective in a competitive market. With a mission to simplify the energy market by providing just two easy-to-understand tariffs, transparent pricing and helpful customer service, Ovo now has over 90,000 customers and is still growing.

Tom Griffin, Trading Manager, Ovo Energy, said: “Our first priority is our customers and by working with Contigo and using its enTrader product, we can ensure that we can continue to focus on what’s right for the 90,000-plus Ovo customers by being as quick-footed as possible in managing our energy needs.”

For more information on the enTrader suite, please visit the Contigo products page by clicking here.

Alternatively please contact David Calmonson David.Calmonson@contigo.co.uk

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Notes to Editors


About Contigo


Based in Solihull in the UK, Contigo is a leading provider of trading and logistics software products to the energy industry and is becoming the provider of choice for many energy companies who seek expert knowledge of their business in a supplier. Contigo’s enTrader product suite launched in March 2009 and is emerging as a market leader in addressing both energy retail portfolio management and fuel logistics as well as establishing itself as an innovative provider in the Commodity / Energy Trading and Risk Management (CTRM/ETRM) sector.

About Ovo Energy


Ovo Energy is an award-winning Gloucestershire-based independent energy supplier which was set up in September 2009 by energy customers to provide cheaper, simpler and greener energy. The company has more than 90,000 customers.

Ovo offers two simple, straightforward fixed tariffs: ‘New Energy’ and ‘Green Energy’. The New Energy tariff uses 15% renewable electricity, almost double the industry standard. The Green Energy tariff provides 100% of its electricity from renewable sources. It also offers simple and transparent billing, pays 3% interest on credit balances, has a call centre based in the UK and protects an acre of rainforest for every customer as part of its partnership with the environmental charity, Cool Earth.

Ovo’s mission is to become the UK’s most trusted energy provider and is committed to championing on behalf of the consumer for a fairer deal on energy.

For more information on Ovo Energy, please visit: http://www.ovoenergy.com

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