Eaga plc was a British company supplying
energy
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efficiency
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products. It was headquartered in
Newcastle upon Tyne
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. In April 2011 it was acquired by
Carillion
Carillion plc was a British multinational construction and facilities management services company headquartered in Wolverhampton in the United Kingdom, prior to its liquidation in January 2018.
Carillion was created in July 1999, following a ...
.
History
The business was founded in 1990 in
Newcastle upon Tyne
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as the Energy Action Grants Agency ('EAGA') Partnership to administer the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme in the local area.
In 2000 it was restructured to become an employee owned business.
[ In 2005 it acquired Millfold][ and in 2006 it acquired Everwarm and established HEAT.][ It was first listed on the ]London Stock Exchange
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in 2007 following a £450 million initial public offering
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appointed Eaga its preferred supplier for the Digital Switchover Help Scheme.
In 2010 Eaga moved a number of their Newcastle staff to
. In December 2010 Eaga announced that it would be cutting 700 jobs across the country due to government cutbacks in the Warm Front grant.
In April 2011 it was acquired by
for £306 million. The Eaga name subsequently disappeared as the business took on the Carillion Energy Services brand.