Centrica Energy Storage+ (CES+) is a vital part of the Centrica family, managing the Rough gas storage facility offshore Yorkshire, with half the UK’s gas storage capacity, and the Easington onshore terminal that it uses. Its ambitious vision includes transforming it into Europe’s largest long[1]duration hydrogen storage facility. This will enhance energy security and reduce environmental impacts by supporting hydrogen production projects nationwide.
In June 2024, CES+ held a Vendor Engagement Day in Hull to strengthen relationships with companies in its existing and future supply chain and to explore the innovative solutions they have to offer.
The Supply Chain Principles featured prominently throughout the event. CES+ was awarded a Gold Award for its adherence to them and shared the findings of its Working as One survey with the supply chain.
CES+ used the opportunity to explain the importance of these principles and reflect on the survey results. They focused on key areas and where there were opportunities to drive continuous improvement. This was demonstrated with a Procure-to-Pay themed workshop in the afternoon, where CES+ asked supply chain partners for constructive feedback on ways to improve the process to support stronger business relationships.
Trine Thomsen, Finance Director said: “We were so proud of achieving gold in the Supply Chain Principles, but we wanted to make sure we actually used the feedback to constructively improve. Our Supplier Day was a great opportunity for us to share our business strategy with the supply chain and it also gave us a chance to have some two-way feedback on how to be a better customer.
“We focused on the purchase-to-pay process because this was an area we scored lower on, and we wanted to talk collaboratively about how to make this better. This year we successfully achieved prompt payment code compliance. This was a fantastic result. This practice enables us to have a really strong relationship with our supply chain so that together we can do amazing things, supporting the energy transition and energy security for years to come.”
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