Telecom Plus

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Telecom Plus plc
Company type Public
ISIN GB0008794710  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Industry Public utility
Founded1996;28 years ago (1996)
HeadquartersLondon
Key people
Charles Wigoder (Executive Chairman)
Andrew Lindsay (Co-CEO)
Stuart Burnett (Co-CEO)
ProductsLandline telephony, mobile telephony, broadband, gas, electricity.
RevenueIncrease2.svg £2,475.2 million (2023) [1]
Increase2.svg £85.9 million (2023) [1]
Increase2.svg £68.2 million (2023) [1]
Number of employees
2,352 (2023) [1]
Subsidiaries
  • Telecommunications Management Limited
  • Utility Warehouse Limited
Website telecomplus.co.uk OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Telecom Plus plc is a British multi-utility supplier of gas, electricity, home insurance, and landline, broadband and mobile services to residences and businesses. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

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History

The company was founded in 1996 as a telecommunications business. Its first product, launched in 1997, was a least cost call routing 'Smart Box', a gadget that plugs into a phone socket and routes the calls to alternative networks at a cheaper rate than British Telecom. [2]

In 2017 the company sold its 20% stake in Opus Energy to Drax Group. [3]

In October 2023, the company had over 949,000 customers. [4]

Key people

Andrew Lindsay, a world-class rower who was a member of the gold medallist British team at the 2000 Olympics, [5] joined Telecom Plus in 2007. He was the chief operating officer in 2009 [6] and was promoted to chief executive officer in July 2010. [7] Lindsay held the CEO role jointly with Stuart Burnett from 2021, and in 2023 the company announced that Lindsay would step down at the 2024 AGM. [8]

Operations

The company has two subsidiaries:

The company uses a multi-level marketing model to recruit customers and distributors. [15]

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