Jon Seeley (ILF2014), Richard Angove (ILF2020)
Seeley International, which produce air conditioning and gas heaters, saw an almost 60 per cent increase in bills. Group managing director Jon Seeley said their electricity use has remained fairly steady but bills have soared. Mr Seeley said the company has had to increase prices to make up for the growing power costs.
Angove Family Winemakers joint managing director Richard Angove said they have seen around a 45 per cent increase in power bills after they went to market for a new contract last November. In recent years the company has about halved its grape intake which has reduced energy use. However Mr Angove said that has not been reflected in their growing power bills. He said energy prices were an economy-wide problem leading to inflationary pressures for businesses across the board.