Commercial energy supplier BES Utilities has contacted more than 1,500 businesses in a bid to help customers affected by devastating floods.

Thousands of homes and businesses were left under water after a series of storms wreaked havoc across Northern England, Scotland and Ireland.

To date, BES has contacted 1,550 business customers in affected areas to offer a range of help which includes the freezing or writing off of gas and electricity bills and the replacement of damaged metering equipment free of charge.

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