What British Gas' recruitment programmers have achieved is demonstrated by various awards during 2009:
• British Gas won awards from the Local Employment Partnership in the East Midlands. The awards for “Unlocking Talent” and the “Outstanding LEP Achievement Award” recognize the company's recruitment work with the LEP and Job Centre Plus in the region.
• British Gas has been named in the 2009 Sunday Timer’s 20 Best Big Companies to Work For.
• The British Gas Academy won an award from Women into Science and Engineering (WISE). The award - Investor in WISE - rewarded the efforts British Gas makes to promote science, engineering and construction to girls and young women.