Here to help: how our support teams are earning praise
09 March 2022
We’re proud of how our teams have been taking care of customers during tough times. They’ve given advice during lockdowns and answered important questions about increasing energy costs. That’s why their hard work and dedication has been recognised by customers and experts alike.
Great customer reviews
At the time of writing, our Trustpilot rating is 4.4 stars out of 5, based on more than 56,000 reviews - 72% of which rate us as either ‘Good’ or ‘Excellent’. Here are just a few recent comments:
“Ahmed was patient with me and explained everything carefully and kindly, at the end of which I felt relieved and pleased that I had less to worry about.”
“Sophumelela was excellent - putting my worries at ease and answering all questions in a calm and helpful way.”
“If the service continues like this, I will be delighted.”
Recognised by industry experts
Many of our recent accolades reflect how quickly we can help customers. We’re solving even complex technical issues for customers sooner and more efficiently than ever before.
The results are in
We’re happy to see our teams’ hard work receive industry recognition over the last year. We were awarded Gold in two categories at the prestigious European Contact Centre and Customer Service Awards for 2020 (think BAFTAs for customer service) - including Best Large Customer Service Team.
We were also given Gold for Business Change and Transformation at the 2021 International Customer Experience Awards, in recognition of our work to put customers at the centre of everything we do.
We’re also shortlisted for the 2021 Utility Week awards in the Customer Experience category (the results will be announced later this year).
Always learning and improving
Andy Eadle, Shell Energy’s Customer Service Director, says this is just the beginning of our plans.
“It’s never been so important that we get things right for our customers - to listen, advise and solve problems the first time. We’re delighted to see the hard work and expertise of our customer support teams recognised in so many ways. But, rest assured, we’re not taking this as a sign our work is done. We’re constantly looking for ways to improve the support we offer customers, and are also focusing on growing our teams to meet rising demand.”
Shell Energy’s Customer Service Director
Help us help those who need it
As we deal with unprecedented rises in energy costs, you can help us be there for customers who urgently need us. Finding answers in our Help section and getting in touch via online chat or the app allows those needing extra support to get through to us on the phone.