Tradition Energy Parent Company Earns 14 Awards in Industry Magazine Survey03/04/2008
STAMFORD, CT (February 21, 2008)—Tradition Energy, one of the nation’s largest energy procurement advisory firms, today announced that its parent company, TFS Energy, has earned 14 awards in Environmental Finance magazine’s eighth annual market survey of the leading brokers, dealers, and advisors. Environmental Finance is a global publication covering the ever-increasing impact of environmental issues on lending, insurance, investment and trading. Awards were received for emissions allowances, weather derivatives and renewable energy certificates (RECs). Among the awards garnered, TFS was named “Best Broker” in eight categories.
“Being recognized by your peers is always very special,” says Alan Kurzer, President of Tradition Energy. “The awards not only underscore TFS Energy’s deep experience in global environmental product brokering, but also the resulting knowledge brought to retail energy customers by Tradition Energy advisors.”
Awards List:
Best Broker – EU Emissions Trading Scheme
Best Broker – NOx
Best Broker – New South Wales GHG Abatement Scheme
Best Broker – Weather Risk Management – North America
Best Broker – Weather Risk Management – Europe
Best Broker – Weather Risk Management Asia
Best Broker – Renewable Energy Certificates UK
Best Broker – Renewable Energy Certificates Australia
Runner up – SO2
Runner up – Kyoto Projects (JI and CDM)
Runner up – North American Markets
Joint runner up – NOx (Reclaim)
Runner up – Emission Reduction Credits
Runner up – Renewable Energy Certificates North America
Media Contact: Jennifer Santiago, (713) 609-9927, jsantiago@traditionenergy.com
About Tradition Energy
Tradition Energy is one of the nation’s largest energy procurement advisors, helping commercial and industrial businesses manage electricity and natural gas costs in volatile deregulated energy markets. Tradition Energy is a division of TFS Energy, one of the world’s top wholesale energy brokerage companies with eight offices worldwide, over 200 employees and in the energy business since 1985. TFS is a subsidiary of Compagnie Financiére Tradition (CFT), a leading global inter-dealer broker in financial and commodity-related products with a presence in 24 countries and over 2,200 employees. For more information, please visit www.traditionenergy.com.