You need scale to play in the energy industry. Nigel Evans and Steve Smith, directors of auto-switching service Flipper, think the company will be able to step up to hundreds of thousands – or even millions – of customers now it has been acquired by Wessex Water. They spoke to Janet Wood

Domestic auto-switching service Flipper spent nine days in administration in June. It has emerged with a new backer – Wessex Water – that has both domestic contact and global reach.