A BRADFORD company which made more than seven million unwanted marketing calls has been hit with a £250,000 fine from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).

Energy Saving Centre Ltd, based at Listerhills Science Park, was sanctioned for calling people registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS).

The firm, which offers services such as replacement windows, doors and guttering, was said to have made the calls to TPS subscribers over a seven-month period, and the ICO said it had also issued an enforcement notice ordering the company to stop illegal marketing.

In a separate case, Alex Goldthorpe, trading as Approved Green Energy Solutions in Brighouse, was fined £150,000 for making more than 300,000 calls to TPS subscribers between April and July last year.

ICO said it was against the law to call someone registered with the TPS unless that person had given their consent to receive calls from that company.

It carried out investigations into the two firms after complaints made by members of the public.

Both firms were said to have bought the information used to make the phone calls from other companies and failed to check it against the TPS register to ensure the calls complied with the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations.

Andy Curry of ICO said: “People register with the TPS for a clear reason, to stop unwanted marketing calls and protect their privacy.

“It is the first thing any responsible business should check when making live marketing calls.

“We are committed to taking strong action against firms calling people registered with the TPS, as these fines show.”