Do you have someone responsible for reviewing your overheads and the hidden internal costs of managing these overheads? Do you regularly check that you are getting best value from your suppliers? Do you check that all bills are correct, looking for overcharges and anomalies in usage? Do you know the key renewal dates/notice periods for [...]
£6.4bn* of savings are available to UK businesses in resource efficiency savings. To find out how to access your share, mail me at carl.windsor@auditel.co.uk * Quantification of the business benefits of resource efficiency – for Defra by Oakdene Hollins and Grant Thornton, October, 2007
Simple things to do but not always followed. Turn off office equipment at night, weekends and bank holidays Turn off lights in corridors and empty rooms and fit energy saving bulbs Check for water leaks and dripping taps – see www.envirowise.gov.uk/rippleffect Use webinars to reduce travel costs Review waste disposal - can your waste be raw [...]
View this article from the Director Magazine -http://www.director.co.uk/MAGAZINE/2009/7%20July_August/finance_62_12.html Points 4 and 9 merit special attention – this is what we do and exactly how we charge for our services
1. Failing to check that any contract price is correctly implemented by the energy or telecommunications company. 2. Failing to give notice of termination on energy contracts, meaning that you have no choice but to stay with existing supplier at the rates they dictate.