With more than 40 years experience, they now have over 400 trained and experienced staff and operatives across four sites in Needham Market (Head Office), Huntingdon, Addington and Boston Lincolnshire, and are planning to open a fifth regional office near Bicester in Oxfordshire before Christmas.

Their close working relationships and alliances with suppliers and subcontractors alike enables them to offer value, technical support and innovative solutions.

The company also has an impressive track record when it comes to health and safety, receiving no less than 30 consecutive International Safety Awards as well as a coveted ROSPA Gold Award.

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Left to right: Paul Copsey, Auditel Consultant; Richard Cottee, Client Liaison & Pre-Contracts Director, J Breheny Contractors Ltd; and Stephen Heathcock, Auditel Consultant.

J Breheny Contractors were first approached by Auditel at the end of 2008 with a view to making sure that they weren’t paying over the odds for their utilities. Company Sectretary, Richard Sivyer introduced them to Steve Goddard, Head of Business Development and IT, who had taken over responsibility for Breheny’s landline and telecommunications contracts.

“I had my reservations about companies like Auditel, but was keen to see what they could do for us,” he remembers. “From the very first meeting I was very impressed by their proposition. They were personable, clearly very knowledgeable and, above all, willing to listen to our needs.

“I felt that the combination of Auditel’s no win, no fee approach and their complete supplier independence meant that they would be incentivised to find the best deals for us (and them).”

As a result, in May 2009, Auditel were engaged to review Breheny’s spend on landlines and mobiles and if possible find alternatives to the existing arrangements. First they tackled landlines and, although Breheny were tied into a 5 year deal with their current provider, were able to negotiate a reduction of 10% without the requirement to extend the contract.

They then analysed the spend on mobiles and, although still in contract in 2009, a review in June of 2010 resulted in Auditel more than halving their spend and delivering savings of 52% with a new supplier. Due to signal issues at their Addington and Needham Market site this also meant project managing the installation of signal boosters at both sites for which they managed to negotiate significant subsidies from the provider.

Steve Goddard is delighted with the outcome and has nothing but praise for Auditel.

“I would never have been able to achieve these savings without Auditel’s buying power and connections. They encouraged total transparency so I always knew exactly what was going on and, with their knowledge, I soon realised I could trust them completely to deliver.”

Savings Achieved:

Landlines – £4,174 10% Saving
Mobiles – £28,631 52% Saving

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Mediterranean Shipping Company (UK) Ltd, general agents for MSC, offers customers a comprehensive range of services from computerised booking and electronic data interchange to independent road and rail transportation services, agency supply chain management, cargo consolidating and warehousing.

In 2010 MSC were winners of the IFW Award for Container Line of the Year and boast AEO (Authorised Economic Operator) Customs and Excise certification.

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Left to right: Paul Copsey, Auditel Consultant; Peter Johnson, General Manager Intermodal; Stephen Heathcock, Auditel Consultant; and Lisa Barker, Property & Facilities Manager, MSC

Mediterranean Shipping Company (UK) Ltd, (MSC) has two office buildings in Ipswich, a warehouse, and container operations across the UK. Lisa Barker, who joined the company in 2009 as Property and Facilities Manager, was keen to make sure that their heating and lighting expenditure was as cost-effective as possible.

She explains, “I manage most of our facilities costs myself, but it was agreed that an independent energy expert could be useful in assisting us with the management of our electricity costs.”

“My previous experience of Auditel had been very positive and I knew them to be trustworthy, to do what they said they would do and to make my job easier. Their professionalism had really shone through over and above other cost management companies.”

So in March 2010, Auditel Consultants Paul Copsey and Stephen Heathcock were invited to review their electricity spend on a no-win, no-fee basis, to check for billing errors and other anomalies and to manage the electricity contract renewal.

Their analysis has paid dividends for MSC.

In the first year they were able to identify and deliver annual savings of 13% or £19,000 on the half hourly (HH) supply.

This year further renewals have led to savings of 21% or £3,800 on the non-HH supply and an additional 6% (£12,000 pa) on the renegotiated half hourly rate.

Lisa is very pleased, “Auditel does a great job, I particularly value Auditel’s unbiased approach. Their independence from energy suppliers and the fact that they work on a no-win, no-fee basis means we can rest assured that they are always working with our best interests at heart. We really had nothing to lose and a lot to gain from their involvement.”

Savings Achieved:

Electricity – £34,800
Year 1 (HH) – 13% £19,000
Year 2 (HH) – 6% £12,000
Non-HH – 21% £3,800
Water – 9% £390

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Overwhelmingly the response was very positive, with key points below:

• All respondents were happy with the quality of renewal reports, comments including “our consultant is always quick to respond with information”
• Most clients were happy with the level of detail in their monthly savings report, however one requested greater detail which has now been arranged.
• Since engaging Auditel, clients have noticed positive changes in their Finance, Procurement and Administration.
• On all replies, the Auditel service WAS living up to client’s expectations.
• Other comments included that working with Auditel “reduced the necessity of recruiting additional staff”

A big thank you from Connect Consultancy Ltd to all clients who took the time to respond. We were delighted to make donations to the following charities to acknowledge the completed questionnaires:

Here’s to the next ten years!

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It is important to know that the term “Organisation” refers to the Parent entity, so whilst individual businesses may not meet the threshold, if the Parent does then all are subject to the scheme.

Auditel are actively advising their clients in this very important area. If they are obliged to join the scheme we are helping them turn it into an opportunity rather than a threat for their business. Like any compliance issue it is best to make it work to your advantage rather than it becoming a burden.

To discuss in more detail please call or email us.

Further information on how we can help can be found by downloading our specific CRC brochure at:-

Auditel – CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme

Although short, its full of useful tips and information on everything from checking network coverage, using a phone overseas, contract or pay as you go pros/cons and keeping your mobile number:

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/files/2010/03/mobiledeal_v2b.pdf