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Cost savings

07 Sep 2010 | Filed under: Cost management

Research shows that a business will typically only save about 50-60% of the available cost savings when undertaking their own internal reviews. External cost management, which is performance based, is often required to find and secure the remaining 40-50%. Many CEO’s will accept a 5-10% cost saving as “good news” without realising that considerably greater [...]

Carbon reduction commitment catches franchises

06 Sep 2010 | Filed under: General business

Small-scale franchisors are hit by the legislation because they are obliged to collate the energy consumption of all the independent businesses trading under the franchise if their collective consumption exceeds 6,000MW per year or where one of those individual businesses uses a half hourly meter and the total exceeds 3,000MW per year. Carbon reduction commitment [...]

EDF announces 2.6% increase in some of its electricity tariffs – Electricity – News : Utility Week

01 Sep 2010 | Filed under: Cost management, Electricity

Just so that you know … EDF announces 2.6% increase in some of its electricity tariffs – Electricity – News : Utility Week.

Global markets slide as 3.5pc Nikkei fall heightens fears ahead of more US data – Telegraph

31 Aug 2010 | Filed under: General business

Frequently good news and bad news gets reported on the same day in the same sections of the media… that way the media are always correct. Best plan for bad news and hope for good… Global markets slide as 3.5pc Nikkei fall heightens fears ahead of more US data – Telegraph.

Could consumers check their energy bill daily in the future? / Energy bills / Energy saving news / Resources / UK Home – Energy Saving Trust

29 Aug 2010 | Filed under: Cost management

Could consumers check their energy bill daily in the future? / Energy bills / Energy saving news / Resources / UK Home – Energy Saving Trust. Anyone from the the shipping industry can tell you that fuel consumptions are checked daily – any anomalies are instantly checked and variances understood. In an ideal world it [...]

Do consumers have misconceptions about energy saving? / Heating, hot water, boilers / Energy saving news / Resources / UK Home – Energy Saving Trust

29 Aug 2010 | Filed under: Uncategorized

Do consumers have misconceptions about energy saving? / Heating, hot water, boilers / Energy saving news / Resources / UK Home – Energy Saving Trust.

Small businesses suffer from lending squeeze – Telegraph

20 Aug 2010 | Filed under: Cost management

If you could do with help to offset this problem, why accept a “DIY” solution to cost management? Our largest saving within August to date is 53.7%…. Small business continues to suffer from lending squeeze – Telegraph.