You will hopefully have seen the first two blogs in our series discussing the challenges businesses face when arranging a new gas connection. Now we have looked at the difficulties faced, what is the best way to deal with them and get your new gas supply up and running with...

In the second of our blog series looking at what needs to be considered when connecting a new gas supply to your business, we continue discussing the difficulties businesses may face.

• Lack of understanding of what your business needs

Connection forms from suppliers sometimes ask how much gas you need but omit...

The amount of work involved in getting your business connected to a new gas supply is often underestimated. Whether you are constructing new premises, developing an existing site or moving to a new property, a process needs to be followed and number of different parties must be involved.

So what challenges...

After 10 years of helping companies cut energy consumption and costs, we often see some common mistakes made by UK businesses. Here are our Top Five:

1. Being ‘sold’ a miracle solution

Every day companies will receive offers stating ‘BIG SAVINGS’ from organisations that are selling single products or solutions. The seller has...

The second phase of the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) is now live with an assessment deadline of 5th December 2019. For those businesses that meet the requirements, it’s time to begin the compliance process, start work on your energy audits and identify savings opportunities. Our ESOS information sheet provides guidance...

Electricity prices are continuing to rise, with limited resources and increased supply and non-commodity costs driving costs up year on year, experts predict that prices will increase substantially in future years. As overheads go up, the need for businesses to streamline essential spend is becoming more and more prevalent.

Lighting is...

The water market opened on 1st April 2017 and industry experts predict that the market may be quite unstable for some time.

Deregulation of the water market has meant that there are more players in the market than ever before, new entrants are emerging whilst old players will have different roles. It’s...

The amount of water that your business uses will differ from industry sector to industry sector but all businesses could benefit from conserving water in one shape or form. 

Here are our top 10 tips for conserving water at your business premises:

1.    Install lower flow water fixtures

Taps, shower heads and toilets...

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is no longer a tick box exercise. Organisations that are particularly discerning about environmental issues may choose whether or not to do business with you based on your green credentials. Similarly, if you are looking to engage with younger job seekers/ prospective employees, but lack a...