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Cost Reduction For Businesses
Lee DavisonNeil Rice
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• Established in 2005
• Offering cost reduction services across 10 areas of key business spend
• UK wide customer base
• Cost reduction relevant for small and large companies in all sectors (private and public)
• One of the most considered cost reduction companies in the UK
• 2009 foundational franchise and in 2010 full franchise successfully launched
About Us
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• The majority of businesses spend on at least 5 services:► Electricity► Telecoms► Insurance► Banking► Business rates
• Owners/directors often too busy to look at contracts/bills
• Contracts can be complex and difficult to understand or compare
• Continuing economic downturn - government cuts of £60billion public sector spending by 2014 (£6b already cut in first 2 weeks after election)
Why Cost Reduction?
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Why use BCR Associates?
• Zero cost reviews– no commission and ALL savings passed on in full (except water, forensic banking and business rates)
• 100% of savings passed onto clients
• Exclusive rates and tariffs (volume of trade)
• Independent
• Brokerage – procurement services
• Consultancy – expert advice, management of complex/diverse service requirements
• Fully managed service – from initial tendering to renewals
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• Energy – mains supplied gas and electricity, data management and advice
• Telecommunications – mobile, landline, data
• Insurance – credit, general, tailored
• Water – rebates, audits, leak detection, bill reduction
• Finance – asset, FOREX, refinance, forensic banking
• Vehicle – leasing and finance services
• Staff – absentee management, HR legislation compliance and obligations
• Business Rates – reassessments, appeals, rebates
• Green Services – advice, carbon emissions/footprints, CRC compliance
Our Services
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Who uses our services?
• Company directors – SMEs and larger
• Purchasing managers - SMEs and larger
• Company owners– typically smaller businesses
• Professional services – accountants, law firms
• Associations – leisure, tourism, memberships
• Business groups – business councils, associations, memberships
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Case Study - British Gas
Record Profits!
• Profits >£550,000,000
• Up>50% on previous record
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Manage Suppliers
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2% actual increase!
92% Increase!
Manage Renewals
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Energy savings we have achieved recently for customers:
Plymouth based food manufacturer
Savings: The recent renewal of their 1-year gas contract has saved the company £138,403 per year or a 44% reduction
Home Counties Golf Club
Savings: We managed to negotiate a saving of £6,800 on their annual gas - an annual saving of 39.9%
Well known South West UK national hunt racecourse
Savings: over £11,600 across the electricity supplies plus a further saving of £1,700 off gas, over 12 months
Small car sales company in Exeter and Taunton
Savings: We managed to negotiated a saving of £4,051 (25.6%) on their annual electricity over 2 sites
Scottish specialist brewery.
Savings : Included over £250,000 energy
Regional Spa Hotel with 213 rooms.
Savings : A found savings of £22,000 on energy, £8,000 on water and £2,600 on telecommunications
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• A Carbon Trust Survey (Jan ‘10) : rising energy prices and higher taxes “biggest worries facing British businesses in 2010”
• 566 new clients assisted in 2009
• 1,289 sites managed
• Average saving 27%
• Over £2.5 million savings realised for clients on energy
• Renewal rate of over 80%
Energy Summary
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Our panel of suppliers:
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Some of our clients:
Australian Embassy
Russian Embassy
South Bank Centre
Covent Garden
Cheltenham Racecourse
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Lee Davison and Neil RiceBCR Associates
0844 880 9840
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www.bcrassociates-rd.co.uk