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Buyer’s guide to water procurementOutlining business water market changes from April 2017
The Water Market Is ChangingHow your business water procurement process will change in April 2017
About Water Plus
Water Market Changes
What it means for you
How you’ll save
Further Savings
Make Yourself Heard
Are you switch ready?
How you buy in England now
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Local Water CompanySupplies clean fresh water, takes away rain and
waste water. looks after reservoirs, water treatment, the network of pipes and cleaning waste water.
Your BusinessYou buy water direct from your local water company.
How you buy from April 2017
WholesalersYour local water company still gets
clean fresh water to your business
and takes waste water away
Water RetailerYou buy water through
a retailer like us who manages
billing, payments and other
customer services
Your BusinessYou can choose your water
retailer and benefit from better
tariffs, contacts or services, and
get help to be more efficient
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No choice of: Price, Contract or Service
About Water Plus
Water Market Changes
What it means for you
How you’ll save
Further Savings
Make Yourself Heard
Are you switch ready?
What it means for youBenefits for your businessIf you are a business customer in England, the way you buy your water from April 2017 will change and will follow a similar format to how you buy your energy - wholesalers will sell water and wastewater services to retailers at a set price. You can then choose which retailer you want to supply you. The retailer will issue your bill and some retailers will also provide additional services to help you reduce your water costs and be more water efficient.
If you have sites in several wholesale regions you will currently be receiving numerous bills to administer and process. The open water market allows you to choose a single national retailer for your water so you can cut that down to just a single bill, presented neatly to your Finance Department. The retailer will resolve queries with the various wholesalers removing the problem from you.
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How you’ll saveCompetition in the water market will mean there are a variety of tariffs to choose from, but the margins are likely to be very tight so you may want to look at other ways to reduce your bills. The margins available in the English market aren’t expected to be as large as have been seen in the Scottish Market, which means there’ll be less opportunity for water retailers to discount the price to you.
However, there may be opportunities to save depending on your water consumption, number of sites, tariff banding and the different approaches retailer’s take to pricing.
About Water Plus
Water Market Changes
What it means for you
How you’ll save
Further Savings
Make Yourself Heard
Are you switch ready?
About Water Plus
Water Market Changes
What it means for you
How you will save
Further Savings
Make Yourself Heard
Are you switch ready?
Further SavingsThe changes in the market will bring increased innovation and investment in encouraging water efficiency.As well as reducing the unit cost of the water you use, you can also save money by using water more efficiently and using less water.
Talk to your water retailer to find out how they can help you with this.
Introduce an employee water reduction campaign
Check your site portfolio is correct and you’re not paying for sites that you don’t own
Review your data and benchmark this against other similar sites to identify potential problems
Start using water efficiency devices
Develop and implement a water management plan
Check for obvious sign of above ground leaks
About Water Plus
Water Market Changes
What it means for you
How you will save
Further Savings
Make Yourself Heard
Are you switch ready?
Make yourself heardOne of the best things about water deregulation for you is that the market is new and companies are learning. Use this to your advantage to tell the retailers what you want. Value Added Services including water efficiency measures and leak detection must be fundamental to your business. So say it now and say it loud – all retailers are trying to figure out what’s important to you. There’s really no better time to make your voice count!
Water efficiency tools and apps
Access to Management Information and benchmarking tools
Contingency planning so you’re covered for emergencies
Smart metering solutions
Water management planning Leak detection and repair
Consolidated billing Dedicated and knowledgeable point of contact for account management and query resolution
Are you switch ready?The best thing you can do to ensure you’re ready to switch is to understand your current usage.How many sites do you have, what’s the consumption for each site, where are the meters located. If you don’t currently have this information ask your current provider, they should be able to help.
About Water Plus
Water Market Changes
What it means for you
How you will save
Further Savings
Make Yourself Heard
Are you switch ready?
Is your portfolio up to date - ensure your site list, including all connected services and tariffs are detailed
What services and support processes are important to you?
Do you know your current and future consumption requirements?
Do you have the right governance in place to allow you to switch supplier or move to a contract?
About Water Plus
Water Market Changes
What it means for you
How you will save
Further Savings
Make Yourself Heard
Are you switch ready?
About Water PlusWe’re here to helpWe take a personal approach to what we do for our customers.
Save time & moneyWe’ll help you make cost savings and efficiencies
Easy to do businessWe keep things simple and clear
Range of products & servicesContracts to suit different needs or budgets
Great people & industry knowhowWe’ve got some of the best people in the sector
Flexible payments & billing optionsYou can choose what’s right for your business
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