Business cost consultants focusing on energy, water and telecommunications services
Useful Tips
Some of the helpful ideas, shortcuts, and 'drivers for change' that we have found of benefit over the years - please feel free to use them, and we will add more every month.
Displaying 21 - 30 of 32 tips.
Occupying or vacating premises
What should you do when occupying or vacating premises?
Office heating
Can you save money on office heating?
Personal mobile calls
What is the situation with reclaiming VAT for personal calls made on a business mobile?
Restricted dialling plans
Can you restrict the numbers that are dialled from company owned mobile phones, for example, to only allow users in a work group to call each other and their supervisor?
Roamed mobile data
Is it expensive to use mobile roaming to access data whilst abroad?
Smart meters
Can I avoid estimated energy bills?
Surface water
If you can show that at least some of the surface water that falls onto your property does not discharge into the water company's drainage system, you may be entitled to a partial refund - the interpretation of the rules by the water companies varies from region to region.
Switch off campaign
Is it worth switching off PC monitors at night and at weekends?
Urinal controls
We've fitted urinal controls - we don't need to do anything else do we?
Usage meters
How can I monitor how much energy a piece of equipment is using?