The cost and purchase
management specialists
Auditel was a founding member of the Utilities Intermediaries Association in 2006.
COSTS WE COVER
Introduction
The cost and purchase
Auditel was a founding member of the Utilities Intermediaries Association in 2006.Auditel offers cost reduction and management solutions
Communications, Energy, Business Consumables, Water and Sewerage, premises and finance related costs are just some of the areas of increasing expenditure for many organisations. However, a complex marketplace and a plethora of suppliers all claiming to offer the lowest prices and best service makes it difficult to know where to start when trying to manage these areas of expenditure. As a result the vast majority of businesses throughout the UK decide to opt for what appears on paper to be the 'cheapest' supplier'.
Adopting this headline-cost model may seem logical, but it fails to take into account a wide variety of additional factors that contribute to the overall total cost of purchasing essential business overheads. With fourteen years experience managing business expenditure, Auditel have the expertise to help you control your business costs across the board. Our assessment can cover any area of expenditure. But we don't just find savings, we manage the service areas ensuring that you have the correct suppliers for your requirements.
Reduce overheads across the board with Auditel
The first stage of our review is an audit of your essential business overheads and the areas where you have the highest spend. For most business with premises these areas are energy, communications, business consumables, and water and sewerage. Because of the nature of these categories, they are also the areas where we often find the biggest discrepancies and billing errors.
In addition to these core overheads our review can be extended to incorporate any of the following areas of expenditure:
Energy Efficiency
- Metering
- Energy management systems
- Utility Efficiency Surveys
- Green Policy Development
- Carbon Trust and Implementation
- Climate Control Levy
Premises Costs
- Health & Safety Audits & Compliance Systems
- Building Management Systems
- Business Rates
- Rent & Service Charge Reviews
- Optimising Efficiency of Use
- Relocating
- Capital Allowances
- Funding of Purchase
- Taxation
- Valuations
Human Resources
- Management Systems
- Compliance
- Policy Audits & Upgrades
- Risk Assessments
Finance
- Bank Charge Auditing
- Merchant Card Fees
Lending
- Asset/Plant Finance
- Working Capital
- Development Finance
- Restructuring
Insurance
- Office/Business
- Vehicles
- Professional Indemnity/Credit
- Checking
- Public Liability
- Charities
- Leisure
- Sport
- Medical
- Employee Benefits
Environmental and Waste Management
- Waste and Waste Management Systems
- Hazardous and Clinical
- Recycling
- Packaging
- Compliance Schemes
- Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
- Directives (WEEE Directive)
Fleet Management
- Vehicle Sourcing & Acquisition
- Vehicle Maintenance
- Vehicle Funding
- Fuel Management
- Sale & Leaseback
- Contract Hire
- Vehicle Insurance
What Next?
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Business Costs in the UK
- Fixed telecommunications: £44.6bn
(Ofcom 2004) - Gas: £26bn
(Auditel estimate April 2006) - Electricity: £17bn
(Auditel estimate 2006) - IT: £15bn
(Computing Marketing Intelligence Nov 2005) - Mobile telecommunications: £12.9bn
(Ofcom 2004) - Water: £7bn
(Auditel estimate April 2006) - Waste: 1% of GDP per annum, £18.5bn
(May 2006, National Statistics) - Finance: £100bn plus
- Premises, Facilities Management: £105.7bn
(MBD Press release March 2006)
Whatever the cost area, the thorough six step process we undertake is the same. We begin with a retrospective audit to analyse your usage; we then identify areas of overcharging; establish benchmarks of what you are currently paying; identify areas of savings; make recommendations and finally manage your spend in this area for the future.
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