Saving money never sounded better for

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Opened on 27th August 1849, Philharmonic Hall has long been an acclaimed and integral part of the artistic life of Liverpool. Home to the world class Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, it was described as ‘the best in Europe’ by Sir Thomas Beecham who loved the orchestra and the other considerable range of choral and instrumental activity. The hall, designed by architect Herbert Rowse, reopened in 1939 after a fire in 1933. The art deco splendor of Philharmonic Hall was restored in 1995 following a £10.3 million refurbishment; parts of the foyer are said to be based on decoration in the tomb of Tutankhamen.

Philharmonic Hall presents on average 250 concerts, events and films, attended by approximately 250,000 people per annum. The venue has an illustrious tradition of bringing the top names from rock, jazz, world, classical and contemporary music to Liverpool as well as playing classic films on its unique Walturdaw rising cinema screen, the only working screen of its type left in the world. Right from the start Mick Elliott, Chief Executive of Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society, really could see the benefits in using Expense Reduction Analysts to review his overheads. Mick comments, “like most organisations, Philharmonic Hall didn’t have the time or in house resource to look at our non-strategic expenditure as effectively as Expense Reduction Analysts, because of this, I opened our doors and let Expense Reduction Analysts do, what they do best.

As you can see, the savings across a wide range of expense categories has been excellent. 70% of the suppliers were kept which meant that we didn’t feel a thing apart from an increase in savings.” Following initial discussions regarding which categories would be looked at first, Mick passed Expense Reduction Analysts consultant Julia Goodfellow & Neil Cullen over to Financial Director Andrea Keaveney. Andrea later went on to comment “Expense Reduction Analysts really understood our business and the level of personal commitment from the team was outstanding. They delivered real, longlasting savings with minimal interruption – we hardly knew they were there. We continue to work in partnership with the suppliers introduced by Expense Reduction Analysts today; you guys really have done an amazing and thorough job for us (with little support from us!!). Mick comments “As a registered charity every penny saved really would make a difference”