Expert Blogs

12.08.2010 by Ken Rogers. Category Grouping: Buildings, Plant & Facilities Management, Distribution & Logistics, Energy Management, Fleet, Industrial Supplies, Utilities

Confusion on the way for Gasoil users What’s the issue ? EU Directive 2009/30/EC introduces a requirement that, from 1st January 2011, all gas oil (commonly known in the UK as 'red diesel') marketed for use in non-road mobile...

Tags: Boiler fuel, business expenses, cost reduction, Cost Savings, distribution cost, gasoil, Hotel, IT Cost Reduction, mobile plant, red diesel, reducing cost

11.08.2010 by Keith Robinson. Category Grouping: Economy, Energy Management

360 million, that’s the number of low-energy light bulbs distributed free by the six big energy companies over the past eight years, or 17 per household. A survey by the Energy Trust suggests that at least a third remain...

Tags: Cost Savings, Low cost systems, value for money

04.08.2010 by Nigel Rosehill. Category Grouping: Communications & IT

With the explosion of mobile devices, businesses should not overlook the very important aspect of device security and organisational remote access risk. The rapid development of technology has left many businesses gasping for breath as they strive to keep...

Tags: Communications & IT, Computer Security, Device Security

30.07.2010 by Keith Robinson. Category Grouping: Waste, Water - Wastewater

It’s about a decade ago that we were bombarded from all forms of media and Royal Mail vans to ‘Use Your Postcode’; today’s equivalent is Reduce, Re-use and Recycle. WRAP, or Waste & Resources Action Programme, is a not for...

Tags: recycling, value for money, waste disposal costs

28.07.2010 by Stephen Whitlam. Category Grouping: Banking & Finance, Banks, Secure Cash Handling

With 1 in every 36 £1 coins in circulation in the UK counterfeit, how can managers guide staff to spot forgeries? Almost two million counterfeit £1 coins were returned to the Royal Mint in the last financial year. This was more than...

Tags: Banking, cost reduction, cost saving ideas, Cost Savings, Expense Reduction Analysts, reducing cost

27.07.2010 by Maria Mertoiu. Category Grouping: Blog Categories

‘Spending Challenge is your open invitation to contribute to the government’s Spending Review, helping to rethink public services and other areas of spending such as welfare. The recent Budget implies an average 25 per cent cut in spending for...

Tags: budget cuts, budget mentality, public sector efficiency, public sector organisations, public spend, spend analysis, spending challenge, spending review

27.07.2010 by Stephen Whitlam. Category Grouping: Banking & Finance, Banks

Businesses in the Hospitality Industry are most at risk of compromising client card data. What can managers do to improve their own business and set it apart from their peers? I was impressed with many of the pointers in Visa...

Tags: Card Transaction Costs, cost management, cost reduction, cost saving ideas, Cost Savings, Expense Reduction Analysts, Hotel, Leisure, Merchant Card Fees, merchant card savings, Plastic Cards, reducing cost, Retail Packaging

24.07.2010 by Neill Summerfield. Category Grouping: Client Relationship Manager, Delighted Clients, Energy Management, Ground Transport, Office Costs, Print, Travel, Utilities

“We have to date engaged Expense Reduction Analysts on ten categories of expenditure with travel and hotels our next target for review as this forms a large part of our spend. Our experience to date of working with Expense...

Tags: best value, business expenses, Client comment, cost management, cost reduction, recession, reducing cost, value for money

16.07.2010 by Paul Giness. Category Grouping: Property Costs

The valuation of hotels and pubs are based on turnover valuations so as a guide, the larger the turnover the larger the rating assessment.  If operators are struggling to make significant profits it is possible through a close analysis...

Tags: Business Rates, Hotel, Leisure

07.07.2010 by Stephen Whitlam. Category Grouping: Banking & Finance, Banks

Visa's contactless cards in UK circulation passed the 8 million mark in June and will grow to 12 million by the year end, so reckons the card scheme. Whilst much of the current growth is down to Barclays' decision to issue contactless cards as...

Tags: Banking, Card Transaction Costs, Contactless Payments, cost management, cost reduction, Expense Reduction Analysts, Merchant Card Fees, merchant card savings, Plastic Cards