A.S. Watson
Group

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AS Watson Group is a large entity made up of pharmacies, convenience stores, retail outlets and mobile network operators covering over 4,000 individual sites across the UK and Eire. The annual energy spend of the group was over £12m per annum.

Companies within Group include: Superdrug, Savers, 3G Hutchinson, and The Perfume Store.

Our Valued Customer in 2006–2013.

Customer Challenge

A S Watson needed:

  • Bespoke monthly reporting and reconciliations for spend per location and per business entity
  • Secure sufficient and cost-effective supply for all new stores
  • Efficient query resolution and management
  • Accurate accruals for financial planning
  • Auditing and benchmarking of all utility consumption, CO2 emissions and costs per site for smart cost management
Our Solution
  • Created reports highlighting monthly spend, accrual information, consumption, CO2 emissions and cost per site
  • Benchmarked all reports against previous year and current market conditions
  • Attended weekly meetings at the AS Watson Group HQ to discuss queries and progress with regards to the Group’s sites
  • Conducted thorough invoice validations
  • Pro-actively audited and validated a new connection operation and all new stores being opened
  • Added water validation and surveying to the services carried out
  • Worked with all major water utility suppliers to look for sewerage and water rebates, leak analysis and rateable value/metering options.

Results

Savings

We achieved savings on all utility costs via sustainable environmental measures of £1m.

Negotiate

Our track record of working with AS Watson led to us winning further contracts with major private organisations such as Viacom, Vauxhall UK, Doddle Parcel Services & New Look stores.