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Find useful tools, resources, and tips in our Utilities section to simplify tasks, improve productivity, and enhance your daily operations.

Energy savings

Business Energy Claims recovers £25,000 for UK chocolatier

10 May 202110 May 2021 utilities Business Matters 0 Comments

An energy broker has been forced to repay over £25,000 to a chocolatier after a significant amount of undisclosed fees were discovered in its contracts.

Energy saving

Manufacturing company recovers thousands from mis-sold energy contracts

6 May 20217 May 2021 utilities Business Matters 0 Comments

A manufacturing firm has joined the growing list of businesses to recover thousands of pounds from its energy broker as a result of mis-selling.

Bills

3 ways you can reduce the cost of your business bills

13 July 20203 April 2022 Business, utilities Business Matters 0 Comments

For any business to be successful, it’s vital to manage costs effectively.

electric meter

A small business owners guide to comparing business electricity

13 April 202013 April 2020 utilities Business Matters 0 Comments

Business managers and owners have to find solutions for the many challenges they face on a day to day basis.

Christmas Rubbish

Commercial Waste: Dispose of winter worries of Christmas bin collections

13 November 201920 September 2023 utilities Business Matters 0 Comments

The festive season is approaching. For smart businesses, this means giving some thought to business waste and other fundamental services.

bills

Winter is coming: Don’t let your bills take the heat

17 October 2019 utilities Business Matters 0 Comments

Winter is coming. That means the days are shorter and the mercury is dropping – and keeping your business running as smoothly as possible during winter has some inevitable cost implications for your business.

green business

The grass is greener: The benefits of sustainability for SMEs

16 September 2019 utilities Business Matters 1 Comment

Many start-ups and SMEs operate within the misapprehension that green practices are reserved for big corporates – and it’s costing them.

bitcoin business

Powering profits: energy best practice for the crypto-community

30 August 201930 August 2019 utilities Business Matters 1 Comment

It is widely known within the crypto-community that cryptocurrency mining is an energy-intensive business.

plastic bottles

The last straw: how businesses should think about plastic

23 July 2019 utilities Business Matters 0 Comments

It’s tough to be plastic these days – and rightfully so. It would seem the days of thoughtless consumerism around plastic is over, with a keen focus on changed attitudes as awareness grows.

food waste

What to do with food waste: tips for businesses

9 July 20199 July 2019 utilities Business Matters 0 Comments

One of the ways to develop a sustainable outlook to business is to think about what happens to your business waste.

credit card

Merchant services: the cost of getting paid

20 June 201920 June 2019 utilities Business Matters 1 Comment

Taking payment for products or services is central to every business’s operations, but cash isn’t king like it was in the past.

rubbish bags

Why your business needs a waste management plan

23 May 201925 May 2019 utilities Business Matters 0 Comments

Many businesses regard their waste management as an unavoidable operational cost and that is their final thought on the matter.

renewable energy

Energy management systems and their value to your business

8 May 2019 utilities Business Matters 1 Comment

When it comes to your business energy strategy, procurement is the first step. Defining effective monitoring and management systems within your business stands to have a long-term effect – and this can, in turn, affect your bottom line.

energy bills

Why every business should use a TPI for their energy

30 April 201930 April 2019 In Business, utilities Business Matters 0 Comments

With the rising price of energy, few businesses in Britain can ignore strategising around this essential cost.

spark energy

Thousands switch energy firms after price cap rise

18 April 2019 News, utilities Business Matters 0 Comments

Energy switching levels have risen by 12 per cent this year, allaying concerns that the government’s price cap would stifle competition.

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Britain's entrepreneurs have taken centre stage in the King's Birthday Honours List 2026, published on Friday evening, with damehoods, knighthoods and a sweep of CBEs, OBEs and MBEs recognising the founders, family firms and FTSE bosses who keep the UK economy moving.

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Business Energy Claims recovers £25,000 for UK chocolatier

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