Printing Industries CEO Bill Healey said the initial focus for the Buying Group was electricity because it’s an escalating business cost affecting every industry company regardless of their size.
“As a prelude to launching our Buying Group we recently completed an industry-wide energy survey which told us that more than 70 per cent of industry companies were spending on average $12,000 - $60,000 annually on electricity,” he said.
“More than 14 per cent of companies were found to spend over $120,000 annually or more than $10,000 a month.
“Our Buying Group is taking this information to the energy marketplace and will use it to negotiate the best electricity rate possible for individual member companies.”
Mr Healey said initial results had been pleasing showing an average 11 per cent saving was possible for a mid-sized company.
“We are now in a position to provide free audits of existing electricity contracts to ensure that our members are receiving the best possible rates.
“The process is straightforward and completely obligation free. From today all our members will receive information detailing this process or can call 1300 852 770 or e-mail energy@emsquared.com for details,” he said.
Mr Healey said a Printing Industries member Buying Group website would soon be available featuring IT; telecommunications; courier, office supply; travel; vehicle hire, leasing and sales; and waste management service purchasing as part of an expanding suite of expense minimising benefits.
“Our goal is to provide our members with a one-stop catalogue style marketplace where they can find industry negotiated deals on a wide range of goods and services saving them time and money and positively contributing to improving their bottom line,” he said.
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