With sites across the UK and expansion year-on-year, Staples were finding it hard to manage their electricity and gas requirements. There were a multitude of contracts in place with several suppliers and verification of invoices was proving difficult.  To improve the situation, Staples decided to outsource their energy procurement and invoice processing to Inenco.

• Inenco consolidated Staples' supply requirements and negotiated group agreements with their suppliers.
   
• This ensures that administration is cost and time-efficient and energy prices are low.
   
• To effectively handle the continual growth of the company, we developed a system to ensure that new sites immediately join group supply agreements.
   

All invoices were verified on a monthly basis by Inenco, with an electronic interface to Staples in-house systems, allowing the company to directly access their utility invoices at all times.

Inenco's systems resulted in savings in excess of £500,000 and Staples having a much tighter control over their energy expenditure. New sites benefited from group discounts straight away and prices were regularly reviewed, ensuring that the company consistently had the best deal available.

The initial brief was expanded to include the negotiation of group meter operator agreements, achieving further savings.