Executive Summary
The project team supported a global pharmaceutical customer seeking to reduce operational energy expenditure across a complex estate of laboratories, manufacturing facilities and offices. Rising market volatility and the need for stronger sustainability performance required a structured, data-led approach to energy management.
Through an Integrated Facilities Management model, the team implemented a long-term strategy that combined multi-year energy bill auditing, benchmarking and corrective actions, delivering significant cost savings and improved control over future energy use.
The Brief
The customer required a clear understanding of historic and ongoing energy costs to strengthen financial control, ensure compliance and reduce exposure to market volatility.
The Outcome
A comprehensive audit across several years of energy bills provided the customer with clear and accurate data. This enabled the team to challenge incorrect charging structures, recover £1.1 million in historical overpayments and resolve multiple supplier billing errors, including misapplied electricity capacity charges.
Benchmarking confirmed the competitiveness of existing tariffs, while the introduction of a continuous billing audit process strengthened future cost control.
Corrected carbon reporting data also reduced unnecessary UK-ETS allowance costs, improving both financial performance and environmental accuracy.
The collaboration continues to support the customer’s long-term strategy, helping maintain energy resilience across a diverse pharmaceutical estate.
