The Challenge

 

Allen Ford Motors operates a 30-site footprint across the south of England, from Bath and Swindon in the west, through the Midlands, Berkshire and London, to Kent and Essex in the south east. The portfolio spans showrooms, workshops and offices, each with different trading patterns and load profiles, which makes energy buying and budgeting inherently complex.

 

Rising wholesale prices, mismatched suppliers, varied contract end dates and years of unvalidated billing had introduced cost and operational risk. AFM needed a single, comprehensive service to bring the portfolio under one view, standardise contracts and data, validate bills at scale and capture better market pricing. The brief was simple to state and hard to deliver. Simplify. Secure. Save.


Our Approach

Smart Procurement

Procurement

We manage Allen Ford’s fixed and flexible contracts across electricity, gas, and water, using our Insights Platform to support smarter, better-timed buying decisions.

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Energy Management

Bill Validation & cost recovery

We resolve billing issues quickly, recover overcharges, and assist with any debt management needs.

Resolve Issues Faster

Energy Management

Metering Services

We coordinate new meter installations, upgrades, removals and disconnections

Get Connected Sooner

Energy Management

Energy Audit

Audited operations and implemented strategies aligned with client objectives.

Develop Smarter Strategies

Energy Management

Reporting on Cost, Usage & Forecasts

We provide regular reports detailing energy spend, usage trends, and forward forecasts.

Get Total Oversight

Energy Management

Full Portfolio Management

We oversee the entire utility portfolio, ensuring contracts, renewals, and end dates are aligned.

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Why it worked

Price first
Flexible buying captured market improvements.

Clarity
Leadership sees exactly why costs move through a simple usage vs rate split.

Focus
Outliers handled quickly. No portfolio noise.

The results

 

17.0% lower

Weighted unit rate (PPU)

12.6% lower

Portfolio cost

+5.3%

Usage (same meters)

£883K

in cost savings

What Our Customers Say

Allen Motor Group Case Study (3)

Our experience with Nationwide Utilities has been nothing short of outstanding, and their expertise has greatly benefited our business.

Sarah’s team led a site audit and comparison project which proved invaluable: it helped us identify several supplies that were not under contract. As a result, we were able to renegotiate these contracts and secure better energy tariffs, leading to significant annual cost savings for our company. Their efforts to consolidate all our supplies have streamlined our operations and will undoubtedly make future renewals much easier.

Their proactive approach and meticulous attention to detail have made a notable difference to our energy management strategy.

Linda Baxter

Environmental Social Governance Manager

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