Exposing Hidden Markups: £94,000 in Annual Savings + £28,000 Upfront Cash Back
A multi-site UK warehousing firm blindly trusted their energy broker, completely unaware of the heavy "uplift markups" baked into their rates. Our forensic audit dragged the hidden fees into the light, structured a clean wholesale market switch, cut ongoing costs by £94,000, and put £28,000 in upfront cashback directly into their bank account on day one.
The Client: A multi-site UK logistics and warehousing provider operating across 12 distribution hubs.
The Hidden Pain: They believed their "trusted broker" was shopping the market to keep their energy contracts competitive. In reality, the broker had quietly baked a massive, undisclosed "uplift markup" into their per-kWh unit rates—effectively taxing the company's expansion behind its back.
The Forensic Fix: We ran a forensic audit on their past 12 months of utility statements and dragged the hidden commissions into the light. We then took their full usage profile to the wholesale market. Not only did we lock in clean, transparent unit rates with zero hidden markups, but we also forced the new supplier to issue an immediate upfront cashback incentive directly to the client upon signing.
The Bottom Line:
£94,000 slashed from their ongoing annual energy contract overheads.
£28,000 upfront cashback paid straight into their corporate bank account on day one.
100% written transparency on exactly what we earn—no more mystery markups.