Here at BES Utilities, we like to support our customers wherever we can. We regularly provide you with tips to reduce your company’s energy bills, so you can increase your ventures profit margins. This week, BES Utilities looks into how you can make your office equipment more energy efficient.

1. How to Make Your Office Equipment More Energy Efficient
Here at BES Utilities, we like to support our customers wherever we can. We regularly provide you
withtipstoreduce yourcompany’senergybills,soyoucanincrease yourventuresprofitmargins.This
week, BES Utilities looks into how you can make your office equipment more energy efficient.
Why go efficient?
Asa small businessowner,itisinyourbest interesttoinstallenergyefficiencymeasuresinyouroffice.
This will allow you to use less energy without damaging your firm’s productivity, allowing you to
streamline yourenergybills.How can you go about making your workspace more energy efficient?
We suggestyou get a smart meterfitted – if you are a BES Utilitiescustomer,we will dothisforyou,
free of charge. Withthis, youcansee how muchenergy yourbusinessusesday-to-day.Thisisbecause
smart metershave anin-officedisplay showingyouhow muchpoweryouare usinginreal-time.Now
youknowhow muchenergyyourbusinessgenerates,you can work on reducing your energy usage.
Make equipment work for you
One area you might want to look at is your office equipment. You could always upgrade your office
equipment,switchingitout for energyefficientversions - but thiscan get prettyexpensive.Instead,
consider carefullymanaging how your existing office equipment handles energy.This could provide
you with a cost-effective way slashing your firm’s outgoings effectively.
NorthernIrishBusinessInformationsays thatmanagingyouroffice equipment canmake it70% more
energy efficient. But it can also provide other benefits for your business’ bottom line. For example,
makingyour firm’sequipmentmore energyefficientcanincrease itslifespan,soyouwill nothave to
spend significant sums of money replacing outdated machines.
Easy energy efficiency tips
You do not have to devote a significant portion of time, or possess vast amounts of technical
knowledge, tomake youroffice equipmentmore energyefficient.Here are a few easy-to-implement
tips you can utilise to manage your equipment’s energy usage more effectively:
 Invest in maintenance: Properly maintained equipment lasts longer and works more
efficiently.Therefore if yousetupanequipmentmaintenance schedule,youcanensure your
company gets the most out of its machines.
 Switch off machines: If machines like laptops have not beenused for ten minutes or more,
theyare wastingenergy.Make sure theyare switchedoff whennotinuse,so your company
utilises the energy it generates more efficiently:
 Use settings:Machines like computersandprintershave ‘powersavingsettings’and‘energy
efficient modes.’ If you utilise these settings, your equipment will automatically be more
energy efficient, allowing you to make significant savings on your energy costs.
Most importantly, ensure that your employees know how to use office equipment efficiently. We
wouldadvise youtoprovideyoustaff withtraininginthisareaanddraw upan office policyonenergy
efficiency.Byactivelypromotingenergyefficiencyinyourworkspace,youcan reduce the amount of
power your company uses, potentially allowing you to streamline your energy bills.
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Solutions Ltd, BES Commercial Electricity Ltd and BES Telecom Ltd. With offices in Fleetwood,
Lancashire, BES Utilities aims to provide first rate utility services to businesses across the United
Kingdom.
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