Bizerba is a leading global distribution warehouse of weighing and labelling technology for retailers. Founded in 1866 the company has approximately 2,600 employees worldwide. Bizerba UK were looking at ways to further improve on their already high environmental standards and to save money in their Milton Keynes based UK offices

1. AUDITEL IN THE
Manufacturing
sector
www.auditel.co.uk
A referral from a trusted and reliable source
recommended Auditel, believing them to be
the best people to provide an independent
assessment of Bizerba UK’s needs, procure the
best possible technology and project manage its
implementation.
The background
Bizerba’s electricity and gas supply contracts
were already being ably managed internally
by their proactive Financial Director, Mark
Glenister.
Their distribution facility had been refitted only
three years previously and already had efficient
heating and air conditioning, but the existing
lighting was mostly provided by older, less
efficient fluorescent tube lighting.
The challenge
Mark is always keen to seek out further
improvements and lower Bizerba’s energy costs,
improve their environmental credentials and to
show a return on investment within three years –
a huge challenge for a site refurbished only three
years ago!
The solution
Firstly, Auditel set about renegotiating electricity
and gas supply contracts, then replaced the
aging old lighting with more efficient adapters
and diffuser kits for modular lights.
Also the number of tubes was reduced
where they have modular lights but not in the
warehouse where they had 6ft and 8ft tubes we
replaced 1-for-1.
Working with a government subsidies specialist,
Capital Allowances, Auditel were also able to
reduce the relamping costs.
The benefits
• The new energy-efficient T5 tubes can last
three times as long as the older ones.
• Due to ClickSave adapters featuring bright
reflectors the number of tubes was reduced
• The new diffuser kits provide much better
light, reducing shadows and glare.*
• They are much cheaper than LED tubes.
The result
An impressive overall energy cost saving of over
59% and projected payback within 3 years.
Auditel chosen to boost Bizerba’s energy
efficiency and environmental credentials
Profile:
Bizerba is a leading global distribution
warehouse of weighing and labelling
technology for retailers.
Founded in 1866 the company has
approximately 2,600 employees
worldwide. Bizerba UK were looking at
ways to further improve on their already
high environmental standards and to save
money in their Milton Keynes based UK
offices.
Savings breakdown:
CATEGORY £ SAVINGS
Energy £2,971.80 pa
Savings over 3 years £14,859
Mark Glenister commented, “Auditel are experts in procurement and their
independent advice and focus on getting us the best solution was refreshingly
simple. Their expertise in lighting when combined with their trusted supply
chain proved invaluable, they even tendered our requirements to 3 lighting
suppliers and negotiated the best possible deal on our behalf.”
* Energy at Work Ltd were chosen as the supplier for this project for their pioneering GreenCat retrofit lighting technology.
Even the cheapest LED panel can’t beat the cost versus light-output of GreenCat and it uses about the same energy!
Bizerba UK were looking for a company that could help improve their energy
efficiency and boost their environmental credentials.