ECA Business Energy have helped over 400 bodyshops make savings.
They are now encouraging bodyshops to take advantage of a Desktop Energy Review.
Reviews help identify wastage, assess current practices, compare performance between sites, and ultimately, reduce energy consumption and costs. ECA specialists compare energy consumption data with sector averages to identify waste and excessive use.
Bodyshops are asked to provide limited information including half hourly electricity and gas data, a description of operations on site, weekly opening hours, details of energy Intensive equipment, the floor area of the facility, and any energy audits or reports already undertaken.
ECA Business Energy Managing Director, Steve Silverwood, said: "Benchmarking helps our team discover if a bodyshop is using more energy than expected. We can then suggest behavioural or operational procedure changes to minimise waste."
He added: "Making simple changes such as turning off equipment rather than leaving equipment in standby mode can make a big difference.
The cheapest energy is the energy you don't use. On average, our bodyshop clients have benefited from annual energy savings of 12%, following a review.
The cheapest energy is the energy you don't use. On average, our bodyshop clients have benefited from annual energy savings of 12%, following a review."
If required, the Desktop Energy Review can be followed by a detailed site audit to discover exactly why energy usage spikes.
On completion of the review, ECA work with bodyshops to define short medium and long term ways to reduce energy consumption. All data can be monitored through the easy to use central hub – ECA Cloud.