Save Your Business Money With Enigin
Energy saving measures can help your business cut its costs and increase profits – even helping you to win more contracts and attract new, environmentally conscious clients and customers.
I know many of Enigin’s Distributors around the world report that they have clients who win business because they are doing the right thing as far as the environment is concerned.
Enigin Distributors recommend that their clients consider a variety of low or no cost energy-saving measures, so why don’t we share some of these with you now.
By following some simple energy efficient rules you too could end up savings thousands.
The UK environmental agency NetRegs claims that small and medium businesses (SMEs) could save around £1,000 ($1500) per employee per year through basic energy efficiency, with the UK government-backed Carbon Trust estimates that £1bn ($1.5 billion) is wasted annually by growing businesses.
Turn off PCs
It’s a myth that screensaver software saves power when your computers are not in use, so by leaving them on all night, and even all weekend, as many offices do, is simply a waste of money.
The UK Government estimates that if all your PCs were turned off overnight and at weekends, they would save £63 ($95) a year each. So, for a business with 100 computers, that’s an annual saving of £6,300 ($9,500).
Turn That Light Off
Encourage staff to turn off all lights and electrical equipment at night and over weekends.
Many offices have fluorescent lights, but it is a myth that they use less energy if they are left switched on.
While, they use a lot more energy in the few seconds they take to start up than they do in the equivalent time of running, in 15 minutes a fluorescent light will have used 500 times the energy it uses in coming on.
Position employees’ workstations in away that they can make more and better use of natural light and less use of electrical light.
The Heat Is On
Taking control of your heating can make a huge difference to your bills. Your firm could save around 10 per cent of its energy simply by turning down the office thermostat by one degree, while a new boiler could be up to 40 per cent more efficient, and regular maintenance of your heating system will help, too – especially if it is well insulated.
It might sound obvious, but simply adjusting your heating to the seasons can make a big difference too. When it’s warm in the summer, open windows instead of turning on the air conditioning; if it’s too warm in the winter, turn down the heating, don’t open the windows and allow heated air to escape.
Don’t heat areas that aren’t in constant use, such as corridors and store rooms, and make sure radiators aren’t blocked by furniture.
We Have A Shutdown
Some employees might not turn off their computers because they forget or find it a nuisance to have to boot up every morning. To solve this problem, you can install Nightwatchman software to shut down PCs at a set time and restart them in the morning before their users arrive for work.
You can also fit timer plugs to devices such as photocopiers, scanners and printers that spend a lot of time idling to save money by turning them off at night and on again before the office opens for business.
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