We are excited to introduce a new face to the Total Utilities team with Executive Administrator, Komal Mathew, recently joining us.
Komal has a wealth of experience in the energy sector, having worked in energy coordination roles for the past 10 years.
Her role will involve providing administrative support to our experienced team of directors, as well as assisting with projects on the go. She will be a regular contact point between the team and our customers.
She has hit the ground running and is responsible for customer support, sales and marketing support, procurement support and energy sensor stock control.
Komal says, “Luckily, with my energy background I already understand a lot of what I need to know for this role, so I’m looking forward to using my knowledge to become a helpful and productive member of the team.”
Komal moved to New Zealand from South India back in 2009 and is very happily settled here with her husband and young family.
She has two children, aged 10 and 3, and she loves nothing better than hanging out with them and taking them to the local park. Her hobbies include Indian cookery and she is known for her delicious curries – “My husband loves them, so I think they must be good!” she says.
Komal has an outgoing personality and loves to ask questions to get to the bottom of any issue. She says she immediately felt welcome by the Total Utilities team and is very excited to be starting in her new role.
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Total Utilities is proud to join a growing community of over 40 suppliers and service providers participating in the Carbon Neutral Government Programme. We join the likes of Deloitte, WSP and many other organisations who profoundly care about protecting our beautiful country and people from the impact of climate change.
The purpose of the CNGP is to accelerate the reduction of emissions within the public sector and targets three areas in particular: heating, transport, and buildings.
We are Toitū carbonzero, too
This exciting news follows our February announcement, where we shared our Toitū carbonzero certification. Our commitment to taking positive action on climate change is reinforced by being on the CNGP list.
Supporting corporates and public sector clients for over 20 years
Our organisation began in 1999. Now over 3,000 corporate and public sector clients — including many schools, colleges, and tertiary institutes — rely on us for their electricity, natural gas and waste procurement, cost and consumption analysis.
More recently, we’ve been helping organisations accurately measure, verify and report on their carbon and greenhouse gas emissions. We do this with a three-prong approach: understand and act, improve and reduce, and target and report.
Paving the way to decarbonised organisations up and down the country
Through this three-step process, we help organisations understand their current footprint, create a carbon management plan for short and long-term savings, and design and maintain a greenhouse gas inventory. Together these steps help organisations decarbonise their activities and reach CarbonZero certified status.
Capabilities and experience in all five categories
The CNPG assessed us and confirmed we have capabilities and experience in all five of their key areas. This means we offer:
services to measure and report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
independent verification services
independent verification services which meet third-party accreditation standards
services to support emission reduction plans and strategies
software solutions, tools, and other support to manage emission reduction plans and strategies.
World-leading Technology and best practice
Total Utilities uses world-class leading technology and international best practice to help organisations gain insights from their emissions inventory. They are committed to enabling organisations to reduce their carbon footprint and achieve short and long-term savings, often without additional capital spending.
Joining like-minded organisations
The programme is a great step for us and helps put us in contact with government entities seeking to accelerate their emissions reductions. Being identified as a supplier in all five categories means we can help entities from start to finish – from advising on measurement and reporting, reviewing their internal plans, building a reduction plan, to monitoring the outcome with our software and reporting tools.
We look forward to partnering with like-minded entities who are paving the way to a low emissions economy, and it’s great to see the government taking an active lead in setting this example.
As an organisation, we walk the sustainability talk by managing and reducing our greenhouse gas emissions wherever we can and neutralising our unavoidable emissions.
The team at Total Utilities are very excited to have Quinton Fisher join us as our Auckland Regional Sales Manager.
Quinton has recently moved to New Zealand from South Africa with his wife and two daughters. When looking at countries to immigrate to, New Zealand, Canada and the U.K made his shortlist.
We’re thrilled that New Zealand was their first choice, and we hope that it won’t take long for his family to feel at home here. Total Utilities will do all we can to make the transition smooth for the Fisher family.
A real people person
Quinton brings with him a wealth of experience in utilities and a passion for sales. A real people person, Quinton is all about building and maintaining meaningful long-term relationships with both his clients and his colleagues which makes him the ideal candidate for heading Auckland regional sales.
2020 marks Quinton’s twelfth year in utilities
Quinton owned and has now sold a successful business in South Africa, Thinktility, a company who has helped large brands, like Kellogg’s company of South Africa, experience the benefits of reduced tariffs, smart metering and energy-efficient solutions.
Drawn to Total Utilities culture and vision
For Quinton, the culture and vision of Total Utilities was a perfect fit. He especially appreciates the feel of camaraderie and togetherness and that it is a place where ideas and knowledge are shared freely. He notes that it doesn’t matter where the suggestion comes from, whether it’s an employee’s idea or a director’s, if the initiative has merit then the team at Total Utilities will do their best to explore its feasibility and implement it.
Sustainability and renewable energy are important
Total Utilities cares about future-proofing New Zealand businesses, by helping them think about how their utility choices not only impact their bottom line but people and the planet too.
Quinton’s passions align with our vision, as he cares about sustainability, identifying and using alternative energy sources, and providing smart and efficient energy solutions backed by clever, cutting edge analysis and insights.
A skilled negotiator with a strong financial and operations background
Quinton loves helping people, building relationships and understanding how businesses operate. His skills lie in sales, marketing, negotiating favourable contracts with preferred suppliers, and he brings with him a financial, analytical and technical background.
What’s more, he also thrives on exceeding client’s expectations, helping them solve complex issues and achieve meaningful outcomes.
His why? Reducing costs for businesses, empowering them to understand the financial impact of their utilities’ usage, and what level of power they are consuming, with the aim to make their business more streamlined, save money, and increase profitability and sustainability.
Making the most of New Zealand’s outdoor lifestyle
Quinton visited New Zealand in September 2019 to see if it could be a country where his family could lay down roots. The tranquillity and natural beauty remind him of the town where he grew up. Since moving to West Auckland, Quinton has found the transition relatively painless, and now he has time to make the most of our outdoor lifestyle. In his free time, he enjoys swimming in the ocean, mountain biking, fishing, golfing and hiking.
A dynamic addition to our team
We respect Quinton’s ambition and initiative. When he decided that New Zealand was a place he’d happily immigrate to, he arranged to have a meeting with our managing director, Richard Gardiner and the rest as they say is history.
Serving the Supercity
Quinton will be helping new clients around the supercity discover better, more efficient and sustainable ways to manage their energy consumption.
Total Utilities warmly welcomes Quinton to our team. We know that he will take care of you, our clients, and provide you with excellent, insightful service.
Like the one third of a million Kiwis who were born in the UK, our family was drawn here in the first place by the beauty of New Zealand, its down to earth friendly culture and reputation for freedom and tolerance for all.
26 years later we all feel the same way! Our business has staff born in New Zealand, Brazil and the UK. We are all united by being Kiwis!
The barbaric mass murder of innocent Muslims in Christchurch last Friday does not define us. It is the exception to the rule not the rule itself. This atrocity was committed by a pathetic misfit who has no place in our society.
There are 4.8 million of us and we all need to stand together to protect all that is good in our country and way of life.
Differences of religion, ethnicity and political views are neither here nor there in the wider scheme of things. We all need to continue to focus on what values unite us rather than our superficial differences. We all want the best for our families and for the country as a whole.
Live and let live for all.
The following was sent to me on Monday from David Goadby, also from the UK. I felt compelled to share this with our wider community as it echos the comments I have made above. In no way is this an advertisement for energyclubnz.
The tragic events of last Friday have shocked not only the country but also the world. In such a small country like New Zealand it is likely that a lot of our members will have been impacted in some way, even if it is questioning whether the country we call home is actually as safe as we once considered.
The energyclubnz team is based in communities across New Zealand including Christchurch. We pride ourselves on the fact that our small, passionate team are a diverse bunch from many backgrounds, religions and nationalities. Most importantly we all consider New Zealand to be our home.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the families who have been directly impacted.
As a business whose core values include ‘doing the right thing’, myself and the team don’t feel it is right to make a profit from such a dark day in New Zealand’s history. Because of this, we will be donating all of our club fees from last Friday directly to Christchurch St John’s Ambulance who have given immense support during this tragedy.
The energyclubnz team is doing this because we care about our community and the country we all live in.
If you would like to donate to St John’s Ambulance to support their First Response Units click here.
My thoughts are with all of New Zealand and I hope that we can pull together to treasure the diversity of our beautiful country – more than we’ve ever done before. Yours sincerely,
