by RichardGardiner | May 6, 2015 | Energy, ICT, Waste
The recent Commerce Commission ‘ruling’ on Unfair Contract Terms for utilities is great news for businesses. Total Utilities has been negotiating utility agreements since 1999 and a recurring bugbear for us in the past 16 years has been the use of automatic contract...
by Jonathan Gardiner | Dec 2, 2014 | Waste
Earlier this year Tamaki College’s executive officer, Neil McEnteer had no hesitation in handing over the school’s waste contract to Total Utilities for review. Since his first dealings with the utilities experts in 2012, Neil had seen the college benefit from...
by Jonathan Gardiner | Dec 2, 2014 | Waste
Jonathan Gardiner shares some ways to save money on waste management at your organisation: How full are your bins? If bins are regularly being picked up half or two thirds full consider increasing the size of your bin to reduce the number of pick-ups and cut transport...
by Jonathan Gardiner | Sep 23, 2013 | Waste
The way that Aucklanders pay for their waste water is set to change from June 2014. This will impact on the financial reality for many schools and businesses over the next four years. Getting in and being proactive about these changes will allow organisations to...
by RichardGardiner | Sep 3, 2012 | Energy, ICT, Waste
Marc Wendelborn looks at why negotiating new utilities contracts doesn’t have to be a painful process. Negotiating supply contracts for electricity, natural gas, waste, and telecommunications is no fun. You have to do your homework, have meetings with potential...
by RichardGardiner | Feb 20, 2012 | Energy, Waste
At a time when every sector in New Zealand is feeling the pinch, 102 schools across New Zealand have found a way of making their money go further. Part of the solution for a large number of primary, intermediate and high school business managers has been to bring in...
