The Brief

Stephens & George is an award winning, fourth generation family owned print group celebrating their 100th year in the British Printing Industry in 2012. Headquartered in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales with offices in London and Edinburgh and employing over 220 dedicated staff, their area of expertise is sheet-fed litho printing of magazines and commercial products.

Stephens & George Print Group invest, not only in technology, but also in their workforce, enabling them to offer a superior service with their printing, folding, saddle stitching, perfect and PUR binding, mailing and their own fleet of delivery vehicles. The company had been purchasing energy through a printing industry consortium using a “flexible purchasing” approach that resulted in escalating costs and uncertain budgets.

The Solution

• Implementation of a far simpler method of energy procurement
• Deliver specialist consultancy support to calculate site capacity, sub-metering and profile forecasts.

"UES Energy has impressed us with their attention to detail and willingness to own and resolve our energy-related problems - like increasing site capacity, voltage optimisation and sub-metering. Their approach to energy procurement provided the budget forecasts that were essential to us and their advice on the timing of contract placement is backed up with detailed market intelligence."

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