You can contract your water services in a similar way to how you negotiate your gas and electricity. Water and wastewater services remain the same, but you will be able to choose who handles your billing and customer services.
Non-domestic customers in England have had the freedom to choose the supplier for their water and wastewater retail services since 2017. This happened in 2008 in Scotland.
As with any market opening up, there have been new entrants competing with existing, established players. This increased competition is seeing benefits for consumers.
Our experience and feedback from customers suggests, that the level of service being offered by some of the larger suppliers has been poor. Billing and customer engagement issues tend to be factors which motivate switching, rather than being a strictly price driven decision. The consolidation of meters to one supplier, more frequent invoicing and simply being able to talk to someone, are key factors. At Indigo Swan, we focus on working with suppliers with good service levels.
The savings available by contracting in England are small and depend on the consumption, but have averaged 6% over the portfolios we manage.
The benefits of looking at contracting in Scotland does typically include a larger % saving. Should you wish, Indigo Swan are happy to approach a select number of suppliers who we feel will offer a competitive contract, but also provide a high level of service.
If you would like to find out what your options are, please get in touch by filling in the short form at the top of the page. Alternatively, you can call us on 01603 625522 or email hello@indigoswan.co.uk
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You’ll be able to switch if you don’t like the service you receive
If you have multiple locations across the country you’ll be able to select one supplier for all the sites
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“I would 100% recommend Indigo Swan in the future. The service we have received has been amazing, their pricing is competitive, and they have made the complete process really easy for us. We were extremely impressed with Oliver’s expansive knowledge, and this was one of the main reasons we were drawn towards you. We hit it off with Oliver from the very start. He was personal and really easy to get on with. We formed a really good working relationship with which made the process really easy. On the odd occasion he was not available to talk to, we were always directed to someone else within the company who were able to help with our queries.” – Dr Michael Barwood, Technical and Quality Manager at Bowles & Walker
“Indigo Swan have also taken care of messy billing from some suppliers, sorting grid connection agreements with the distribution networks and ensure our HH data is easily reportable through competitive MOP and DA/DC contracts. We‘re very happy with the service and attention Proximity Data Centres receive through Indigo Swan.” – Charles Galtrey, Operations Director
“We have a number of academies whose energy contracts all have different end dates. Indigo Swan helped to get us to a position where the majority are on the same contract.” – Sharon Money, Head of Operations
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