Testimonials and Case Studies
 

Company profile: SES has an annual turnover in excess of £100 million and is a member of Shepherd Group. Shepherd Group companies  are primarily engaged in the provision of modular and relocatable buildings, construction and engineering and residential and commercial property development.

June 2007

“We are pleased to confirm that GPG have achieved savings for us of up to 20%, over a range of non core expenditure items, where they have sourced alternative deals, with no diminution in either the quality or service of the supply. The professionalism of their staff and supply chain enables me to confidently recommend their service to other companies who are seeking to improve their “bottom line”, GPG deliver what they say they will, with no catches”

Paul Nichol, Financial Controller, Shepherd Engineering Services

Company profile: Aimia Foods based in Haydock has an annual turnover of 40 million employing some 300 people. They are a leading UK Beverage and Food supplier to the Vending, Foodservice and Retail Markets.

June 2007 

I have recently had the pleasure of working with GPG for my company’s stationery and office supplies requirements. I found GPG to be very efficient and very helpful in the work that they did for me, I also found them to be very hands on and friendly to deal with.

The level of expertise and professionalism they showed was a credit to them. I have to say at first I was a little dubious about using such a company as GPG that soon vanished once they demonstrated how beneficial it would be for my company to use them.

With the stationery side now completed and annual savings of around 28% I feel confident in recommending their services to any company that is looking for a well organised professional company such as theirs to help with any procurement requirements they may have.

Regards

Andy Etherington - Purchasing - Aimia Foods

Company Profile: PSCA International Ltd is a publishing company with turnover of over £7m.

They have a vast array of publications to suit every professional within the public sector and private sector.

June 2007

Like a lot of other people in purchasing or accounts I get calls from cost reduction analysts and phone companies every single week and I tend to dismiss them out of hand because until now no company has managed to demonstrate significant improvements on our cost base, which is market tested every year for all core non-pay costs.

Something about GPG’s approach felt different so I invited them in for a discussion.

Their approach was professional and we only focussed on key areas of cost and interest to PSCA. We quickly identified which costs would be attacked and within a very short space of time GPG’s partner in telecoms delivered a comprehensive report and analysis showing how they would save us 20% on our phone costs – something no other organisation had been able to deliver. 

Jeff Turner – Company Secretary – PSCA International  
 

Two weeks ago I booked (over the internet) a hotel near Brighton through Corporate Team, two nights, - cost £77 B&B only. The whole thing took minutes and I received an e-mail confirmation immediately with booking reference number. The actual cost direct with the hotel should have been £85.

At the same time I booked 4 nights for the following week. On this occasion I was prevented from booking direct, and was told (on line) that confirmation would follow. With half an hour I received confirmation at £60 per night. (Same hotel)

Now I may be pretty good at negotiating, but no way would I be able to get that sort of reduction.

In addition, I had to cancel one night - e-mail to CT - done in seconds, complete with cancellation number. Very professional and very impressive.

Ian Dickinson, Panoptic Solutions Ltd
 

"I signed up to GPG as soon as the GPG consultant presented it to me as it seemed a 'no-brainer' - guaranteed savings with no cost and no risk. Six months down the line, GPG have implemented a number of the savings, putting a good deal of effort into working on our behalf, and I am happy to say that I can’t find a catch - it is delivering exactly what I was told it would."

Ian Batchelor, Finance Director, Analox Sensor Technology Ltd
 

"GPG provides a risk free approach to attracting cost-saving benefits across a wide range of overheads. Due to the structure of the scheme, we are able to benefit from volume leverage that on our own we would not be able to. The GPG Consultant made it painless and straightforward to get set up and to start saving. Difficult to find a reason not to try it!"

David Stark, Finance Director, Blagdon Pump Holdings Ltd

"As a GPG affiliate, we have been able to tap into some of the GPG savings for ourselves as well as providing great savings for our clients. For example, Willis were able to save us 56% on our professional indemnity insurance."

Glen Feechan, Chief Executive, Feechan Consulting Ltd
 

"GPG approached Corporatewear UK as a leading supplier of quality promotional goods, bespoke uniforms and sportswear. We are keen to extend our work and add value to leading blue chip clients, companies and clubs of all sizes.

The GPG business model is a Win-Win-Win for everyone. We are now reducing our own overheads working with Business Breakthrough. For instance, as a user of the service, we have saved a massive 73% on all our many national telephone calls and 47% on local calls. We are delighted. "

Mike Hill, Sales Director. Corporate Wear UK PLC.

Recent Case Studies

Client A –FTSE 250 Retail organisation with over 500 locations with an annual turnover in excess of £700 million. The client contacted GPG to discuss the opportunity to conduct an analysis of non-core expenditure and highlight cost reduction opportunities across the organisation. The non-core expenditure is £50 million, but the GPG activity was initially restricted to 50% of this figure to ensure immediate tangible benefits. We have comfortably highlighted net savings of £2 million over the first twelve months of the project. As part of the GPG review, we also found that, due to the nature of their business and the large number of locations across the UK, many employees would regularly use their personal credit cards to procure non-core goods and services. They would then have these costs reimbursed on monthly expense reports. Consequently, GPG is also implementing the Procurex solution which will allow the client to control non core expenditure, lower the number of purchase transactions and hence further reduce the total cost of procurement.

Danwood Case Study

Wildlife Trust Case Study