“David at Focus Energy was put in touch through Care England to negotiate a fair rate to supply energy to the care sector. We have had a really bad experience with energy brokers but I decided to send David an email as we had one contract which was expiring, David replied instantly and there was no hard sell tone on his email or when I spoke to him. David was very supportive in negotiating a very competitive rate for us. We have since acquired another business in the care sector with energy contracts due to expire shortly and have no hesitation in contacting David to provide quotes. We are very grateful for the support and look forward to working with David and his team in the future.”
Pritesh Ruparelia – Ellen Borough Care Home
“I’d certainly like to provide very positive feedback on the service received, both from yourselves who facilitated our conversations with David from Focus Energy and from David himself. We had been quoted a cost increase of four times our current rate on one contract from our electricity provider which reduced to a slightly more palatable doubling in cost (from the same provider) following the tender process. Hopefully as wholesale energy prices fall our remaining four contracts will see even better results.
Throughout the process we were assisted ably and clearly, and extra paperwork was understandable and kept to a minimum. We really couldn’t have secured this deal without the help of Focus and yourselves. A huge thank you all round!”
Paul Ratcliffe MEd (Autism) – Beech Cliffe Ltd
“We worked with David at Focus Energy as we had been put in touch through the social care initiative via Care England and Care Forum Wales to negotiate fair and attractive rates for the sector. We had one contract which was expiring early and David was very supportive in negotiating a very competitive rate for us. We are very grateful for the support and look forward to working with Focus Energy as part of the Care Sector initiative on our other energy contracts as they come up for renewal.”
Steve Lyons – Director – Brooks Healthcare Limited
“David has helped our business get an almost 50% reduction in prices. Our contract had reached the end of a fixed deal and the costs were astronomical. Using him saved me hours of work which I did not have time to do. The quote arrived in hours; the contract was returned – all completed in a morning. Many thanks”
Anon. – Care Provider
The Friends of New Earswick Swimming Pool are a small volunteer-run registered charity who manage the operations of a local community swimming pool. Being run by volunteers, most of whom have full time jobs or care commitments, means we only have limited resources and don’t have the time to scan the energy market in depth and negotiate with suppliers.
We’ve therefore been very grateful for the assistance that David at Focus Energy has given us in this regard. He’s provided helpful and timely advice, giving guidance on market trends and enabling us to get the best deals on the market. We recommend Focus Energy to others and will continue to work with them in future.
Friends of New Earswick Swimming Pool-York
“Obviously, the whole situation is a nightmare to navigate, not just because energy firms talk in riddles and because “kwh’s” (day rate, night rate, discounts etc. are completely unfathomable for most people outside of the industry. On top of which, I simply do not have the time to approach energy companies for quotes and then compare rates, so I trusted David (via the tender) to look for the best rate that he could get for us, and I believe that this is what he did. The rate we did get was ridiculously expensive of course, I knew it would be, but I confess that I did have quotes from another broker and their rates were definitely more expensive, so on balance, I felt that we got the best deal that we could, at the time that we were looking. We had the benefit of David’s experience and advice and so have signed up for a 12-month deal which gives us the opportunity to renegotiate when the rates should be cheaper and so we aren’t tied in to an extortionate 3 or 5 year deal which no doubt I would have done if pursuing this on my own because that’s what we’ve always done. With regards to David himself, he was approachable, friendly, patient and most importantly contactable!”
Melanie Rayner – Bramble House
"As a residential childcare provider with around 50 properties across the UK, it is important that we are constantly monitoring our collective spend on energy. With multiple providers for both gas and electricity it was clear that our buying power was not being used to best effect and, following a change in ownership of the group, we engaged with Focus to conduct a thorough review of what we had inherited and to position our requirements to the energy market.
Focus took the time to gain an understanding of our business and presented the options available to us in a clear, straight forward manner. Not only did they secure more favourable rates, but we now have a clear, consolidated structure that we can take to market in subsequent renewals.
As a number of our properties are in rural locations, it was an added bonus that, having completed the review of the mains supplied properties, Focus was then able to complete a similar consolidation exercise across our LPG and heating oil suppliers, again, securing better terms."
Liam Bain- Finance Director
"After struggling to get a contractor to fit a meter in a new agricultural building, I approached Steve at Focus. He immediately told me he would do everything to help and thankfully secured a contract for us. He guided me through the paperwork and made the entire process easy to deal with. At such difficult times in the energy market and after many failed attempts, I was very lucky to get Steve’s help. I would recommend his services to anyone."
Jean Macdonald
North Street Grazing Committee
Isle of Lewis
Recently we were recommended Focus Energy and Steve has been fantastic. He was helpful, quick to respond to emails and calls and saved us some money too, which was great! We’ve used brokers and dealt with energy companies directly in the past but this was the first time I felt like I could trust what I was being told. I would definitely recommend Focus Energy.
Adam Robertson
Kalopsia Collective®
Scottish Award-winning manufacturer
Dunfermline
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