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Southern Farmers Ltd is an agricultural buying group with a membership in excess of 1,000 and is a mutual co-operative operating as a non-profit making organisation.
Its sole purpose is to act as a buying agent for its members and to benefit them by negotiating the most advantageous terms possible with group suppliers.
The Relationship How Did We Help Them?
We began working with Southern Farmers to arrange supply of water to the group, as their members were dissatisfied with the level of service that they were receiving from their previous water supplier.
Southern Farmers' usage can fluctuate greatly throughout the year; this is an issue we made sure we were aware of and took into account.
We found that their members preferred a more consistent and frequent billing service. Additionally, we worked to ensure that members saved money on their water bills; we did this through passing on the wholesale price, which is ultimately the lowest.
The Outcome What Were The Results?
224 members helped
650 + meters switched
Total annual saving of £200k
Consolidated monthly bills
More consistent meter readings
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