Optimise Energy Costs and Boost Efficiency in UK Manufacturing

In today's competitive landscape, UK manufacturers face escalating energy costs, stringent sustainability targets, and the need for operational efficiency. Advantage Utilities offers bespoke energy solutions designed to address these challenges head-on, helping your business reduce costs, enhance sustainability, and maintain a competitive edge.

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Why Manufacturers Partner with Advantage Utilities

20+

Years Of Manufacturing Industry Experience

No Fee

For A Commercial Audit With Our Specialists

21%

Average Energy savings For Packaged Customers

Comprehensive Location Based Audits

Our team conducts in-depth energy audits, analysing expenditure levels across all sites. We identify inefficiencies, reduce unnecessary energy consumption, and highlight opportunities to cut costs while improving sustainability. By recommending practical voltage optimisation solutions, we provide you with a roadmap to enhance efficiency and lower operational expenses.

Seamless Manufacturing Implementation

We ensure a smooth transition for manufacturing solutions, minimising disruption to your operations. By partnering with our expert team, you gain access to tailored energy-saving strategies that deliver measurable cost reductions and long-term sustainability benefits.

The Risks of Poor Energy Management

Failing to optimise your energy levels can lead to excessive consumption, increased costs, and unnecessary strain on equipment. Inefficient voltage supply may shorten the lifespan of electrical assets and contribute to higher maintenance expenses. Addressing these issues proactively ensures improved performance and long-term savings.

Tailored Energy Efficiency Support

Identifying energy-saving opportunities is just the beginning. We provide hands-on support to implement recommended measures, whether it’s upgrading transformers, adjusting voltage parameters, or integrating smart energy management systems. Our bespoke strategies not only help you reduce waste but also enhance system efficiency, delivering long-term cost savings.

Expert Energy Performance Reporting

Understanding the impact of voltage optimisation is key to maximising efficiency. We simplify the process by providing accurate energy performance reports, ensuring your organisation benefits from optimal voltage regulation and improved power quality. Our specialists help you track reductions in energy use, making compliance with sustainability targets effortless.

Manufacturing Sector Specialists, Advantage Utilities

Advantage Utilities offers comprehensive energy strategies to manufacturing businesses aiming to reduce energy consumption. From planning and implementation to ongoing management, our expert team provides tailored solutions to enhance efficiency and sustainability.

With over 20 years of experience in consumption reduction strategies, Advantage Utilities is the trusted partner businesses rely on for reducing costs and consumption. Our personalised approach, industry-leading accreditations, and end-to-end support enable you to make informed decisions to support your company.

Our holistic approach ensures your business achieves maximum energy efficiency. As a one-stop provider for all your energy and sustainability needs, Advantage Utilities integrates voltage optimisation with a broader suite of services, including energy procurement, renewable energy solutions, and carbon reduction strategies. This helps your business reduce energy waste, lower costs, and enhance sustainability, all while improving power quality and equipment longevity.

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Strategic Energy Solutions for UK Manufacturers

At Advantage Utilities, we take a comprehensive approach to supporting manufacturers, delivering energy strategies that don’t just tick boxes but actively drive performance, resilience, and cost control.

As your end-to-end energy partner, we bring together procurement expertise, sustainability planning, and smart operational tools to help you reduce energy spend, unlock efficiencies, and move confidently toward net-zero, without disrupting your production.

From tailored multi-site energy audits to carbon reporting, flexible contracts, and renewable integration, every solution we deliver is engineered around the specific pressures and targets of the manufacturing sector.

Our long-standing role as a founding member of Ofgem’s TPI Working Group means we actively shape best practices in the industry, ensuring transparency, securing competitive rates, and protecting your long-term commercial interests. We're more than a supplier, we're a strategic ally dedicated to helping your manufacturing operation become leaner, greener, and future-ready.

Questions About Manufacturing Energy Strategy & How It Works.

Implementing a tailored energy strategy is one of the most effective ways for manufacturers to reduce operational costs, improve plant performance, and meet sustainability targets. Through detailed audits and expert-led optimisation, you can identify inefficiencies, cut carbon, and reinvest savings into your core operations.

Conducting a Site Survey:
‍We assess your current energy consumption across plant, equipment, and production cycles — identifying inefficiencies and waste.
Analysing Energy Use & Equipment Load:
‍We measure how and when energy is used across your site, highlighting opportunities for smarter control or reduced usage.
Developing an Efficiency Roadmap:
We create a practical, phased plan, from smart metering and LED upgrades to procurement and sustainability actions.
Ensuring Compliance:
Our team ensures your business meets current regulatory requirements including ESOS, SECR, and net-zero frameworks.
Reducing Energy Costs & Carbon Emissions:
‍All strategies are designed to protect your margins while helping you reduce environmental impact and futureproof operations.

Why should manufacturers invest in an energy audit?

Energy is often one of the largest controllable costs in manufacturing. A tailored audit identifies inefficiencies across your plant, from equipment overuse to outdated lighting or compressed air systems, and reveals ways to cut consumption, lower bills, and reduce emissions.

See our CASE STUDIES for more information.

Is an energy audit mandatory for manufacturing businesses?

It depends on your size. If you qualify under ESOS (Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme) or SECR (Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting), a formal audit or disclosure is legally required. For smaller or mid-sized manufacturers, voluntary audits can still deliver significant financial and operational benefits.

What does a manufacturing energy audit involve?

We analyse your electricity, gas, and water usage, assess key equipment, review daily patterns and consumption peaks, to benchmark your facility against industry best practices. The result, a practical roadmap for cost and carbon savings.

How is this different from a standard business audit?

Manufacturing sites are more complex, with energy-intensive machinery, production downtime considerations, and seasonal usage variations. Our audits are built specifically for these environments, factoring in load profiles, process heat, and operational pressures unique to industry.

What kinds of manufacturers do you work with?

We support a broad range, from food and drink processors and automotive suppliers to packaging firms and heavy industry. Whether you’re single-site or multi-location, Advantage Utilities tailor our strategy to suit your operational needs and regulatory responsibilities.

Will the audit disrupt production?

No, we specialise in Manufactuirng, and downtime is one of the most important aspects of working with us. Most assessments are carried out with minimal or no disruption. Where deeper monitoring is required, we work around your production schedule to avoid any impact on output.

What kind of savings can manufacturers expect?

Savings vary depending on site size and current performance, but it’s common to see 10–20% reductions in energy costs through optimised procurement, smarter controls, and voltage or equipment upgrades. We quantify this in your audit report.

Do you help with implementation, or just audits?

We’re a full-service partner. Once your audit is complete, we offer hands-on support for implementing recommendations, whether that’s installing smart meters, negotiating new contracts, or sourcing on-site renewable generation.

How much does a manufacturing energy audit cost?

It depends on the scope, number of sites, size of facility, depth of monitoring. However, we always provide a transparent quote up front, and many clients recover audit costs within the first year of implementation through savings.

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Green Energy Contracts

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Peak demand savings
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Heat Recycling

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LED Lighting

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Electric Vehicle Ports

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Melissa Maini, Director

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The Urang Group

Patrick Flynn, Senior Manager

" Advantage not only offered a fully encompassing solution but took over and executed this perfectly. The board have been extremely pleased with the prices Advantage have gained for us and the company has managed to reduce its energy costs by 28% in the first year."

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