The Auditel Academy Award Winners
" I worked with a charity, housing associations, manufacturers and a service provider. The average savings across the board were in excess of 20%." - Gill Gibbon, Auditel Franchisee
Auditel is the premier franchised cost and purchase management consultancy network in the UK and Ireland. Applying its exclusive Total Cost of Purchase™ business model their consultants work in the biggest and most exciting markets. By consistently helping to lower operating costs, they build long-term relationships with their clients and secure businesses for themselves which thrive even in the toughest economic climate.
At the beginning of last year, Auditel’s General Manager, Laura Harvey-Smith, formed the Auditel Academy. Those who volunteered were set an awesome target of signing £1 million of expenditure of business costs by the end of the year. There would be monthly teleconferences where members would share ideas, experiences and statistics to help and support each other achieving the end goal. Many achieved their targets and, - two actually exceeded the magic number!
Buckingham-based Gill Gibbon who joined the network in 2003 signed up £1.8 million. Gill reveals: ‘I worked with a mammoth number of fifty clients in mixed activities including a charity, housing associations, manufacturers and a service provider. The average savings across the board were in excess of 20%.’
Suffolk-based Daryn Dodge who joined in 2001, achieved almost £1.1 million. Daryn enthuses: ‘I worked with a whole range of organisations as well. Finance houses, solicitors, couriers, business advisors, charities, leisure centres, retailers and even a holiday park! ‘We covered a huge range of services not only our key sectors of communications, energy and waste management but a further dozen or so of facilities management expenses- last but not least, even the choice of uniforms for the courier company! Daryn too reports remarkable savings for his clients including up to 58% for one client on electricity, 30% on fixed lines and 25% on mobiles.
Chris Allison, Auditel’s Managing Director concludes: ‘It was a tremendous effort by all concerned in the project. Our clients have expressed their supreme satisfaction with the results. Similarly our Affiliates are also delighted as they usually earn 50% of the savings! – so this year they have decided to go for £2 million!’
