How much can saving on back of house basics boost your bottom line?
If you took our advice last month then you’ll be spending some time taking a really good look at your whole business during the quieter winter months.
As we all know, increased profit comes from boosting revenue and reducing costs. We’ve got suppliers for both (of course!) and today we’re writing about what we (lovingly) call the boring basics.
That’s right – bins, bathrooms and bugs. It’s all glamour today!
But these are the sorts of places where keeping a close eye on costs can really make a difference to your profit margin.
Let’s look at a few examples:
Waste disposal
No doubt you are aware of the changes regarding business waste separation and disposal coming in from the 31st March: Businesses with 10 or more employees will now be required to separate their various dry recycling, food waste and ‘other’.
Since you’re likely going to need to liaise with your waste removal company about how they will be running their collections in line with the new rules, it’s a great time to talk turkey!
So how much should you be paying?
This is going to vary depending on your needs and location of course, but one of our members, a local football club in Leicestershire, had been paying £30 per bin, per collection until they spoke with our amazing partners at 1st Waste. They managed to shave those costs by more than half with the club now paying just £10 for recycling and £15 for general waste!
If you’re not happy with your current waste disposal supplier, our partners can also support you in closing your current contract.
Bathroom maintenance
We’ve all had the experience: You’re having a lovely time out with friends and family, great food, lovely atmosphere, maybe a cheeky glass of wine or two, only to be let down by grotty loos!
And it’s not just the ladies. 75% of men say that the conditions in the gents influences their dwell time and spend so this isn’t a place to scrimp – but that doesn’t mean you have to splurge either.
One of our members, a lovely little pub with a bar area, outdoor seating for 15 or so and a restaurant for 20-25 covers, had been paying around £850 each year for 8 visits to professionally clean their sanitary bins. By using their LSG membership to switch to Initial Washrooms, not only will they now get a visit every month, they’ll only be paying £250!
Initial Washrooms contracts can also cover soap dispensing, hand dryer supply and maintenance and more.
Pest Control
Pests just bug you don’t they? Hygiene issues in the kitchen, irritated guests in the dining room and a serious hit to income should they set themselves up in the bedrooms!
So, what did one of our members, a true gastro-pub by the seaside do? Set up a pest control contract of course. Their local supplier offered a quote, but the annual saving of £170 with Rentokil through us was too great to overlook!
Rentokil offer annual contracts, one-off visits, advice for pest prevention and deep, deep kitchen cleaning.
That’s a massive saving of over £2,500 each year – across only three suppliers!
Now imagine how much more we can save you across your other ‘boring basics’ like linens, insurance, cellar gas, disposables, fire safety equipment…