One of the biggest challenges facing business today, whether in manufacturing, office, retail or service environments is rising energy costs. This can have a significant negative impact on a company's financial performance, biting deeply into hard earned profits - at a time when shareholders are demanding a better return on their investment.

How electricity prices have been rising:*

*Diagram based on DTI energy statistics for the 3rd quarter of years 2003, 2004, 2005 for industrial sector users.

Reacting to this challenge is not easy, especially when there are so many aspects
involved in understanding your current position - let alone what real savings can be
sensibly achieved. So, who do you turn to? Who can give you the right answers and
the right future proof tactics? In a nutshell, you need to talk to experts that have
proven experience in reducing energy costs, which is why the Melsmart Energy
Centre is here to help you profit from our experience.

Sustained improvement in energy performance will lead to a significant cost reduction.