Client's business sector: Hospitality

Country: France (within European Group approach)

Challenge: To identify areas in which the Holiday Inn in the Place de la République, Paris could reduce their energy costs. M&C Energy Group began working with the Holiday Inn in Paris in March 2007, in cooperation with the Technical Director Monsieur Aubry.

M&C Energy Group's Strategy: Thorough analysis of Holiday Inn's invoices allowed the analytical team to identify areas in which costs could be reduced through a combination of negotiation and identification, pursuit and securing of refunds on behalf of the hotel.

Result: Several months after M&C Energy Group began working on behalf of the Holiday Inn, a sizeable refund based on incorrect invoicing of sewerage charges was achieved. Subsequently, M&C Energy Group focused on the hotel's electricity purchase on the regulated market and on the gas expenditure on the liberalized market, following tariff parameter adaptation and negotiating the new gas contract this fall in order to reduce costs.

M&C Energy Group's team also identified potential savings via obtaining additional subsidies for the installation of high efficiency lighting devices.

The results have been achieved thanks to a good cooperation with M. Aubry.

Comment: Monsieur Aubry said, "We have been pleased with the savings achieved on our behalf by M&C Energy Group and expect M&C Energy Group to realise additional savings over the next few months."