Business Water Management News & Blogs

When is a good deal not a good deal on water?

How much does water cost per month for a business? In the current challenging trading conditions, all businesses want to find the best deal for their utilities, including water and waste supplies. Many are fooled into thinking the highest discount […]

Water is a finite resource and UK demand is increasing at a rate of 1% per year. Do you manage this valuable resource?

Despite over 75% of our planet being covered in water, only 1% of it is fresh water that can be used for human consumption. It is a finite resource and as demand increases at a rate of 1% per year […]

How to monitor, target and reduce your energy and water usage across a changing property portfolio?

Managing a property investments energy and water consumption throughout the ownership phase can be difficult to record and target reductions, particularly as part of a large constantly changing property portfolio. Initially we’d suggest you carry out an audit on each […]

The Scottish Water Charges scheme confirms that road drainage charges will no longer be charged in Scotland from 1st April 2021

Wholesale and retail water rates for 2021/22 have now been published by Scottish Water (wholesale) and the Water Industry Commission for Scotland (default maximum tariff)

Five ways to save on your commercial property bills

1. Making sure you’re up-to-dateManaging utilities means more than keeping an eye on the bills. You could have negotiated the best possible rates across all of your commercial property utility suppliers but could still be missing out on major savings. […]

Smart ways to conserve water

Continuing soaring temperatures across the UK mean water shortages and restrictions, as already seen in Northern Ireland this year, could be imminent, making the need to conserve water more important. At DB Group we pro-actively work to help our commercial […]