Water retailer Wave has won a three-year contract with the UK’s largest independent petrol station owner and operator MRH.
Wave said the deal will deliver cost savings of at least £67,000 for MRH. The water retailer has already helped MRH reduce its spend on water and wastewater by £23,000 across its Scottish sites in the last three years.
MRH owns more than 489 sites in England and Scotland, most of which are branded Esso, BP or Shell. Its forecourt network also includes 336 Costa Express outlets, 34 Subway or Greggs and two full Costa Barista outlets and 304 Hursts stores.
Robert Swann from MRH, said: “Wave has helped us make significant operational cost savings across our Scottish sites, so the company was the natural choice for consolidating our water and wastewater supply needs across the whole of our network.
“This is the first time we have put all sites in England and Scotland under a single water contract, and we anticipate considerable time-saving and management benefits in addition to the efficient service and competitive pricing we know Wave can deliver.”
The contract will include Wave’s Active Water Management (AWM) service, which monitors consumption patterns and highlights any irregularities or excessive usage.
Wave said the number of sites included in the contract will grow as MRH continues to add new locations to its network.
Lucy Darch, chief executive of Wave, said: “For multi-site customers with as many locations as MRH, it is important to know that their chosen water retailer will offer an efficient service, accurate billing and a proactive approach to driving down costs and water consumption.
“We have demonstrated to MRH that we can deliver in all these areas across their Scottish network, and we’re delighted that they have now chosen to trust us with their English sites too.”
Earlier this month, Wave secured a three-year contract with motorway services operator Roadchef.
Wave is the joint venture between Anglian Water Business and NWG Business.