The Welsh Rugby Union has struck a single gas and electricity supply deal as part of its procurement strategy driving significant cash savings for clubs from the professional level down to the community game.
The deal with Total Gas & Power (TGP) will cover the properties of 200 clubs that are members of the WRU, as well as the union’s own buildings and the Principality Stadium.
The single supply deal was brokered for the WRU by Cardiff-based energy management consultancy Amber Energy.
The new partnership ensures that the WRU is protected against increasing energy costs and uncertainty in the face of Brexit, allowing for greater budget control to help the governing body plan for future projects.
The entire commercial energy market was invited to tender for the WRU portfolio, with Amber Energy carrying out in-depth checks to ensure that the suppliers’ responses met the WRU’s requirements.
As a result, TGP has been appointed as the WRU’s official business and commercial energy supplier.
In addition to powering the 74,500-seater Principality Stadium, Amber Energy applied its supplier relationships to enable 200 of the WRU’s clubs to buy their energy collectively, benefiting from better prices than they would individually.
The collectively energy saving has not been disclosed.
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By operating in partnership with the WRU and TGP, Amber Energy will also be able to take on additional properties as their contracts expire, helping to maximise the financial benefit of this deal for smaller clubs.
There are currently more than 300 clubs affiliated to the WRU.
Craig Maxwell, head of group sales and marketing at the Welsh Rugby Union, said: “We’re delighted to welcome amber energy on-board as an official supplier to Welsh Rugby. Amber Energy provides us with the independent expertise to ensure we procure energy for the Principality Stadium and the WRU at the most efficient rate.
“We look forward to developing a strong partnership and working together to offer an energy product to Welsh clubs in order to support their sustainability.”
Ian Keen, sports sector business development manager for Amber Energy, said: “This is a really exciting partnership and one that I’m delighted to be involved with. We’ve been working closely with some of the 海角视频’s top sporting bodies, as well as many grassroots clubs, since 2012 and I’m thrilled that the Welsh Rugby Union will benefit from our expertise.”