April 1, 2022

3 Ways You Can Affect Your Renovation Costs

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Renovation is an absolutely necessary and important service for most businesses, but can also be a significant cost and should therefore be followed up on a regular basis.
Have you ever considered that you might be throwing away an unnecessary amount of money with the waste?

We help many clients with the renegotiation of the renovation contract, and have gained a lot of experience on what affects the cost.
For many, it is possible to save a lot of money by making some smart moves.


There are essentially 3 factors that will affect your renovation cost:

1. Equipment rental


It is common to pay a sum per day or month for equipment rented from the renovator.
This expense is often the smallest part of the total renovation cost, but there are still some things to consider to minimize this cost.

For equipment that will be deployed over a long period of time, it is common to pay a rental price per day or month.
Then it will usually be profitable to rent a few large containers (possibly containers) rather than many small ones.

If you just need to get a cleanup job done after a project, it can quickly pay to order a container at a fixed price, which includes both rent, transport/emptying and the price of the waste itself.
There are also practical waste bags on the market in various sizes that can be beneficial in places with less space or when you do not need an entire container.

For commercial buildings, hotels, shops, etc., it will usually be beneficial to rent a compactor, especially if it is a long distance to the nearest waste reception.
There are many varieties and sizes for both residual waste and packaging, here the renovators will be able to guide you on what you should choose according to your needs.

Then, of course, it is important to return equipment that you no longer need, here money runs out quickly if you do not pay attention.


2. Transportation costs


Transport often makes up the largest part of the total renovation cost, so this is worth paying attention to (attendance and emptying).

This is especially true if you store your waste in buckets and thus need frequent emptying.
Geographical location will naturally also affect the price of transportation.

Some renovators charge one price for attendance and a separate price for emptying, then you have to add these together to see the actual cost per emptying.


So how to reduce this cost?

The actual price per emptying plays a big role, so it's a good idea to keep an eye on this and renegotiate at the end of the contract, to make sure you have reasonable prices.
But for many, there may be substantially more to save on bringing down the discharge rate.
How about replacing small buckets with larger buckets or containers? If you manage to go from emptying every week to every 2 weeks you have halved your transportation costs.

It also makes sense to keep an eye on the need for emptying. For example, if you have an appointment for emptying every 14 days, there may be periods when you have lower activity that allows you to cancel an emptying again and again, thus avoiding being billed for a toll trip.


3. Fractional price

The fractional price is what you pay for the waste itself, the price of each type of waste.
For companies with low volumes, this cost will probably not account for such a large proportion of the total renovation cost, while for companies that have a small volume of their waste, we see that it can be both thousands-and-thousandths to save by negotiating better fractional prices.

This can be both time consuming and energy intensive for many to handle yourself, we at Purchasing Manager are happy to renegotiate your agreement and assist you in finding the optimal waste solution for your company!