Digital Energy ConsultantsCatalyst are proud to pioneer as Digital Energy Consultants

We are a market leading independent digital energy consultancy that provides energy procurement, sustainability and environmental services. With the largest UK supplier panel and procurement solutions that match your needs, our range of solutions and services are designed to make the selection and management of your business energy contracts as easy as possible.

Not only can we drive a lower unit rate, we show you ways that you need fewer units in the first instance.  We do this by auditing your energy usage, and recommending how you can be more energy efficient, by reviewing your current monthly energy spend, we agree the percentage of savings needed to prove viability on any given energy saving project.

Since making the initial investment can be a barrier for some, we help by offering financial as well as energy saving solutions. This means you can put in place energy efficiency measures without any upfront capital investment.

For the initial period, the financing is structured such, that any capital costs are offset against reductions in utility bills, whilst still returning a monthly saving back to the business, after which you reap the full financial benefit. Put simply you have unlimited access to leading multidisciplinary consultants and engineers, with solutions repaid from the savings you make – so you have no upfront costs.

Our People

As digital energy consultants our strength is its ability to combine business strategies with financial, economic, technical and legislative advice as an integrated energy consultancy service to public and private sector clients. This is achieved through the experience that is held by key management. We deliberately set out to acquire skillsets that are only found with seasoned professionals in the energy contracting and consulting field.

Our energy staff experience and skillsets have been acquired through the careful selection of strategic hires from the very industries that are now our clients and in-turn provide a balance blend of contracting and consulting that is rare in our industry.

This is what sets Catalyst apart from the traditional consultancies in that we are technology agnostic. We provide solutions for our clients and not restricted by an agenda of selling energy saving or generating products. Staffed with some of the country’s leading sustainability and energy experts, Catalyst has a wealth of experience focused in energy management, solutions and implementation.

As digital energy consultants we know that having a balance between technical expertise and the commercial reality of our clients’ requirements, we work in partnership with our clients, and take time to understand their business, their ethical and carbon requirements and of course, future plans which are paramount in developing the correct multi-strategy approach or solution. We maintain a holistic approach whereby expertise is directed to the objectives of each commission.

Our Directors and associates are all chartered, professional engineers. We subscribe to ethical Codes of Practice and advice is entirely independent and impartial. It is a tenet of our company that Directors should have an active involvement in all work undertaken. They are supported by technical specialists organised in multidisciplinary teams and have many years’ experience in design, programming, contract administration, inspection and reporting.

Energy Procurement

With our diverse bank of business customers throughout a range of industry sectors having an annual consumption of over a billion kWh, Catalyst is one of the market leading independent energy brokers in the UK.  Catalyst has a vast amount of experience in Energy Procurement Services managing the energy procurement requirements of public and private sector organisations, ranging from small single site retail, energy intensive sites, through to large and complex multi-site groups.

Providing a full spectrum of energy services our confidence is such that we operate our business with no contractual tie-in with our clients, the partnerships that we develop are based on performance alone.

This results in our standards remaining very high, which is reflected in our client retention rate of over 93%.

This scale of clients ensures substantial bargaining power with suppliers, and preferential product selection.  Coupled with our significant purchasing experience, allows us to negotiate far better terms and models than individual customers can do on their own.

Utilising our Energy Broker service you let us apply our knowledge, expertise, and market position to handle your electricity or gas purchases in a professional and efficient manner. We work full-time on getting the best possible terms for our clients.

Energy Services

Our Energy Consultants help business owners and Energy Managers identify energy efficiency opportunities to help eliminate energy waste and improve profitability. Our approach can help you understand what your energy efficiency opportunities are, and show you how to take advantage of government subsidies and programs.

Despite the fluctuations in energy prices, the trend only points one way, upwards. Now more than ever, organisations in both the public and private sectors are motivated to implement and demonstrate energy saving reductions for a host of interrelated reasons. What’s clear is that the focus of has now completely shifted from being just about energy prices and carbon to managing total energy costs and risks.

Companies are now juggling how best to buy, how to reduce demand and – if they can – control their own supply through on-site generation.

Feeding into this is the need to better understand consumption through regular data monitoring and analysis which enables companies to identify where and how to most effectively reduce demand.

The Influx of energy legislation and directives that binds both public and private entities to making and demonstrating significant savings, makes it the perfect time for multi-site organisations or power intensive sites to work with energy consultancies that have the skill-sets to offer added value services and work as their energy partner.

Organisations are seeking a service which goes beyond a traditional relationship and are looking for a supplier that takes a proactive and innovative role in demonstrating the cost saving opportunities across the estate.  In addition, it is looking for commercial innovation such as alternative funding opportunities for delivering savings without the need to employ capital and a service that does not simply replicate the status quo.

Catalyst’s strength is its ability to combine business strategies with financial, economic, technical and legislative advice as an integrated energy consultancy service to both public and private sector clients. Our extensive cross sector experience provides clients with access to the latest and most effective energy management technologies, processes and practices, ensuring that the optimum solution is available.

Catalyst recognise that working together as an energy partner, opens up a wealth of experience and services without the associated costs attributed to the engagement of individual specialists. Catalyst link all service costs with measurable savings, demonstrating that support need not be bound by budget constraints. This means that much more can be achieved in developing longer term solutions such as energy strategies through your energy partner that the short to medium term energy savings would support.