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Business water comparison with AquaSwitch
Eighty percent of companies in England have never changed their water supplier and pay unnecessarily high water bills.
Use our business water comparison service to find out how much you could save today. Here’s how to request a free, no-obligation business water comparison:
Business Details
Simply enter your business’s postcode. Our address finder will search for your company details.
Supply Information
We’ll ask for your SPID number to get the details of your water supply and annual water consumption.
Contact details
We ask for your contact details so our water experts can talk you through your business water comparison.
Benefits of business water comparison
At AquaSwitch, we empower businesses to get more from their water suppliers.
Most businesses have never switched water suppliers and suffer from expensive deemed water rates and poor customer service.
Use our business water comparison service to switch suppliers and benefit from:
Saving Money
Compare quotes tailored to your business and save as much as 20% on business water bills.
Customer Service
Get responsive and helpful customer service that resolves issues quickly and painlessly.
Consolidated bills
All your properties are consolidated into a single water bill and you’ll receive access to additional services.
Compare business water suppliers
When comparing business water suppliers, there is more to consider than simply their rates.
Business water suppliers provide a customer service department for any issues with your water supply and can offer additional services. Here are the key factors to consider when comparing business water suppliers:
Customer service
Some suppliers take customer experience more seriously than others. A quick Google search of Trustpilot scores will help give you an idea of service levels.
Water efficiency
Some suppliers can assess the water efficiency of your business and provide solutions to reduce unnecessary water consumption.
Smart water meters
Some suppliers can install smart water meters to measure your water consumption daily, allowing them to bill more accurately and detect leaks.
Cheapest water tariffs
Suppliers compete on business water rates in the open water market. Use the AquaSwitch business water comparison to find the cheapest.
Green water supplies
Consider a sustainable business water tariff that offsets the carbon emissions associated with your water supply and treatment of sewage.
Billing and payments
Check how often each supplier will bill you for water used and whether they bill in advance or in arrears. Consider your preferred payment option.
Compare business water prices
Business water rates are complex, with most companies receiving water bills that include:
- Standing charges – Fixed daily charges to maintain the network of pipes to and from your property.
- Volumetric fees – Fees for each cubic meter of water your business uses and wastewater it produces.
- Highway and surface drainage charges – Fees for draining rainwater that lands on your property.
- Retail charges – An additional charge from your business water supplier to cover customer service costs.
To further complicate matters, these charges vary depending on the location and size of your property.
Our business water comparison service cuts through the complexity to precisely tell you how much your business can save.
Our business water experts have developed the industry’s first business water rates calculator to help you understand how these different charges work.
Compare green business water tariffs
Small businesses are increasingly looking for ways to operate more sustainably. Unfortunately, there are several environmental costs associated with the water industry, namely:
- The electricity used to pump water from reservoirs to your business property is generated by burning fossil fuels.
- Treating the sewage produced by your company produces strong greenhouse gasses as a by-product.
- Storm overflows regularly result in untreated sewage being discharged into rivers.
Green business water suppliers are now entering the market to offer carbon-neutral water tariffs. In a green water tariff, your business water supplier will offset greenhouse gas emissions by:
- Directly investing in carbon-negative projects such as planting forests.
- Investing in carbon credits.
Compare green business water suppliers with AquaSwitch today.
Can you compare business water rates?
Owners and occupiers of non-domestic properties in England and Scotland can compare business water rates. This includes:
- Commercial properties
- Farms
- Charities and other non-profits
- Religious buildings
- Schools and nurseries
- Public buildings
Comparing business water is easy with AquaSwitch. Our business water comparison service tells you how much your business can save by agreeing to a fixed water tariff.
Start your comparison by entering your postcode above.
Who are the best business water suppliers to compare?
There’s no easy answer to which business water supplier is best. Over 20 suppliers compete to offer the best service and the lowest prices.
Although we don’t know the best business water supplier for your company, we can tell you which supplier attracts the most new customers.
According to industry data from the first half of 2024, here are the suppliers acquiring the most customers:
Source: MOSL – Market switching dashboard 1 January 2024 to 30 June 2024
By a large margin, the business water supplier Everflow has signed up the most new customers in 2024.
Use our business water comparison service to find out which supplier currently offers your business the most competitive rates.
Large business water rates comparison
The AquaSwitch water bill consolidation solution helps businesses with properties nationwide manage and save money on their water supply.
Commercial water bills can become highly complex with high consumption tariffs and trade effluent charges. Additionally, business water rates vary from region to region because local water companies use different schemes to charge businesses for their water.
Our experts cut through the complexity to prepare a concise business water comparison report, enabling you to compare current water expenditure to available alternatives.
The multi-site tender helps your business by:
- Reviewing and verifying all current business water rates for accuracy.
- Consolidating all your properties into one contract with a single supplier who will put all charges on a single, easy-to-understand invoice.
- Achieving savings of up to 20% on overall business water rates.
- Validating water bills to identify historical inaccuracies in your water charges.
- Give your business a single point of contact for customer services for fast issue resolution.
Start your large business water comparison service today by entering your details at the top of the page to request a callback from our water experts.
Business water comparison – FAQs
Our business water experts answer common questions regarding our business water comparison service.
Will business water prices increase in the future?
As with most services, water prices tend to increase over time as the costs of maintaining and operating the water network rise.
Each year in April, Ofwat adjusts the underlying wholesale water rates to reflect the increasing costs of the water network.
On the 1st of April 2024, default business water tariffs increased by an average of 9%, with significant regional variations. Here’s a link to our complete guide to business water rates increase.
Can schools and universities compare business water suppliers?
Educational facilities are classified as non-household properties so that they can compare and switch business water suppliers.
Institutions that compare water suppliers can access cheaper rates and also have the opportunity to consolidate their billing.
Universities with multiple buildings often find the billing process time-consuming. Using our business water comparison service, they can move all their premises onto one tariff, making it easier to manage bills.
We’ve helped universities identify additional ways to save money by undertaking a water audit and reducing unnecessary water consumption.
How long can I fix my business water rates for?
Typically, in fixed business water tariff contracts, the term ranges between one and three years. In such a contract, the retail fee levied by your business water supplier remains fixed throughout the term, while the underlying wholesale rates change each April.
When you compare business water rates with AquaSwitch, our experts will be able to calculate your potential savings in a one, two, or three-year contract.
Can I compare small business water rates?
Yes, small businesses can compare and switch business water suppliers, as long as the property used by your business isn’t a home.
Small businesses can make significant savings by switching away from default water contracts. Compare the water market today and determine how much your micro business can save.
For more information, here’s our guide to water rates for small businesses.
How often should I compare business water suppliers?
The most cost-effective strategy for a company to reduce business water rates is to compare the market for cheaper rates during the last three months of your current water tariff. This approach avoids unnecessarily expensive default business water charges.
In Britain, many businesses have never switched suppliers and could realise significant savings today by simply switching to a fixed business water tariff.
How long into my current contract can I compare business water suppliers?
With the AquaSwitch comparison service, you can compare your current tariff with the market anytime.
However, if you are in a fixed-term contract with your existing water supplier, you can only switch business water suppliers when your current contract ends.
At AquaSwitch, we can arrange a switch up to three months before your contract’s end date. You can avoid expensive out-of-contract rates by organising your switch ahead of time.
Can a farm compare business water suppliers?
Absolutely; at AquaSwitch, we’ve helped many farms compare business water rates and make a hassle-free switch.
In fact, agriculture is the highest water-consuming industry in the UK. In the dry summer months, many farms rely on a mains water supply to irrigate their crops, so getting a good deal on water tariffs is important to keeping costs down.
Farms generally will incur only minimal wastewater charges since the water they use doesn’t return to the drains. Our business water experts have helped farm owners by checking that these sewerage charges are fairly calculated on their bills.
Water consumption at farms tends to vary from season to season. Using historical meter reading data, our experts calculate an average annual cost for water and compare this to get the best quotes currently on offer in the market.
Do I need a SPID number to compare business water suppliers?
The Supply Point ID (SPID) is a unique identifier used in the water market. Our water experts use your SPID to look up:
- The size of your water meter
- Historical water consumption of your property
- The surface area of your property
Your SPID is displayed on all business water bills. However, if you are still looking for it, our water experts may be able to locate your SPID based on your business name and address through our business water comparison service.
Simply start with your postcode using our business water comparison service.
Can I compare business water suppliers if I’m based in Wales?
Unfortunately, the vast majority of companies in Wales cannot choose their water services supplier.
The exception is businesses that consume over 50 million litres of water annually. Fifty million litres is a vast amount of water, which is only applicable to a few industrial activities.
Can I compare water suppliers for my home?
Unfortunately not. Currently, in the UK, you cannot compare water suppliers. Homes are supplied by the local water wholesaler, the company that operates the water network in your area.
You can check who your water supplier is here and review the cost of domestic water vs business water.
There was a discussion surrounding the possibility of allowing the household market to switch to a private water supplier; however, that has fallen down the priority list due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
You can read the Ofwat report here.