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“Our association with the collective expertise of Manoj and his team from Expense Reduction Analysts, coupled with their ability to understand our needs and requirements, has led to real savings being achieved.” Expense Reduction Analysts Success Stories Expense Reduction Analyst Manoj Pabari has worked closely with Inco Europe Limited after being engaged by Sandra Smaill, Refinery Manager and Mike Shepherd, Production Manager of the Acton Refinery. Mike explains: “Inco’s Acton Refinery is located on the Park Royal Estate, about eight miles from the centre of London. Over its 80 years of operation it has developed into one of the world’s major refiners of platinum group metals. The Refinery receives feed from Inco's mining operations in Canada and also from other UK, European and international sources.” “Like many global companies Inco continues to face cost challenges on a number of fronts. The company as a whole is working hard to offset the impact of uncontrollable cost increases by profit improvement wherever possible and it was with this in mind that we decided to engage Expense Reduction Analyst Manoj Pabari and his team to review the cost of key supplies and contracts, including major bulk chemical reagents, energy supply, safety equipment and work wear.” quantifiable cost reductions. The profit improvement obtained would have been difficult to achieve in the same time frame, with Inco’s more limited local resources.” Expense Reduction Analysts, David Little has just completed a review of Inco’s waste disposal and management. They were particularly pleased by David’s ability to turn around this complex project in a very short period of time, achieve real profit improvement and consolidate supplier relations. Further to Expense Reduction Analyst’s involvement, Inco has been able to budget more confidently and is now keen to use Expense Reduction Analysts to explore other areas of the business in order to achieve further profit improvement. Manoj has agreed to conduct reviews on a number of remaining chemicals and to investigate expenditure upon cylinder gases. Discussions about Manoj being retained by Inco in the future to perform normal consultancy and contingency work are also well progressed. INCO Profile Inco Limited is a Canadian-based global company with operations and an extensive marketing network in over 40 countries. It is one of the world’s premier mining and metals companies and the world’s second largest producer of nickel. It is also an important producer of copper, cobalt, precious metals and platinum-group metals and a major producer of speciality nickel-based products. find extra profit www.erauk.net Table of Savings Category Saving (%) Fuel gas consumption 38% Work wear 31% Chemical 1 11% Chemical 2 22% Chemical 3 7% Chemical 4 45% Heating Oil 5% Waste 5% Digging deep to find great profits for INCO Mike Shepherd Production Manager Manoj himself, due to his own expertise in this specialist area, carried out a series of chemicals reviews. He then invited fellow Expense Reduction Analyst consultants Steve Parrott and Ken Rogers to investigate expenditure upon work wear and heating oil respectively, with each review resulting in savings for Inco. Mike continues: “Expense Reduction Analysts’ approach is professional and straightforward and Manoj and his team took the time to explain each step of the process. They have used their wealth of supplier and pricing knowledge, plus technical know how to deliver real,

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“Our association with the collectiveexpertise of Manoj and his team fromExpense Reduction Analysts, coupledwith their ability to understand ourneeds and requirements, has led toreal savings being achieved.”

Expense Reduction Analysts Success Stories

Expense Reduction Analyst ManojPabari has worked closely with IncoEurope Limited after being engaged bySandra Smaill, Refinery Manager andMike Shepherd, Production Manager ofthe Acton Refinery. Mike explains:

“Inco’s Acton Refinery is located on thePark Royal Estate, about eight milesfrom the centre of London. Over its 80years of operation it has developed intoone of the world’s major refiners ofplatinum group metals. The Refineryreceives feed from Inco's miningoperations in Canada and also fromother UK, European and internationalsources.”

“Like many global companies Inco continuesto face cost challenges on a number offronts. The company as a whole is workinghard to offset the impact of uncontrollablecost increases by profit improvementwherever possible and it was with this inmind that we decided to engage ExpenseReduction Analyst Manoj Pabari and his teamto review the cost of key supplies andcontracts, including major bulk chemicalreagents, energy supply, safety equipmentand work wear.”

quantifiable cost reductions. The profitimprovement obtained would have beendifficult to achieve in the same time frame,with Inco’s more limited local resources.”

Expense Reduction Analysts, David Little hasjust completed a review of Inco’s wastedisposal and management. They wereparticularly pleased by David’s ability toturn around this complex project in a veryshort period of time, achieve real profitimprovement and consolidate supplierrelations.

Further to Expense Reduction Analyst’sinvolvement, Inco has been able to budgetmore confidently and is now keen to useExpense Reduction Analysts to exploreother areas of the business in order toachieve further profit improvement. Manojhas agreed to conduct reviews on a number of remaining chemicals and to investigateexpenditure upon cylinder gases.Discussions about Manoj being retained by Inco in the future to perform normalconsultancy and contingency work are alsowell progressed.

INCO Profile

Inco Limited is a Canadian-based globalcompany with operations and an extensivemarketing network in over 40 countries. It is one of the world’s premier mining andmetals companies and the world’s secondlargest producer of nickel. It is also animportant producer of copper, cobalt,precious metals and platinum-group metals and a major producer of specialitynickel-based products.

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Table of Savings

Category Saving (%)Fuel gas consumption 38%Work wear 31%Chemical 1 11%Chemical 2 22%Chemical 3 7%Chemical 4 45%Heating Oil 5%Waste 5%

Digging deep to findgreat profits for INCO

Mike ShepherdProduction Manager

Manoj himself, due to his own expertise inthis specialist area, carried out a series ofchemicals reviews. He then invited fellowExpense Reduction Analyst consultantsSteve Parrott and Ken Rogers to investigateexpenditure upon work wear and heatingoil respectively, with each review resultingin savings for Inco.

Mike continues: “Expense ReductionAnalysts’ approach is professional andstraightforward and Manoj and his teamtook the time to explain each step of theprocess. They have used their wealth ofsupplier and pricing knowledge, plustechnical know how to deliver real,