Commercial Water Supplies
Looking for a reliable business water supplier? Source for Business provides competitive pricing, flexible contracts, and cost saving solutions designed to suit businesses of all sizes.
With straightforward meter readings and simple billing, managing your water supply has never been easier. Whether you want to reduce costs, improve efficiency or switch to Source for Business, our team is here to help your business make the most of its water services.
Self Supply or Public Supplier?
Businesses face many challenges when it comes to their water wholesaler. From responsible usage to liquid effluent treatment plans, water retailers such as Source for Business, cover a range of services designed to help you with the admin.
If you operate in an industry that requires substantial water usage, such as manufacturing or hospitality, you may consider self supply. This service is only available in England.
Self suppliers purchase water and wastewater directly from the regional wholesaler. This requires significant upfront investment and ongoing administration. Furthermore, you will not have access to any customer support should anything go wrong.
Water retailers such as Source for Business can manage this for you, offering peace of mind and on-going maintenance. Many retailers offer additional services, such as leak detection, water audits and support when switching premises. These cost saving measures could reduce your overall billing, without losing the ability for improved customer service.
Switching your Business Water Supply
We offer trusted support to help businesses manage their water supply. In the UK, businesses have a right to choose their water retailer. This means you can compare prices and additional services to stay in control.
Our team are dedicated to making switching to us an easy process. We offer dedicated five star customer service and ongoing support, ensuring you have all the information you need to make the right choice.
Why Source4Business?
5 Star Service
We make your business water supply simple, with committed customer service, accurate billing and long-term management.
Simple Meter Readings
Visit MyAccount, our easy-to-use online portal to submit meter readings, guaranteeing accurate billing and competitive pricing.
Water and Wastewater Management
One business water retailer, with all the services you need to manage your business efficiently. Experts on hand to support a range of services.
Your questions answered:
What’s the difference between a business water retailer and wholesaler?
Water wholesalers are responsible for the water and wastewater network in your area. This includes supplying water, removing and treating wastewater, and maintaining the pipes, treatment works and wider network.
Water retailers manage your account. This normally includes billing, customer service and support with your water and wastewater services.
Your retailer is usually your main point of contact, while your wholesaler looks after the physical network and services.
Will switching suppliers interrupt my water supply?
No. Switching water retailer does not interrupt the physical water supply to your premises.
Your regional wholesaler will continue to supply water through the same network. The main change is the retailer responsible for managing your account, billing and customer service.
What do I need to switch water suppliers?
It helps to have a recent water bill available, along with your business and site details. You'll also need your SPID (Supply Point Identifier), which identifies your water or wastewater supply.
You can usually find your SPID on your bill.
Having this information ready can make the switching process quicker and help ensure your new account is set up correctly.
Is it a legal requirement to pay business water rates?
Businesses are charged for the water and wastewater services they receive.
Most business customers are billed based on readings taken from their water meter. If your property is unmeasured, your charges may be calculated using another method, such as the property's rateable value.
Keeping your account details and meter readings up to date can help make sure your bills accurately reflect your water use.
How much water does a small business use?
Water usage varies considerably between businesses. An office, for example, is likely to use much less water than a restaurant, hotel or manufacturing site.
The number of employees, opening hours, equipment and day-to-day operations can all affect how much water a business uses.
Monitoring your meter readings is one of the simplest ways to understand your usage. A water efficiency audit may also help identify opportunities to reduce consumption and improve efficiency.
Are business water rates exempt from VAT?
VAT may apply to some business water and wastewater services, depending on how the services are used and the type of business receiving them.
Your SIC Code (Standard Industrial Classification Code) may be used to help determine how VAT applies to your water charges.
You can read our business water VAT FAQs for more information about when VAT may apply.
What services can a business water retailer provide?
A business water retailer will normally manage services such as billing, account queries and customer support.
Depending on the retailer, businesses may also have access to additional services such as smart metering, water efficiency audits, detailed reporting, data insights and wastewater support.
For Source for Business customers, these services can help make it easier to understand and manage water use alongside day-to-day account management.
Our Additional Services
We’re not just retailers. Source for Business offer a range of water services to support your sustainability goals and reduce monthly costs. These include:
Business water supply management including meter readings, billing, water efficiency advice and customer service
Trade effluent management and sewerage services
Borehole and well solutions
Business water audit reports
Rainwater harvesting and grey water usage
Water logger installation
Whether you need a water meter audit to ensure accurate billing or are interested in sustainable solutions to reuse grey water in your business, our team can help.
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and solutions tailored to your business needs.