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| target group | Basic statement | cost relevance |
|---|---|---|
| Companies with a high and specialized need for workwear and underwear. | When it comes to workwear, leasing contracts with full-service providers are the most cost-effective form of procurement. | simplified processes significantly reduce costs in the relevant companies. |
Workwear is found in some form in all companies - be it for representative purposes or for occupational safety. This also includes the entire protective equipment, such as gloves, goggles, etc. Due to the strict guidelines on occupational safety, it is the responsibility of the company to ensure compliance - regardless of whether a service provider has been commissioned or not.
Therefore, a company must also comply with all regulations in the specification of the services and make them binding on the service provider.
With a leasing contract, the ancillary costs - for cleaning and replacement - can be drastically reduced. Full-service providers also take care of the washing of hygienically irrelevant clothing, which would otherwise have to be done by the employees or the company. In the case of contaminated laundry, private cleaning is prohibited and a cleaning company would also have to be commissioned.
Added to this is the simple exchange of information when there is a change in staff and the taking of measurements for all employees. a precise screening and maintenance of the existing supplier is usually a viable way to reduce costs easily and effectively. Above all, you should know that a normal 3-year contract, if extended by one year at a time, only really makes a profit for the service provider after these three years.
Translated, this means: Here, the prices on the company side can be significantly reduced through renegotiation through an early extension of the contract. Alternative products should also be checked together that cause lower unit costs on both sides with comparable quality.
Workwear checklist
- Capture needs in the company with exact performance specification
- Full-service leasing contracts reduce ancillary costs
- Generate price advantages with early contract extensions
- Check alternative products
- Advantageously remodel discount structures
case studies
- A German automotive supplier is very satisfied with its current supplier of workwear. However, he was able to reduce the prices by extending his contract early, saving around 7 percent a year.
- A service company spent more than 20,000 euros on clothing every year. Savings of almost 15 percent were achieved through a new tender and a change of provider.
- A chemical production company had annual costs of more than 100,000 euros for rental laundry. After an analysis of the employee needs and a new tender, 14 percent could be saved with the existing service provider. This happened primarily through a monthly discount, which replaced an annual discount.
- An automotive supplier worked exclusively with a supplier of safety clothing and accessories, spending almost 100,000 euros a year on this. A call for tenders among nine suppliers with precise performance requirements also resulted in large savings potential for the existing suppliers. Alternative products were also negotiated with them, resulting in savings of over 26 percent.
