Lancashire
Business energy, waste and insurance in Preston
Compare business energy, waste collection, insurance and broadband for Preston businesses. Independent broker, whole-of-market, free to use.
Working with Preston businesses
Preston is the only one of our eight outside Greater Manchester, and it behaves differently. Winckley Square is still an office district — insurance, legal and professional firms in Georgian buildings, where professional indemnity, cyber cover and connectivity matter far more than the electricity bill. Around Fishergate, St George's and up Friargate towards the UCLan campus, it is a student-facing hospitality and retail economy: cafés, takeaways, barbers and independent boutiques trading hard in term time and quietly out of it, which makes contract length and waste frequency worth setting deliberately rather than by default. Riversway and the old Preston Docklands at Ashton-on-Ribble hold managed workshops and office space, and the industrial stock runs out to Red Scar and Roman Way. The seasonal swing is the thing most Preston businesses get wrong — a waste schedule set in October is the wrong schedule in July.
We are an independent broker, not a supplier. We compare 30+ suppliers across energy, waste collection, insurance and connectivity, and we are paid commission by the supplier — never a fee by you. Our office is at 5 Liberty Court, Farnworth, Bolton, BL4 9HW.
The local networks behind your bill
Part of what you pay is set by the regional networks rather than by your supplier. These are the same for every business in Preston, whoever you buy from.
- Electricity network
- Electricity North West
- Gas network
- Cadent
- Local authority
- Preston City Council
Covering PR1, PR2, PR4, PR5 and surrounding areas. Commercial waste is a Duty of Care obligation on you as the producer regardless of who collects it — you must be able to produce waste transfer notes on request.
Common trades in Preston
Each of these has a cost profile of its own. If yours is here, start with the trade page — it will be more useful than a general comparison.
Preston: frequently asked questions
Who is the electricity distribution network operator for Preston?+
Electricity North West. The DNO owns and maintains the local network and sets part of your standing charge and distribution costs. It is the same whichever supplier you buy from — so if a quote looks unusually cheap on the standing charge, check what has been left out rather than assuming a better network deal.
Does a broker in Preston get better rates than going direct?+
Not automatically, but usually yes in practice. Suppliers offer brokers rates not published to the public because brokers bring them volume, and comparing a wide panel rather than one or two suppliers is how most businesses find a better deal. We are paid by the supplier, never by you.
Do you have to visit our premises in Preston?+
No. Almost everything can be handled on your bill and meter numbers. But we are based in Bolton and we do visit businesses across Lancashire, which is worth having if you would rather talk it through in person than over email.
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