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'I've never seen the likes of it.' That's how David Briody, director of Briody Beds summarises the current situation facing his and thousands of other businesses across the country right now.

That’s how David Briody, director of Briody Beds summarises the current situation facing his and thousands of other businesses across the country right now.

"We are being hit from every angle really," David Briody said, in reference to mounting cost increase in many areas, most of which are being driven by energy hikes.The business, which employs over 100 people, had been in an energy contract at a reasonable rate. This is just the story of one business, but it's a tale that’s replicated in firms across the length and breadth of the country.

From small and medium-sized firms that haven’t got deep pockets, to big energy users who operate low-margin high-volume operations, the impact will be widespread. "This can make serious reductions, often 10-20% reductions in the energy used. That’s probably the best way of saving money at the moment," said Mr Conneely.

"We work a five-day week, so this system when it is operational will on a dull November day generate anything from 15-25kWh – and that power is going nowhere," he said, in reference to Saturdays and Sundays.

 

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