Procure.ie

Procure.ie, Irish energy and payment services brokerage for businesses

Procure.ie is a business services brokerage based in Ireland that presents itself as the country's largest business energy broker. Founded by Keith Donohoe and James O'Shea, the company operates with fully Irish capital and has more than twenty years of experience in the sector. Its activity focuses on reducing utility costs and managing payment solutions for businesses of all sizes.

Comparison of electricity and gas supplies

The main service consists of auditing the client's current energy spend and comparing it with the offers available on the market. The company works with Ireland's leading electricity and gas suppliers, both for SMEs and large industrial consumers. According to its own presentation, a switch or contract renewal can generate savings of up to 55%. The process includes an annual review of the terms to renegotiate the contract and maintain the advantages obtained.

Card payment solutions and merchant services

In addition to energy, Procure.ie advises on contracting payment services and point-of-sale terminals. The company states that savings in this area can reach 35% by reducing transaction costs and terminal rental. The service is presented as a fully managed migration, with no disruption to the business.

Three-phase working method

The firm describes its procedure in three steps. First, it analyses the client's current rate and compares it with the market. It then compares gas and electricity bills with multiple suppliers and, since prices fluctuate, returns every year to renegotiate the contract. Finally, it recommends the most suitable option according to the business's needs and handles the formalisation of the new contract.

Structure, team and territorial presence

The company has offices in Dublin and Cork and states that it serves more than 25,000 customers nationwide, a figure that other sections of its website raise to 30,000. It has a sales and account management team with profiles linked to Irish sport, including John Small as sales director, Dean Rock as national sales manager, Paddy Small as senior utilities manager, Patrick Horgan as Munster area manager, Seán Óg Ó hAilpín as regional sales manager and Declan Hannon as sales manager. Each client has a personal account manager who supports them throughout the switching process.

Documented cases and publications

Among the results the company makes public are a 20% reduction in energy costs across seven sites of a credit union, six-figure savings across forty essential sites through the installation of solar panels and a 28% decrease across eight sites of a business group. The website also brings together guides on switching electricity supplier, interpreting bills, the types of buildings with the highest energy spend and the most efficient counties, as well as a guide on payment services providers in Ireland.