(Ecofin Agency) - According to a leading water supplier, Aberdeen based businesses undergoing downturn in the oil industry have decided to investigate the substantial savings that can be made on water costs.

Alan Munro (photo) of Thames Water Commercial Services (TWCS) declared that the firm is getting an increasing number of enquiries in the city as Oil and Gas firms look for new and advanced ways of cutting costs during a turbulent period in the market. “It’s really just common sense that when a business goes through a difficult time, it begins to look to save money from places it hasn’t previously considered before. Water has become one of these”, he said.

Firms however have also been keen on finding out more about how they can reduce the amount of water they use and the amount of wastewater they return to the public sewer network as the result of the day to day running of their business.

Since it was launch in 2013, TWCS has attracted more than 150 business customers from a wide variety of sectors including finance, leisure, commercial and retail sectors.