Greater Manchester
Business energy, waste and insurance in Oldham
Independent comparison of business energy, waste, insurance and broadband for Oldham businesses. Whole-of-market, no fee to you.
Working with Oldham businesses
Oldham's business base sits largely in converted mill buildings and post-industrial estates, and that shapes what you pay. Hollinwood Junction, just off junction 22 of the M60 and next to the Metrolink stop, is the newer industrial and warehouse stock; Westwood Industrial Estate off Arkwright Street and the units along Gladstone Street are the older grain of it. Several of the town's business centres are converted cotton mills, which look excellent and heat badly — single-skin brick, high ceilings and original glazing mean a heating bill that behaviour change will not fix, so the saving has to come from the contract. In the town centre and out through Royton, Chadderton and Failsworth, it is a dense high street economy of takeaways, convenience stores and salons: small meters, long trading hours, and waste dominated by packaging volume rather than weight. Both halves are routinely overpaying, for opposite reasons.
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 Oldham, whoever you buy from.
- Electricity network
- Electricity North West
- Gas network
- Cadent
- Local authority
- Oldham Council
Covering OL1, OL2, OL3, OL4, OL8, OL9 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 Oldham
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.
Oldham: frequently asked questions
Who is the electricity distribution network operator for Oldham?+
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 Oldham 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 Oldham?+
No. Almost everything can be handled on your bill and meter numbers. But we are based in Bolton and we do visit businesses across Greater Manchester, which is worth having if you would rather talk it through in person than over email.
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