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Let me introduce myself - I'm Andrew Mc Sweeney and I'm an independent Utility Consultant that works with SME's and Larger Enterprises across Ireland to help them save time and money on their day to day running costs.

Initially offering a straightforward price comparison service for business customers in the newly deregulated energy markets, it quickly became apparent that competition had produced not only a confusing range of new suppliers and contract options, but also a significant deterioration in supplier service levels. Increasingly, I was being asked to investigate a range of non-price issues outside of the normal reason a ''broker'' was in place.

Just like Electricity and Gas, a business taking card payments have seen some big increases, so I work with some well-known companies who process card payments for businesses. Understanding credit card machine prices can be complex for some businesses so they brush it to the side for another day, get in contact for a simple explanation on how they work.

• Energy Broker
• Residential Energy
• Merchant Services Broker