Wincanton is one of the UK’s leading providers of supply chain solutions. At its Corby site, business volumes rose by nearly 15% in 2012 — with a marked increase in staff numbers and operational hours. Despite this significant uptick in activity, Wincanton managed to keep energy consumption virtually flat. Working with Optimal Monitoring, they harnessed data insights to improve energy efficiency and achieve more with less.

Using Optimal Monitoring’s Business Dynamics™ platform, Wincanton gained full visibility of energy consumption in relation to operational output. By integrating energy data with process control information, the system delivered real insight into when and how energy was being used — and, crucially, how it related to performance.

Key features included:

• Real-time regression analysis correlating energy demand with specific operational drivers.
• Correlation coefficients to verify relationships between expected and actual energy use.
• Ongoing tracking and forecasting capabilities to support long-term planning and failure prediction.

This approach shifted energy from being an uncontrollable overhead to a measurable, manageable cost of sale — giving operational teams greater ownership and accountability.

• 15% increase in pallet throughput
• Just 0.3% increase in energy consumption (an extra 2,574 kWh)
• Over 866,000 kWh of energy managed for improved efficiency
• No impact on operational performance — processes were adapted to align with best practice efficiency levels

Wincanton proved that smarter energy management can support, not hinder, high-performance logistics.

Following the success at Corby, Wincanton is exploring further applications of Optimal Monitoring’s platform across other sites. With a scalable model in place, the business is well-positioned to embed energy accountability across operations, delivering cost savings, improved resilience, and valuable data-led insights at every level.