March 4, 2010 - Auditel Cost Management franchisee Chris Baker joined Auditel in 1998 and runs his business from his home-based office in South East Wales. Having helped the Aardman Animations, creators of Wallace and Grommit to manage their overheads successfully, Chris decided to put on his own show for two charities - Cancer Research and Autistic Children. He plans to run the Castle Combe Olympic Duathlon on 18th April, the Blaenafon Triathlon on 16th May, followed by the Liverpool Triathlon on 27th June – all in the space of ten weeks!

Chris says.” Castle Combe is a gentle warm-up on their motor racing circuit. It involves a 10km run, a 39km bike ride, followed by another run of 5km. The total distance covered is 54km or 33.75 miles.” The Blaenafon Triathlon is rated by '220 Triathlon' magazine as one of "The UK's Toughest Triathlons" and also the UK's longest-running triathlon event now in its 27th year. Chris reveals: “Steep hills and a partially off-road run make this ‘tougher than some Ironmans’, according to the Welsh Triathlon Office Coordinator. This race includes a 0.8km swim, a 44.8km bike ride followed by an 11.2km run. A total of 56.8km or 35.5 miles.”

Lastly, Chris says he will take part in the Liverpool Triathlon. “This is the UK's newest major triathlon swim, bike and run, while taking in Liverpool's World Heritage Sites, including the Liver Building, Albert Dock, and the brand new Liverpool Echo Arena. The swim takes place in Queen's and Wapping Dock. The race consists of a 1.5km swim, a 40km bike ride, and then a 10km run totalling 51.5km or 32.19 miles.”

Chris does confirm that anyone interested in looking at the Auditel franchise opportunity should not be too worried about having to take part in this kind of feat! Although he did feel a bit aggrieved when a fellow-franchisee remarked ‘Have you got something a bit more challenging planned for next year?’

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The Auditel concept was developed on the premise that all organisations pay for essential services. Utilities and telecommunications are two of those costs and when many essential service sectors underwent deregulation in 1991 it opened up these industries to competition. UK companies could shop around for the best prices from new providers entering the market.

The ever changing range of services available meant that many organisations did not know how to identify savings.

The major problem is that few organisations have enough time and resources to track every invoice, question every charge and ensure quality of service from each supplier.

In 1994 Auditel was launched to offer a solution, a cost management consultancy that could focus independently on the essential services to cut through the confusion that UK businesses were facing.

Since this time Auditel has been training professionals into self employment and is now the leading cost and purchase management franchise.

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