Life sciences company

What did the client need?

This client approached BIP.Verco (via recommendation) for a clear Energy and Water data product strategy across their production sites. Although they had lots of meters across several sites, they were facing four core issues:

• No standardisation: different sites metered equipment in differing ways, with no shared rulebook.
• Unclear requirements: no consistent view of must-have vs nice-to-have metering.
• Fragmented data capture: data sat across multiple systems (or wasn’t captured at all).
• Limited insight: manual monthly reads, heavy manipulation, no high-frequency data, and only basic comparisons.

How did BIP.Verco support the client?

BIP.Verco started with the most instrumented site as a Proof of Concept (PoC) and built a scalable blueprint.

1) Utility distribution mapping at PoC site
We carried out both Energy and Water mapping, using these to understand how utilities were distributed across the site and where meaningful measurement points existed.

The detailed utility distribution maps brought together, in one view:

• Utility networks and significant end users
• Existing meters (location, coverage, served assets)
• Reporting/telemetry pathways (where data flowed and reported to)

This process highlighted a reality common in complex sites: multiple data capture systems, inconsistent coverage, and meters that existed but had no telemetry or outward reporting.

2) Assessment of mandatory and recommended metering points
We consolidated the findings into a structured metering register including:

• A detailed list of meters and their coverage
• Existing data collection/reporting routes
• Gaps against significant end users and inconsistencies

We could then assess the overall distribution of Energy and Water. This led to recommendations of several impactful and easy-to-meter locations across all sites, based on BIP.Verco’s expertise and the client’s business need.

This gave a clear, practical basis for moving from fragmented, manual monthly readings to a model where utility data could be collated in one central location. It formed a backbone for any Energy and Water data products to be developed against.

3) Determination of prioritised data products

The client had multiple business goals for Energy and Water reduction, and wider ESG/sustainability targets which generated a longlist of ~10–15 potential data product concepts. BIP.Verco ran interviews (with our Change Management practice) across group and site stakeholders, highlighting a key split: group wanted comparability, whereas sites wanted actionable optimisation.

A subsequent in-person workshop prioritised the best balance of impact to goals vs time-to-implement vs data readiness against the PoC site. Ultimately, the client was able to select three prioritised products.

4) Assessment of global site readiness

To determine which sites to prioritise the rollout of the data products on after the PoC site, BIP.Verco built a bespoke gap-analysis survey tool and issued it to ~20 sites globally. This helped the client understand both metering coverage and the likely impact of rolling out the three prioritised data products.

Each site was scored for readiness based on gaps to mandatory meter locations, the number of data collection systems in place, the overall installed meter count, and metering intensity relative to utility consumption. Results were visualised in Power BI, enabling a clear segmentation of sites into rollout focus areas.

BIP.Verco produced site-by-site summaries outlining meters installed, missing metering points and the additional meters required. This gave the client a clear rollout sequence and a practical view of the critical areas to meter.

What was the result?

This engagement created clarity and momentum by turning a divided situation into a structured plan. The result was a plan that could be implemented and scaled consistently, with the overall business goals prioritised.

Key outcomes included:

• A clear view of what is metered today, what is not, and where the material gaps are
• Site-level energy and water distribution maps, linking utilities to significant end users and measurement points
• Identification of telemetry and reporting gaps, including meters with no outward data connection
• A consolidated metering register, capturing meter inventory and data pathways in one place
• A defined approach for how the client could centralise and standardise utility data across sites, providing a foundation for better frequency data capture, improved comparability and future analysis

As a result, the client secured a practical blueprint to move from manual, monthly reporting to a modern, centralised, consistent reporting model. Scalable and prioritised Energy and Water data products can now be built against it.