Many businesses will develop a capital expenditure request (CapEx) to obtain funding for a project. This may follow an initial feasibility study. UK Engineering Services can help its clients to develop CapEx Plans encompassing both commercial discussions and return on investment details.

A comprehensive database of current costs, allows UKES to generate a viable CapEx without disclosing client's plans to potential vendors.

Calculating a reallistic payback for any investment is based on the ability to generate or save future income, from a specific investment. Clients have the experience to know where the income is generated, and UKES can offer an expert view on likely capital investment

• Budget information is itemised at a unit equipment level
• Utilities and infrastructure costs linked to process groups, to summarise investment bundles
• Categorised breakdown to feed directly into project cost control framework
• SWOT and PEST market analysis can be included as part of overal justification
• Financial analysis shown as Return on Investment, Discounted Cashflow, Internal Rate of Return

Of equal importance is an understanding of ongoing operational costs associated with the additional investment.

Using Life Cycle Costing techniques UKES have identified that the majority of plant equipment investment is typically only 10% of the maintenance and utilities cost for each year over a 10 year period.

UK Engineering Services have cost benchmarks to help with validation of the overall investment, such as:

• Maintenance costs and routine change parts overheads - based on forecasted running hours
• Increase or otherwise for site utilities, water, electricity, steam, LP & HP compressed air, effluent costs
• Typical manning levels for different equipment configurations including engineering support

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