Case Studies

Our client - a global pharmaceutical company - had a mature air programme through which it was spending more than $25m across more than a dozen countries. It wanted to find $400,000+ in incremental savings and achieved this, going from total air contract savings in Year 1 of $2,008,514 to $2,418,078 in Year 2 - an increase of 20.4%.

FCM had managed the travel programme for our client - a world leader in electronic optical equipment and analytical instrumentation for high-end scientific and industrial research and development - for more than a decade.

As a top 250 Australian company, in 2017 our client booked 7,234 room nights in 46 hotels across four countries worth $1.6. With compliance at 75%, coverage was 74%. A year later, its program had found savings of 4-8% with room nights increased to 7,750 in 82 hotels.

With 359 hotels in 28 countries booking 61,000 hotel rooms worth $13.6m, our client’s current program had compliance of 80% and coverage of 93%. Working together savings of 4.5% were found in our new program with a rise in the number of hotels to 402 and compliance increasing to 89%.

Our client is an Infrastructure Services Business who in 2017 booked 68,500 room nights worth $11.1m in 110 hotels across two countries, with compliance at 70%. A year later this increased to 80% with significant total savings across in 2018 of $912k.

Stantec is a global, full-service consulting, engineering and construction company. They have a breadth of capabilities, professional talent, universal reach and capital necessary to offer clients fully integrated services that set new standards in quality, value, timeliness and cost-efficiency.

When going out to tender, GMG identified several challenges in relation to varying customer service experiences, risk management and inconsistent pricing which resulted in leakage and a compliance level of only 42%. FCM solved these challenges through best practices and a robust implementation plan.

PepsiCo is one of the world’s leading food and beverage companies with a global portfolio of diverse and beloved brands. In 2012 FCm commenced the task of consolidating 20 individual markets previously utilising 10 different travel agents for a travel program including more than 3,500 travellers and 1,400 contractors.

Control Risks is an independent, global risk consultancy specialising in helping organisations manage political, integrity and security risks in complex and hostile environments. FCM Travel Solutions has been managing Control Risks' travel programme since 2009 in the UK, Dubai, Germany, Singapore and South Africa.

Airwave designs, builds and operates the largest public safety radio communications network in the world,  delivering critical voice and data communications to organisations which provide vital public services. This includes the police, fire and ambulance services as well as local authorities, utilities and transport providers.

EnerMech is an established provider of mechanical services solutions to the international energy services sector. Established in 2008, EnerMech has a 40-year heritage through acquisition, and offers all of its services in over 30 facilities across 20 countries worldwide. EnerMech now has over 2500 personnel

In light of recent events in Europe, there is no longer a clear border between ‘safe’ and ‘risky’ areas of the world. More than ever before, employers need to be fully engaged with duty of care and what strategies can be implemented to maximise traveller protection. Booking all travel through a single source (TMC) is vital