Business savings
BII can save its members time and help increase their bottom-line profit through a host of specially negotiated deals with suppliers to the industry.
- Pelican Buying Company
- Route Organisation
- Energy Helpline
- Commercial Plus
- Russams catering clothing and equipment

Save on your credit and debit card processing, and business banking with Pelican’s excellent terms with HSBC Bank:
- Visa and MasterCard processing rates from between 1.33% and 1.15%
- Maestro and Visa debit card rates from between 12.5p and 12p per transaction
- competitive business banking rates.
BII members in Scotland may also benefit from the rates that Pelican has negotiated with Bank of Scotland. Please contact Pelican direct for details.
Enjoy Pelican’s discounts on a range of regularly purchased commodities:
- frozen, chilled and grocery products from Brakes and 3663
- beers, wines, spirits and soft drinks from Matthew Clark Wholesale
- unique mixed-gas blending system from BOC Sureflow
- cleaning and hygiene supplies, disposables and glassware from Alliance Disposables.
In additional to the above (which members have access to FREE OF CHARGE) Pelican’s full membership (worth £400) provides access to an additional 80+ suppliers and is offered to BII members at a discounted rate of £60 +VAT per annum.

Route provides licensed clubs with access to highly competitive pricing and discounts across a range of products and services, including:
- all national beer brands, wines, spirits and minerals
- cellar gas and bar supplies
- food and snack supplies
- fire safety equipment
- utilities and hygiene services
- refrigeration products and catering equipment
- gaming machines
- finance and chartered surveyors
- insurance and security.
Route’s full membership worth £300, offering savings with Route’s recommended Business Partners, is offered to BII members at a discounted rate of only £60 + VAT per annum for a single outlet.
In addition to the membership package, and at additional cost, Route has a number of specialist consultants. Some of the areas they cover are:
- business planning
- refinancing (including brewery negotiations)
- leasing agreements and rent reviews
- pub and club management
- marketing
- change management and management training
- project management – property sales, development and refurbishments.

Energy helpline
Rises in the cost of energy mean bills are going up. For BII members, help is at hand from a FREE service, designed just for you.Energy helpline can help you by:
- finding you the best available price
- organising the new supplier contract
- overseeing the wide switching process

Reduced commercial mortgage repayments, with Commercial Plus.
If you currently have a commercial mortgage on your freehold business premsies,
Commercial Plus could help you reduce your monthly mortgage repayments by up
to £200* per month!
Aswell as offering free advice on any aspect of commercial property finance.
* Subject to individual circumstances
Russums offer an extensive choice of professional clothing and equipment for chefs and front of house (as well as an in-house embroidery service) shoes, professional knives, small equipment, complemented by academic and cookery books to inform and inspire through their book division Virtue Books.
