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Your Savings Don't Stop: How Growing Group Buying Power Keeps Delivering Ongoing Savings

By Michael Koopman, Co-founder and CEO. Updated 1 October 2026.

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Many businesses think group buying delivers a one-off saving. In reality, as Termina’s buying power grows, member savings continue to increase through regular supplier renegotiation and higher volumes.

One of the biggest misconceptions about group buying is that you sign up, lock in your savings, and that's it. But here's what most people don't realise: as our group grows, so do your savings.

Every new member who joins doesn't just benefit themselves; they increase the collective purchasing power for everyone already in the group. More volume means a stronger negotiating position, which means we're constantly going back to suppliers and pushing for better rates across the board.

This isn't theoretical. It's happening right now with our existing clients.

Delivering results with group buying power

Let me walk you through a real example. We started working with a mid-sized hospitality client about 18 months ago. When they first joined our group, we tendered their sites and moved them straight onto a better electricity rate. A solid win that paid for their membership several times over in the first year alone.

But here's where it gets interesting.

Six months later, as our group expanded and our total energy volume doubled, we renegotiated with suppliers. That same client? They moved down to a better electricity rate again without doing anything differently. They didn't change their usage patterns. The only thing that changed was our buying power.

Fast forward to today, and we've just secured another round of pricing improvements. That is the third step down for them since they joined, and it's purely because our group kept getting stronger.

The Compounding Effect

Think of it like compound interest, but for procurement. The longer you're with us, and the more our membership base expands, the more those savings accumulate. We're not just maintaining your initial discount - we're actively working to beat it quarter after quarter.

In the past year alone, we've:

  • Expanded our buying group to 10,000+ business locations
  • Renegotiated supplier pricing again for our existing clients

Why This Matters for You

Being part of the Termina group buying network isn't just about what we can save you today. It's about what we'll save you tomorrow, next quarter, and next year. Your savings trajectory doesn't flatline after you sign up. As our group continues to grow, you benefit from every new member that joins after you. You're not just getting a good rate, you're getting access to rates that keep improving. The businesses that joined us 18 months ago are on better rates now than when they started, and you'll be in that same position down the road. The earlier you join, the more improvement cycles you'll capture.

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Because here's the bottom line: your energy savings don't stop. They continuously grow with Termina.

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