Industries
Costs look different from one industry to the next. A hospital, a retailer and a trucking company all pay rent, suppliers and utilities, but the mix and the contracts behind them vary.
This hub lists the industries we cover and links to a page for each.
Fairview Audit connects businesses with partner firms. The firms review the costs and contracts. Fairview does not.
What an industry page covers
Each industry page describes the cost areas that businesses of that type commonly have. The descriptions are general. They give no figures and make no promise about results.
Each page also links to the category pages that fit the industry, and to combination pages that look at one category inside one industry. Where partner detail is needed, the page carries a placeholder until a partner firm supplies and approves it.
Cost areas that appear in most industries
Some costs show up almost everywhere. Rent or lease payments, supplier invoices, utilities, telecom, shipping and software subscriptions are common examples. Each is governed by a contract or a rate schedule, and each can drift from its terms over time.
A review compares what the agreement says with what you were billed. Because the agreements differ by industry, the questions a partner firm asks will differ too. A restaurant group may have many small locations with similar contracts. A manufacturer may have fewer contracts with more lines on each invoice.
You can use the industry pages to see which categories businesses like yours usually ask about first. Treat them as a starting point. Your own documents decide what a review finds.
Industries
- Healthcare: supplier, payment and utility costs for care providers and related organizations.
- Retail: leases, sales and use tax and card processing for stores and retail groups.
- Real estate and property: leases, property tax and utilities for owners and managers.
- Technology and manufacturing: supplier contracts, freight and software licenses.
- Transportation and freight: freight and parcel charges, supplier contracts and insurance premiums.
- Telecommunications: supplier contracts and sales and use tax.
- Financial services: payables and service organization reporting.
- Not-for-profit and government: supplier contracts, grant compliance and utilities.
- Construction: insurance premiums and supplier contracts.
- Hospitality and restaurants: card fees, waste removal and laundry and uniform rental.
- Education: utilities and supplier contracts.
- Energy: property tax.
Some of these industries have been named by partner firms. Others are proposed, and no partner has yet confirmed detail for them. [CONFIRM: partner industry detail]
How matching works
Matching depends on the cost category and the size of your business, not only on your industry. There is no fixed size cut-off. Fairview matches each request by hand.
You pick a request path: larger business, smaller business, or not sure. Each path has its own form. A request goes to the matched partner firm, or to Fairview for manual matching if you chose "not sure". After that you talk with the firm directly. The engagement and any fees are between you and the firm, under the firm's own terms.
If your industry is not listed
You can still submit a request. Describe the cost you want reviewed and the contract behind it. Use the request form for other needs, and Fairview will look for a match by hand. You can also browse all services by category.
Where to go next
Before you submit a request, it helps to gather the contract, any amendments and a payment history for the cost in question. A partner firm will ask for them early. Having them ready makes the first conversation easier.
Read how it works for the full sequence from request to findings. If you are ready, the request page explains what to have ready for each path.
Tell us what you need reviewed. We match you by hand with an independent partner firm. You keep your existing vendors.Find out what you are overpaying.