We were delighted to be proud headline sponsors of Cleanology ‘s event at Hard Rock Café in London to help raise awareness and funds for The Hygiene Bank.
With over 4.2 million people in the UK living with hygiene poverty, we are proud to have played our part in helping to tackle this hidden but profound issue.
Brining businesses together for the 4th year, the event organised by Cleanology, raised a combined total of a staggering £115,000 for the charity The Hygiene Bank.
Amazing work and congratulations to everyone who arranged, took part and contributed to the success of the event.
Our friends at Hive Cleaning have created an amazing project with over 6 acres of meadowland in Devon which they have appropriately named ‘Hive Wood’.
Their aim over the next 15 years, through this project is to help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, enhance the biodiversity for flora and fauna and return the wood back to traditional broadleaf forest.
Louis Beaumont, Hive Cleaning’s Manging Director, brought together an energetic team consisting of their family members, staff and clients as well as our Manging Director, Marc who was only too happy to get stuck in with the team helping to plant trees to support this fantastic project.
Our friends at Hive Cleaning are a B Corp certified, ethical office cleaning company who are committed to making a positive impact on the environment and were delighted to support them in this worthy initiative.
At Futures Supplies we believe that volunteering is good for both physical and mental wellbeing. It’s good for the planet too especially when it involves supporting our client and planting trees!!
Always keen to keep up with regulatory changes, our Managing Director Marc Kemp and Office Manager Andy Hills, recently attended an event hosted by the Finnish-British Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with their Patrons Borenius and Metsä Group.
Held at the Leonardo Royal London St Pauls, the event consisted of two keynote speeches, as well as a panel discussion moderated by Lord Justice Snowden.
Sustainability and associated topics are top-trending subjects, on all platforms, across all organisations. However, what does sustainability really mean? What is required, legally or ethically, how is it achieved and how do you sort out the “buzz” from the reality?
Aksu Tuominen from Borenius gave an insight into the Green Claims Directive, the Proposal for Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste, and Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR).
The second keynote speech was provided by Maija Pohjakallio and Kalle Ikonen from Futures Supplies’ partner Metsä Group. They focused on the practical experiences against the background of recent regulations, also shedding light on current EU deforestation regulation and nature restoration laws.
The insightful speeches lead to an interesting and insightful panel discussion on how the topics affect the ongoing concerns of businesses with panellists were Kalle Ikonen and Maija Pohjakallio from Metsä Group, Casper Herler from Borenius, and Andrew Griffiths from Planet Mark.
The team at Futures Supplies would like to congratulate all of the finalists and winners of the European Cleaning and Hygiene Awards 2018.
It was a fantastic evening in Berlin, celebrating with some of our amazing customers and supply partners.
We would like to pass on a big thank you to Michel de Bruin, CEO of Greenspeed and Chairman of ISSA Europe, for hosting our trip and also to the European Cleaning Journal & ECH Awards for a great event.
You can find out more about the ECH Awards by following the link www.echawards.com
A study by Plimsoll Publishing Ltd has rated Futures Supplies and Support Services Ltd as “STRONG” in their latest analysis of the UK’s largest companies. This is the highest accolade awarded by Plimsoll and reflects our outstanding performance over the past 12 months.
This has been achieved in a difficult marketplace where a number of competitors are in financial danger and a record number are making a loss.
The Plimsoll analysis individually asses each company and provides a rating of Strong, Good, Mediocre, Caution or Danger, we are delighted to be one of only a minority of companies in our sector rated at the top of our field as “Strong”.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Marc Kemp as our Managing Director, with effect from 1st April.
Marc has been with Futures Supplies since 1998, he became a shareholder in 2001 and has worked his way through all aspects of the business becoming the Financial Director in 2008. In that time he has proved to be an exceptional and well respected member of the team and his experience makes him a natural successor to the Founder, Mandie Kemp who will now become Chief Executive.
Marc said, “I am absolutely delighted to have the opportunity to succeed such a highly respected entrepreneur and build on the phenomenal success Futures Supplies has enjoyed in the industry over the years. Working with such a young, dynamic and well-motivated team and with the firm foundations of a successful business already in place, I have a real opportunity to develop the company and its people to the next level.”
Award winning Futures Supplies celebrates nineteen years in the cleaning industry this year having been set up by Mandie Kemp in 1985. Futures Supplies is not only innovative but works hard to manage and deliver exceptional business partnerships with its customers which makes it stand out from its competitors.
Mandie Kemp says, “I am confident that Marc is the right person to lead our business and his experience in finance, dealing with and building customer relationships, and working with staff and suppliers makes him a natural fit for the future of our business and I wish him every success.”
