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Promotion For Leiann Following Further Expansion

Leiann SmallerFutures Supplies continue to encourage and support promotion and career growth from within and with its young, dynamic team seeing further expansion in 2014, Leiann Kemp has now been promoted to the position of Sales Manager.

Leiann joined Futures Supplies in 2006 as a general office assistant, she was promoted to Sales Support Administrator and to Customer Service Manager & PA to the MD in 2008. She has become a well-established and experienced member of the team and has always been a rising star, named ‘Scholar of the Year 2013’ at the Katrin Training Academy programme beating over 70 other candidates to a prize that will see her visiting Finland in early 2015.

We wish Leiann all the very best in her new role at Futures Supplies in supporting all our valued customers and managing the overall sales function of the business.

 

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Summer Sees The Re-launch Of The Futures Supplies Website

New WebsiteWe have listened to you and you can see the results here www.futures-supplies.co.uk

With a fresh new look, not only can you shop with us online, but our website is a place where you can manage your account with us and find a wealth of information to support your business. Keep up to date with our very latest news and tools to keep your online experience as easy and informative as it possible can be.

Some of the new features include………………

  • A new predictive search facility speeds up the search process and makes it easier to find products
  • A streamlined ‘add to basket’ process makes placing orders quicker and more efficient
  • Multi-page product lists now have a “view all” option to save tabbing through pages
  • A permanent product category list on the main pages makes it quicker to find products
  • Easy to view and place orders using your tablet and mobile phone using the latest technology
  • Streamlined payment processing via Sagepay and the added facility of paying using Paypal

As well as these new features, you can still ……………

  • View and print copy POD’s (delivery notes), invoices and statements
  • View your sales order history, in progress and completed orders
  • Subscribe to our budget control facility to help you control your costs

And remember those standard features which include……………

  • On line ordering 24hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • Product images and information
  • Download COSHH/ Safety Data Sheets
  • Keep up to date with our latest news
  • Purchase on account or use our secure card payment facility
  • Check out a product’s environmental credentials
  • Set up a list of favourites

We are great believers in progress, technology and innovation and delivering added value for our customers benefit every step of the way in our partnerships and we hope our continued inward investment in projects like this revamp illustrates this.

We hope you enjoy using the new site and always welcome any feedback for further improvements.

Remember our service doesn’t end once you click!!!

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Staff Get Lucky At Chamber Summer BBQ!

BBQ Chamber July 2014 With the summer heatwave well and truly in full swing, staff at Futures Supplies had a great time at the Croydon Chamber’s Summer BBQ which was held on one of the hottest days of the year at the fabulous Coulsdon Manor Hotel.

Croydon Chamber is a modern, pro-active and influential business membership creating profitable business opportunities.  Futures Supplies has been an active member for nearly 20 years now and with a network of over 300 local members and access to the London Chamber members and facilities these networking events are essential to supporting local business and developing opportunities through networking.

Our thanks to Kate Ward, Sales Director at Chequers Contract Services Ltd for inviting us on this occasion, the food and ambience were perfect. It was a lovely evening and definitely a lucky night for us, as not just one but two raffles wins were had by Futures Supplies’ Managing Director, Marc Kemp and Operations Manager, Daniel Hills!

Chamber BBQ 2Marc Kemp said, “We really enjoy meeting other local business especially whilst relaxing over a few drinks and some fabulous food, it was a great night and many thanks to the Chamber guys for organising such a lovely evening and of course to Kate for inviting us – it was a bonus to win the raffle too!”

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Knowledge is power!

Evans Training 1Much like Futures Supplies Evans Vanodine is a family owned company which strives to ensure that the customer benefits from the security and confidence of dealing with a dependable business who are experts in their field.  As one of our key supply partners, Evans Vanodine manufacture a wide range of janitorial and cleaning chemicals for both the home and overseas market and realises the importance of fulfilling customer expectations and requirements through regular training.

The company runs training courses for its distributors and recently Daniel Rendall, Business Development Manager and Leiann Kemp, Customer Service Manager attended a two day course at the Evans Vanodine training facilities at the Head Office near Preston supported by Pat Worsop, Area Sales Manager-South of England.

Evans Training 2Leiann said, “We found the course extremely useful and worthwhile and I am positive that it has helped further improve our product and industry knowledge, ensuring an even more efficient service to our customers. Pat was great, he really looked after us and it was good to learn about Evans family values as well as the products.”

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The Webshop You Want Proves Partnership Pays

Futures and Chequers Webshot July 2014Successful business partnerships are built with trust and integrity, often over many years and they can be extremely rewarding for both parties. Futures Supplies & Support Services Ltd’s relationship with Chequers Contract Services Ltd has certainly proved to be a winning partnership.

The latest project sees Futures Supplies deliver a bespoke web shop for Chequers’ customers. Launched on 1st July, this win win project adds value through the provision of an online ordering platform for Chequers’ customers to order washroom and cleaning products directly from Chequers, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, proving undoubtedly that ‘partnership pays’.

Award winning Futures Supplies has been a major player in distributing washroom, cleaning, janitorial and associated products since 1995. The company, with its young dynamic team, has vast experience and knowledge of working with cleaning companies, understanding their needs and delivering exceptionally successful long term business partnerships, with added value.

Chequers was established in 1987 and delivers service excellence and sustainability on a core range of cleaning and support services, always going the extra mile to add value for its clients. The company combines the qualities of family values and personal service with a close partnership with staff, clients and suppliers.

This philosophy has seen Chequers continued success and rapid growth along with recognition through its recent string of prestigious accolades including, The Best Business for Apprenticeships & Employment for Young People at the London Business Awards 2014 and three awards in this year’s Croydon Business Awards, including being crowned ‘Business of the Year 2014’.

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Kate Ward, Sales and Marketing Director at Chequers said “For our business growth to continue we need to be at the forefront of innovation and technology. We need to offer added value to our clients wherever possible and the web shop is yet another example of this. Having worked with Futures Supplies for some ten years I knew that the company would deliver and provide an effective innovative solution for us and I am delighted with the end result.”

More details on Futures Supplies, its products, services and CSR activities can be found at www.futures-supplies.co.uk  and for further information on Chequers or to visit their web shop go to www.chequerscontracts.co.uk

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Daniel’s Amazing Achievement!

DR Trek 3A big massive congratulations goes out to Daniel, our business development manager, who successfully completed the London to Brighton Trek this weekend. So far he has raised over £1,200 for The British Heat Foundation.

With less than half the walkers completing the trek, we are enormously proud on Daniel for finishing the non-stop 62 mile walk in just over 28 hours.DR trek

Daniel is back in the office today in one piece but with very sore feet!  I am sure you will all join us in congratulating him on this amazing achievement.

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“I’m pleased to say that I completed the trek in about 28h 15m. This was the most amazing thing I have ever done, I just didn’t anticipate the heat and blisters! I really appreciated Dan coming to see me along the way and Andy walking with me through the night to Brighton, it really spurred me on.

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Thank you for everyone’s support and kind messages, I am really humbled by the amount raised so far, but if you haven’t yet got round to sponsoring yet there’s still time!”

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Chequers Contract Services Clean Up!

The team at Futures Supplies would like to pass on its heartfelt congratulations to our partners, Chequers Contract Services where the champagne corks have been furiously popping over the past few weeks!

?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????Not only did the company walk away with three prizes at the recent Croydon Business Awards – Business of the Year, Best Business for Training and Development, and Best Business for Apprenticeships and Employment of Young People but also in the prestigious London Business Awards where the best companies in the capital were recognised they collected a prestigious award for the Best Business for Apprenticeships and Employment for Young People.

Kate Ward, Sales and Marketing Director said, “Our celebrations could not have been achieved if it wasn’t for the great partnerships we have forged with our clients, business partners and suppliers, all of whom are instrumental to the success of our business. This is supported by the hard work, dedication and commitment of our staff who, which goes without saying, are our greatest asset.”

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Mops Just Got More Sustainable!

Big White MopBeing certified to BS EN ISO 14001:2004 endorses our commitment to researching innovative and environmentally friendly cleaning systems to offer to our customers.

The Big White Refill Mop System from Robert Scott & Sons Ltd does just that and is a new eco-friendly mopping system which is available from Futures Supplies.

The patented, simple and easy to use system has a detachable socket and clip and a replaceable mop refill so that it can be disposed of in a paper recycling bin and a brand new one fitted.

The plastic socket and clip can be washed and reused many times and whilst it is colour coded for ease, it can also prevent cross contamination in environmentally sensitive areas.

With over 700 tonnes of plastic mop sockets being bought and sold by the UK cleaning industry and most of which ends up in landfill, this system is more hygienic, more environmentally friendly but most importantly less costly for your business.

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A Tree For Futures Supplies!

Katrin Tree CertificateTaking part in Katrin’s recent tree planting campaign whilst attending Interclean in Amsterdam, we are delighted that Metsa has decided to support a reforestation project in so-called ‘Krattwald’ in Handeloh (North Lower Saxony, Germany). The area is known for its old, overgrown oak trees spreading over approx. 2,000 sqm.

To regenerate and preserve this 150 year old population, young oak and yew trees are going to be planted during peak planting season in fall and we are excited that our tree has been planted!

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Naturally Cradle to Cradle Is Certified Silver

Ecover Cradle2CradleCombining excellent cleaning power with credible sustainable credentials has always been a priority for Futures Supplies when selecting a range of products for our customers.

We  are pleased to bring you a new range of products from Ecover Professional which are Cradle to Cradle Certified at Silver level and are the first professional cleaning products to have received the mark, licensed by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute.

This Certification for product manufacturing is a widely recognised positive force for society, economy and the planet and the Standard is a multi-attribute, continuous improvement methodology that provides a path to manufacturing healthy and sustainable products for the world we live in.

Three new highly concentrated products, Multi Daily, Multi Forte and San Daily, are now available from Futures Supplies at www.futures-supplies.co.uk