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Banner Re-awarded NHS Supply Chain Contract

We’re delighted to have been re-awarded the contract for the Stationery and Envelopes lots on NHS Supply Chain’s Office Supplies and Solutions framework. The award sees the introduction of Nationally Contracted Products (NPCs) in these lots and a significant rationalisation of products to achieve potential national savings of 11.8% and provide better value for money to NHS customers whilst offering greater ordering efficiencies.

That’s why we’ve worked in the background with our supplier base and we now stock the most exciting and sustainable cleaning products on the market, OceanSaver Pods.

The Marketing team would like to send a huge thank you to both staff and suppliers who attended Energise 2019 at Elland Road on the 19^th September.

We are delighted to be exhibiting at the Healthcare Excellence Through Technology event (HETT), taking place on 1-2 October 2019 at ExCEL London.

We’d love for you to join us on our stand (C42) to see our complete range of workplace solutions for your organisation with a key focus on technology.

Click here to register as our guest for free

Alex Lawrence, Assistant Category Specialist, Procurement, University of Derby

At just 22, Alex Lawrence is making impressive inroads into a procurement career. He started in the accounts department at the University of Derby after he left school, before becoming a procurement apprentice. Recently he has been promoted to assistant category specialist. He has extended his knowledge and practical application of EU and UK procurement regulations by training, managing and evaluating tenders and improving his stakeholder and supplier management. He is also the subject matter expert on the University's new Oracle finance system and is part of the team that are instrumental in ongoing enhancement.

Talking to B News, Alex explains how he came to the role and what he wished he'd known as a school leaver.

With International Week of Happiness at Work from 23-27 September 2019, the business of being happy in our workplaces is deservedly receiving attention.

Being happy when we go about our work matters. It affects our morale, loyalty and our ability to carry out roles and responsibilities proactively and efficiently. And without greater happiness as an aim, any workplace wellbeing programme will struggle to succeed.

The Professional Range from Brother

As a platinum partner of Brother, here at Banner we love sharing new developments from our suppliers especially those that are focused on helping our customers and our environment.

Six reasons to choose HP cartridges

If you'd like organisation to play its part in the circular economy and improve its sustainability, your choice of printer cartridges could be one of the answers.

Here are six reasons why original HP cartridges are a good step towards more environmentally-friendly print.  

Student expectations are high when it comes to technology in their learning environment.

They expect simplicity, ease of use and reliability in the technology they use to reflect how connected they are to their everyday lives.

Here at Banner as an IT+ Silver Partner at Epson, we acknowledge their understanding of education and utilisation of that knowledge to design technology for efficient learning. The technology developed connects both faculty and students encouraging collaborative working and capturing attention.

The air we breathe can have a significant impact on our health 

With a new study* revealing that air pollution could cause mental health issues later in life, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer classifying outdoor air pollution as a cancer-causing agent (carcinogen)^, the quality of air in and around our workplaces, and schools, is worth questioning.

Quality of air inside a building can affect our health, comfort and productivity, with factors as diverse as mould, humidity, chemicals and building design affecting this.