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Introducing you to Phil Pitt, our next Healthcare Team member
Phil is the Key Account Manager for London and the South East, and has been working for the Banner NHS Division for 10 years. With a passion for music and father to 3 kids, Phil is a happy member of the team who is always loving life.
Video fatigue is occurring more and more frequently in remote working.
In March 2020, when we were sent to work from home, large amounts of employees experienced increased video fatigue. Many realised that collaborating on video was not the same as it was in the office.
Harrods, the world-famous luxury department store, has solved one of its biggest headaches by diverting tonnes of its used paper hand towels from general waste.
Having already reduced Harrods' waste by replacing its paper hand towel product with a more absorbent alternative, Banner identified Kimberly-Clark Professional’s RightCycle service as a circular solution for paper towel sustainability.
The service seamlessly recycles all existing hand towel waste. The used paper towels are regularly collected, compressed and processed into new paper products. Critically, Banner was able to set up this service at no additional cost to Harrods while retaining the premium nature of what they offer.
The sun is shining, the air is warm... are you finding it harder to focus on work?
It's a familiar story for many of us when temperatures start to rise, and one that can take its toll on workplace efficiency.
Studies have found that productivity drops during warm weather by around 20%, with projects taking 13% longer to complete and employees becoming 45% more distracted.
We've put together 6 smarter working practices to help you work better throughout summer.
With continued uncertainty over trading, rapid growth in some sectors and collapses in others, workplace design has never been more important. Isabel Spence, Banner and evo Group's Marketing Director, explains the best ways to maximise space without compromising on staff well-being.
Market inconsistency has been one of the very few consistent things throughout the pandemic, and a cross-sector skills shortage has made recruitment a war for talent. Many businesses are downsizing offices and embracing hybrid or home working permanently to reduce overheads.
Maximising the space you have available to you is obviously the first priority in these circumstances. In the old days ‘maximising space’ might have meant stuffing as many desks as physically possible into a single room, like sardines in a can. But we now know that this has a negative effect on productivity, employee well-being and mental health, and job satisfaction. In a post-Covid world, your office needs to help you compete for new talent, as well as compete for your existing staff who have the ease and convenience of their home offices, by offering them a comfortable, practical and productive workspace.
In the fight against climate change, every little helps. For businesses, little changes across the board can have a big overall impact. Below, Julie Hadley, CSR and Social Value Manager at Banner, discusses green products you could swap out to create a more sustainable office.
It is becoming increasingly evident that cleanliness and hygiene in the workplace is no longer just a nice-to-have and now plays a vital role in productivity levels.
With more and more offices converting to open plan and adapting to the new hybrid norm, people are socialising more frequently and sharing facilities and technology. As they return to the office, they are therefore facing more hygiene risks than before. As many, especially younger, generations are also becoming more health conscious, ensuring a clean and safe work environment for employees is becoming more important for possible recruits and current staff.
Join Banner at P4Health England 2022
The Banner healthcare team are excited to be exhibiting at P4H England, our first healthcare event of 2022, at the NEC in Birmingham on 7th July on stand 26.
P4H is the UK's leading healthcare procurement and supply chain event, connecting buyers and suppliers from across the healthcare sector. This event provides extensive skills development, networking and collaboration opportunities. Attendees also have the chance to discover new products and solutions for their workplace.
Social Value & Sustainability, NHS Procurement Skills, Supply Chain & Innovation, and Tendering in Healthcare are the key themes at this years event. Click here for the pre-event planner, which includes the keynote speaker and seminar line-up.
Banner healthcare are the market leader for multi-category catalogue compliance, and with a proven track record with over 50 years' experience, Banner healthcare are your go-to provider for healthcare consumables.
Join Banner at PfH Live 2022
Banner are back exhibiting at Procurement for Housing Live, co-located with Housing 2022, from 28-30th June 2022 at Manchester Central.
Housing is the award winning Chartered Institute of Housing's annual conference, and Europe's leading housing festival. These events provide a platform for peers within the housing sector to come together to discuss, debate, partner, learn and improve the lives of the people you house.
ESG, Compliance and Innovation will steer this year's sessions with numerous keynote speakers providing guidance, best practice and a knowledge sharing platform for attendees. Click here to see the full speaker programme.
You can find our expert Housing team on stand P38. Come along to our stand to discover how we're making housing solutions simple, and how Banner can enable you to achieve your goals through all-round smart procurement.
Banner are proud to have been awarded Top Ranked Supplier on Lot 1 (Complete Office & Business Solutions), and Sole Supplier Status of Lot 2 (Office & Business Solutions Guaranteed Savings) frameworks to PfH members.
Join Banner at the NWUPC Conference 2022
The annual NWUPC Conference is back in-person for the first time since 2019 at The University of Manchester's, University Place, with the theme Risk, Action and Grow.
Members of NWUPC will be gathering for a day of collaboration, topical sessions, an exhibition of over 50 framework suppliers including Banner on stand 15, and of course the chance to network with peers from across the sector. Click here to see the agenda for the day, including workshops and keynote speakers.
Our higher education team look forward to welcoming you to our stand to introduce our solutions for a post-COVID learning environment, and demonstrating how Banner enable you to achieve your goals through all-round smart procurement.
We support universities by providing the products and services needed to refresh the educational environment, and protect students and staff alike.