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The University of Leicester is now one of many customers receiving 100% of its deliveries by electric vehicles from Banner.

The two organisations have been working collaboratively for the last six months to help the University achieve its sustainability aims. The introduction of electric vehicle deliveries from its hub just 10 miles from the campus is the latest initiative to be introduced.

Procurement professionals who diversified their supply chains due to the pandemic are now struggling with the realities of managing hundreds of individual relationships, ensuring goods are ethically manufactured, and reaching their sustainability targets.

According to a report by the ONS, 1 in 20 UK businesses diversified their procurement supply chains at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to keep disruptions to a minimum.

Banner are exhibiting at Procurex Scotland 2022 at the SEC, Glasgow, on 27th October.

Join Banner at Procurex Scotland, live for the first time since 2019! Come along to Stand 34 to see our complete range of workplace solutions for your organisation, covering office supplies, interiors, facilities supplies, technology, and bespoke print & communications.

Our committed team of Scottish procurement experts have extensive experience in servicing the public sector. They know your industry, and work hard to deliver solutions that meet your personal requirements.

Trends data shows searches for furniture for home working are still significantly up since the pandemic, potentially indicating that a Great Return to the office as a result of the cost-of-living crisis may not be guaranteed.

Track your Banner deliveries from start to finish with our enhanced parcel scanning service

We’re pleased to announce that we’ve enhanced our parcel tracking functionality, which means you can now track your Banner deliveries at every stage of the journey...

Banner are exhibiting at HETT 2022, at ExCel London from 27th - 28th September.

Banner's healthcare and technology teams are looking forward to being back at HETT for the first time since 2019. Banner would like to invite you to join us at stand D32, where we can demonstrate our complete range of workplace solutions for your organisation, with our partners from Jabra.  

Banner's Studio Manager, Clive Andrews-Lewis, made good use of his annual Charity Day by taking on a double shift for Staffordshire, Shropshire, and Cheshire Blood Bikes (SSCBB).

Starting at 7am on Thursday 1st September 2022, and covering in excess of 300 miles over the next 12 hours, Clive carried blood tests & samples, fecal matter for treatment, and even loaned blood (of rare blood types) between Queens Hospital in Burton-On-Trent, two locations in Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham, Royal Worcester Hospital, George Eliot Hospital in Nuneaton, and University Hospital Warwickshire. 

From distribution and manufacturing, to retail and hospitality, introducing more sustainable purchasing habits is no longer just encouraged, but essential for businesses looking to meet the government’s Net Zero targets.

Julie Hadley, CSR and Social Value Manager at Banner, discusses how businesses can change their buying behaviour and optimise their waste processes to meet green objectives.

As virtual communication becomes increasingly important for businesses around the world, the quality and reliability of conferencing devices is more essential than ever.

EPOS have created the EXPAND line of premium audio and video solutions to specifically address the needs of decentralised teams, often working across locations and time zones.

For the 69%* of office workers who use a headset, speakerphone, personal webcam or video bar for conference calls, seamless collaboration is vital. EPOS know that 59%* of workers use an audio solution every single day, so they created this line to be the best quality and reliability out there. Because 37%* of everyday collaborators spend more than half their time away from their desk, the EXPAND Line is designed and crafted for flexibility, ease-of-use, and perfect connectivity with all devices.