Cost Reduction Programme

If office supplies are not important, why spend so much valuable time buying and controlling them?

A typical office products dealer will offer a reduction in your product costs which are known as ‘Hard Costs’. These savings could be a couple of pence on highlighters, thirty pence on a laser toner or a few pence on a box of paper. Although these savings can seem attractive, if you look at the hidden costs, or 'Soft Costs', you'll soon see why companies are paying way over the odds for office products and services.

The facts...

The average business is purchasing a variety of products from several suppliers and will spend approximately £500 a year on office supplies for every person employed. The industry average order value is currently £85, but did you know that according to an American Express survey the administrative cost of placing this order are a further £64.

Product standardisation
Five different types of paper, three brands of stapler, 6 types of pen, original cartridges, compatible cartridges.

Supplier standardisation
The more suppliers you have the more invoices you will receive and the more time your staff will spend administrating your office supplies purchasing. What would you prefer? - processing a ten invoices from ten suppliers, or one invoice from one supplier. Pay ten suppliers every month, or pay one supplier every month.

Minimising stock holding
How are your goods stored? Every square-foot of space taken up by your stock is space that could be used for a more productive purpose. We have innovative ways to reduce your stock-holding, save space and time retrieving your supplies.

Order processing
Every minute spent ordering office products and services, is a minute that could have been spent working on your business, selling your products and services and marketing your new promotions - the things that make your business grow and prosper!

Receipt & Distribution of Goods
How are your goods delivered? Is one of your important staff members wasting time taking deliveries, unpacking boxes and stocking the stationery store?

Your time
The most important soft cost is represented by your precious time, and the precious time spent (wasted?) by your staff on purchasing and managing office products.

Management reporting
Through ongoing analysis of your purchase history we can provide ongoing account reviews to ensure your purchasing methods and product selection remains the most efficient for your ever changing business.