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SHERMOND WINS THE CONSORTIUM'S FIRST CARE SUPPLIER AWARD

Disposable hygiene products supplier Shermond has been named Care Supplier of the Year by national procurement and fulfilment company The Consortium.

The Consortium has run annual awards for its education suppliers for several years and now Shermond, which supplies the company with disposable gloves and aprons, has won its inaugural Care Supplier of the Year Award.

Brighton-based Shermond has worked closely with The Consortium in supporting its recent move into the care sector with a range of marketing material, product promotions and discounts.

The Consortium‘s first care catalogue generated over 1,000 customers in its first year, and this year‘s catalogue is 20 per cent bigger with 68 more pages, 700 brand new products and another 1,200 products which are featured for the first time.

Melanie Teal, chief executive at The Consortium, says: “Maintaining a good relationship with our suppliers is obviously key to our business, and we look to recognise companies that can be an asset to our own business and support our growth.”

David Westley, Medical Account Manager for Shermond added: “Shermond has always prided itself on ‘putting the customer first‘. When that discipline is rewarded, it has a really positive reaction from the whole team.

“When I told the team that they had achieved the Supplier of the Year 2007 Care Award from The Consortium everyone, Office and Warehouse alike were delighted.  We as a company strive to give ‘outrageous customer service‘ and would like to thank The Consortium for this prestigious award.”  

ENDS             10th May 2007

For further information please contact Claire Sneddon, Sturgess Van Damme, on 01275 349011 or email claire@sturgessvandamme.co.uk

 

Photo caption:

From left to right: David Westley, Medical Account Manager for Shermond, Melanie Teal, chief executive at The Consortium, and Mark Barnett, Chief Operating Officer at The Consortium

 

Notes to Editors

The Consortium is a national procurement and fulfilment business focused on meeting the needs of its many customers in the education, training and social care sectors. It also provides free tailored e-procurement solutions, which give its customers central control over non-core supplies purchasing and radically reduces the time and cost associated with paper-based purchasing.

The company has a fast-growing multi-million pound web business. Its product range of over 30,000 products covers four key areas:

• janitorial products

• furniture

• office and business equipment

• educational supplies

Our supplies business is combined with a growing services business, which focuses on fleet management and food contracting. Many organisations find they save time and money by outsourcing these arrangements to The Consortium.

Key dimensions:

• annual sales turnover of over £40 million

• services 25,000 customers per annum

• supplies over 30,000 products per annum

• 250 employees

• 100,000 sq ft warehouse and office complex in Trowbridge, Wiltshire   

The Consortium offers all its customers:

1. Prompt delivery – next day in UK if required

2. One-stop convenience

3. A low-price guarantee (thanks to our £100 million plus buying power)

4. Thousands of branded and own-brand quality-assured products

5. No quibble return and refund

6. Easy ordering by post, fax, telephone or online