Make the connection between supply chain and sustainability
Esther Murdock and Isabel Spence of Banner highlight shared values with the SmartTogether consortium and the Guy ’ s and St Thomas ’ procurement partnership
Guy ’ s and St Thomas ’ NHS Foundation Trust has chosen Banner as a key supplier for their SmartTogether procurement initiative . As the UK ’ s largest provider of business-critical supplies and services , Banner provides cleaning , catering and PPE supplies , furniture , printed goods , technology and Managed Print Services to organisations across the private and public sectors .
To gauge why the NHS was so keen to partner with Banner , we spoke to its Merchandising and Marketing Director , Isabel Spence , and Esther Murdock , Public
Sector Sales Director .
“ We started with an official tender process , which was then followed with the award of the contract to Banner for office products and electronic office supplies .”
find ways to help the SmartTogether team with a managed procurement service that addresses contract leakage and any in scope expenditure within that . This provides a compliant supply route whilst also reducing the carbon footprint of Guy ’ s and St Thomas ’ and other participating Trusts ”, Murdock said .
Connected thinking is the key to success
“ Our aim is to build strong and effective relationships by connecting with suppliers , colleagues and customers who have high standards and share our values ,” says Murdock .
“ In the future , we ’ re going to see a greater expansion into partnerships , consolidation of supply and into a digitally enabled work life ,” Spence says . “ We are supporting customers and innovating with smart solutions to solve the business challenges that our customers face .”
Murdock closes : “ Evidenced by the work with Guy ’ s and St Thomas ’, our customers , suppliers , and Banner are on a journey of reimagining how we do business . In this post-pandemic era , we are becoming more and more of an embedded solution for our customers and a lead service provider . It is this connected thinking that leads to improved sustainability and consolidated supply .”
“ We ’ re now assessing a new pilot programme to
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