WHAT’S NEW?
SUSTAINABILITY TOP OF THE AGENDA AT ARCO
By introducing simple changes as part of their cleaning routine such as adopting more green and sustainable practices businesses can help to reduce their impact on the environment by using and wasting less and as a result saving money. It’s difficult to know what to trust so to help identify eco-friendly products look for the EU Ecolabel, FSC or The Green Sack logos. These certify that products have not created a negative impact on the environment during production.
Arco, the safety supplier, is keen to help British businesses make a positive impact on the environment, and become more sustainable, by offering a full range of eco-friendly cleaning products.
Arco’s range of products can help organisations reduce vital carbon emissions, of which 75% is currently attributed to products and services in the UK.
TRADEPOINT AND SAFECONTRACTOR SECURE 12,000
BUILDING SUPPLIES Safecontractor, the UK’s fastest growing health and safety scheme has joined forces with building supplies giant TradePoint to instantly qualify its 25,000 health and safety proficient contractors for TradePoint membership.
As well as extended opening hours, Safecontractor members can now purchase from 12,000 kitchens, bathrooms and building materials at trade pricing. Already used by B38 Group, Interserve, NG Bailey Facilities Services and Norland Managed Services, Safecontractor’s service takes the hassle out of the ever increasing burden that health and safety legislation places on managing contractors.
David Hanratty, National Business to Business Manager at TradePoint said: “TradePoint’s partnership with Safecontractor will provide
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EU Ecolabel products span across paper, skincare and cleaning chemicals and are designed to help protect the environment by producing less waste and pollution compared with similar items on the market resulting in a more cost-effective approach. The Tork Folded Toilet Paper for example, offers sheet by sheet dispensing encouraging less wastage. The SCOTT XTRA Hand Towels are dispensed one at a time so they’re touched only by the user, improving hygiene whilst reducing consumption.
Arco also offer a range of Wooden Brushware products and Green Sack Bin Liners. All Arco Wooden Brushware is certified by The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) which allows customers to quickly identify, purchase and use timber and forest products produced from well-managed forests. The Green Sack refuse sacks are 100% recycled with a high percentage of recycled farm films sourced from UK and Irish farms and reprocessed in the UK. The Green Sack has the lowest carbon footprint of any refuse sack currently available on the UK market.
Jeff Snee, Product and Procurement Manager, Material Management said: “Reducing the environmental impact of products is a main concern for Arco. We want to ensure that our customers are getting good quality products from sustainable sources to help reduce energy costs and produce limited carbon emissions.”
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Safecontractor can also identify and flag contractors who pose a risk to the business and provide a full audit trail to evidence that the business is meeting legal health and safety requirements.
contractors with a one-stop-shop solution to their building material needs. Regardless of turnover, contractor members now have access to 12,000 products at trade pricing, with the convenience of extended trade opening hours, seven days a week.”
Safecontractor already enables FM companies to reduce risk by establishing and maintaining a compliant, approved contractor list.
Alyn Franklin, Chief Operating Officer at Safecontractor said: “By working with Safecontractor, FM companies can be assured that their entire contractor supply chain is health and safety compliant. Our new partnership with TradePoint is the latest in a raft of new time and cost saving benefits Safecontractor now provides to it contractors in addition to their health and safety accreditation to help their businesses prosper.”
As the leading health and safety assessment scheme in the UK, Safecontractor has over 275 major clients and nearly 25,000 contractor members. Contractors are audited by in-house professionals on an annual basis to ensure that the required health and safety standards are consistently adhered to.
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