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Medstor gives a round of applause for PPN 06/20
In this article, Allison Seabourne, Medstor Sales Director, praises the NHS PPN 06/20 for its positive impact throughout the supply chain.
As a supplier to the NHS and emerging from the latest round of framework tender/supply applications (P23, NHS SBS, Supply Chain and BSO PaLS), it has felt very gratifying to be part of a network whose intent is to ‘protect’ every available aspect of its involvement. Getting good value for money, while key for any organisation, has now been tempered by a need and a will to protect our planet and our people. Delivering social value through the
Government’s commercial activities via the commissioning and purchase of all goods and services by NHS organisations ensures supply chain compliance across its key target areas. It also offers a framework for supplier improvement incentives and has been welcomed very much by everyone at Medstor.
About Medstor, Stamford Products Ltd Medstor manufactures and installs innovative materials management solutions developed
specifically for the healthcare market and has national installation cover, working with countless hospitals throughout the UK and beyond. In addition to highly experienced regional managers, Medstor has an in-house design team that can provide support and advice with designs and layout and also engineer bespoke solutions if required. Products range from ward-specific mobile module carts to HTM 63 and HTM 71 cabinetry and shelving, all of which support the world’s favourite clear crystal modular ISO 60 x 40 trays and divider system. Almost everything is built in the company’s large UK manufacturing facility in East Manchester, ensuring consistency of supply and quality. Some of the products are standalone, others work best as part of a holistic solution involving, for example, the refit of an entire storage location or, more commonly, complete hospital. As a company that positions itself as a
custodian of the supply chain and is absolutely
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committed to supporting the NHS in every way possible, Medstor is also embracing the guidelines of PPN 06/20 in the way it operates. It is managing its own demanding goals to meet the policy guidelines, which in turn is enabling improvements that affect everyone across the business.
Fighting Climate Change The Medstor materials management system uses multi-material construction incorporating plastic, wood and metal, each with their own unique paths but all sourced and used responsibly, forming part of the company’s supplier and recycling decarbonisation strategy. Medstor was an early signatory to the
British Plastics Federation’s Climate Change Agreement for Plastics Processing (BPF CCA), a voluntary agreement containing targets to increase energy efficiency and reduce carbon dioxide (CO2
) emissions. BPF CCA encourages a
holistic company approach in the reduction of its carbon footprint that Medstor has embraced wholeheartedly. BREEAM reporting of the StoneX Stadium Clinical Health Facility with main contractors Morgan Sindall Construction and Overbury, along with its transparent reporting and external audits, required another government initiative, resulting in Medstor achieving demanding Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) accreditation. This is an externally audited accreditation that confirms that any forest-based materials used in the manufacturing process have been produced according to the FSC’s rigorous standards and are credibly used along each product’s path from the forest to becoming finished goods. The implementation this year of a free cooling system within Medstor offices, which
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