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GUARDSMAN WIN PRESTIGIOUS BRITISH SAFETY AWARD
21.07.2009

Guardsman Ltd of Leicester a leading member of Eurosafe have been named as Overall Award Winner of the BSIF Safety Service Award. The annual British Safety Industry Federation’s safety awards is a prestigious celebration of all that is finest in the UK safety industry. The award champions the importance of innovation and the highest standards of excellence when it comes to inspiring occupational health and safety.

The Safety Service award is awarded to companies within the safety field that offer both exceptional and innovative service solutions. By means of clearly defined topic areas customer are asked by BSIF confidential questionnaire to rate the entrant for each category. Using these returns the entry with the highest score wins.

Mike Sargeant M.D. of Guardsman outlined the significance of winning such an award: “Entry to this competition for safety service is crucial for focussing our team on how effective we really are at servicing our customer’s needs. In stringent economic times it’s not enough to simply fulfil orders; we must find ways to exceed our customer expectations. Service, technical competence, know how, and experience become vital. This recognition by our peers delivers the strongest message to our customers that we are getting it right and that and we are a company on whom they can rely for all their health and safety needs”.

EUROSAFE INTRODUCES A NEW MEMBER

Eurosafe is delighted to introduce Needlers Limited as it newest member. Needlers is based in Hull and will expand even further our ability to offer ‘local’ service to customers to complement our members’ on-line and national coverage.

Needlers Ltd is one of Yorkshires leading suppliers of Hygiene and Workwear products, providing small and large businesses across a wide range of sectors including Food Manufacturing, Healthcare, Leisure, Manufacturing and the Public Sector.

Alistair Needler is the Managing Director and recounts their history.

“Established in 1857, Needlers has over 149 years of experience in catering for the ever-altering demands of our fast paced industry. Understanding our customers and evolving with their needs is key. That is why we endeavour to anticipate and embrace change so we can offer our customers the best possible service at all times.

As a sixth generation family run business, we originated as decorators and sign writers, by the early 1970's we had diversified into Contract Cleaning and then by the 1980's had expanded again into the Hygiene Supplies Industry. In 2005 the companies separated so that each industrial business could prosper and concentrate solely on the desires of their customers.

Our company prides itself on the in-depth knowledge and understanding that we possess of our customers and their needs, therefore enabling us to treat them individually by tailoring the right supply chain solutions to them, be it by delivering to them 4 days per week or putting consignment stock into place and topping it up once per week.”

WHY EUROSAFE?

Alistair Needles (MD) and Tony Mercer (Commercial Director) explain their decision to accept Eurosafe’s invitation to become their thirteenth member.

“Needlers are delighted to join Eurosafe, we see Eurosafe as one of the market leaders in the PPE world and as a family business we are looking forward to working with our fellow members, to not only move our own business forward but to play a major part in growing the Eurosafe business.”

“We have developed our PPE business with our Food Manufacturing customers but we see our membership of Eurosafe being able to strength our position in this market. It will allow us to offer many of the major PPE brands at very competitive pricing, which is backed up by our own dedicated customer service team and our own delivery vehicles.”

Eurosafe Information

Currently Eurosafe members have a turnover in excess of Ł80m, staff in the region of 450 of with 160 are sales staff, stock in excess of Ł13m and in excess of 20 distribution centres throughout the UK and Ireland.

Needlers Operation

Alistair and Tony have provided us with some impressive photos of their facility and go on to explain more of their day to day operation.

Customer Care

“We have a dedicated and supportive customer care team, proficient in all aspects of hygiene and workwear, on hand to help and advise you in any aspect of our business. Our attitude is not only to offer our customers the products and systems they require for their day to day business, but to look at all aspects of their daily operations and offer valuable advice and support.

Customer specific delivery requirements and prompt delivery of orders is achieved through our own fleet of delivery vehicles ensuring that our excellent customer service is continued throughout the whole cycle of your order.

Specialising in supplying to the food manufacturing industry, we are now regarded as the UK’s number three supplier in this particular area of the market place, where we have achieved single source supply agreements with some leading companies in this market.”

Here is a photo of Alistair with some of the staff outside of their premises.

Warehousing / Logistics

“With our purpose built warehouse boasting the very latest in storage and delivery solutions, we hold in excess of Ł850,000 of stock at any one time, ensuring that we can always meet our customers' requirements. We welcome
orders from all businesses and we have the capacity and technology to cater for any order, large or small. We provide delivery to meet the customers’ own requirements by offering dedicated delivery dates and time slots.

We offer a flexible approach to placing orders and can accept orders via telephone, fax or email and soon we will be launching our new website www.needlers.biz where you will not only be able to place your orders, but also benefit from our value added services such as downloadable online COSHH information, product information and cleaning schedules to name but
a few. We can also cater for standing orders, so if you require a regular order we can ensure that stock is always available and delivered to you according to your own requirements.”

Client Benefits

National Coverage with 25 Distribution Points
Local Service
Professional Safety Specialists
Access to All Major Brands
Access to the key Decision Maker

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