Supply Categories

1. Energy & Water Conservation and Management

• Reduce heating costs by up to 40%
• Reduce electricity usage by up to 50%
• Reduce water bills by up to 30%

PML believe that the best way to mitigate the increasing price of energy and water is to reduce your usage through the introduction of conservation and management initiatives. Our chosen supplier in this sector has over 20 years experience in delivering solutions which today, more than ever, significantly impact on business profitability.

In the future, our individual responses to the way we protect the environment will be judged and it is likely that the amount of carbon emissions we generate will bear a substantial levy. Our solutions will reduce the amount of harmful gasses produced and, where applicable, enhance your response to ISO14001.

Reducing the carbon footprint of your business will impact positively on your profits and the environment.

We will introduce you to a team of experts in the field of energy and water usage including highly qualified and experienced engineering consultants who are accredited by the government funded Carbon Trust.

Our service is designed in four stages to make the process of transition as easy as possible

Some examples of savings already achieved:

• Nursing Home Group – Gas consumption reduced on heating plant by 25% resulting in a saving of £1.5 million per annum with under 12 month payback. Water conservation project identifies £800K of savings per annum with under 18 month payback.
• High Street Department Store – Water project saves £2m over 5 years.
• £800K Turnover Company saves £8K per annum on water charges and recovers >£10K in rebates.
• NHS Trust Hospital saves £25K per annum on water.
• Hotel saves 55% on the running cost of their drinks coolers and 40% on air conditioning.
• 25% savings identified for a Serviced Office Building’s heating bill resulting in a 26 tonnes reduction in carbon emissions.
• Shops and offices save 50% on the running cost of their fluorescent lighting.
• Department store saves 17% on the running of their escalators.
• Manufacturing company reduces energy usage by 35% on the air compressor systems.

2. Telecoms

Our supplier in this area has received the highest levels of accreditation from leading global suppliers.

Companies from many different market sectors, both public and private, have benefited from their wealth of experience. Many of these organisations are household names. Their management services cover a comprehensive range of business communications services, enabling the provision of truly converged bespoke communications solutions.

Jointly, we manage voice and data communications to help businesses large and small minimise costs and raise their productivity. Upon introduction, we will set in motion comprehensive audit of your communications requirements and, in partnership with leading business communications vendors, bring you bespoke voice and data solutions that will help your company minimise costs and raise productivity, now and in future. We offer a service that is personal, detailed and thorough.

The list below indicates the range of services we can provide for you.

• Voice communications from traditional phones and PABX systems to state-of-the-art IP Telephony solutions
• Data communications, enterprise applications, networking and security
• Mobile voice and data communications including mobile e-mail and people or asset tracking
• Digital print, fax and copy solutions
• Audio conferencing
• 118 218 directory enquiry services

3. Insurances

Do you fully review your policies on an annual basis or do you sometimes simply renew?
Do you know whether you may be under or over insured?

Insurance quotes are often complex and it can be very difficult to compare policies on a like for like basis.

We have a special relationship with one of the world's leading risk management and insurance intermediaries, experts in the business of identifying, analysing and managing risk. They can deliver a full range of services to all companies including professional risk transfer, risk management, loss management and actuarial services, as well as financial and employee benefits consulting.

Our Insurance supply partners are committed to the delivery of appropriate and customised solutions. They provide our Clients with excellent local service, while enabling them to access their extensive network of global resources.
From Aerospace to the Utilities industry, our Insurance supply partner has more than 14,500 dedicated employees throughout the world. They are highly trained and knowledgeable in their particular area of operation, and work closely with Clients to develop optimal risk management solutions.

Why not enlist our assistance in obtaining the best value Insurance quote attainable in today’s market?

4. Print Management

Our Print Management supply partner is a respected and award winning company with a strong stable of existing satisfied customers. A founder member of the Independent Print Industries Association, their network of quality approved trade suppliers provides unrivalled purchasing power.

The value of outsourced Print Management is that it minimises print costs. Tangible financial benefits will arise from real savings as follows:

• Your print is managed for you – giving you more time to manage your business
• Lower unit costs – 1st year circa 20%
• Improved cash flow
• Reduced administrative burden
• Reduced obsolescence
• Document re-engineering
• Maximum ordering efficiencies
• Print Inventory Control
• Constant benchmarking to maintain best value
• Single source supply chain solution – visibility at all levels

Straightforwardly, they will manage your print requirements in the following areas:

• Printed Products
• Operational Support Products
• Design/Origination
• Print Warehousing/Fulfilment
• Visual Display/Merchandising

Two further good reasons to speak to us about this supplier:

• No minimum order, quantity or price. Existing clients have annual print spends ranging between £5k - £2 million.

5. Stationery and Office Supplies

How often do you check your stationery prices?

Lack of frequent price checking combined with a failure to review the terms of established trading relationships can lead to costs escalating without you, as customer, being fully aware.

With over 30 years’ experience in office supplies and stationery and annual sales in excess of £230 million, our supplier in this category is the UK’s number one provider of computer and printer consumables and electronic storage media, and the fastest growing provider of general office supplies, delivering close to 10 million printer cartridges every year.

With over 7,000 products in stock and a further 13,000 regularly sourced, no one else can offer you such a comprehensive range of office supplies.

Current customers range from FTSE 100 corporations and government departments to local businesses, hospitals and schools.

Three reasons why you should speak to us about engaging with this supplier:

• All customers that take on this deal benefit from unrivalled buying power, industry-leading service and unparalleled expertise.
• We believe that we can always offer the best products and services at the lowest possible prices.
• Additionally, on top of the great pricing and service, attractive loyalty rebates are guaranteed.

If you want to cut stationery costs by up to 30% then please feel free to contact us to discuss.
For additional peace of mind, we’ll also ensure that the service you receive and the quality of goods are at least matched if not improved.

6. Office Equipment & Consumables

Why not have one the industry's leading providers of copier, printer, facsimile, cleaning, ergonomic and storage media supplies and consumables provide a free audit of your office equipment needs?

Our chosen provider of office equipment supplies a comprehensive range of hardware and a complementary and extensive consumables portfolio, enabling our clients to purchase all their IT / Technology requirements from one dependable source.

Here are a few of the reasons why you may wish to consider talking to us further on this topic.

• Existing clients range from small to medium sized businesses, through to large blue chip corporations, government agencies and educational organisations.
• All of our these benefit from the long-term relationships and the buying power built up over many decades of trading, ensuring that we supply our Clients with the best products, at the most competitive prices in the marketplace.
• Additionally we like to ensure that the purchase process of this often complex and dynamic product range is as simple and pleasant an experience as possible.
• As much care is taken over 100 business cards as over a large corporate project involving hundreds of products across multi-site locations.

7. Hotel Accommodation

If your company regularly pays for hotel accommodation then we believe we can achieve significant savings on your behalf.

• We can provide you with the convenience of a call centre or online service or a combination of the two according to your needs.
• Our supply partner’s proven high-speed reservation system provides the means for your business to access over 60,000 hotels world-wide.
• Cancellations may be made as late as 4 pm on the day for which the booking has been made – at zero cost!

Please contact us if you are interested in discussing serious savings that we can bring to bear in the competitive arena of corporate accommodation.

8. Manpower & Recruitment

We work with two market leading organisations in this sector allowing us to provide comprehensive coverage across national and international recruitment markets. As well as excellent general human resource provision we are also able to bring a strong specialist focus to areas such as:

• contract and temporary workers;
• sales (all sectors);
• technology and communications;
• advanced engineering.

In summary, we will provide high quality and comprehensive recruitment solutions, competitively priced with additional and guaranteed loyalty rebates. Contact us if you’d like to hear more.

9. Direct Marketing

Let us introduce you to our unique and exciting marketing logistics partner!

• Traditional print companies tell you how fast and sophisticated their production technology is!
• The new breed of Print Management Company, Internet-based print broker, or 'auction sites', tell you how many 'cheap' validated suppliers they have!
• But, as you would expect from the three times 'UK Print Company of the Year', the company we would like to introduce to you offers more than these other companies because they do so much more than just print!
• In short, this supplier is exceptionally well positioned to ensure that your marketing promotions, direct mail, packaging and corporate print requirements are as effective as they can be.

They are... a young, progressive, privately-owned company driven by a true team of directors who are individually passionate about their own field of expertise and collectively ambitious to build a model World Class Marketing Logistics Company. Testimony to this success is the fact that over 80% of revenue is generated from long term partnerships and contracts. Customers include Northern Rock, Black and Decker and Virgin - case studies available.

We can... develop and implement bespoke solutions to address your unique and often complex issues thereby:

• reducing the overall cost of ownership;
• removing obsolescence;
• providing innovative management information;
• improving service levels and speed to market;
• maintaining corporate identity whilst improving visibility;
• controlling and auditing the direct marketing process.

All this at market leading prices and with additional regular loyalty rebates.

Please contact us to learn more.

10. Freight & Logistics

With the ever escalating level of freight activity from Asia and the Far East we have decided to partner with a logistics supplier with particular expertise in supply chain management solutions in that theatre of operation. A key differential is their extensive and constantly growing logistics network throughout China extending to every major commercial and industrial centre. Their ability to provide large scale warehousing and distribution maximizes supply chain economies and efficiencies by reducing lead times and minimizing outsourcing costs.

Headquartered in Hong Kong, they have operations in more than 180 cities in 23 countries with approximately 5,500 staff members worldwide. In China alone, they have 120 offices across all provinces, serving over 1,100 cities.

Scope of services:

• Sea / air freight forwarding
• 1 million sq ft of bonded warehousing in 3 UK locations
• Transport and distribution
• Freight management and supply chain consultancy

Their UK operation is headquartered in Manchester with divisional offices for freight-forwarding, airfreight, and seafreight, serving the diverse logistics needs of their clients, many of which are major multi-national corporations.

11. Facilities Management

A company of international presence and repute, our supplier in this category will create an efficient workplace environment in which your staff and customers will be able to meet, work and also eat and relax in comfort. We can satisfy all your facilities management requirements across hygiene, safety and security. The list below demonstrates the breadth of our coverage.

• Washroom Solutions
• Catering
• Fire and Security
• Cleaning (Retail / Corporate / Industrial)
• Foodguard
• Windows
• IT and Communications Hygiene
• Medical Services
• Hospital Services
• Pest Control
• Tropical Plants
• Carrier Services
• Property Management Services
• Specialist Hygiene Services

In summary, we will provide high quality and comprehensive FM solutions, competitively priced with additional and guaranteed loyalty rebates.

12. Waste Management

With over 400 Clients throughout the UK and Ireland, our waste management supplier has provided tailored waste management and recycling solutions for a range of national and regional businesses, including local authorities. We believe the following highlights speak for themselves.

• This company offers a complete end-to-end solution from segregation, recycling, Client training and support, through to the provision of highly efficient compaction systems and end delivery.
• Each solution is specifically tailored to the Client, ensuring efficient and responsible waste management.
• The trading philosophy is focused on reducing levels of waste, increasing rates of recycling and maximising the efficiency of waste management for Clients.
• The company has a 92% customer retention level, and is now the fastest growing recycling and waste management company in the UK.
• Clients include 30 local authority Household Waste Recycling Centres across the UK.
• Commercial Clients include major corporations such as Barclays and Hilton Hotels UK & Ireland.
• All implemented waste management solutions have successfully increased the recycling levels of each Client, while reducing haulage and directing waste away from landfill.
• Additionally, Customers benefit from transparency across the waste management process, with on-line access to detailed reports including the volumes of waste produced, percentage recycled and disposal routes.

Why not contact us now to learn how you can obtain the benefits of this excellent service for your business at prices guaranteed to beat those you are currently suffering?

13. Business Continuity -- Data Protection & Recovery

How much would your business suffer if one of your offices was destroyed by fire or flood?

A terrible thought we agree but nevertheless an eventuality that all businesses need to consider in the formation of a robust Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery strategy.

We’d like you to consider the many benefits of the excellent and worthwhile added value service we are able to offer to you in this category. The latest server and storage technologies coupled with robust backup software have put this company at the leading edge of secure automatic and off-site backup systems.

• Imagine no more disks, no more CD burning and no more wasted time.
• All your data is housed externally and the proprietary products and services we provide are unique in the UK market place.
• No more reliance on staff remembering to do a backup and making sure that backup disks are offsite.

In short, this service offers you complete peace of mind on the continuity of your business systems.

We offer the following:

• Simple to use and install backup solutions for almost every type of computer user.
• Ultimate security means data never leaves its home computer.
• Replace masses of backup hardware and software with a single process which runs automatically without the user even knowing it is there.
• Instant retrieval from anywhere – simply 'double click' on the file or files you wish to restore.
• Suitable for single desktops, laptops and servers, or large corporate network environments.
• The leading edge software makes sure that your computer verifies with our server that all the data was successfully transferred and any problems of any nature are reported on screen both to you and to us.

If you are at all concerned about the ability of your business to recover from a hardware failure, of whatever scale, then why not contact us now?

14. Asset Finance

Yet another area where significant savings can often be made.

The top tier supplier chosen in this category offers an attractive variable rebate model tailored to your requirements across both vehicle and general business asset finance.

Vehicle Solutions

• On the automotive side, the company are market leaders in the supply, funding and management of company vehicles.
• From motorcycles through to heavy goods vehicles, they provide choice, quality and genuine personal service at every turn.
• The motor industry is forever changing, both in terms of finance options and vehicle specifications. The staff of this supplier are fully up to speed on all aspects of vehicle management and are willing and able to advise anyone who is responsible for running a fleet of vehicles.

Business Asset Finance

• From accountancy to agriculture, this supplier’s asset finance products are making a difference in all areas of UK business and industry. The client base includes companies in farming, professional services, IT, print technology, the motor trade, construction, engineering, transport, landscaping, rural enterprises and more.
• There are experts in each sector who know the machinery and the market. Their goal is to leave the bulk of a company’s working capital where it should be - working.
• Whatever the business, whatever the turnover, for new as well as used equipment, we believe that hire purchase, operating lease, finance lease and contract hire agreements can be made affordable.
• Credit lines- or loans – can also be made available to give businesses immediate access to funding.

Are you confident that your asset finance arrangements are as competitive as those we are able to offer? Why not contact us now if you’d like to discuss further?

15. Commercial Purchase Cards

Have a read at the impressive credentials listed below and see if you can guess the identity of our blue chip supplier in this category.

• The largest provider of VISA commercial card solutions in both the UK and Europe.
• One of Europe’s largest processors of card transactions. [In 2005, 1.8 billion card transaction purchases were processed.]
• More than 152,000 corporate customers with over 565,000 card holders.
• Client businesses of all sizes from multi-national companies and Government departments, to small and medium enterprises.

Have you worked out who it is yet?

The advantages of commercial purchase cards in general are well recognised. The particular product we can introduce you to is a Visa charge card designed to help the procurement departments of large organisations with an annual sales turnover of more than £10 million who are looking to streamline their VAT processing and apply the power of detailed management information feeds.

It allows them to streamline their large volume, low cost procurement and to monitor purchasing patterns. This puts companies in a strong position to negotiate discounts with suppliers and reduce overall expenditure. Further benefits include:

• Transactions settled in one monthly direct debit payment assisting cash flow
• Streamline purchasing processes
• Simplify VAT reclaim
• Empowers staff
• Help control expenditure
• Flexible management information
• Specialist software options

We are confident you will find a discussion of terms worthwhile. Why not contact us now to discuss if this is of interest to you?