A billion sheets of 'greener' office paper produced
UK's biggest office paper supplier sees demand soar for 'closed loop' paper
Purchasing bosses demanding greener office supplies
Press release
24th February 2012
A billion sheets of 'greener' office paper produced by UK's biggest supplier
DEMAND for greener office paper is soaring according to one of the UK’s biggest business suppliers.
Banner Business Services has produced its one billionth sheet of ‘Closed Loop’ paper thanks to orders from green offices and purchasing chiefs in the UK.
Banner uses a unique Closed Loop paper system that sees waste paper collected, securely destroyed, segregated at a mill, pulped without chemicals and returned as 100% recycled copier paper. This process is audited and can be undertaken several times. It means the same paper used by an office is returned and used over and over again.
Closed Loop was originally developed in 2010 to meet the needs of organisations including HMRC that wanted to use paper originating from their own waste.
Banner now supplies major businesses including Virgin Media and McDonalds who are keen on enhancing sustainability in their purchasing.
Richard Costin, Managing Director, Banner Business Services, said businesses are adopting the same eco-efficiencies:
“We are delighted that Closed Loop is such a success and anticipate demand to increase significantly during 2012. As all central government departments are adopting our Closed Loop solution it will considerably improve environmental performance in the UK.
“Recycled paper isn’t enough for modern businesses. They want to know the same paper they use will be re-used over and over again within their business. Not only does it help the environment but it saves money.”
More than 2 million reams of Banner 100% recycled Closed Loop paper has now been manufactured with genuine environmental benefits. Closed Loop production to date equates to a saving of 86,000 trees; a reduction in CO2 emissions of 3,373 tonnes; a reduction in energy consumption of 40.6 million kilowatts; and a reduction in water consumption of 226 million litres.
See www.bannerclosedloop.co.uk
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About Banner
- Banner is one of the leading suppliers of office products and services in the UK and Ireland.
- Banner’s parent company is office2office listed on the London Stock Exchange.
- Group turnover in 2010 was £207.6m compared to £187.5m in 2009.
- The company employs more than 1000 people across the UK with offices in Norwich and depots in Hampshire, Manchester and Northern Ireland.
- Banner routinely makes more than 7,500 deliveries every day to customers.
- 70 per cent of orders are processed electronically.
- See www.banner-online.biz
About ‘Closed Loop’ paper
- Banner Business Services Closed Loop service is used by clients including HMRC, Virgin Media and McDonalds.
- The service collects any form of waste paper from offices and other service suppliers whether it is confidential, pre-shred or simply general waste paper.
- The paper is then turned into Banner 100% recycled Closed Loop copier paper. If shredding is required, Banner offers an on and off-site shredding service.
- Once the waste paper is removed, it is then taken to the paper mill where it is segregated and turned into pulp. The pulp is then cleaned, without chemicals or bleach, pressed, dried and manufactured into Banner 100% recycled Closed Loop copier paper.
- Any waste created from the de-inking process is consumed for energy and burnt to produce a fuel source for the mill thus illustrating that the whole process is as environmentally proactive as possible.
- The paper is then delivered back to the client ready to be used and recycled again and again.
- The whole process is fully audited.
About ‘open book’
- ‘Open book’ is a novel approach to business where the seller is transparent with the buyer about the true cost and profit margin for an item.
- For example, the cost to supply a stapler to a business is 90p. The seller sells the product to the buyer for 98p (declaring that 8p is a fair and reasonable profit and breaking down the other cost components such as raw material, picking, handling, packaging and delivery).
- The key is transparency and each item is individually costed at the start of a contract and a fair and reasonable profit margin acknowledged by both parties.
- Leading organisations including Aviva, McDonalds and HMRC use Banner to supply a managed procurement service to reduce spend on business supplies.
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