BCD Supplies partner with Office Friendly

BCD are excited to announce that they have partnered with Office Friendly as an approved supplier to the dealer group, adding to the already significant success achieved in 2020, despite the ongoing pandemic.

Initially born out of BCD's desire to work with a well-recognised and successful group such as Office Friendly, both sides realised there was a lot of synergy in areas outside of the normal business of EOS supplies. BCD's commitment to CSR through their work with Paperworks, a charity supporting adults with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs, coupled with their cartridge recycling offering, complimented directly with Office Friendly's own CSR focus and especially their social sustainability programme Weaver. Indeed BCD have entered the Weaver programme and will be working towards their award as a sign of the further commitment of both business and a sustainable, socially focussed future.

Paul Duffield MD of BCD says 'BCD have been partnered with Paperworks, a social enterprise, for our warehouse needs since 2018. We work daily with their trainees providing opportunities for them to enhance their work skills through our storage and fulfilment, while providing funding for Paperworks via an income stream monthly. Working with Paperworks is vitally important to us, it allows us to step outside of the commercial nature of business and put something back into the community, not just occasionally but every day. The trainees pick, pack, re-box and re-label products among the duties and tasks they perform for us. Our business provides these opportunities for the whole of the trainee team, something which Paperworks have said is unique amongst their partners. We are very proud to be in partnership with Paperworks and our staff get immense satisfaction from knowing that our company is about more than just business.'

Simon Webb, Purchasing Manager, Office Friendly stated 'Office Friendly are delighted to partner with BCD Supplies. We have a number of members who recommended them and they have a unique CSR message. In working with Paperworks and their support for adults with learning disabilities, it's a perfect fit for Office Friendly members working towards the Weaver programme'.

?BCD's strong CSR message is complimented by them winning an Industry Community Heroes Award at the recent Industry Recognition Awards - brought to you by BOSS. The judges for the Awards commented 'BCD provided work and opportunities for some of the most vulnerable people in society. This is a very productive partnership that benefits both organisations and the people they support.'

BCD Supplies supply aftermarket products to the trade: while the mainstay of the business is toners, they also supply inks, drums, ribbons, labels, tapes and staples. Recently they have expanded their range to include the full Ricoh OEM listing. With high retention rates on customers driven by their commitment to customer service and product quality, BCD offer both a generic packaging option and their own brand EXPERT. BCD use Prima as their back office system so Edi is available for implementation and their catalogue is available to download via the Fusion Data feed. Live stock is available either within Prima, via FTP or on their full SITC listing.