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Quills are finalists for the SME Business Excellence Award!

Quills UK — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 11:48:53 +0000

We are delighted to share that Quills has made it to the finals for the Croydon Business Awards, SME Business Excellence category.

After a very busy five years with four acquisitions, a full rebrand and various other challenging internal projects we decided to enter the Croydon Business Awards for the first time. We answered the five questions which formed ‘round one’ and were delighted to find out that we’d successfully made it through to ‘round two’ as a finalist and answered a further six questions supplying supporting documentation. We also attended a face to face interview on Friday 6th September at Croydon College to complete the final stage of the competition.

Jerry Irving, independent adjudicator and business consultant praised the high quality of submissions and said “2019 has seen more entries than ever and the overall standard was excellent. Deciding who should go through to the next round was very tough as several categories were hotly contested, including SME Excellence, Women in Business, Customer Service and Digital, Data and Technology.” Read the full Croydon Business Excellence shortlist article here.

Quills supports the community and will always looks to use a variety of local suppliers including Square Mile Insurance Brokers, The Studio (design company), VOW (wholesale), Step Ahead Recruitment, Wallington Couriers and The Hilton Hotel to name but a few. We also support the future of tomorrow by taking on work experience students and recently recruited a local Croydon digital marketing professional who had just completed an apprenticeship and was looking for her next challenge.

The winners from each of the 14 categories will be announced on Thursday 3rd October at the Gala Dinner & Charity Ball being held at the Grand Sapphire Hotel.

Good luck to everyone who has entered and Quills have everything crossed for our category and a positive outcome!

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William West Ltd Aquisition 1st May 2018

Quills UK — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 21:52:00 +0000

Quills Group Acquires William West Ltd – 1st May 2018

We are pleased to announce the acquisition of William West Ltd on 1^st May 2018. The acquisition is for the Office Supplies and Office Interiors divisions of William West (excluding the Print business).

Andy Efstathiou, Managing Director of Quills said “For William West customers the acquisition will mean the same high level of service with the additional benefit of our internal infrastructure, additional customer services and features like Live Chat to provide answers quickly to any queries or questions.”

The existing William West team will be moving across to Quills (Management, Account Management and Sales) which will ensure a smooth and seamless transfer.

We look forward to working with William West employees and customers and extending a warm welcome to all.

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New Line Learning Academy student joins Quills Group for work experience

Quills UK — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 10:27:51 +0000

Aaron has joined the Quills Group team this week to undertake a weeks’ work experience.

Before arriving at Quills Aaron’s objective for his placement was to understand how a business operates and in particular the financial side of the company, including the systems used on a day to day basis.

So far Aaron has had a full rundown on the company from Andy Efstathiou, Managing Director, managed product updates, edited web copy, published a web article, delivered and built some chairs and spent the day with one of the Quills drivers George.

Aaron said, “I have found this experience very enjoyable and I love how friendly and understanding all of the staff have been since I arrived on Monday. I’ve enjoyed understanding the full process of an order being received right through to the point of delivery. I was really keen to see how all of the financial data was logged onto the Quills back-office system and I feel I have a good understanding of this now. The not so good part for me was being out on the road assisting with deliveries when it was unusually hot for the UK and reached over 30 degrees!

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Quills Group chosen as ‘Best Exhibitor’ at Office* Show 2016

Quills UK — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 12:17:59 +0000

Quills Group chosen as ‘Best Exhibitor’ at Office* Show 2016

As the largest event of its kind, Office* connects PAs, EAs and Office Managers with a host of exhibitors ranging from venues and accommodation to office equipment and furniture. Attendees can learn how to better plan their office supplies budgets whilst also having the opportunity to meet with new suppliers offering products and services such as office stationery, event space planning and corporate branded gifts.

The show attracted big names in the industry including American Express, Barclays, BBC, BT, Royal Mail, Santander, Virgin Media and many more.

Quills Group are delighted that Business & Industry Today (issue 306 p. 16) selected their best six exhibitors from this year’s event and this included Quills! Sarah Pask, Brand & Communications Manager at Quills said: “We are delighted to have been chosen as one of the top exhibitors on the day. We met over 350 contacts during the two day event and discussed the products and services Quills have to offer. We showcased branded Corporate Gifts & Promotional Products and demonstrated our Managed Print Services (MPS). The show was a great success to raise awareness of all our services and to meet our target audience.”

For further information on Quills products and services please call 0845 078 0324, talk to us on ‘live chat’ via our website www.quillsuk.co.uk or email sales@quillsuk.co.uk

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Urban Massage Visit Quills

Quills UK — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 15:02:56 +0000

It’s a happy Wednesday at Quills after our meeting room turned into a Wellness room for the day.

Sirirat from the mobile Urban Massage team came on site for three hours and individuals received mini massages throughout the day.

Strangely enough everyone walked out of the room relaxed and rejuvenated.

Thanks Sirirat & Urban Massage!

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Quills welcome Inteb Managed Services Ltd

Quills UK — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 10:55:20 +0000

Quills are delighted to be a preferred partner of Inteb Managed Services Ltd. Inteb is a company of energy managers, surveyors, utility and environmental specialists serving a wide range of real estate clients in both public and private sectors. In summary, their service helps:

Lower energy consumption and carbon emissions
Save money
Stay compliant
Enhance reputation
Engage tenants and stakeholders
Raise property values

We look forward to working with Inteb Managed Services and providing sustainable pricing solutions for their office products.

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Quills choose renewable energy from OVO

Quills UK — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 13:28:04 +0000

Quills are pleased to confirm that we are now purchasing 100% renewable energy from OVO Energy as part of our ‘environmental journey’.

For every unit of renewable electricity that we buy, OVO Energy purchases one back that’s 100% renewable and comes with Ofgem’s Renewable Energy Guarantee of Origin (REGO) certificate.

Nowadays we’re all using 20% more energy than we were 40 years ago which is a concern. We’ve put together a ‘Top Tips To A Greener Business’ document which we hope you will find useful. It’s full of hints and tips to becoming a greener and more energy efficient business.

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