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Guinness World Record – official DJ relay world record attempt 27th May – Ministry of Sound – #mixinlondon

Posted on April 27, 2012 by sourcingteam

OneLife is a charity that focuses on youth development and mentorship, providing emotional and practical support to vulnerable young people in order to help them realise their potential. Working directly with local community agencies, established in 2009 and currently running … Continue reading →

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The Sourcing Team Ltd…..Working towards sustainability, ethical working practices, environmental good practice, diversity and inclusion.

Posted on April 27, 2012 by sourcingteam

Here at The Sourcing Team we have a culture of continual improvement and development, involving our staff, our clients and our suppliers. We continually review our policies and procedures to ensure they are up to date and relevant to an … Continue reading →

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The importance of ethical & environmental premium sourcing

Posted on March 20, 2012 by sourcingteam

I and my FD have attended some really interesting events over the last few weeks reminding us of the importance of our ethical and environmental premium sourcing. I think a big message for us is that we all have a … Continue reading →

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Some recent general research uncovered some fairly useless but interesting little facts!

Posted on January 13, 2012 by sourcingteam

During various bits of research this week I have come across a few facts which I thought I’d share … • Did you know apples are more effective at waking you up in the morning than coffee ? • 1 … Continue reading →

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bpma Winning Distributor Catalogue Cover of the Year 2011

Posted on December 22, 2011 by sourcingteam

The Sourcing Team were absolutely delighted to pick up the Catalogue cover of the year at the bpma Xmas lunch on Friday the 16th December. Gill Thorpe – MD stated “this has been our year of rebrand and the catalogue … Continue reading →

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Seasons Greetings from all at The Sourcing Team

Posted on December 15, 2011 by sourcingteam

      Well can you believe we are nearly into the festive season! So first of all a couple of dates for the diary – The Sourcing Team will be closing on the 23rd December and re-open on the 3rd … Continue reading →

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Our environmental achievements in 2011

Posted on December 15, 2011 by sourcingteam

The Sourcing Team are constantly striving to improve our environmental credentials – here are just a few of this year’s achievements: Achieving Silver level on the Mayor of London’s Green Procurement Code Switched to a ‘greener’ electricity plan which offsets … Continue reading →

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A busy 2011 for The Sourcing Team – committed to our CSR

Posted on December 15, 2011 by sourcingteam

2011 has been a busy year here at The Sourcing Team  – however we take our CSR very seriously and here are just some of the highlights! As you know, South London was in the news headlines for all the … Continue reading →

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“Every little helps!”

Posted on November 25, 2011 by sourcingteam

Having recently come ‘out of contract’ on our gas and electricity tariffs and as part of our commitment to sustainable purchasing we decided this time round to look for greener options. Although the scope for greener gas tariffs is somewhat … Continue reading →

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Reforms to EU public procurement laws to help SME’s!

Posted on November 16, 2011 by sourcingteam

Following a report by German green MEP Heide Rὕhle claiming that small & medium sized companies (SME’s) are disadvantaged when completing public procurement tenders, the Commissioner said that “simplification is the first priority” and / he would end the requirement … Continue reading →

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