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What is the London Living Wage Accreditation and Why Do Futures Supplies Believe It’s So Important?

The Living Wage is a voluntary, higher rate of base pay. It provides a benchmark for responsible employers who choose to pay their employees a rate that meets the cost of living throughout the UK and London. It is higher than the government’s National Minimum Wage rates because it is calculated according to the cost of living.

The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate based on the actual cost of living and it is voluntarily paid by businesses who believe their staff deserve a wage which meets their everyday needs.

Katherine Chapman, Director, Living Wage Foundation said, “Futures Supplies are one of thousands of small businesses, as well as household names such as Burberry, Barclays, Everton Football Club and many more responsible employers who voluntarily go further than the government minimum to make sure all their staff earn enough to live on. These businesses recognise that paying the real Living Wage is the mark of a responsible employer.

At Futures Supplies we believe not only is it more socially responsible to invest in our employees by paying them the real London Living Wage, we believe it also contributes to ensuring our staff are happy, motivated and deliver the best possible service to our valued customers.

If you want to join the Living Wage journey you can find out more here https://www.livingwage.org.uk/accredit#  

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Small Steps Have a Big Impact!

At Futures Supplies we recognise that our business activities have an unavoidable impact on the environment. Our approach is therefor to support the environment by continually striving to make it part of our ethos to reduce the creation of waste through recycling.

This approach is applied throughout our organisation and through third parties involved in, or with our business, in such a way to facilitate the protection of the environment. We are committed wherever possible and practicable to sustainable practices, encouraging similar standards from all customers, suppliers, and contractors on environmental matters.

As part of this commitment to reduce, reuse, and recycle, we strategically segregate all our scrap plastic film waste such as stretch pallet wrap, pallet covers and plastic packaging.

This plastic waste is collected on pallets by our supply partners and reprocessed into recycled pellet ready to be re blown into new films for reuse in the recycled range of refuse sacks we sell thereby closing the recycling loop.

We have also successfully implemented measures to reduce and recycling all of our paper, card and plastics. Our printer cartridges are recycled and postage stamps are recycled through the Royal National Institute of Blind People.

Regularly independently audited and recognised with numerous green accolades, we currently recycle over 75% of our waste, proving small steps can have a big impact!

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Personal Development Pays Off!

Passionate about our people, Futures Supplies believe in engaging and supporting our team by providing continual training and development that is practical, enjoyable, applicable and rewarding.

Paula and Casey, part of the Futures Supplies Customer Service team, were delighted to attend the recent Metsä Training Academy as part of their personal development plan.

Metsä Tissue, one of Futures Supplies key supply partners, is one of the leading sustainable tissue paper suppliers in Europe.

The workshop, held at Metsä Tissues Surrey Head Office, offered an insight into the Katrin product range as well as Metsä Tissue’s approach to sustainability and how savings can be made through use of its range of Katrin Hygiene products.

We believe a well-trained, knowledgeable and a highly motivated team deliver a better overall level of customer care ensuring we deliver an exceptional customer experience throughout your customer journey with us.

A Happy well trained and engaged team equals happy well looked after customers!