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Staff get Christmassy for Macmillan
OGL staff embraced the Christmas spirit to raise over £470 for our Charity of the Year, Macmillan Cancer Support, in December. Employees donned their most outrageous Christmas knitwear and participated in our Christmas card appeal, raising a fantastic £474.40. It brought an end to what was a fantastic year of fundraising at OGL, with staff raisin...
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December Dress-Down Day for Jack Edwards
Our final Dress-Down Day of 2019 was held for Jack’s Army in aid of the Ronald McDonald House charity. Jack’s Army is a group of local fundraisers, including our very own Donna Perry, which was set up in memory of Jack Edwards who was diagnosed with leukaemia at the age of 3 and sadly passed away in 2016. Donna, who is a neighbour of Jack's...
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Brexit, staff costs and inaccurate data impacting profitability in wholesale businesses
Our latest survey among 255 managers of wholesalers and distributors in the UK, reveals that 88% are using multiple software systems, and seem unable to break away from manual processes in managing business operations despite over a quarter (27%) citing those manual processes to be ineffective in managing business operations. Nearly all (98%) of responde...
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Reasons to migrate to a single ERP solution
An ERP solution connects the key areas of your business - stock control, sales order management and customer service. These areas will always work better when they’re interconnected because it enables you and your team to have full visibility across the business. With stock sitting at the heart of your business, an ERP ensures your stock control is connected t...
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OGL awarded “Employer of the Year” at the first-ever North Worcestershire Business Awards
Emma Porter and Sharon Moreno attended the first-ever North Worcestershire Business Awards ceremony at Hogarths Stone Manor Hotel last week, launched by North Worcestershire Economic and Regeneration (NWedR) and North Worcestershire Business Leaders (NWBL) to celebrate businesses across the region. “The awards were launched to showcase the fabulous busine...
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Top 5 tips for a smooth ERP implementation
We understand the move from one business software to another can be daunting, the combination of business disruption, time to move and the fear of change are the biggest barriers, as well as cost, to making the switch. 81% of UK wholesalers and distributors we surveyed agreed that a central ERP system gives a company greater visibility and control of stock, yet 34% of...
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OGL staff raise over £230 for Cancer Research UK
Staff here at OGL are participating in monthly dress down days to raise funds for charities and causes close to our hearts. November's dress down day was held in support of Cancer Research UK, which was nominated by Marketing Manager, Cindy Phillips. Cindy said: “I think cancer is sadly now a disease that impacts everyone at some time in their lives, ...
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How to find a good EPOS system – Top 10 features to look for
An integrated EPOS system can deliver a wealth of benefits to your business to ensure you’re operating efficiently and effectively. But you can only reap the benefit of an EPOS system if the solution you choose can deliver all the functionality you need to improve the operations of your trade counter. Here are the top 10 features of a good EPOS system to loo...
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OGL staff dress down in support of suicide prevention charity
As part of our pledge to support charitable causes, staff at OGL are participating in a series of dress down days throughout 2019. Each month, employees will raise money for a different nominated charity. October's dress down day raised over £220 in support of PAPYRUS, a UK-based charity that focuses on preventing suicide among young people. PAPYRUS w...
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