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Staff at OGL dress down for The Children's Society
As part of our commitment to social responsibility, our employees are participating in monthly dress down days to raise money for staff-nominated charitable causes. June's dress down day was held in support of The Children's Society, a national charity that works with vulnerable young people. Founded by the Church of England in 1881, the charity exists ...
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Improve your warehouse: Automate your dispatch process
Improve your warehouse: Automate your dispatch process Automation and digital transformation are the buzz words of 2019, but the trend has taken the wholesale and distribution industry by storm, allowing companies to follow in the footsteps of retail giant Amazon in processing, fulfilling and dispatching customer orders. As Amazon leads the way in t...
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Plumbing distribution industry: Stand out from your competition
Stand out from the competition in the plumbing & heating distribution industry Standing out from the competition is high on every distributor and wholesaler’s agenda, regardless of their industry, but we believe enhancing and improving customer service is the key driver for success in the plumbing industry. In the last few years, customers’ expec...
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OGL raise money for Cutnall Green Cricket Club in memory of popular colleague
Staff here at OGL are participating in monthly dress down days to raise funds for charities and causes close to our hearts. May's dress down day was held in support of Cutnall Green Cricket Club, and we raised a fantastic £276. The cricket club was suggested by our Programming Support Consultant, Matthew Austins. Matthew said: “I nominat...
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5 benefits of keeping digital records
5 benefits of keeping digital records A full digital transformation must start with digitising information and if you find a lot of your business processes are completed manually and handwritten on paper – for example, sales reps out on the road have to write their orders down on site before calling back to the office to key in the order or financial ...
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5 Challenges for Wholesale Distributors after Brexit
For almost a decade, wholesale distribution has been an integral part of the UK’s economy. The results from the 2016 referendum threaten this massively. In 2016/17, the UK wholesale industry made a huge contribution to the economy by bringing over £980 billion in wholesale turnover and employing over one million people. A large part of wholesale distributi...
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Are you maximising your profit margin?
Are you maximising your profit margin? Pricing your product correctly can be make or break for your business. Adding a price tag to your stock items is a key decision that will impact all aspects of your business and will ultimately decide the amount of profit you can make and what expenses you can cover. Put your cost too high and customers won’t buy your...
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OGL staff are raising the dough for Macmillan
OGL staff channelled our inner Mary Berry in 2019's 'Great OGL Bake Off' to raise over £300 for Macmillan Cancer Support in April. Employees brought an assortment of home-baked delicacies into the office to flog to their colleagues in support of Macmillan, which is our charity of the year for 2019. The bake sale, supplemented by a dress dow...
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Bearing Distributors: Buy products that will sell
Any distributor or wholesaler will agree that stock is at the core of all business processes, it’s what defines your business and your success. As a distributor of bearings , stocking the right products can be a complete minefield. A big part of good stock control and inventory management is purchasing the right stock to ensure you maximise time and money....
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