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Boost for suppliers into the nursery market
Jun 10th
Gove getting down with the kids
The UK nursery sector will be strengthened by the news that the coalition government has confirmed that the entitlement to free childcare for three- and four-year-olds will continue. The Education Secretary Michael Gove has gone further saying it will be increased to 15 hours a week and that childcare would also be extended to the 20,000 of the country’s most disadvantaged two-year-olds. For suppliers into this market this is surely an indication that demand will hold up. This coincides with the release of a new survey into future resourcing for nurseries conducted by BESA the UK trade body for suppliers to education. It makes interesting reading noting that nurseries are most likely to prioritise a greater range of resources than schools with learning toys at the top of the list. Instead of buying at a particular time of year, 81% said purchasing happened at any time. For suppliers this means that the traditional autumn glut can be smoothed out throughout the year.
Gratnells trays exposed in the News of the World!
May 31st
On Sunday the nation’s favourite kiss’n'tell paper News of The World ran a feature about Havelock Comprehensive which has improved dramatically since tycoon David Ross decided to sponsor the failing school to become an Academy. Established in September 2007 the Grimsby School is sponsored by the David Ross Foundation. We were delighted to see a Gratnells tray taking centre stage of the lead picture.
We congratulate the school on their transformation, and would like to think improving classroom storage played a part.
Starring Gratnells Trays
Full story is here
Gratnells trays star in BBC drama Ashes to Ashes
May 25th
Red shallow trays on the filing cabinet
It was sad to see the end of the BBC series Ashes to Ashes last week. Throughout the series a stack of red shallow trays and a lone yellow deep tray have featured at the police office where the drama is based. Leading character DI Alex Drake was seen carrying the yellow tray holding her notes as she chatted with her boss DCI Gene Hunt. We, the staff here at Gratnells, all claim to understand what the ending was all about. Are they alive or dead but more importantly is this proof that there are Gratnells trays in heaven?
Eagle eyed in Holby.
May 21st
It's behind you
Nice to see the BBC has given a thumbs up to our popular 501 medical trolley with another order in this week for five. The Gratnells medical range can frequently be seen in the backgrounds of Holby, Casualty and Eastenders whenever their storyline has a medical angle.
Handy storage nearby
Trouble in the plastic supply market – are there problems ahead?
May 20th
Plock
Technical problems at a Polish processing plant are causing sleepless nights to the suppliers of raw plastic. Industry experts ISIS news has reported that LyondellBasell has declared force majeure on Polypropylene from its joint venture Basell Orlen Polyolefins plant in Plock, Poland.
In a statement the company said that “as a result of unforeseeable technical production problems in the plant, it was unable to supply Polypropylene from Plock. Polyproylene is the base material for Gratnells trays.
The news comes as a blow to major plastic buyers who are already under force majeure restrictions from Total Petrochemicals.
One buyer said “I was going to use material from this Plock to replace what I couldn’t get from Total.”
The price of Polypropylene has been on the rise for the past six months and with these new restrictions on supply, price rises seem even more likely.
Yikes!
It’s Gratnells wot won it!
May 12th
And it looks like Gratnells got the general election predection right! We guessed that our tray sales for the month of the election would be an indicator of the actual result – and we were right!
The blues were in the lead, followed by red, yellow, green and ‘other’. We wonder if we subliminally influenced the outcome when we shipped all these blue trays? No need to thank us Mr Cameron.
No doubt a coaltion on the way
