Have you noticed that some of the your staff are sitting at their desks today in coats and gloves? Yes, the central heating does its job, but maybe you need more localised heaters. Here’s…
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Britain is an amazing Country, don’t get me wrong, but our industrial productivity constantly falls way behind Germany, USA and even the long lunching French! Why is this? I don’t believe it…
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We have just finished a tiring, but highly enjoyable week, at IMHX. PARRS were there in spirit, but the real star of the show was the Expresso range of sack trucks.…
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I was in a Poundworld type store yesterday and I could not believe the choice of products on offer. From dog beds to duvets, ant powder to Jaffa cakes, and naturally…
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It is a significant organisational challenge for a company to offer flexible working hours to staff at the same time as offering customers and suppliers the absolute highest levels of service.…
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I used to smoke until my wife told me I was not smoking any more owing to the impending arrival of our first-born. Nowadays, announcing you are a smoker, is similar…
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I have been asked to write a blog about one of my favourite products, the Cosco 3-in-1 Sack Truck. It is one of our best selling products because it is amazing value,…
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At Scholes towers, we have spent the weekend fighting over the thermostat. My wife believes that it should be Summer every day of the year, and my three daughters are too…
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I hesitate to say Happy New Year, because most of us will have returned to our desks through rain-soaked commutes to find an inbox straining almost as much as our belt…
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Happy Christmas from everyone at Parrs. We put up our Christmas tree yesterday at Scholes Towers. For me it is the moment that reminds me why Christmas is so important. My…
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As Summer makes way for Autumn, and sunshine and showers are replaced by showers and more showers, and people stop complaining about being too hot and start complaining about being too…
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Lockers are brilliant for storing everything you need for the working day. Whether you are at school, work or university, it is good to know that there is a secure place…
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Whenever marketing ask me to write a blog about delivery charges, I immediately start bashing at my keyboard with demented fury while foaming at the mouth. So this time I am…
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I think that the problem with this product is that it is called a bottle skip. This makes it very difficult for a person to buy for themselves without an implied…
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I’m a substitute for another guy, I look pretty tall but my heels are high. The Who Those of you who are happy to buy cheap, poor quality substitutes when you can…
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Richard's BlogsThe Aussies can’t teach us about cricket but we can learn a lot about sun protection
Having humiliated the Australian nation last week in the noble game of cricket by regaining The Ashes, it is now time to show our colonial cousins some respect. While they have…
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This week offices across the country are behaving like hairdressing salons on acid. ‘So where are you going on holiday?’ is a question that has developed a metronomic beat of its…
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I am sure I speak for all B-to-B retailers in saying that Mr Berners-Lee has had the more influence on our development in the last 15 years than any other man…
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We have just installed a new defibrillator in the phone box in our village and while I don’t want to be pessimistic, I think that it will be significantly more useful…
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We worked out recently that Parrs currently has about 14,000 unique product codes to choose from. Now we are a bit nerdy when it comes to workplace products; Parrs staff are…
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I went on a competitor’s website this week. They were selling a Litter Picker for £3.50. Wow! I thought, how do they do that? So off I trotted like a drunk…
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Lego, Bacon, the Little Mermaid and Sack Trucks. These are, in our opinion, what Denmark is famous for. Now for those of you who love Scandinavia as much as we do,…
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We have just started with a third party review company called Feefo. So when you order online you might get an email asking, very briefly, if you were happy with the…
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With the passing of the festive season, more and more people will be looking to make good on their new year resolution promises; a complete overhaul of fitness habits being one…
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Here at Parrs we’re starting 2015 with a bang! We have a fantastic new year opportunity for one lucky winner to receive a £500 Evans Cycles voucher! The Cycling boom in…
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In the age of the online review, it’s just not good enough to be satisfied anymore. I pity the Courtyard restaurant and the Oddfellows arms in my home town of Stratford-upon-avon.…
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Ever had a squirrel in your warehouse? And no, that is not a euphemism. Last week we spent an afternoon trying to escort a fluffy tailed rat off the premises; all…
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Our most expensive sack trucks are the cheapest ones we sell. Ok. So, with headlines like this, a career in advertising is not for me. However there is a serious point…
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Last weekend I decided to take my bike out and roam the Warwickshire countryside. I dressed appropriately, studiously avoiding any figure-hugging Lycra ( I wouldn’t wish that sight on any unsuspecting…
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The sun is shining here at Parrs Pavilions and the local council are out mowing all of the flowers that are trying to get a short glimpse of this beautiful weather.…