Richard’s Blogs

In 1886, Francis Parrs set up business as a wheelwright in the heart of Birmingham. It was and still is, a very skilled profession. Soon the market traders were coming to Francis for new wheels for their porter’s trucks,…

Staircases are a pain in the backside if you are trying to transport anything heavy. It is one manual handling task which will have every Health and Safety officer rolling their eyes and reaching for the red pen. In…

Often, the most essential products are the least interesting to read about online, and the least essential are the most interesting; For instance, most of us would prefer to browse pages about luxury yachts or exotic holiday destinations, and…

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. We have been partners with Expresso Germany for…

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 a £15 sack truck. This made me think,…

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. However it is a challenge that needs to…

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 to proclaiming you that you are on the…

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, well made, and does all the jobs a…

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 obsessed with sacrificing themselves on the high altar…

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 buckles. Meanwhile, the media, having spent the whole…

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 daughters arguing over how much tinsel to put…

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 cold, we at PARRS are starting to turn…

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 to put your personal belongings while you go…

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 going to take my Mogadon (other anti-depressants are…

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 admission to having a significant drink problem. I…

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 have the real thing at a great price,…

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 clearly forgotten how to hold a cricket bat…

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 own as it is repeated ad nauseam from…

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 or organisation. Without the internet we would still…

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 to the rural community than the phone that…

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 a rare breed who can often be found…

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 pig through the welcoming doors of an abattoir…

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 service and the quality of the product. I…