The Consortium Press Releases
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Current Press Releases
The Consortium has launched a new community initiative as part of its responsible business programme...
The Consortium is delighted to the main sponsor of the Nursery Management Today (NMT) Awards - the event of the year for the UK nursery sector...
After the glitz of the Oscars, Hollywood stars were outshone this week by students performing in the West Wiltshire Dance Festival...
We were delighted to sponsor an early year's award at the Youth Sport Trust's prestigious Innovation Awards last week...
Our friends at the Wiltshire Scrapstore invited us to the official opening of their new community room by The Duchess of Cornwall this week...
The Consortium was a proud sponsor of a public speaking competition between three of our local secondary schools on 4th February...
We are thrilled to have been shortlisted for not one, but two prestigious education awards!..
They voted to support the air ambulance last January and then organised raffles, quiz nights and a charity golf day to raise as much money as possible throughout 2012...
Or more specifically, our exercise books have! They are being used as props in a new play by E V Crowe at the Royal Court Theatre in London...
Congratulations to all the winners of the National Care Awards who were announced at a celebratory award ceremony on Friday night in London...
Congratulations to all the winners of the NMT Awards who were announced at a glitzy award ceremony on Saturday night in London...
Congratulations to the Old Station Nursery in Oxfordshire whose display about what happens in spring won The Consortium's Display Competition for nurseries...
Congratulations to Ashfield Junior School in Hertfordshire and Baylis Court School in Slough whose amazing, creative displays won The Consortium's 2012 Display Competition for primary and secondary schools...
The Consortium was presented with EducationInvestor's Product Supplier of the Year award at a prestigious ceremony in London on 15 November...
The latest exciting addition to the Apple range, the iPad mini, is now available to buy from The Consortium...
We are celebrating some fantastic results from our annual customer satisfaction survey...
We are celebrating the best ever results from our annual customer satisfaction survey...
The Consortium has been helping out a summer school in Wiltshire that will make the transition to secondary school much easier for a group of new pupils...
The Consortium has been selected as a finalist at this year's EducationInvestor Awards in the Product Supplier of the Year category...
Agnes Jones, a sprightly centenarian, has beaten 380 other older 'athletes' to take the gold medal in a national care homes Olympic style Try-athlon competition...
The Consortium Care was delighted to be a sponsor of the Excelcare Awards held on 14 July at Parklands, Quendon Hall in Essex...
Pupils at Taunton Prep School enjoyed a day at the zoo because they won a competition run by BIC® and The Consortium...
Staff from The Consortium put their best feet forward over the weekend to take part in a 55 mile walk to raise money for Wiltshire Air Ambulance...
Rachel Bown, a PE teacher at Larkrise School in Trowbridge and a Great Britain Age-Group triathlete, carried the Olympic torch thorough Croscombe, near Shepton Mallet on 22 May...
The Consortium is sponsoring an award at the Adult Learner Awards, organised by Wiltshire College to celebrate the achievements of adult learners from across the county...
The Consortium is pleased to announce that it has been acquired by Smiths News plc. The change of ownership will significantly strengthen the company and enhance the opportunities...
We're really excited that the Olympic Torch will be making its way through our area very soon! To help mark the occasion...
The Consortium for Purchasing & Distribution Limited, has announced the acquisition of West Mercia Supplies (WMS) from its 4 Local Authority owners (Shropshire, Hereford, Worcestershire, Telford & Wrekin).
The Consortium has won a contract from Wirral Council to supply sports and gym equipment...
The Consortium has won the Supplier of the Year Award for the third year in a row!...
You can now buy the new iPad from The Consortium! This amazing educational device has an incredibly responsive touch...
Mark Barnett, Chief Operating Officer at The Consortium, has been appointed to the board of the Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)...
The Consortium recently hosted a visit from a Chinese delegation looking for inspiration for their new school in China...
The finalists for the 2012 Education Resources Awards (ERAs) have been announced and The Consortium has been shortlisted for the Supplier of the Year award...
A total of 38 Wiltshire schools, including primary, secondary and special needs schools, will be taking part in this year's Dance Festival at The Forum in Bath...
The Consortium is delighted to be working with the Youth Sport Trust as a Partner of their Business Honours Club...
The competition to 'Give Your School a Hug' was run by The Consortium in conjunction with Berol by Papermate. Congratulations to...
The Consortium is pleased to announce the appointment of two new directors to help build on the success they achieved in 2011...
10 lucky winners are enjoying a hamper of delicious treats for Christmas - and all because they signed up for our e-docs service...
A record number of children entered the Design a Sea Creature competition, held by childcare insurers Morton Michel in association with Sea Life Conservation...
Early years from the Consortium helped the NMT Awards get off to a fabulous start by sponsoring the drinks reception...
We were delighted to be 'commended' at the EducationInvestor Awards ceremony held in London last week...
The Consortium was one of the sponsors of the first 'Engineering the Future' conference to encourage more girls to consider a career in science or engineering...
Hundreds of entries were received from primary and secondary schools all over the country, with displays covering topics as diverse as nocturnal animals, rainforests and sunflowers...
We're always looking for ways to improve our service to customers...
Celebrating the work of the county's volunteers, this year's awards saw more entries and more categories introduced and the shortlist covered a range of local community projects...
Early years from the Consortium was proud to be a sponsor of the Nursery World Awards to recognise and celebrate good practice in the early years sector.
The Consortium and BIC® are offering one lucky school the chance to win a class trip to their nearest zoo when they buy a box of BIC® 4 Colour Fashion ballpoint pens.
Things went with a swing when one of Trowbridge's biggest employers held a charity golf event!
The framework agreements previously managed by Firebuy Limited, the national procurement organisation for the Fire and Rescue Services will now be managed by The Consortium
The Consortium is sponsoring an award to celebrate the inspirational success of adult learners in Wiltshire.
Educational Supplier of the Year, The Consortium, has launched a new range of services designed to help schools provide safe and affordable premises. www.theconsortiumservices.co.uk
The Consortium is delighted to make its first appearance on The Sunday Times PwC Profit Track 100. Published this weekend in The Sunday Times
Staff at The Consortium were recently asked to decide which charity should receive a donation of £2,260.
This is the first year the UK is officially celebrating Pay it Forward Day on the 28th April 2011 when people will be invited to join a worldwide movement in performing random acts of kindness to 3 or more people and asking those people to do the same
The Consortium has been awarded Supplier of the Year for the second year running at the Education Resources Awards.
The Consortium has been selected as a finalist for the 2011 Education Resource Awards (ERA).
The Consortium has pulled out all the stops to bring you fantastic new ranges at The Education Show (NEC, Birmingham on 17-19 March).
We were delighted to hear from one of our customers, The Commonweal School in Swindon about their student's incredible trip to the Gambia.
Well, not us personally, but we have raised enough money through our charity events over the last 2 years to build a brand new school in Uganda for over 250 pupils!
The Consortium is delighted to be supporting West Wiltshire Schools Sports Partnership with their showcase event of the year, The Dance Festival!
The Consortium has donated a number of items from their range of educational supplies to the Royal United Hospital (RUH) in Bath.
The Consortium has introduced a new free service to help you recycle your printer cartridges
early years from The Consortium is offering a FREE purchasing review to visitors at The Nursery World Show to help them get more from their purchasing.
The Consortium is providing art supplies for the ‘Banksy Art Packs' that are being donated by KidsTees.com to primary schools across Bristol.
Even more choice and better value for schools in The Consortium's 2011 Education Catalogue
Staff at The Consortium have raised a fantastic £4,000 to support men's health charities by growing moustaches for a month.
We are now just over half way through the month of November, or Movember, and we are pleased to report the moustache growing is going well, as is the fundraising!
The Consortium has been helping out with a new series of the Welsh TV show, 'Hip neu Sgip?'
22 male staff are taking part in the charity event, Movember, which involves growing a moustache for the whole of November (hence the name Movember) to raise funds for charities that focus on men's health.
The 5th UK Dementia Congress will be held on 9th - 11th November at the Bournemouth International Centre.
Care from The Consortium will be attending the National Care Forum Managers Conference on Monday 8th November and will be offering attendees a unique opportunity to identify where and how they can make savings with a free Purchasing Review.
Staff at The Consortium spent Friday 29 October in the pink for charity, Breast Cancer Research.
The Consortium was proud to be a sponsor of the first VCS (Voluntary and Community Sector) Awards, at the Corn Exchange in Devizes on Tuesday 19 October.
The results of the Government's Comprehensive Spending Review have finally been announced and significant budget cuts are now a reality for many of The Consortium's Public Sector customers.
The Consortium was delighted to support the recent Westbury Music and Arts Festival by providing craft workshops where local children were invited to create and decorate their own unique projects.
The Consortium was delighted to welcome Dr Andrew Murrison MP to our head offices in Trowbridge, Wiltshire on Friday 15 October. He met with Chief Executive, Melanie Teal, and was given a tour of the company.
The Consortium will be amongst prestigious company at this year's European Supply Chain Excellence Awards including Unilever, Proctor & Gamble, Virgin Media and Marks & Spencer.