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t : 01462 440 388

e : sales@4roffice.co.uk

Welcome to 4R Office

Good to see you and welcome from all of us here at 4R Office.

Together we can do something about the big challenges facing us. Climate change, single use plastic, over consumption and there are still millions of people that don't have access to clean drinking water. Closer to home the pandemic reconfirmed, what many already knew, that community is the bedrock of our society.

We hope you share our values and decide to make a difference by choosing 4R Office for your business supplies and services.

Here’s a little background to me and the business.  

Thanks for visiting 4R Office & we hope to see you again soon.

Paul 

Before 4R

 In 1997 I started what became more than 10 years working for a UK paper mill group who had just built a recycled fibre plant in Kent and this happy coincidence sparked my interest in sustainability. As part of a small sales and marketing team we developed the market for our recycled brands Evolve & Ep4. We did OK.

 Sales of recycled papers reached about 75,000 tonnes a year in the UK & it was made from fibres recovered from up to 180,000 tonnes a year of waste paper diverted from UK landfill. It felt like we were doing something positive.

 My role involved liaising with businesses who were looking for ways to reduce their impact on the environment. What became clear to me from that period is that although profit was critical to these forward thinking businesses they also appreciated that to achieve long term success they needed to consider their impact on people and the planet.

 Our Finnish owners always struggled with the concept of recycled paper & tragically the mill & recycled fibre plant were sold so I left & 4R was born.

The 4R ethos

4R aims to make it easier for every sole trader, partnership or company in the UK to manage their carbon footprint while potentially reducing their overall business costs. 

 We lead with competitively priced eco & ethical products

 We donate 2% of the value of sales to Pump Aid

 We favour UK made products where possible eg Delphis Eco plant based cleaning products

 We are supporting local, home based, flexible working with our franchise opportunity (more details soon)

What does 4R stand for?

Reduce

Reducing consumption is a fundamental principle in the fight against waste, landfill, use of fossil fuels and the resulting release of greenhouse gases in the form of methane and CO2. The objective is to strive for a continual reduction in the size of our individual & collective carbon footprints.

Reuse 

If a product can be used again, either for its original purpose or for something different, then its useful life has been extended.

Recycle

Most products that have reached the end of their useful life can be recycled. These products provide the raw materials for recycling facilities and without a constant source of waste materials recycling is impossible.

Reorder

There are sustainable alternatives for many everyday consumer goods. Demand for these products is a key element supporting sustainability so buying recycled or eco products is critical.

For Our Future

So there you have it. We hope you feel we have something in common with you and that with a bit of co-operation and mutual support we can make a positive difference and safeguard the environment for our future and generations to come. 

As a member of The Federation of Small Businesses (number 2133168) we recognise the collective power of a group with a common cause.

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