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E X E R T I S T R A N S F O R M AT I O N
Moving to bigger premises will be transformational for Exertis STEVE CARTER, MD of Advantia, praises Exertis and explains why they are no longer the third placed wholesaler
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or the last three years,
the team at Exertis is like a breath of fresh air. I
I have had the pleasure
know where their strengths lie, and equally, they
of working alongside
know the strengths of the dealers and dealer
the management team
groups. When you combine the two and work
at Exertis Supplies, and
closely together, you end up with a very strong and
when I say pleasure, that is
harmonious relationship.
exactly what it has been and continues to be. In the
If I had a pound for every time somebody
roles that I had previously held, I had spent a lot of
said that Exertis are great but they don’t have the
time working inside both Vow and Spicers, and in
range, I’d be able to buy a season ticket for Spurs.
both there were some very talented and personable
So, let’s try to put this one to bed once and for all.
people, many of whom I had great working
In my opinion, having 10,000+ business supplies
relationships with and still do.
lines, 4,000+ ink and toner lines, and 8,000+ lines
The one thing that I felt was missing was a real
in the tech category makes for a healthy range of
bond of togetherness; the feeling of more than just
products. The range is added to on a weekly basis,
a supplier and customer relationship; the feeling
but the one slight hindrance has been a lack of
where you are in it together side by side, warts
warehouse space in the Exertis Supplies division,
and all. That is exactly the feeling that I have had
which leads me nicely on to the main point of this
for the last three years, and working alongside
month’s column.
[16] SEPTEMBER 2023
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