Blog

Keep up to date with the latest news and views in the YPO Blog

We'll be blogging every few days about various topics, so come back soon to see more!

Meet the Category Manager - Lesley Harper

12 July 2018 By Lesley Harper - Category Manager

Lesley joined YPO in May as Category Manager for Social Care
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Quick money saving tips for your school's energy

05 July 2018 By Steve Sefton, Category Buyer for Energy

Teachers and school business managers across the country are all constantly facing pressures to save money and be more efficient. But have you thought about how you can save money by lowering your energy bills?
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Making Sports Day fun

25 June 2018 By Gemma Maw, Category Buyer for Sports and SEN

Its National Sports Week this week and many schools will be incorporating their annual sports day as part of their fun, engaging and lively activities.
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What makes a gas standing charge?

19 June 2018 By Adam Throup, Category Manager - Energy

It’s a question we get often in various forms – why has the standing charge gone up? What causes the standing charge to change? If I reduce my AQ will it reduce my standing charge?
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Ten happy days tips for care homes

15 June 2018 By Gillian Hesketh, Happy Days

Designers spend weeks, months, even years researching safe environments, product durability, audience potential usage and much more.
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World of Procurement - My world and yours

14 June 2018 By Gillian Askew, Head of Procurement

With the exciting news of our first ever 'World of Procurement' event taking place in London on 19 September, I wanted to take the opportunity to explain what this means for you - our customers, for YPO and the public sector, and for me personally.
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Five reasons to NOT use an energy broker

17 May 2018 By Steve Sefton, Category Buyer for Energy

Schools and academies often ask why they would come to YPO rather than go through a traditional energy broker.
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Why do councils need a digital strategy?

17 May 2018 By Georgina Bowell - Canon UK LTD

Increasingly we rely on digital services to facilitate our everyday lives. From ordering and paying for items online to researching a place to eat, reading newspapers, ordering taxis and communicating worldwide, digital technology satisfies our need to have everything right now.
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Eight reasons why a DPS should be in your toolkit

03 May 2018 By Paul Smith, Executive Director

I was recently invited by Sigma (a joint initiative of the OECD and the European Union) to present YPO’s expertise in the use of Dynamic Purchasing Systems to the public procurement teams in both Turkey and Ukraine.
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An educational partnership with The Piece Hall

01 May 2018 By Nicky Chance-Thompson, Chief Executive of The Piece Hall

The Piece Hall Trust is proud to be partnering with our friends at YPO who have been hugely supportive of our very valuable education programme, working with schools to teach youngsters about the fascinating heritage of The Piece Hall in Halifax.
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