PPE management with one supplier

Are your PPE and workwear costs spiralling out of control? Is it on your 2026 ‘to do’ list to curb rogue spend and bring compliance back under control?

Consolidating your PPE spend with one single supplier gives the opportunity to do just that.
It also provides a host of other benefits, including the opportunity for additional control measures to be introduced that could further streamline your PPE management.

Read on to find out more…

The benefits of using a single source supplier

There are numerous advantages to working with a single supplier who can provide all the workwear and PPE your team requires.

These include:

• One point of contact – your account manager becomes your go-to for everything you need
• A single monthly invoice – meaning less paperwork for your admin and finance teams to process each month
• Economies of scale – benefit from bulk-buy savings and loyalty discounts

Although placing all your trust in just one supplier might feel like a huge deal, it’s important to remember that it’s just as big a deal for the supplier. Keeping you happy (and therefore retaining your business) becomes very important to that supplier, as your monthly income is a significant proportion of its revenue. You should expect your loyalty to be rewarded with their hard work and dedication to impressing you with high quality products, excellent customer service, and expert advice.

iSB Group as a single source supplier

At iSB Group, we are proud to call ourselves a single source supplier for the logistics industry.

We pride ourselves on providing our clients with a one-stop-shop for all their workwear and PPE needs, meaning they never have to look elsewhere for what they require to carry out their operations and keep everyone in their team safe, comfortable and productive at work.

We only supply the very best products – those that have been tried, tested, reviewed and approved for use in the logistics industry by our clients themselves. And we have our fingers on the pulse, keeping track of all the latest innovations so we can ensure we are always offering in our range the very best of what is available on the market at any given time.

What’s more, where clients have needs that are not currently catered for across our range, we are always happy to source a viable product and to add it into our online store for the benefit of our other customers as well.

Streamlining PPE management through technology

As part of our offering, we provide our customers with access to our powerful online ordering and stock management technology platform, Control iT.

The platform offers easy, self-service access to our product range for our clients’ employees, while allowing them as employers to implement the guided buying principles that help them better manage their brand, control their spend and ensure compliance.

From chaos to control: Curbing rogue spend

Employers can set bespoke controls for each employee that automatically tell them what products they may order, in what quantity, and how often. Those employees feel empowered to manage their own PPE supply, but within pre-agreed parameters, meaning they are less likely to ‘go rogue’ when purchasing workwear and PPE.

Meanwhile, detailed reports and analysis provides complete visibility of expenditure by product, category and cost centre, as well as comparison with previous years, allowing employers to spot trends and plan ahead for the future.

Find out more about how Control iT could help you gain back control over rogue PPE spend in your business.

From chaos to control: Improving compliance

With employers able to specify the products their employees can purchase through the software, using Control iT allows businesses to remove virtually all risk of an employee wearing substandard, non-compliant PPE at work.

If someone did get hurt at work and there was an investigation, the reporting function within the system could be used to demonstrate what PPE had been issued to that employee, providing additional evidence for the Health and Safety Executive that you as their employer had done what you could to avoid an accident happening.

Find out more about how Control iT could help you ensure your business complies with health and safety requirements.

Take back control with single source supply

Engaging a single supplier to deliver on all your workwear and PPE needs could be the catalyst that kick starts your business on the track to regaining control of compliance and reining in rogue spend.

To talk to our team about how our Control iT software could help, give us a call on 0121 749 4433 or contact us here.