Experts in educational supplies for over 30 years

The Consortium Wins Educational Supplier of the Year

The Consortium offers a wide range of products to support school life, but shows a consistently high level of customer service. They take customer enhancement very seriously. For example they have produced material that supports learning with colour-blind-friendly printing, and their commitment to sustainability in products and services is impressive. ~ Judges Comments

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  Hello and welcome to our website. We sell a vast range of educational supplies for all education levels, from nursery schools to universities. To learn how your school could benefit from buying from The Consortium read more about our school supplies.

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• Why choose us?

  

  • Price match guarantee *
  • FREE Next day delivery **
  • No quibble refunds ***

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• Services we offer

  As well as educational equipment and office supplies we offer a range of services, including installations, cleaning, catering, security systems and leasing of larger or more expensive equipment.

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• What we do

  We are experts in educational supplies. Some of our key product areas are:

  • School stationery
  • School furniture
  • School exercise books
  • School art supplies
  • School sports equipment
  • Classroom supplies

  You can browse our full product range using the category links on the left of every page of the website or you can request one of our education catalogues.

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• Popular products (February)

  Top 10 searches

  1. Storage
  2. Card
  3. Paper
  4. Pens
  5. Laminating pouches
  6. Scissors
  7. Pencils
  8. Glue Sticks
  9. Staples
  10. Clay

  Top 5 products

  1. Plastic Subject Dividers
  2. The Consortium Copier/Laser Paper A4 - 80gsm
  3. TORK® Toilet Roll 2 Ply White
  4. The Consortium C Fold Hand Towels
  5. Koolpak Instant Ice Pack

• News and updates

  • November 2009

    

    FUTIA AIDS BUILDING SCHOOLS FOR THE FUTURE

    School surroundings influence children's academic performance and their personal sense of well-being. Futia from The Consortium, the award-winning independent supplier to schools, provides a one-stop shop service for the individual finishing touches.

  • November 2009

    

    THE CONSORTIUM GO FOR GREENER SCHOOL DELIVERIES

    The Consortium, the Trowbridge based education supplier, celebrated its first electrically powered customer delivery by inviting a local school, and its environment group, to oversee the arrival of a pallet full of free stationery, craft and curriculum materials.

  • October 2009

    

    Feeling the squeeze? How a little purchasing knowledge can save you thousands of pounds...

    Melanie Teal, Chief Executive of The Consortium, the UK's largest independent provider of school supplies, with over 30,000 products from school stationery to school furniture, looks at how resource budgets can be consolidated and money can be saved how this can benefit the whole school or college.

  • June 2009

    

    TREE FREE EXERCISE BOOKS HAVE A GREENER GLOBAL IMPACT

    With the UK being the world's fifth largest consumer of paper products at more than 12.5 million tonnes per year (4 million tonnes for printing and writing paper), after Germany, Japan, China and the USA, the environmental impacts of Britain's paper consumption is immense.

* Find the same item at a lower price within 7 days of your purchase (in any other business catalogue on similar terms) and we'll match the price.

** On orders placed online or by phone before 2pm

*** If you're not happy with your purchase call our friendly Customer Services team to arrange a refund or return.