all our dealers are equal, included and valued
There are many benefits to being part of the Advantia family as a dealer. For a no obligation discussion please contact Bob Geens at Advantia head office.
When you join Advantia you become a member of the UK’s leading and most respected independent marketing and buying organisation for office products dealers.
As a non-profit making organisation we are owned by our dealer members and our purpose is to continually strengthen their competitive advantage. All our members are equal shareholders regardless of the size of their individual business.
Our mission is to facilitate strong supply-chain partnerships in the business environment to improve our members' profitability and enable them to meet the needs of an ever-changing marketplace.
we’re member driven
Our strategic direction is driven by our Board of Directors. The majority of people who serve on the Board are elected dealer members.
Our key committees are made up of dealer members who are supported by our professional head office team.
We have an annual general meeting and conference where dealer members vote on issues and regular contact through roadshows and one to one meetings.
So, the views of our dealer members is what drives Advantia.
supply chain fusion
Advantia is the most progressive dealer group in the UK. Several years ago we initiated an industry leading strategy that resulted in a major change in the way our dealer members operate. It has taken cost our of their businesses, saved them many thousands of pounds and man-hours but most importantly enabled them to compete effectively against the contract stationers.
We call this strategy Supply Chain Fusion. Our main partner is Spicers and there are direct agreements with manufacturers providing our dealer members the choice of whether to hold stock, or not.
Supply Chain Fusion provides our dealer members with unrivalled purchasing power, access to a huge range of products all at highly competitive prices, assistance with tenders and help sourcing products.
comprehensive centralised support services
Our dealer members have access to IT and e-commerce advice, support for back office systems, head office expertise, one to one marketing consultations to help grow their business, market research, media relations advice and support and a dedicated marketing team providing a complete package of marketing support.
marketing support
We produce a whole raft of highly targeted printed and electronic marketing materials including our award winning catalogue (7,000 products), promotional mailers and specialised catalogues for interiors, furniture deals, FM supplies, machines and IT consumables. We also provide an environment e-catalogue full of green and recycled products.
Advantia has exclusively designed promotions available on Spicer’s click-n-print system for printed fliers and promotional e-mails.
And, our dealer members also benefit from one to one marketing consultations with our marketing experts.
exclusive own brand product range
Our own brand product ranges, unique and unique-earth, are exclusive to Advantia dealers and a further 700 Best Value products complete the offering. These products differentiate Advantia dealers from their competitors, they build brand loyalty and many products are manufactured for us by leading manufacturers.
Advantia has had its own brand range for over 16 years, it is professionally managed and updated and all products are selected and reviewed by Advantia dealer members before they are included in the range.
information at the click of a mouse
Advantia has a comprehensive private extranet site only accessible by our dealer members with a password. This site contains a vast amount of information including all the images from the current Advantia catalogue, supplier contracts, the latest promotions and lots more….
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