Care in everything we do.

The Pelican Buying Company began trading in January 1990 and today provides a professional purchasing service to a diverse range of organisations in the private and public sectors. As a business, we aim to provide our customers with a professional purchasing service suited to their own individual needs. From a professional purchasing service, full account and contract management services to bill payment and management information, Pelican has a well-deserved reputation for professionalism, honesty, integrity and value.

As an employer, we seek to recruit and appoint the best available person for the job and to encourage the development of employees to their full potential. We aim to treat all our employees in a fair and consistent manner, promoting good working relationships, encouraging high standards of conduct and work performance and providing fair rewards. We also aim to provide a healthy workplace, free from risk and with due regard for the health, safety and welfare of all employees. In return, we expect our employees to maintain high standards of conduct, reliability, competence and efficiency and ask that they conduct themselves in a manner that upholds our interests and reputation.

The Chairman, Directors and staff all have responsibility for upholding the company's values and ethics and are assisted through the implementation of specific policies including:

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  Health & Safety:

  The Health & Safety Policy is communicated to all staff via the Employee Handbook, through the induction process for new employees and its contents are reviewed by staff representatives who are members of the Employee Group although the final level of responsibility for ensuring health and safety at work lies with the HR Director & Company Secretary.

   

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  Equal Opportunities:

  The Equal Opportunities Policy is communicated to all staff via the Employee Handbook, through the induction process for new employees and its contents are reviewed periodically by the HR Director & Company Secretary.

   

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  Environmental Policy:

  The Company is committed to minimising its environmental impacts as indicated in the Environmental Policy and through its continued promotion of e-commerce activities intended to reduce reliance on paper by the Company and its customers.

   

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  Charity Work:

  Pelican are proud to support and promote the children's hospice service, Shooting Star CHASE.