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In a series of prestigious events located in the grounds of four of England's most beautiful stately homes and gardens, around 2000 Arco employees and customers were given a taste of how Arco retains its reputation as the nation's experts in safety.
Caroline Wilson, Marketing Communications Manager for Arco explained, "Arco's position as the UK's leading supplier in health and safety products and services is built on our expertise in helping customers understand health and safety issues and government legislation, our ability to give customers sound advice on the most suitable products to keep their workforce safe, and our ability to deliver the biggest range of health and safety products and workwear in the UK."
"It is important for all our staff to fully understand exactly what Arco can offer, whether they work in head office, as part of the sales force, in our distribution centre or at one of our 34 branches. Each year, new safety products are added to the 16,000 already featured in our catalogue, the Big Red Book, so to help Arco people keep on top of the latest advice, issues and product innovations, and to coincide with the launch of our 2007-8 catalogue in September, we invited our staff and customers to attend one of four Arco Experiences in September and October. The location of the four regional events in Surrey, Scotland, the Midlands and Derbyshire facilitated easy attendance by staff and customers from all areas of the UK."
Each event featured keynote speakers Nina Wrightson: Chair of the British Safety Council, and Steve Walter from EEF, The Manufacturers Association, two of the UK's most trusted safety organisations. The events also featured live product demonstrations from twenty-eight manufacturers of safety products and workwear; presentations from Arco's Joint Managing Directors Jo Martin and Thomas Martin, and Sales & Marketing Director Neil Jowsey, and professionally dramatised health and safety scenarios.

A two-way partnership
The Arco Experience was a win-win situation for all concerned, giving vendors the opportunity to brief up to 300 visitors a day on the features and benefits of their products, and Arco employees and customers the chance to find out all about what's new in the industry.
At the Eastern (Chatsworth Estate) Arco Experience, Nigel Brancker, Manager of Arco's Bradford branch, said, "This is a great way to discover the unique selling points of both branded and Arco own-brand safety products. It is particularly useful to find out what kind of applications new products are most suited to, so that the sales force can go out and advise the right customers about product innovations specific to their industry."
Mike McLoughlin from Dunlop commented, "Through Arco we sell around 100,000 products a year. It's all about education. The Arco Experience allows us to educate and train the Arco sales staff over a four-week period. I would definitely do it again. Arco is very good at putting on this type of event - within the health and safety industry, they are the best."
Marigold gloves have featured in the Big Red Book since it began in 2001. John Thorn, who took part in one of the dramatised scenarios, said, "Arco is a progressive company and the Big Red Book is known as the industry bible. As a key supplier, we are very pleased to give The Arco Experience our support."