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2468 Group has been named as one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies. The awards programme is led by Deloitte Ireland, in association with Bank of Ireland. The company, which demonstrated superior business performance for the fifth year in a row, was recognised at a virtual awards ceremony on Wednesday, 8 September. It is the second year in a row that 2468 Group has achieved the Gold Standard award. 25 companies have qualified for the first time this year. This year’s ... Read More 2468 Group, once again, announced as one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies 2021

In a 2020 Yougov survey, the environment was ranked as the 4th most pressing issue facing the U.K below health, the economy and Brexit. While recycling is one of the most frequently used methods for people to contribute to our planet’s well-being, if it is not done correctly then it can cause more of a hindrance than help to waste collection centres. While many of us may consider recycling to simply be walking up to a bin and throwing something ... Read More Recycling in the workplace: Are you doing it right?

Leesman UK, a leader in measuring workplace effectiveness have created a new Leesman Index for home working. In almost a year they received 160,000+ responses, making it the largest independent study of its kind. The main results coming out of the study were quite interesting. It found that home working was delivering an excellent and supportive experience for the majority of employees, and continues to do so.Is home working for everyone? Can it be a long-term recipe for productivity and ... Read More What – or where – is the future of your workplace?

Lots of research has been carried out recently about the future of the workplace. Most office workers want their future work setting to blend remote and office environments. Apparently just under one in ten would opt for permanent remote working. Remote working isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Some people are social creatures and like the interaction, chats and friendships that develop in the office. The traditional office isn't going to disappear anytime soon  So, as all research is telling us, not ... Read More Enticing employees back into the office – small wins and baby steps achieves employee confidence

Much has been written about changes to the workplace, already in evolution but greatly accelerated during the extended Work from Home (WFH) experience as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. We’ve taken a look at research into the workplace of the future and how it may look - in 2021 and beyond. In 2020’s great ‘Work from Home Experiment’ organisations and business moved to a remote mode of operating in a transition that took place at lightning speed, relatively speaking. ... Read More The Workplace in 2021 – Equipping the office to attract workers back in

We’re very excited about this simple innovation from our partners in coffee and water. Like all good ideas, each presents a simple and elegant solution to today’s key challenge - reducing risk of transmission of infection through frequently touched surfaces. Foot Pedal Operated & Contactless Water Cooler Solutions Our partners in water technology have arrived at smart adaptations to the top performing plumbed in and bottle-fed coolers. Using foot pedals users can refill sports bottles and glasses without touching. Drinking ... Read More Safer coffee & water solutions

These exceptional times call for exceptional cleaning technology. At a time where health and safety is employees’ first concern, employers need to invest in systems which provide visible and real reassurance to them. At 2468 we have extended our hygiene and safety range, in response to our customers’ needs. As part of that drive we are very excited to bring AirSteril technology to employers, seeking an unparalleled level of cleaning. AirSteril units are neat wall mounted units which use mains ... Read More Cleaning Air and Surfaces 24/7 with clean air technology from 2468

Introducing Micromarkets by 2468. Micromarkets offer users the benefits of a full food store meets coffee shop, but are unattended. So they give employers a means of providing a great lunch and meal time range, without additional staffing overheads. And more importantly now, they are designed to maintain social distancing and they eliminate human to human contact in food serving. Well branded and featuring the employer brand and messaging, micromarkets can also give a real boost to employee engagement and ... Read More Sustenance 24/7 for your employees – safely

2468 passed a milestone today with our 1,000th customer order on our webstore. We built our webstore in late April, provoked by the government lock downs in UK and Ireland during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Our pivot meant we could ensure continued supply of products including sustenance, snacks, and our extended range of hygiene and safety supplies to our customers during restrictions on movement of our own vehicles. Many of our customers in essential services - from NHS ... Read More 2468 reaches 1,000 Webstore Orders in 10 weeks

As we adjust to working in the new normal, businesses in Ireland and the UK are finding the requirements to reopen safely complex and daunting. In fact, according to CIPD, the number one issue on employer’s minds is adhering to quite complicated guidelines to make sure the workplace is safe, but also functional. Of course current estimates are that over half of all working adults in the UK are working from home. Many may not ever return to the workplace ... Read More Touch free Refreshment Hubs – Good coffee, healthy snacks & water for the new normal