Purchasing Matters

“I used Kelpak seaweed last year alongside my wetting agent applications to Greens, Tees & Surrounds. The Low price & application rate per h/a meant I was able to also spray my dryer fairways. At between 2-3 L h/a I have been really pleased with the results. Especially after over seeding in maintenance week in August last year. We applied 2.5L h/a to the greens every 10 days to aid recovery and encourage the new seedlings to establish. In doing this the level of germination of the bent seed has been fantastic , in fact the best I have ever seen.”

“Just wanted to give you some feedback really.  I have dealt with a lot of companies during my time in golf and I have to say that yourself and MM have really hit the mark in terms of making the customer feel like they are being looked after.  Everyone involved has been superb during this time of enormous change for all – nothing is a problem, everyone has ownership and really seems to want the best.

Well done for creating this ethic and long may it continue.

Here’s to a really positive relationship for all.”

“I got my polo shirts Friday, they are superb thanks.  Can you pass on my appreciation to your supplier.  I know where I shall be getting my uniform from in the future.  Thanks.  Lee.”

“Firstly can I say how pleased I was with the delivery of the materials I ordered with you, if that is the standard of your delivery I think I will be doing a lot more with you and your company”.

“The MM service gives me the peace of mind that I have considered all the relevant and approved options and then paid the very best price possible”.

“By joining Material Matters we have been able to make significant savings across a wide range of areas. Plus we know we have total peace of mind that we partner now in every purchasing decision we make, driving up margin and ensuring we have control”.

‘Since using Material Matters we have seen a consistent increase in our monthly food margin of more than 5%’.

“We placed our first stationery order with you yesterday.  Very competitive prices, thank you.”

“We have worked with Material Matters for all of our Clubhouse supplies for over a year now. Their buying power has helped us to make some great savings across the board.  They work tirelessly for you behind the scenes, preparing and presenting quotes and are happy to take the often tedious paperwork off your hands. I look forward to continued savings in the next year with Material Matters, as we still have more avenues to explore.”

“We have been very happy with the quality of service that Material Matters have provided us.  We feel that they work in complete partnership with us and take us hand in hand through our purchasing.  We have been amazed at the savings.  We can see a positive long term relationship with Paul and his growing team.”

“I have signed up with Print Function,  Bill Verloop has been great, £2k per year saving! £10k over the 5 year contract. Thank you.”

Thank you for all you have done. I have received a welcome pack from Eon today! Annette has been extremely helpful and very responsive; so much so she has prevented our contract from going into Out of Contract pricing which would have been very expensive. Thank you.”

“Things are great with Brakes and Marstons, no problems at all so far and we have seen both our food and beverage margins increase since the change over so I am very pleased.”

“Having been involved in the golf industry for many years, I rather prided myself on my buying savvy. I was really quite surprised when I realised that I could in fact save well over £2000 in the next year by switching just a few supplier agreements. We are currently locked into a less beneficial energy agreement and will be switching as soon as our contract finishes to make additional and more substantial savings. The process itself is painless and we just supplied our purchase ledger and a table for Material Matters and they performed their audit and scanned a few invoices within a few hours. My concern was that our little club, with a fairly low turnover would not really benefit from the savings, but we were very pleasantly surprised. Perhaps best of all is that I now know that we are buying very efficiently and I can thoroughly recommend Material Matters to anyone in the golf industry.”

“The combination of savings for both club and course are considerable although Material Matters will not sacrifice quality in the long term in order to gain short-term profit by purchasing poor quality goods.  Although Material Matters are able to meet all the needs of a club there will be instances where it cannot supply a particular product at the best price and the company fully respects the client’s right to purchase outside the group if no suitable alternative can be found.  However, as the group has grown in size then we have been supported more and more across all of our purchasing. I have had the opportunity to work with Material Matters over the last year and fully appreciate the support, commitment and the savings that have been delivered.  I look forward to the concept of the buying group being developed to its full potential and the ongoing savings that can be achieved.”

“We were introduced to Material Matters through a mutual colleague. They were invited to do an overall assessment of our business. They did this very professionally and provided a thorough yet simple set of results to review which clearly highlighted positive opportunities for us. The manner in which Material Matters have approached us has been very professional with complete engagement rather than any form of “sell”  which would be unattractive. They have looked to very much work with us and recognise, clearly, that there will, and are, areas that they will not be able to assist. The honesty in the relationship is very reassuring. The manner in which the relationship is progressing is excellent, and nothing appears to be too much trouble with an honest and professional response.”