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Greetings from ASCA School Supplies Team!

New Preferred Suppliers

ASCA is pleased to announce four new suppliers to its family of preferred suppliers. Each has

content in this newsletter. They are:

Edval – Leading supplier of school scheduling and timetabling systems

Sentral – School and student management modular software suite

eFulfillment Services – Wide range of print and mailing services

Peacock – Student ID card printers and supplies

As with all ASCA’s preferred suppliers these companies are specialists in the school education

sector and provide best value for money when assessing quality, service and price.

Selecting Preferred Suppliers

Many of our members ask us how we select our preferred suppliers. Most importantly we

speak to our member schools about short listed suppliers. We are only interested in companies

that are dedicated to the school market and have an outstanding record of providing quality and

service.

Sometimes we use competitive tendering and at other times we undertake due diligence

research to establish that suppliers are providing best value. All suppliers provide additional benefits

to ASCA members that are not generally available in the school market. Usually this takes the

form of special pricing or discounts, but there are also other innovative value adds.

Member Support for ASCA Suppliers

The bottom line is that ASCA members support our preferred suppliers because they provide

great value – service, quality and price. However ASCA members also like the fact that all

ASCA’s suppliers contribute in some way to helping ASCA meet its secondary goal of funding

charities that support the education of disadvantaged children.

ASCA looks for a long term commitment from its suppliers to providing best value for its mem-

bers. Competitors that provide one off offers to match our better pricing are in the long term

not the best value. ASCA suppliers have shown a willingness to develop long term relationships

with schools, a critical component of effective management of suppliers.

EDITION: SPRING/SUMMER 2013

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GREETINGS FROM ASCA SCHOOL SUPPLIES TEAM!

ASCA – BETTER BUYING POWER FOR SCHOOLS 2

ASCA Supplier Segmentation

With the increase in numbers of suppliers that ASCA recommends to its members, we are

introducing a simple segmentation. We encourage suppliers in the different segments to work

together where possible to offer integrated solutions to schools. For example Edval, Sentral

and My eDiary are three ASCA suppliers whose products integrate together.

Our new segments are:

Office and Administration - products and services

Property – products, services, maintenance

Food and Beverages

Faculty Supplies

Parent Purchases

Staff and Personal – Products and Services

Communicating with our Members

ASCA gives a high priority to listening to its members to understand priorities, changes and

innovations in schools. We run our own events and network meetings for school principals and

business managers and are regular attendees at association conferences.

We recently attended the International Conference of State Schools Principals in Cairns, and

also other conferences of business managers and deputy principals. At these conferences we

talk to delegates about ASCA suppliers and other emerging school needs. Importantly it is an

opportunity for ASCA to meet suppliers who are exhibiting at the conferences and to compare

their offerings.

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ASCA PREFERRED SUPPLIER

EDVAL TIMETABLE WWW.EDVAL.COM.AU

LEARNING WITH TECHNOLOGIES 1300 550 717 3


NEW! ASCA PREFERRED SUPPLIER

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1800 556 733


ASCA PREFERRED SUPPLIER

FUJI XEROX NSW (02) 9856 5043 / ALL OTHER STATES (03) 8681 3984 5


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ASCA PREFERRED SUPPLIERS

PEACOCK BROS 1300 723 282

SENTRAL EDUCATION 02 9029 3993 6



FLEXISCHOOLS 1300 361 769 7

FLEXISCHOOLS

Online Ordering & Payment Only a Click Away.

Over the past few years, online ordering has been exploding in popularity amongst Australian

schools. By moving online, schools have been able to streamline the way payments and or-

ders are received, while parents have benefited from the convenience and speed of mobile

payment.

Flexischools is Australia’s leading provider of online ordering and cashless payment systems

for schools, having processed almost 10 million transactions across a wide range of facilities,

such as canteen, uniform shop, seated events, non-seated events, fundraisers, school fees,

bus passes, printing/photocopying. Hampton Park in Victoria describes their experience:

“Since coming on board with Flexischools in March 2011, on-line orders have enor-

mously improved the efficiency and ease of managing our lunch orders, with now

about 90% of our orders coming through on-line. The Fundraising & Events committee

are also now using Flexischools, as it is a familiar and easy tool for our parents.” –

Hampton Park Primary

Flexischools currently services over 800 schools and has been a preferred ASCA supplier

since 2011. To find out more and learn about the ASCA member discounts, visit

www.flexischools.com.au


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EDUSOURCE FURNITURE 1800 990 591 8



SCHOOL FUNDRAISING IDEA FOR 2015!

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STREETS Ice-cream branded caravan and mobile freezer is perfect for School Fundraisers!

The eye catching mobile food equipment stands out at an event. STREETS makes it quick and easy

for any school to set-up-shop at an event!

Planning 2015 fundraising activities:

1. Set your fundraising event date

2. Book a STREETS branded caravan and mobile freezers with [email protected]

Schools must place a minimum order to book the equipment for FREE.

3. Booking requirement: Order a minimum of 20 boxes of product to receive the event equipment

for FREE. Order STREETS ice-cream on 1300 423 468.

There is no cost to schools for the delivery and collection of the branded caravan and / or mobile freezer.

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SCHWEPPES 1300 133 122 10

Schweppes has linked arms with ASCA to support fundraising activities for The Smith Family’s

Learning For Life program. For every Cool Ridge cap your students deposit in a customised

charity bin, ASCA will donate 10c to the program.

Cool Ridge Charity Cap Bins will be distributed to Canteens that sell Schweppes at the beginning

of 2014.

About The Smith Family’s Learning For Life Program

Education has the power to change lives and break the cycle of disadvantage.

To improve a young person’s chances to create a better economic future for themselves,

research tell us it’s important for children to be engaged in school and stay until Year 12 or

equivalent. But sadly not every child has the same opportunities to achieve this.

Our work focuses on Australian children in families and communities where we know it’s harder

for them to fully participate in their education without some help.

Our Learning for Life program provides emotional, practical and financial support to help

disadvantaged children and young people with their education. Our support starts in the early

years of learning development and continues through primary and high school. Our programs

help build skills, knowledge, motivation, self-belief and a network of positive relationships with

parents, peers and significant others. This support increases a young person’s likelihood of

remaining engaged with school, completing Year 12 and developing realistic and informed

study and career pathways for life beyond the school gate.

Your canteen can make a difference by selling Cool Ridge water, where 10c per bottle

sold will go to The Smith Family’s Learning For Life Program.


ASCA SCHOOL CANTEEN SUPPLIES NEWSLETTER

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ASCA MEMBER BENEFITS

Call ASCA to organise a free subscription to our quarterly

publication. *Only distributed to schools within Australia.

ASCA is a national not-for-profit member association that provides free purchasing advice to

improve the financial outcomes for schools.

Our buying group model provides schools with access to our preferred suppliers in the following categories:

Office Paper Fuji Xerox

Printing and Mailing Services eFServices

Furniture EduSource

Cashless Payment Systems Flexischools

Student Diary Systems My Diary / My eDiary

Computer Hardware Learning with Technologies

School and Student Management Software Sentral Education

Identification Systems and Supplies Peacock Bros.

School Timetabling Edval

Cleaning Contract Tender Management Changing Directions

Canteen Equipment Birko

Call Damien Cairns our School Supplies Strategic Consultant for purchasing advice today on 0424 157 834.


FORECASTING YOUR PURCHASING REQUIREMENTS

Points to consider when planning your school supplies requirements:

Stock on hand

Previous purchasing quantities ordered and dates expected

Technology needs and market place innovations

Desired stock at the end of each planning period

Speak with our School Supplies Strategic Consultant for FREE procurement guidance. Our specialist

consultant will be able to assist you with your purchasing queries and direct you to reputable

suppliers.

Call Damien Cairns

School Supplies Strategic Consultant

0424 157 834

CONTACT US

ASCA 1800 219 556 WWW.ASCA.COM.AU 12

ASCA SUPPORTING CHARITIES

While ASCA’s primary purpose is to maximise purchasing effectiveness for schools, we also

have a secondary purpose which is to direct funds to charities which support the education

and welfare of school aged children. As a not for profit organisation, each year ASCA donates

it surplus funds to a range of registered charities.

Learn more by visiting www.asca.com.au


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