Education

Maintaining a clean, inviting education setting is key to creating safe, effective learning environments. Ensuring high hygiene standards is essential to curbing the spread of illness, especially in high-traffic areas such as classrooms and washrooms.

Managing the continuous upkeep of school premises, with their large student and staff populations, poses significant challenges. Finding the balance between cleaning schedules and onsite activities while maintaining compliance with health and safety standards is paramount.

The diverse range of environments and facilities withing education settings means a tailored approach is essential. Partnering with a supplier who understands these varying requirements is crucial for cost-effective cleaning and maintenance solutions.

Drawing on our extensive experience in the education sector, our ‘Arrow Way’ methodology delivers solutions that elevate facility standards and enhance the student experience, while prioritising cost reduction.

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Helping the education sector WorkSmarter

As a leading distributor of cleaning and hygiene products, Arrow understands the unique challenges of working in education settings – whether it’s early years environments, primary schools, large inner-city comprehensives, multi-academy trusts or universities.

Using our unique WorkSmarter Programme, we’re committed to helping education facilities organisations improve hygiene and maximise efficiency through structured onsite assessment. Our tailored solutions address specific challenges such as washroom maintenance, student vandalism and floor maintenance, ensuring a cleaner and safer environment for students, staff and visitors alike.

Helping the education sector WorkSmarter

Delivering on time, in full, anywhere

We deliver nationally via our own transport fleet, with a 98% “on time, in full” delivery success rate.

Our in-house logistics capability allows us to tailor our delivery operations to exactly match your requirements. From emergency next-day requirements to nominated-day delivery, complex multi-site deliveries or bulk-deliveries to stores, we work with you to create bespoke delivery schedules that maximise delivery efficiency, and ensure you have the cleaning products you need.

Advise

With 48+ years’ experience, we provide proven advice to help you tackle hygiene challenges and maximise cleaning standards in every setting.

Supply

Timely, reliable delivery of your cleaning products is essential, and our own-transport distribution service ensures delivery on time, in full, every time.

Support

From cleaning specialist areas to training staff on best-practice cleaning processes, our dedicated account management teams are here to help.

Case Studies

University of Derby - Education Arrow's innovative Quick & Easy dosing system allowed them to increase efficiency in their cleaning routines, while save money on cleaning products. Abraham Derby Academy - Education The Academy, struggling with significant toilet roll waste and messy washrooms, turned to Arrow for a solution. After installing 60 Andarta® System 700 dispensers, they saw zero vandalism, no blocked drains, reduced wastage, improved washroom appearance, shorter maintenance times, and estimated annual cost savings of 2%.

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What Our Customers Say

I can confidently say that the implementation of ARROW CONNECT has transformed the way we purchase and manage our janitorial products. It has not only simplified our procurement process but also provided us with valuable insights and control over our product selection. It's a game-changer for us.

Arthur Chatwins Bakery

I simply cannot fault Arrow; from ordering through to distribution, everything is made easy for us and I don’t have to worry about a thing.

Crewe Health Management

Arrow's staff are switched on, friendly and competent. Unbeatable in my mind. Thank you.

Derbyshire County Council

With Arrow’s support, we have defined and standardised the products and processes we utilise across our leisure centre, and are benefiting from substantial economies of scale, which have resulted in us making efficiency savings in excess of 5%.

Everybody Health & Leisure

Arrow County Supplies are fantastic. On every telephone call I make, everyone is always so polite and helpful, and nothing is ever too much trouble. It's great to ring and know you'll hear a friendly voice at the end of the phone, backed up with emails.

Rampton Hospital

The reason we chose Arrow is down to their passion, professionalism and dedication to providing a fantastic service. The variety of stock on offer is noticeable and, most importantly, the delivery service is fantastic.

St Stephens Shopping Centre

In my 5 years at UCLAN we’ve only ever worked with Arrow and I really can’t speak highly enough of their service. Arrow are quick, efficient and supportive; they sort problems before we’ve even noted them ourselves. Their whole team is proactive, professional and friendly - we feel like they genuinely care about us, and it's just such a great experience working with you.

University of Central Lancashire