Greenwoods will be responsible for supplying THUS with a complete range of consumables, from connectors and cables to racks, cabinets and enclosures. Greenwoods will supply these products to THUS's central store in Scotland, and to regional centres on a next day, 'as needed' basis. This significantly reduces the inventory that THUS needs to keep in stock itself, thereby helping to keep the company's assets liquid.

"Asset and inventory management is a major headache for all telecoms providers, so by using one supplier to procure consumables, we no longer have to administer 60 separate suppliers," said Ken Moncrieff, Head Of Procurement at THUS. "This allows our managers to concentrate on more important aspects of their roles, which ultimately saves us both time and money."

"While telecoms is a relatively young industry, it can still be quite old-fashioned in its thinking," continued Moncrieff. "The one-stop-shop approach that Greenwoods offers is a fairly new innovation within the industry, but as both telecoms providers and OEMs increasingly concentrate on their core competencies, it's clearly addressing a very real need."

"We view ourselves as part of THUS's virtual team - a genuine extension of the company rather than just a discreet supplier," said Karl Bowater, account manager at Greenwoods. "This means not just blindly procuring products, but actually examining THUS's requirements and recommending the best possible solution, which may well differ from what THUS has used in the past. This is the kind of expertise that THUS is hiring us for."

About THUS
THUS plc provides communications solutions to business customers throughout the UK under the THUS and Demon brands. In an industry punctuated by inexperience THUS can draw upon a knowledge base established over more than a decade in the delivery of data, telecoms and Internet services.

THUS delivers both standard and bespoke solutions to address customers' existing business needs and works hand in hand with customers to develop new business opportunities. The Company's record in the creation of innovative new services is complimented by an award winning focus on quality and full certification for Voice, Data, Internet and Contact Centres under the ISO9001 standard.

THUS is listed on the London Stock Exchange. For further information visit www.thus.net and www.demon.net