{"id":498,"date":"2021-07-14T18:31:34","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T18:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-485533-2256537.cloudwaysapps.com\/?page_id=498"},"modified":"2022-11-04T18:17:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T18:17:07","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greenbuying.co.uk\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section has-parallax\" id=\"section_1040056923\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  \" data-parallax-container=\".section\" data-parallax-background data-parallax=\"-3\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1040056923 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  min-height: 200px;\n}\n#section_1040056923 .section-bg.bg-loaded {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/greenbuying.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/about-us.jpg);\n}\n#section_1040056923 .section-bg {\n  background-position: 58% 22%;\n}\n@media (min-width:550px) {\n  #section_1040056923 {\n    min-height: 350px;\n  }\n}\n@media (min-width:850px) {\n  #section_1040056923 {\n    min-height: 250px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_442386147\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"section-bg-overlay absolute fill\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-large align-center\"  id=\"row-32273329\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-278148787\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center dark\" style=\"background-color:#6ebd44;\" >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2>About Us<\/h2>\n<p>Making it easy for your business &amp; school to protect the planet<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-278148787 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 7% 10% 5% 10%;\n  margin: -100px 0px 30px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1442704221\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1808631850\" class=\"col medium-1 small-12 large-1\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-811340053\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>Welcome to\u00a0<strong>GreenBuying.co.uk<\/strong>, set up in 2007 and your convenient place to buy\u00a0<strong>UK sourced\u00a0<\/strong>eco-friendly business and school supplies and services.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this video where Founder Matt Roper explains why he set up GreenBuying.co.uk.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike most suppliers that sell eco friendly products as an &#8220;add-on&#8221;,\u00a0<strong>green products and services are all that we do.<\/strong>\u00a0So buy from us to build your sustainable credentials whilst supporting the environment and British manufacturers.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2086382604\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"video video-fit mb\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why GreenBuying.co.uk was set up\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/429653083?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"717\" height=\"1000\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2118055298\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-235426231\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h4>Our &#8220;Eco Schools&#8221; Programme<\/h4>\n<p>Our social mission is to educate British schools (pupils and staff) about sustainability and how buying behaviour impacts on the environment.<a href=\"https:\/\/greenbuying.co.uk\/schools-programme\/\"><strong>\u00a0Click here<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to learn more about our\u00a0<strong>Eco Schools Programme.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We also advise SME business owners on how best to engage with suppliers to work together for the good of the planet and their customers\/staff.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_442386147 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n#section_442386147 .section-bg-overlay {\n  background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-739478630\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1635744149\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h4>About the Founder, Matt Roper&#8230;<\/h4>\n<p>Matt&#8217;s vision is to help UK organisations and individuals reduce the impact on the environment through ethical buying practices by easily sourcing &#8216;best of British&#8217; eco business and household supplies and eco services. 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