Northend partner with CarbonQuota for a greener future

Northend Printers, still leading the way 135 years later.

For 135 years, Northend has been guided by the Founder’s principles of Quality, Trust and Service.

Today, those values drive the company’s commitment to sustainability as they strive to meet the evolving needs of their clients. A key part of this journey has been Northend’s collaboration with CarbonQuota – enabling them to provide clients with the vital data they need to achieve their own sustainability goals across the supply chain.

Using CarbonQuota to Make an Impact

Since adopting CarbonQuota’s product carbon footprint tool, Northend has seen some real benefits. There’s been a lot of positive feedback from customers and the company has been able to strengthen its trading platform, even securing business with a number of larger clients. While it’s still early days, Northend is ahead of its sales budget and has a healthy order bank – with CarbonQuota playing a helpful role in this.

Northend is excited to keep rolling out CarbonQuota’s reporting tools and are looking forward to hearing what their clients think of the new technology. The first monthly report has already been sent out and the team are eagerly awaiting the feedback that will further shape their sustainability efforts.

Continuing the Journey After 135 Years

Reflecting on Northend’s partnership with CarbonQuota, Ian McCloskey (Sales Director) says,

“As part of our continual journey, 135 years and counting, Northend is determined to do what we can to not only reduce our own carbon footprint, but also to help our clients make the right decisions around sustainability. Being able to provide the information allows them to make informed choices about the type of products they buy.”

Northend is committed to reducing their environmental impact while empowering clients to meet their own sustainability targets, proving that Quality, Trust and Service are more than just words – they’re the foundation of everything the company does, even after more than a century.

Customers often have limited budgets but high sustainability targets. Many don’t yet have the tools to collect supply chain data — which means the burden falls on suppliers to deliver it clearly and consistently. 

What this means for you: Offering accurate, quote-stage carbon data can give you a competitive edge — and help your customers meet their targets. 

Why it’s good business 

Beyond compliance and customer demand, many printers are embedding sustainability into their business strategy — not because they have to, but because it makes commercial sense. 

That means: 

  • Switching to low-carbon materials and renewable energy 
  • Reducing waste and optimising processes 
  • Making sustainability a source of innovation — not just obligation 

What this means for you:

Companies with purpose-driven sustainability are attracting more customers, winning more work, and future-proofing their operations. 

Tools that deliver ROI 

Historically, carbon reporting was slow, manual and complex. But integrated tools — like CarbonQuota — calculate emissions per job in under a second, directly from your MIS or ERP system. [Partners | CarbonQuota] 

This enables: 

  • Real-time carbon impact at quote stage 
  • Accurate Scope 3 reporting for customers 
  • Seamless integration with pricing data 

Scenario: Two printers compete for the same job. One sends a PDF with general claims. The other provides real-time carbon impact, job-by-job. The second one wins. 

The bottom line: Act now! 

Whether driven by regulations, customers, or your own strategy — the direction of travel is clear. Sustainability is now a business requirement. 

Be compliant 

Be transparent 

Be proactive 

The businesses that act now — and bake sustainability into every part of their operations — will be the ones that lead tomorrow. 

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