More than 36 years
in the making
We're a family business, a local employer and a trusted workplace supplier. For more than 36 years, we've been building a better business — looking after our people, creating genuine value for customers, supporting our community and becoming more responsible in how we operate.
Becoming a B Corp helped us recognise that many of those things were already contributing to something bigger. It's helped us join the dots, measure our impact and create a clearer roadmap for where we go next.
Built on personal service
and doing things
the right way.
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If you look after your people, treat customers properly, act responsibly, support your local community and keep looking for ways to improve, you build a stronger, more resilient business.
B Corp reinforces that philosophy. It’s not about choosing between doing good and making money — it’s about recognising that doing business ethically and responsibly can create a better business, and ultimately a more profitable one.
What B Corp means at Aston & James
We've translated what B Corp means to us into five simple areas that reflect the way we run our business.
People
How we look after, support and develop our team.
Customers
How we create genuine value rather than simply sell products.
Community
How we contribute to the local communities around us.
Planet
How we reduce waste, emissions and unnecessary consumption.
Business
How we operate ethically, responsibly and profitably.
Together, they help us think about the wider impact of the decisions we make every day.
Local business.
Wider impact.
One of the standout areas for us through the B Corp process was understanding the importance of the local economy.
We employ local people, work with local suppliers where we can, support local organisations and charities, and work with hundreds of businesses in the communities around us.
We were already doing much of this, but B Corp encouraged us to look at it differently — recognising the wider impact of those choices and thinking more deliberately about the role our business can play.
What does being a B Corp mean for our customers?
Our certification provides additional reassurance about the business behind the products and services our customers buy from us.
It complements the work we're already doing around responsible procurement, supplier consolidation, reducing unnecessary deliveries, recycling, more responsible product choices and creating better, healthier workplaces.
Ultimately, we want to make it easier for our customers to make choices that are better for their workplace, their people and their own sustainability goals.
This isn’t the finish line
We don't see our certification as the finish line. We're treating it as a starting point.
It gives us a clearer picture of what we're already doing well and where we can become even better.
And B Corp doesn't belong to a handful of people at Aston & James. It belongs to all of us. The way we treat each other, look after customers, choose products and suppliers, reduce waste, support our communities and make everyday decisions all contribute to the business we're building.
We've been around for more than 36 years. Our challenge now is to make sure we're not simply building a successful business for the next few years, but a better business for the next generation.
So we'll keep measuring, learning and asking one simple question:
