{"id":56504,"date":"2026-03-15T23:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T23:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/?p=56504"},"modified":"2026-03-18T03:28:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T03:28:45","slug":"why-workplace-essentials-are-emerging-as-a-procurement-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/news\/why-workplace-essentials-are-emerging-as-a-procurement-priority","title":{"rendered":"Why workplace essentials are emerging as a procurement priority"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new article published by Procurement &amp; Supply Australasia (PASA) features COS research exploring the role workplace essentials play in productivity. The study found that 47.7% of Australian employees say poor-quality supplies or outdated equipment disrupt their work, with issues such as malfunctioning printers and incompatible technology causing regular delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>COS Co-CEO Belinda Lyone says the findings reinforce the importance of reliable tools and well-maintained work environments. The research also found shared workplace amenities matter, with more than two in five employees saying the quality of bathroom and cleaning products can affect their comfort, wellbeing and productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/procurementandsupply.com\/why-workplace-essentials-are-emerging-as-a-procurement-priority\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/procurementandsupply.com\/why-workplace-essentials-are-emerging-as-a-procurement-priority\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Here<\/strong><\/a> to read more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<div class='watch-action'><div class='watch-position align-left'><div class='action-like'><a class='lbg-style3 like-56504 jlk' href='javascript:void(0)' data-task='like' data-post_id='56504' data-nonce='2a1201c464' rel='nofollow'><img class='wti-pixel' src='https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Did you find this useful?' \/><span class='lc-56504 lc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='action-unlike'><a class='unlbg-style3 unlike-56504 jlk' href='javascript:void(0)' data-task='unlike' data-post_id='56504' data-nonce='2a1201c464' rel='nofollow'><img class='wti-pixel' src='https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post\/images\/pixel.gif' title='' \/><span class='unlc-56504 unlc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div> <\/div> <div class='status-56504 status align-left'><\/div><\/div><div class='wti-clear'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New research commissioned by COS suggests everyday workplace essentials play a significant role in productivity. The study found that 47.7% of Australian employees say poor-quality supplies or outdated equipment disrupt their work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":56505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2081],"tags":[2405],"class_list":["post-56504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56504"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56533,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56504\/revisions\/56533"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cos.net.au\/c\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}