Procurement Guide for Reusable Correctional Cutlery

Why should my facility implement reusable cutlery? How are we going to track or control the cutlery if we do implement it? How often am I going to have to purchase this? How much cutlery should I buy? Is there a warranty on the cutlery? Do you hold good stocks?

These are the questions our sales gurus often get. There are multiple answers to these questions. Let us break each answer down with real world benefits on how this product can massively reduce spending on cutlery.  

• Why should my facility implement reusable cutlery?
  • There are a few simple answers to this one. One main reason is that this will reduce overall spend on single use cutlery. As an example, your facility may have 400 inmates. This has to be provided to the prisoner at each meal time. This equates to 1,200 pieces of cutlery each day. This in turn means your facility requires a total of approximately 400,000 units of cutlery each year. There is potential that you may spend anywhere between $30,000 and $50,000 per year on cutlery alone. We have proved time and time again that we can provide an 80% saving over the course of a year simply by implementing our high quality, prison approved cutlery.
  • Waste reduction – there is a huge amount of waste that is effectively eliminated by implementing our reusable cutlery. Imagine reducing your spend on waste by 98% on this product alone!
• How are we going to control cutlery usage in our facility?
  • Based on our years of experience and research, prisoners do take care of their cutlery! Our high quality American Made cutlery has been designed and made precisely for the correctional environment and stands up to the test of time. As an example, Corrective Services NSW has successfully implemented our cutlery into facilities and a strict rule has been implemented of prisoners looking after their cutlery for at least 3 months has been implemented or risk having to pay for a new set of cutlery if that prisoner has been found to have lost theirs.
• How often am I going to have to purchase reusable cutlery?
  • Our years of experience in supplying cutlery has shown that centres generally purchase cutlery every 3-4 months.
• How much cutlery should I buy?
  • As a rule of thumb, a facility should start with 3 X the inmate population/ E.g. if your facility has 400 inmates, you would generally purchase 1,200 sets of cutlery. This ensures sufficient stock is held at any given moment.
• Is there a warranty?
  • Yes! A comprehensive 12 month warranty is in place for all of our cutlery. If there is anything found to be at fault with our cutlery, we will replace it, no questions asked.
• Do we hold good stocks?
  • Yes! We hold high stocks at any time for immediate despatch for any of our cutlery. This is what sets us apart from our competitors. On top of this we can provide bulk pricing for better rates if required.

We trust this has answered any questions that may have, and our friendly team of experts look forward to being able to help you further!