BOSS E-News 06.02.14

In November/December last year we talked to the heads of dealer groups and many of the key manufacturers in the UK about holding a single UK supplier event. As expected, the views were quite polarised with healthy debate on the advantages and disadvantages from both a manufacturer and a dealer/reseller perspective. Both sides did agree that if a single supplier event went ahead then it should be managed by the BOSS Federation.

As an industry we have been through major change during the last 25 years and the pace of change will only accelerate over the next 5 years. We have seen the decline of the traditional market and the growth of  E-commerce, Facilities Management, PMS and Amazon and the pressures are on all manufacturers and resellers to take cost and inefficiency out of the supply chain in order to compete and remain profitable.

At the BOSS Board Meeting in December we agreed to send out two questionnaires - one for manufacturers and one for resellers - to understand your opinions and your recommendations as to whether the industry should hold a single UK supplier event.

Please take a few minutes of your time to answer a few very important questions.

We value your opinions and the BOSS Board will be taking all views into account at the March Board meeting.

Manufacturers please access your survey HERE

Resellers please access your survey HERE

This is your chance to shape the future of the office products industry.

Michael Gardner
Chief Executive - BOSS Federation

Don't forget to put these dates in your diary:

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Top industry leaders, including Jules Quinn, 26 year old Managing Director of The TeaShed - a design-led tea company taking the FM market by storm, will be sharing their success stories and offering advice to aspiring young leaders.

We'll be looking to the Millennials to forecast the future of the OP industry to get their opinion on what lies ahead. Make sure you register your young managers to reserve their places at this fantastic event.

For more information and to download a registration form click here

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The BOSS Members' Day will return to Stationers' Hall, London on Wednesday 4th June.

Invitations to the CEO Conference and Chairman's Lunch will be sent out shortly.

The CEO's Conference will take place in the morning with guest speaker Steve Turner, Olympic rower who now runs 'Bramley Lakes' - a learning and development company who run team building workshops based on Patrick Lencioni's 'Five Dysfunctions of a Team'.

The Annual General Meeting will take place in the afternoon, followed by refreshments and networking.

Booking for the AGM will be available soon.

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This year the prestigious BOSS Industry Awards will return to the ICC in Birmingham for another evening of celebration and entertainment. Put the date in your diary to ensure you don't miss out on this amazing event!

Further details will be released soon.