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Awards Review
ANOTHER

GLITTERING
GLITTERING

EVENING

The new for
The new format for the awards was very well received.mat for the awards was very well received.

here was a great turnout at meant that the formal business
Tthe BOSS Awards – which, as was finished by 10:30, so that
we all recognise, is the industry’s the VIP after party – sponsored
annual chance to all get by VOW, and themed around
together and celebrate the fact a 1920s Speakeasy – could
that there are some wonderful commence. I left at 2:15am but
things going on – and some I’m told that the celebrations
very wonderful people – in the went on way after that.
world of office products in the So, another glittering evening
UK. It was especially fitting, then, to celebrate all that’s good about
that the evening commenced our industry: strong but friendly
with Robert Baldrey’s warm energetic enough to gently competition and a compelling
tribute to, and toast to the mock the proceedings (he’s desire to work hard to be
memory of, one of our best been on ‘Mock The Week’, so the best. That’s always worth
people, Mark Austen. what else can we expect?), by celebrating.
The new venue was very well warning the ‘highly commended’
received. In particular, the size of that – despite the nobility of this ■ FOR MORE DETAILS
the room worked really well for accolade – their presence was ON THE BOSS AWARDS,
the awards ceremony. not entirely essential on stage; CONTACT HELEN DUNN
In order to keep the formal and by reminding those that had on 020 7915 8377 or
proceedings to a manageable won that acceptance speeches helen@bossfederation.co.uk
length, a silent auction was were not needed (“Everyone is
held during the dinner in aid of delighted to hear that you have
the BOSS Benevolent Fund. All won an award, but don’t milk
done using text messaging and it…”).
some specially-written software Notwithstanding this, he kept
from Lighthouse IT, there was the Awards presentation going
especially keen competition for a very smoothly, culminating in
helicopter flight across London. the presentation of Mike James’s
The compère for the evening “Outstanding Achievement
was comedian Mark Watson. Award”, to widespread acclaim.
He was iconoclastic and The new streamlined format

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