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SOPX London
All change at SOPX

The New Product Award winners – and a different direction for the show

event following the successful
launch of the ‘100% stationery’ Other
concept in April, which was attended category
by many leading independent and winners were:
multiple retailers, as well as dealers.
“Stationery has become a dynamic Writing Instruments
and increasingly consumer-led Stabilo
market, and offers considerable EASYgel Ergonomic
scope for development. It will Rollerball
benefit greatly from having its own Machines, EOS
dedicated platform.” Cathedral Products
Many exhibitors commented Timesaver Laminator
on the usefulness of this year’s Filing Products
The 2010 Stationery Show and Gordon, Managing Director, stationery event. “The number of 3L
Office Products Show (SOPX) took Colemans. key decision makers and quality Digi Assortment Pack
place in April. A panel of leading This year’s show was the last in enquiries surpassed previous Paper and Packaging
dealers and retailers selected the the present format. From 2011, SOPX years,” said Martin Notley, Sales and Magic Whiteboard
winners of the New Product Awards will become a standalone exhibition Marketing Director of Zebra Pen (UK). Magic Blackboard
on the show’s first day. for buyers of stationery products for “Our stand was busy throughout the Notebooks, Pads,
Atlanta Office Products walked home, school and office. To reflect two days with buyers from many Journals, Diaries
away with both the New Product that, the name will change to the sectors keen to see our fashionable Dicey Diaries
of the Year and Desk Accessories Stationery Show. new products.” Dicey Diary
Awards for its Trayformer easy to Admission will be restricted The 2011 Stationery Show will Environmentally
assemble, flat-pack letter tray. to retailers and resellers, and will take place at the Business Design Friendly
The judges were Stewart Brown, exclude non-exhibiting suppliers Centre in London on Tuesday Advanced Stamp
Purchasing manager, Langstane, in order to protect exhibitors’ 12 – Wednesday 13 April 2011. & Plate PSI Blue
Vicky McKenna, Buying director, investment in the show. Other Products
Ryman Stationery, Adele Griffiths, Organiser Chris Leonard-Morgan: n FOR MORE INFORMATION, Durable
Group purchasing manager, “We are excited by the opportunity CALL 020 8462 0721 or Magaframe
OfficeTeam, Joanna Patterson- to create a significant UK stationery EMAIL clm@firstevents.com

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