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Issue 4 | June 2010

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Welcome 4 Food for thought
Michael Gardner gives his overview of issue 4.
7 Team train
It’s my pleasure to welcome you to the fourth issue of Meet the HR team.
BOSS Today. In my opinion, it’s the best so far. This issue is
packed full of interesting stories and fascinating insights 8-11 Briefings
into our industry – and how a number of your fellow News, facts, figures and updates.
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Our cover story looks at an example of what the popular press would 12 Business trends
have you believe is a thing of the past: a successful British manufacturer A look at how the industry is faring.
whose factory is in Britain rather than the Far East. You can read how
Postsafe have succeeded in this area on page 18. Perhaps others can 14 Sixty-second interview
follow suit to start a revival of British industry?
The next chairman of the BOSS Federation offers his thoughts.
Tags Ltd is another British success story, in the sometimes overlooked 18 Case study
area of tags. These small but vital accessories are everywhere you look;
and many of them are made by this company. We interview the MD How Postsafe is bucking the trend against British manufacturing.
of the company, Mark Hockedy, for his insight as to how they have
continued to thrive for over 100 years. 22 Playing tag

Our Down to Business section has lots of valuable information. Staedtler Tags Ltd has a wealth of experience in its sector.
has been operating in the UK for decades. Recently, it has downsized
its operation – but still needs to comply with all the regulations facing 34 What’s on?
companies. See how our H&S Management Scheme helped.
Diary of upcoming events.
Also in this section, we look at how PURLs, or personalised URLs, can
transform sales and marketing by providing more of an interactive
experience to your customers and prospects. This really is the next
evolution of e-marketing, so if you haven’t tried them yet, this article is
required reading!
As always, please let me know what you think of this issue, and what
you’d like to see in the forthcoming ones. Send us your feedback by
emailing me at helen.dunn@bpif.org.uk

Helen Dunn
Editor Boss Today: Helen Dunn
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Head of Marketing & Communications: Alison Harper
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Marketing & Communications Executive: Charlotte George
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BOSS Board of Directors: Alan Barclay, Alan Ball, Geoffrey Betts, David Langdown, Rob Jenkins,
Sean Starkey, Philip Beer, Duncan Savage 29 Human Resources
Membership Director: Dale Wallis Regional Directors: Bob Davies – South East, Marcus Clifford – Eastern,
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