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Food for

thought

Michael Gardner offers his overview of issue 4

elcome to the fourth issue of BOSS call it your new website, as it has a raft of
WToday. This is packed with interesting information designed to make your business life
features that I hope you will find helpful, useful easier. I think you’ll find it exciting, interactive
and even intriguing. and informative. There’s also quite a lot on
There are a number of changes at the top there currently about the various charitable
for the BOSS Federation. We welcome Alan Ball, endeavours members are involved in. Take a
MD of Spicers Ltd, and also Adrian Butler, MD of look at the site and let us know how it could be
VOW, to the main board. In September, Philip improved. And if you have any news, personnel
Beer, MD of Hamelin Paperbrands, will take over changes, organisational issues or anything else
the mantle of Chairman from Alan Barclay of that could be added to the site, please tell us.
VOW. You can read Philip’s thoughts about the Among many articles well worth a look in this
challenges and opportunities ahead for the issue is the one highlighting our top HR team.
Federation and the industry in this issue. These ten individuals work tirelessly to service
The BOSS Awards evening will take place the BOSS regions, covering the counties and
in October. This might seem a long time away, providing assistance and advice both on the
but it will be upon us before we know it. The telephone and in face-to-face meetings. If you
deadline for entries is even closer: 7 July. Please have any people problems or need help in any
take some time to consider entering for these HR area, the chances are that your local adviser
awards. There are considerable benefits to will be able to sort this out for you.
winning or even being shortlisted for one of I hope you enjoy this issue of your magazine
these; and this issue of your magazine lists out just as much as the previous ones. I would like to
some of them. But remember: you can’t win an thank Antalis for providing the paper, and Ricoh
award if you don’t get your entry in on time! for printing it. n
The new BOSS Federation website has
now gone live. Actually, perhaps I should Michael Gardner

4 BOSS TODAY | June 2010