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BOSS Today #57

t’s been a busy start to the year for us here at BOSS and we are to be involved, or if you have a subject you believe we should be
Idelighted to share some of our plans for 2023 throughout this tackling as a sector, please reach out and BOSS can help form a
issue and also to officially welcome into membership eco-eco group to address this. Please contact me at
Stationery, Hetherington Office Supplies (HOS) and Viking (p11). amy@bossfederation.co.uk.
2022 was a turbulent year, both politically and economically, Our Leaders of the Future (LOTF) Committee is well underway
for the UK. Like many others, our industry has had to contend with its two-year LOTF Roadmap which will empower ambitious
with global supply chain disruption, increased costs of goods and individuals in the business supplies industry to become more
overall cost inflation, in addition to labour shortages and wage self-aware and take ownership of their career path and personal
inflation as a result of a post pandemic environment, Brexit, growth. The LOTF held a successful conference last November,
Trussonomics and the war in Ukraine. ‘Building the Best Version of You’, which featured keynote
Looking forward into the new year, Martin Wilde, our speaker Leanne Spencer who covered ‘How to Beat Burnout’.
Features Researcher, spoke to a panel of leaders from across the Members can access a recording of this via page 20 or read on to
industry and asked them to consider what opportunities there page 26 where our HR team also offers its advice.
are for companies in our sector throughout 2023 against this International Women’s Day is fast approaching, and I am
challenging environment of rising costs, uncertain demands and delighted that the LOTF Committee will be bringing together
the slower than hoped return to the office by workers (p16). a panel of exceptional women in our industry for the LOTF
In the last issue we highlighted the work BOSS had community to learn from. This will be a one hour webinar
undertaken alongside our members lobbing government scheduled for the 8th of March. If you would like to attend – or
regarding the impact of energy cost increases on our industry. want to keep updated on future LOTF events – please email
In this issue we update you on the Energy Bill Discount Scheme helen@bossfederation.co.uk. All genders are welcome!
(EBDS) announced in January, and the further support available We celebrate the 22 companies and individual winners
to some in our sector under the Energy and Trade Intensive who were crowned at the BOSS Awards last November (p6)
Industries (ETII) Scheme, (p12-p13). On pages 14-15, our and thank our ever-supportive sponsors who made the night
partners Inenco take a look at the drivers behind the energy possible. Please put the 30th November 2023 in your diary for
cost increases and explain how to approach energy buying in a next year’s Awards.
strategic manner. I hope to see many of you at the BOSS Business Supplies
Our industry is broad, and BOSS facilitates a number of Charity’s first Patrons’ Dinner on the 16th of February, which is
special interest groups designed to unite areas of the supply being held at Stationers’ Hall, London.
chain or tackle topical industry challenges together. We bring Finally, the team and I at BOSS extend our deepest
together companies to learn from market leaders and experts condolences to the family, friends and Exertis colleagues of Tim
outside of our sector and share collective experiences with the Holmes, who was crowned our industry’s Business Leader of the
intention to drive forward change – and in 2023 we will be Year at the end of 2022. Tim sadly passed away in December and
expanding these communities. the standing ovation he received at the 2022 Awards showed the
To begin, we’re looking to unite the HR leads in our industry strength of feeling many in our industry felt for him. Donations
to discuss the major challenges currently facing companies from can be made in Tim’s memory here.
a people perspective and discuss how HR can support future-
ready companies. If you have a team member who would like

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