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AWARDS      BOSS Today      #57









          DEALER EXCELLENCE (Over £5 million)  NEW PRODUCT OF THE YEAR         SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR
          ACS Group                         Office Products:                   United UK LLP
                                            ACCO UK Ltd - Leitz Recycle Range
          “To be recognised by the BOSS Federation                             “Winning the Service Provider of the Year
          for the exceptional performance of our   “We could not be prouder or more excited.   Award was a 2022 business highlight for
          colleagues is an outstanding achievement.   This Award is a celebration of the efforts of   United. As a team we worked extremely
          As we enter our 15th year of trading it   our team, from sourcing to manufacturing,   hard to ensure our core values and
          makes us so proud to be awarded this   product development and marketing. It also   processes were embedded throughout the
          accolade. To know we are respected and   shows that we definitely are focused on the   whole business, with our service to our
          valued within our industry and amongst   right things. We make a point of listening   customers at the forefront of our minds. It
          our peers is something that means the   to our consumers and keep their wants and   was fantastic to be recognised within the
          world to us.”                     needs at the forefront of everything we do.   industry as the Service Provider of the Year
                                            We understand that Gen Z, who are now   and to be rewarded for our efforts.”
          DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION           entering the workforce and will become a
          Lyreco UK & Ireland               major portion of the professional population,   SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP
                                            are deeply concerned with issues involving   Lyreco UK & Ireland
          “Winning the BOSS Award for Diversity   the environment and sustainability.”
          and Inclusion is particularly special as it                          “We are absolutely delighted to win this
          recognises all the hard work our Diversity,   NEW PRODUCT OF THE YEAR   prestigious BOSS Award in Sustainable
          Inclusion and Belonging (DIBS) team   Facilities:                    Leadership! To receive this recognition
          undertakes to support colleagues across   Beeswift Ltd - Envirowear  gives immense pleasure, but also future
          Lyreco. Having also won the Award back                               new energy and impetus to everyone
          in 2021, we have managed to put D&I at   “Envirowear certified as ‘Designed to be   working together to bring about a real
          the forefront of our thinking. I could not be   Recycled’ through Beeswift’s membership   positive change at Lyreco.”
          prouder of the progress we have made and   of the Circular Textiles Foundation is an
          the great work that we do.”       industry first, a truly unique sustainable   WHOLESALER OF THE YEAR
                                            solution in its field. To win and be recognised   JGBM Ltd
          eBUSINESS                         for New Product of the Year at the
          Paperstone                        prestigious BOSS Awards allows us to expand   “As the criteria for this Award encompasses
                                            our messaging and reach a wider audience.”  all departments across the business,
          “Winning the eBusiness Award at the BOSS                             for which we had to provide statistics to
          Awards 2022 has been a real boost for the   OUTSTANDING TEAM EFFORT OF THE YEAR  back up the nomination, this is a huge
          team after a very challenging few years.   EVO Ecommerce Design Team    accolade for the hard work that everyone
          Receiving recognition for the hard work                              at JGBM puts in during the year. We take
          and dedication put in by our team is a real   “We know that the team works above   great pride in what we do, and we strive
          motivator to continue to push forward in such   and beyond the scope of any project on a   every day to do it well. Winning this Award
          interesting and challenging times. We’re so   daily basis, but winning the Award was a   demonstrates that we are adapting to
          proud of Project Cupid internally; it’s been   fantastic recognition of this effort to the   industry changes and demands, whilst
          great to have the quality of our work validated   wider business and beyond. It is fantastic   continuing to deliver the service levels and
          by external industry experts.”    to have our hard work and can-do attitude   innovation that we are known for. We are
                                            recognised by the industry as a whole. We   extremely proud to have been nominated,
          INDEPENDENT RETAILER              have had a very demanding couple of years   but winning was an unexpected bonus!”
          Stationery Supplies               and it is nice to see how that hard work paid
                                            off. Winning a BOSS Award was a proud
          “I’m completely honoured at winning the   accomplishment for us, it is a great feeling
          Independent Retailer award for the second   to be recognised as a team for the hard work
          year running. If anything, the last year has   have put in over the past      Save the date
          been far harder than the pandemic years,   12 months.”                      for this year’s
          with so many twists and turns in the path.
                                                                                       BOSS Awards
          However I couldn’t do it alone; a successful
          retail shop sits in the middle of a web                                    30th November
          supported by family, staff, friends, customers,                                  2023!
          account managers, agents, suppliers,
          publishers and the local community and for
          their support I’m so thankful.”


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