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Issue 16 | March/April 2013

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Welcome 4 From the top
BOSS Chief Executive Michael Gardner introduces this issue.
6 Briefing
As you know at BOSS we are keen to feature as wide a range of people in the
industry as possible. So this issue we are glad to be bringing you news of a new Changes at BenFund, and more about the BenGolf day.
event we are planning that is specifically targeted at the younger members of
our community. The BOSS Forum - The Leaders of the Future is aimed at those 8 Paper
people we believe are going to take the industry on to new heights in the A threatened industry finds virtue in recycling.
decades to come. You can find out more about it on page 14.
We are not just focusing on people in work either. This issue we also give you 12 Data
an introduction to Executive Exchange, our new recruitment and job-hunting
database, which you can find more about on page 26. How the stationery market is faring.
Then there’s more about Media Marketplace 2, an event that aims to attract
a broad cross section of people both from within the office supplies industry and 14 Event
from other related industries. You can read about this on page 25. The BOSS Young Managers Conference.
Among our broader features, on page 8 we take a look at how the paper
industry is responding to declining demand by focusing more on recycling, while 16 Viewpoint
on page 18 we see how the growth of digital technologies is actually increasing
the options for those looking to offer their customers archiving and filing products. The changing face of the industry.
Crime and fraud is something that will probably always be with us, so in this
issue we also take a look to see how our own industry has worked with the police 18 Archiving and filing
to combat this growing menace. You wouldn’t believe the kind of activities our
work has helped uncover, so read about it on page 22. New opportunities from the cloud and elsewhere.
At the same time, don’t miss one of our members’ nostalgic look back at how
the industry has changed since he first came to look at it in 1993. That was the 22 Fraud
year a band called Take That had their first ever UK number one. The band may An update on Project Genesius.
be back now after a well publicised split, but as you can see the industry has
changed beyond all recognition – although not necessarily for the worse. Find 25 Event
out more on page 16.
As ever, if you have any comments about the magazine do let me know. Media Marketplace returns to Leeds.
26 Recruitment
Executive Exchange can help both employers and employees.

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