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LOOKING TO

THE FUTURE

It’s out with the old and in with the new!

n the last edition of BOSS Today Interview. This year we want to hear from
Iin 2013 we asked some key I would also like to thank the the young managers themselves
industry leaders their views on the contributors to the E-Commerce about the challenges they see
year and many saw it as a ‘tipping and Managed Print Services the industry facing and what they
point’, with change happening at articles, as these are two very personally are going to do over the
an increasing rate; new entrants important growth areas in our next five years to make a difference.
and niche markets were doing very industry, with significant potential So it’s off with the old and in with
well but traditional markets were for added value in niche markets. the new! We need these young
in decline. We are featuring our charity: the managers, these Millennials,
They went on to talk about the BOSS Benevolent Fund, where we to challenge the status quo, to
resilience of the office supplies need your golfers and your support question their CEOs, to propose
industry and their optimism for for those in our industry who have new strategies and a new direction
2014 for those willing to embrace fallen on hard times. for the office products industry well
change and new product There are three very important into the 2020s.
categories. There will, however, be dates for your diary, so please put So we want you to send your
continued consolidation, and costs these in today: young managers to attend this
have to be taken out of the supply forum, to listen to their peer group,
chain. n April 29: BOSS Young Managers’ to discuss the future of the office
Well, we are now in 2014 and Conference at the Aston products industry and to come
we have a great office products Conference Centre, Birmingham. back and challenge your executive
industry in the UK. Here at BOSS n June 4: BOSS CEO Conference management team.
we are looking forward to a year and Members’ Day at I ask that you listen to them, give
of change, a year of innovation, Stationers’ Hall, London. them time at your board meetings
a year of collaboration and a n October 22: BOSS Awards and empower them to carry out
year of personal and professional Evening at the ICC, Birmingham. the projects and implement the
development for those companies changes that are vital for the
and teams who are up for the We are building on the success of survival of your business and of the
challenge. We are working on our last year’s ‘Leaders of the Future industry.
strategy to support our members Conference’ where we had some Our future is in their hands.
in achieving their targets for 2014. excellent industry leaders and Don’t tie them behind their backs!
In this copy of BOSS Today I want CEOs from all parts of the supply Please enjoy this copy of BOSS
to congratulate Mark Knibbs of chain giving their honest and Today.
Pilot on his appointment as Chair controversial views on where we
of the BOSS Manufacturers’ Forum, needed to take our industry over Michael Gardner, BOSS CEO
and he is featured in the 60 Second the next five years. michael@bossfederation.co.uk

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