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The Team how we can help. But some of of the support services that MC: I sit on the GIC as BOSS MW: Finally, please

tell me something
BOSS offer: eg HR and Legal,
representative. There are four
these things are pretty hard to
that is not widely
Health and Safety, Environment
predict, so perhaps it’s more
things that it attempts to
known about you.
about being able to adapt
do: (1) to monitor, interpret
etc. It’s a good place to get
support and advice. Plus, it’s
quickly than about being able to
and influence forthcoming
MC: I have been involved in
legislation; (2) to lobby
important to network, to have
forecast!
Manager MW: What is Avery’s a forum to discuss things with Government on the basis youth football for the last 10-12
years and am an FA-qualified
of the industry’s objectives
other parties in the sector, and a
involvement with BOSS
and perspectives; (3) to
level 2 football coach. As a team
trade association gives you that
give Government a greater
manager I have taken three
at the moment?
facility.
different youth teams through
understanding of what our
the age groups from under 8 to
industry does and what it
MW: Your own particular
MC: I think it’s good to support
a trade federation as long as
GIC (Government and
define a work programme and
that all over again with my eight
it’s relevant and working, and I
year old… Oh, and I have also
activities as part of the wider
Industry Committee):
think Michael’s done a great job involvement is with the needs in terms of policy; (4) to under 16s, and I am now starting
of taking BOSS forward. We are can you explain a little organisations that BOSS is part entered the ballot for the 2015
increasingly drawing on some about what it does? of – eg Intergraf. London marathon!
ABOUT MARK COOPER
Mark Cooper began his career in a number of
roles – including computer programmer, working
for the Government and marketing for Seiko –
before spending 20 ‘character forming’ years at
Avery, initially in operational and marketing roles,
and latterly in general management, including a
couple of years in the US. In 2007 he moved to Bong
for six years to run their UK envelope business,
before returning to Avery last year.

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