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BOSS Today #50

INDUSTRY COMMUNITY HEROES the incredible work done by, for example, COVID-SECURE PRODUCT OF THE YEAR
Paul Hicklin with the Keeping Hearts
Keeping Hearts Beating Beating – to be honest, it is humbling to Durable Face Visors – Durable UK
be in such company!”
“We entered the awards to help generate “We’re absolutely delighted to win the
awareness of our project which will Giles Fagan award for COVID Product of the Year!
hopefully encourage other businesses As a company, DURABLE prides itself in
(supplier, manufacturers and dealers) to “I am flattered to receive this prestigious producing innovative products which
become involved and make a difference in recognition from the BOSS Federation. meet the needs of workers in all fields,
their local community.” Bravo BOSS! You put together a very and nothing embodies that more than our
innovative ceremony in difficult Certified Face Visor product which has been
Office Power circumstances, which was both engaging used by those working in retail, healthcare
and good fun.” and logistics environments. In record time
“It was great to catch up virtually with our without compromising on our quality and
friends and members of our industry. It still FUNDRAISING HERO – COMPANY sustainability values, we distributed over
felt fun, engaging, and social, despite the 100,000 Face Visors across the UK and over
entirely new format. Winning the award is a Pentel Co 500,000 worldwide for use in a wide range
boost which will help us continue supporting of environments. We’re so proud that this
dealers and our industry in the months and “We’re proud to have raised over £2.1 feat has been recognised by the industry,
years to come. We wanted to recognise and million so far for Breast Cancer Now and but the award is really for our internal
acknowledge the hard work our team have Prostate Cancer UK and we’re determined teams.”
put in, as well as our dealer community who to continue to raise much more for both
have come together and grew stronger in charities. I think BOSS responded in an
such an extraordinary way throughout the inspired way to make the awards about BOSS APPRENTICE OF THE YEAR
year. We are very proud of our community community and individual actions,
and the way they all support each other, and recognising that it’s been anything but Victoria Ryan, Logo Tape
we hope to keep strengthening it further.” business as usual this year, and therefore
it was entirely appropriate for the theme “Winning apprentice of the year was a total
Tangent of the awards to recognise outstanding shock. This year has been especially hard
endeavours that have benefitted people for everyone. It’s been an extremely busy
“Receiving the award is an amazing honour, and businesses in times that we’ve never year within Logo Tape, and personally;
particularly as we celebrate our 15th year experienced before.” Sales up on last year, home schooling three
in business, as building credibility and trust children and my dad also suddenly passed
is so important particularly in the current away this September. Being recognised
environment. The award from our industry FUNDRAISING HERO – INDIVIDUAL for your work ethic and quality of work is
body is very humbling particularly as there a great boost and a very proud moment
is always some stiff competition.” James Hawkins, Office Oracle in what has been a very difficult year
personally. A BOSS Apprenticeship has
BCD “Winning the Fundraising Hero of the year allowed me the opportunity to solidify,
means a lot to me, as I put so much hard develop and formalise my years of business
“This year a number of recognisable work into raising money for the NHS. It knowledge through assignments and work
individuals in the industry have told us has been a very hard year for everyone, but based projects. I hope promoting my award
we need to say more about what we are especially the front line workers and they prompts one person, at any level of their
doing and the award entry was a way of deserve every penny for their hard work career, to think about developing their skills
highlighting this to a wider audience. We and dedication in making sure we are all through completing an apprenticeship with
also wanted to highlight the wonderful safe and doing everything they can not only BOSS.”
job Paperworks does and give them some to fight this deadly virus but also helping
further exposure in an arena they wouldn’t anyone in need.”
normally reach.”
Shane Owen, Hamelin Brands
Steve Robinson
“It was a really nice surprise to win this
“I was taken aback by the award. All of award, it means that the ICR (Institute of
us are doing our best to navigate our way Cancer Research) industry fundraising
through these difficult times and it is achieved by all also got some additional
inspiring to see what people like Shane recognition which is fantastic.”
Owen and James Hawkins have done, and

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