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EUROPEAN OFFICE PRODUCTS AWARDS t’s difficult to come up with new and exciting products and services year after year when there are so many other challenges to deal with in our industry. Add in the fact that office products – or at least a sizeable part of the portfolio – have become commodity items, and it’s even more impressive that entries for the 2020 European Office Products Awards (EOPA) were plentiful, innovative and incredibly broad in their approach. And it’s great to see so many established as well as new operators entering the fray. There are dealers that excel in their particular region and those with a unique USP; entrepreneurs that dare to be different in their approach; or companies that well and truly think outside the box in terms of the products and services they offer and how they market and sell them to their channel partners and end consumers. All entries were judged, as always, by a panel of industry experts. This time, the judging took place in the beautiful city of Amsterdam in early December, incidentally also the place where the EOPA Gala Dinner will be held on 9 March 2020 at the Hotel Okura. This will be a night when the leading lights of the European business supplies industry will come together to celebrate the people – three awards are up for grabs here, among them the prestigious Industry Achievement accolade – companies, initiatives and products of our sector. So take a look at the shortlist on the right and the brief synopsis on pages 50 and 51 to see who is in the running for an EOPA 2020 – and why.
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PRODUCT OF THE YEAR • ACCO Brands – GBC Foton 30 Automatic Office Laminator • Avery Europe – Labels with ultragrip technology • COLOP – e-mark • Duracell – Lithium coin cells with double child safety • Fellowes Brands – Levado Height Adjustable Desk RESELLER OF THE YEAR – REVENUES UNDER €100 MILLION • Commercial • GBR Rossetto • Lomax • Streit Service & Solution RESELLER OF THE YEAR – REVENUES OVER €100 MILLION • Amazon • Banner • Böttcher • Bureau Vallée • New Office Centre WHOLESALER OF THE YEAR • Comercial del Sur de Papelería • Exertis Supplies • JGBM • PBS Holding • Quantore VENDOR OF THE YEAR • Durable • Essity • Fellowes Brands • International Paper • tesa SUSTAINABILITY AWARD – NEW • ACCO Brands EMEA • Bi-silque • Commercial • Essity • Lyreco
VIDEO OF THE YEAR • BIC – Gel-ocity Quick Dry • COLOP – e-mark • Fellowes Brands – Meet Emma: Our Work Colleague of the Future MARKETING CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR • Avery France – Back to School Campaign • Fellowes Brands – Meet Emma: Our Work Colleague of the Future • Office24 – Paper Paws • Office Friendly – Van-Tastic 2019 INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR • Integra Business Solutions – i-merge: A Platform to Bring Businesses Together • International Paper – Reikan • Essity – Tork Clean Care, Office Trend Report 2019 YOUNG EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR • Julien Barabant, Marketing Manager, Pilot Pen France • Esmeralda González, European Category Development Specialist – Workspace Management/ Furniture, Fellowes Brands • Alexander Steffl, Senior Manager New Business Opportunities, Office Depot Europe • Huiru Zhang, Group Product Manager, Lyreco PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR & INDUSTRY ACHIEVEMENT No shortlist – winners announced on the night. To book a place at the EOPA Gala Dinner – which is open to anyone – please visit www.opi.net/eopa2020 or contact awards@opi.net.
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