NEWS AND VIEWS

THE MONTH THAT WAS

BOSS LOTF conference: roundtable hosts announced

The Leaders of the Future Committee have curated an excellent roster of speakers to support attendees with tools and techniques for how to stay at the top of their game throughout their leadership journey. The leading industry figures below will be facilitating interactive roundtable sessions. Developing High Performing Teams – Keeley Shepherd, key account manager, Consumer Business Group, 3M UK Stakeholder Management – Simon Allan-Brooks, MD UK and Ireland, Viking UK Self-Motivation and Wellness – Lauren SheldonRay, head of health, safety and wellbeing, Lyreco Win/Win Negotiation – Paul Nicholson, sales director, Office Supplies, Commercial Conflict Resolution – Kim Thurgood-Brown, senior business development manager, Exertis Supplies Leading Change – Darren Lloyd, CEO, United The keynote speaker for the conference is Leanne Spencer who will present: The Cadence Approach: the secret to beating burnout and performing in life and work. The day will run from 10.30 – 3.30pm, and BOSS Members can take advantage of a combined discounted Conference and Award ticket which gives access to the BOSS Awards that evening at the same venue.

Exertis Enterprise adds NGX Storage to portfolio

NGX Storage is the latest vendor to be added to Exertis Enterprise’s portfolio, bringing a unified storage space offering of up to 20 petabytes, under a single namespace, to businesses throughout the EMEA region.

“Exertis has a great track record of storage solutions sales and delivery,” Beyhan Çalıskan, founder and CEO at NGX Storage, explained. “Partnering with Exertis will allow us to reach the large distribution network of Exertis and present our next generation technologies to its customer base. Our collaboration will push the digital transformation boundaries with NGX Storage’s scalable, flexible and high-performance solutions to meet the challenging business requirements of enterprises.”

Kodak Alaris partners with Publisure

Kodak Alaris and Publisure have announced a partnership which will combine the Publisure fullyintegrated multi-channel communications platform with data capture solutions from Kodak Alaris.

Publisure delivers a hybrid mail and digital delivery platform that future-proofs organisations’ outbound communications. By integrating scanners and software from Kodak Alaris, customers will benefit from a complete solution for both inbound and outbound content management. Using a combination of both companies’ solutions, organisations can centralise all communications in a single environment and create a secure, auditable and cost-effective workflow that will transform how they process mail.

ExaClair shortlisted at the upcoming BOSS Awards

ExaClair Limited are delighted to reveal that they have been shortlisted as finalists at the 2022 BOSS Federation Industry Awards - scheduled to be held on the 24th November at the Kimpton Clocktower Hotel, Manchester.

The range of premium Exacompta Teksto stationery products has been nominated for the ‘New Product of The Year’ award, which is designed to acknowledge innovative products that have been launched during the past 12 months.

Lawrence Savage, marketing manager at ExaClair, explains, “The trend for ecologically-aware products is increasing in pace, particularly among the younger generations, who are known to be extremely conscious of environmental issues. This consumer demand is driving manufacturing innovations; the Teksto range illustrates the continued commitment that the Exacompta Clairefontaine Group has to developing sustainable products.”

Integra Business Solutions has announced an exciting new partnership with Rocada. Members will have access to the full range of over 4,500 products direct from Rocada’s distribution centre in Barcelona, together with an initial 50 core lines held in stock at its East Midlands warehouse for delivery to dealers or drop ship to customers. This core range will also be supported with Fusion data and a dedicated customer service team will provide additional product advice and support.

“Rocada is a relatively new entrant to the UK’s office supplies market and has a unique product offering that fits well, not only in the new hybrid working model, but also in contemporary offices,” said Integra’s purchasing director, Allison Fishlock. “We look forward to working with the Rocada team to develop the support and solutions available to members.”

Integra in partnership with Rocada

Konica Minolta supports young people exploring careers in the digital world

Taking place on the 30th of November 2022, Optimise IT is the largest IT conference and vendor showcase event in the UK focusing on the mid-market. Hosted by the Espria experts, along with key strategic partners, the event will showcase the latest developments and services all designed to help empower the digital workspace.

The Espria brand launched in September 2022, bringing together Connection Capital-backed Mode Solutions, a provider of unified communications services and document management solutions with IT managed services provider, eacs, which it acquired in June 2022. Now, following demand from their customers, Espria is continuing the events history with its most recent iteration.

For over 20 years the event has attracted industry leaders and technology-shapers, providing them with a platform to network directly with key decision-makers who are looking for ways to deliver their IT strategies more efficiently and effectively.