Lyreco signs Olympics partnership

Lyreco has become an Official Supporter of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Under the terms of the agreement, the reseller will supply the organising teams and international delegations with furniture, PPE and workplace equipment and supplies.

These products will be used in offices, accommodation and competition venues across more than 60 sites – mainly in the Paris region, but also in cities such as Marseille, Lyon, Bordeaux, Lille, Nantes and St Etienne.

In all, more than 360,000 items totalling 760 tonnes are set to be shipped by Lyreco. Following the end of the Games in September 2024, the company has committed to collecting all the items in line with the organising committee’s circular economy commitment. It is estimated that 84% of products will either be reused or donated to charities, 14% recycled and 2% used to make new goods.

In other Lyreco news, the reseller announced that it has doubled the number of packaging and shipping SKUs it is stocking. It didn’t say how many of these kinds of products it is now selling, but has launched a specialised catalogue that includes hundreds of items in 14 sub-categories.

It said this would allow it to better service the needs of its clients, particularly in the distribution, manufacturing, automobile and pharmaceutical industries.

This latest catalogue follows similar Lyreco publications in the hygiene, safety and furniture categories as it looks to extend its one-stop-shop capabilities.

Finally, Lyreco responded to questions regarding its proposed acquisition of Denmark-based Lomax which