XPD ‘Destination Excellence’ 2010 Conference Confirmed Suppliers Announced

With just over 5 weeks until the conference, XPD are delighted to announce the list of confirmed suppliers for the ‘Destination Excellence’ Conference. There have been a great number of bookings this year, and the list looks set to expand within the coming weeks. Suppliers already booked for the conference this year include:

Brother, Durable UK, ELBA Ltd, Fellowes, Hamelin Paperbrands, Jet Tec, Newell Rubbermaid,
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Office Club 2011 Conference Announced

Dealer group Office Club has announced it will be returning to the Nottingham Belfry for the 2011 Conference on the weekend of 4-5^th June.

Managing Director Mark Austen confirmed: “The success of last year’s Conference was helped by the choice of venue; being able to have the hotel exclusively for our event enabled the Office Club community to thrive giving all our stakeholders an opportunity to get the best possible commercial and social benefit from the Conference. With this in mind, and the potential to make this occasion even better, we have chosen to return to Nottingham for one more year”

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Synaxon goes live with iTrends end-user website to give more value to members

Synaxon, the leading dealer group for the IT channel, has gone live with its iTrends end-user website and is kicking off a series of activities designed to drive traffic and generate leads for its members.
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Nectere choose Claromentis

Nectere uses some of the business practices normally associated with franchises to allow independent office supplies companies to keep their independence and their unique identities whilst reducing their costs, increasing their margins and providing support and training. Providing this comprehensive service catalogue to independent dealers required a sophisticated portal solution – and Nectere chose Claromentis. … Continue Reading

Integra Launch ‘Indulge Yourself’ Dealer Incentive

Integra Office Solutions has launched a new incentive programme for members in the UK. The ‘Indulge Yourself’ scheme rewards members who grow their spend with key Integra suppliers. The scheme is being run in conjunction with IFG UK which has a proven track record within the industry of achieving brand growth.
Brands signed up to the programme for 2010 are Avery, BIC, Durable, Elba, Fellowes, Hamelin, Nescafe and Tetley.
Simon Binns, managing director of IFG UK, comments “We are delighted to be joining forces with Integra to reward members. Incentives provide a genuine benefit to both the supplier and the dealer, and we look forward to achieving some great results.”
Neil Basham, Integra’s purchasing director, adds “Integra has investigated loyalty programmes before and never really found what we have been looking for – something simple, easy to administer and offering real, tangible rewards for members. The ‘Indulge Yourself’ programme ticks the boxes and went live on 1st July.” … Continue Reading

Graeme Chapman to retire

Graeme Chapman, MBE, part-time chairman of Office Friendly Dealer Association for the past seven years, is to retire at the end of this year, having been in the office supplies industry for 43 years. During his time, Chapman held senior management positions within Acco, Kingfield Heath and Office Friendly, where he has been working with MD Steve Harrop to grow the dealer group.
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Integra celebrate the power of the Independent Dealer

Integra Office Solutions has invited its members to celebrate the ‘Power’ of the Independent channel at its November 2010 National Conference to be held on Thursday 25th November at The Chesford Grange Hotel, Kenilworth. With the theme ‘Power:2010’, Integra want as many members as possible to join them to
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New Superstat golf champion

At Superstat’s recent annual conference & exhibition Philip Light of Hamelin Paperbrands was announced as the new Superstat Golf Champion, winning the coveted Superstat trophy at the one day golf event sponsored by Antalis.
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Praxis add another member to their team

Cowan Print from Glasgow have signed up to the Praxis dealer group. They joined the group primarily to take advantage of the VOW deal, but will also have access to the Marketing material which will enable them to grow the stationery side of their business.

Three new dealers sign up with Superstat

Superstat today have added three dealers to the buying groups.

Mac Office Supplies in Sheffield and Complete Office Solutions in Driffield have signed up with Praxis, whilst Office Biz have added JM Roberts Print from Bolton to their numbers.