Heike Dieckmann
Big Interview: Focused on the core
With an educational background in engineering – an area he worked in for the first ten years of his career…
Interview: Stephanie Dismore
As this year’s City of Hope campaign kicks off in earnest following February’s tour and Hall of Fame Dinner, Spirit…
Comment March 2020
March is our Vendor Special issue, the edition of OPI where we focus on the companies that shape our industry…
Big Interview: Solid as a rock
Talk about the German business supplies industry and soon the name Soennecken as an integral part of it comes up.…
Event Preview: EOPA 2020
It’s difficult to come up with new and exciting products and services year after year when there are so many…
Comment February 2020
Welcome to the 2020s – a new decade is underway! What will it bring – gloom and despair or success…
Special Feature: Every picture tells a story
In July 2019, US wholesaler S.P. Richards (SPR) suffered a major fire at its headquarters and distribution centre (DC) in…
Comment Dec/Jan 2020
My plan for this comment was to refer to Travis Kaste’s Final Word in which he talks about the need…
Spotlight: The Emerald way
Emerald Brand has become synonymous with a mission to address and combat climate change in the disposable products category. It…
CSR: Being responsible
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is now a very big deal as companies’ strong and effective CSR policies and their reputation,…
Big Interview: Poised for growth
Steve Horne joined the Spicers-OfficeTeam (SPOT) Group in March of this year, stepping into the big boots of OP veteran…
Big Interview Xtra: Steve Horne, CEO, SPOT Group
OPI: What’s the typical make-up of your dealers now? SH: There is no real “typical” dealer. Each one has different…
Advertorial: uni-ball Corporation
There is a new day dawning in the life of uni-ball in North America. With Mitsubishi Pencil Company – the…
Comment November 2019
I stole the headline for this comment from our Spotlight article. It seemed appropriate. Although – except for this actual…
Advertorial: Novus Dahle
Novus Dahle belongs to the emco Group, a medium-sized, €160 million ($176 million) family-owned German manufacturer that is active in…
Advertorial: Rapesco
UK office products manufacturer Rapesco has been reinventing itself over the past three years and accelerated its rapid expansion. With…
Comment October 2019
In all my years of working at OPI and being involved with this magazine, we’ve never had two women back…
Big Interview: Every channel, every time
Sarah Hunter is a relatively new kid on the block at Officeworks, having started as Managing Director of the Australian…
Case Study: Speaking the lingo
Greenville Office Supply – or better known as just GOS – is a company that started off with office supplies…
Advertorial: ECI
ECI Software Solutions – referred to as ECI since its rebrand – is one of the most prominent technology solutions…
Big Read
HP to hold talks with Xerox
The chances of HP Inc acquiring Xerox went up by a couple of notches following yesterday’s highly anticipated Q1 earnings…