Podcast: Walter Johnsen, Acme United
OPI Talk spoke to Acme United CEO Walter Johnsen shortly after the supplier’s FY2022 earnings conference call.
Johnsen gives his frank assessment of Acme’s performance in 2022, provides more details of an acquisition in Europe...
Podcast: ACCO Brands CEO Boris Elisman
OPI Talk spoke with Boris Elisman straight after ACCO’s FY2022 earnings conference call.
Last Thursday, 24 February, ACCO Brands published its Q4 and FY2022 earnings. In what was a year of two halves, the business...
Podcast: Beth Wright of Fellowes
The March 2023 issue of OPI magazine will feature the inaugural Influential Women in the Business Products World list.
To mark the occasion, the issue also includes a Big Interview with Beth Wright, Chief Commercial...
Podcast: Kim Leazer & Beth Freeman, FSI Office
OPI Talk speaks to mother and daughter duo Kim Leazer and Beth Freeman, part of the leadership team at family-owned US independent dealer FSI Office.
The two ladies represent the second and third generations at...
Podcast: NAOPA 2022 winner Charlie Kennedy
In the final OPI Talk podcast of 2022, Andy Braithwaite catches up with Charlie Kennedy, winner of the Professional of the Year prize at the 2022 North American Office Products Awards.
Charlie discusses some of...
Podcast: OPI’s 2022 round-up and 2023 predictions
OPI CEO Steve Hilleard and News Editor Andy Braithwaite take a look back at the main business products stories from 2022 and make some predictions on what to look out for in 2023.
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Podcast: Langstane – still evolving after 75 years
Leading Scottish independent dealer Langstane has been celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2022.
To mark that occasion, and to find out how Langstane has been dealing with recent market challenges, the guest on this episode...
Podcast: A look at the latest US school and office supplies trends with NPD
In this episode of OPI Talk, NPD’s Leen Nsouli discusses the back-to-school (BTS) season and year-to-date performance of the office supplies sector in the US.
Nsouli looks at some of the reasons for the challenging...
Podcast: Striving for the best online customer experience
The guests in this episode of OPI Talk are Paddy Donnelly and Dave Bent, Group CEO and President North America respectively at ES Tech Group.
OPI’s Heike Dieckmann caught up with both for the Big...
Podcast: Market share opportunities in Australia
The board of Australian dealer group Office Choice recently approved a new strategic plan. Therefore, it seemed like an opportune moment for a catch-up with the organisation’s CEO Brad O’Brien.
OPI’s Andy Braithwaite spoke to...
Podcast: Q2 catch-up with ACCO’s Boris Elisman
A closer look at ACCO Brands’ Q2 2022 performance with the company’s CEO Boris Elisman.
ACCO Brands reported its second quarter 2022 earnings on 9 August. Shortly after the manufacturer’s analyst conference call had ended,...
Podcast: The breakroom goes high-tech
Vending firm Selecta now refers to itself as a ‘food tech company’ after repositioning itself in the workplace food and beverage space.
In this episode of OPI Talk, Toby Venus, Commercial Director at Selecta UK...
Podcast: The 135-year-old start-up
Writing instruments vendor uniball recently announced a rebrand of its operations in North America to uni.
As the company’s President Mike Parker says in this episode of OPI Talk, it’s more than just a name...
Podcast: Brushing off a “dusty” industry
Lyreco Germany’s Falko Köhler is making something of a name for himself in the business products industry.
Following an impressive appearance at last year’s OPI European Forum Online and a place in OPI’s 30 Under...
Podcast: Tackling dealer challenges in Italy
The guest on this episode of OPI Talk is Adriano Alessio, Managing Director of the country’s last remaining B2B independent dealer group, In Ufficio.
Adriano Alessio has been a key figure in the Italian office...
Podcast: Reinvigorating South Africa’s office products trade association
OPI Talk speaks with South African industry veteran Hans Servas as he prepares to retire as Chairman of the country’s shop-sa stationery and office products trade association.
As reported recently on the OPI website, South...
Podcast: Update on the European aftermarket imaging supplies channel
There have been a couple of big stories in the European aftermarket print supplies channel in the past few weeks.
First, it was announced that the European Commission had rejected a Voluntary Agreement for the...
Podcast: Broadening horizons
Our guest in this episode of OPI Talk is Jeanette Bresitz, Managing Director of UK dealer group Office Friendly.
OPI’s Heike Dieckmann spoke to Bresitz for the Big Interview in the June issue of OPI. About a year into...
Podcast: Update from RAJA Office
OPI Talk speaks with Alain Josse, Managing Director of RAJA Office.
On 19 May 2022, European packaging, industrial equipment and business products reseller RAJA held a press conference in the French capital, Paris.
After the conference,...
OPI’s increasing coverage of sustainability and CSR
OPI Deputy Editor Michelle Sturman reveals more about OPI’s CSR mission and why this is a crucial topic for the business products industry.
The environment has been an important part of OPI’s editorial coverage for...
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EOPA 2023 winners revealed
The winners of the 22nd European Office Products Awards (EOPA) were announced at a special presentation dinner on Monday, 13 March 2023.
The annual EOPA were once again presented during the OPI Partnership event...
