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...
Podcast: Discussing remanufacturing on Global Reman Day
OPI Talk speaks with Tricia Judge, a leading authority on remanufacturing in the imaging supplies industry.
14 April 2022 is Global Reman Day, a worldwide initiative to promote and raise awareness of the remanufacturing industry...
Podcast: Keeping it local
Alan Calder, Marketing Manager at Nemo Office Club, talks about his group’s Keep It Local campaign.
The COVID-19 pandemic put a renewed focus on buying from local businesses and supporting local communities. Even before that,...
Podcast: EOPA 2022 Industry Achievement winner Geoff Betts
Stewart Superior Managing Director Geoff Betts was recognised for his outstanding contribution to the European business products sector at the recent 2022 European Office Products Awards in Amsterdam.
In this episode of OPI Talk, Betts...
Podcast: NPD – behind the office supplies numbers
NPD Industry Analyst Leen Nsouli goes deeper into recently published numbers on the performance of the US office supplies industry in 2021.
Earlier this month, POS data and market intelligence firm The NPD Group released...
Podcast: “The challenges seemed to be every day”
OPI Talk catches up with Acme United CEO Walter Johnsen following another record year for the company.
OPI Talk’s Andy Braithwaite spoke to Acme United CEO Walter Johnsen on 2 March, shortly after the company’s...
Podcast: The workplace of the future
Our guest in this episode of OPI Talk is Jeanine Goddard, Creative Director at office furniture manufacturer Bisley. Starting out, in office products terms, with steel waste paper bins, Bisley has been around for a long time and...
Podcast: FY earnings follow-up with ACCO’s Boris Elisman
OPI Talk catches up with ACCO Brands CEO Boris Elisman shortly after the company’s latest earnings conference call.
2021 was a record year for ACCO as its PowerA acquisition at the end of 2020 drove...
Podcast: Talking dealers and technology with ECI
The stakes have never been higher for independent resellers to have robust technology tools for both customer-facing transactions and back-office productivity efficiencies.
With this in mind, this episode of OPI Talk features Ben Jarvis, Product...
Podcast: The Supply Room’s Source acquisition
OPI Talk speaks to Yancey Jones Jr, COO of The Supply Room, and John Givens, founder of Source Office & Technology, about their recent transaction.
Recently on the opi.net news service, we reported on the...
Podcast: Selling business furniture during a pandemic
In the first OPI Talk podcast of 2022, we speak with Marcelo Podesta, President of US-based National Business Furniture.
Prior to the recent news that Marcelo Podesta is to lead two of the three new...
OPI Talk end of year podcast
A look back at 2021 and what might be in store for 2022.
In this final OPI Talk of 2021, OPI CEO Steve Hilleard and News Editor Andy Braithwaite discuss some of the main events...
Podcast: Opportunities in the videoconferencing category
When you look at what products and services businesses will need to function efficiently in a hybrid working environment, then a fit-for-purpose audio and video communications system surely makes the list.
Demand in the videoconferencing...
Podcast: AF International’s green story
Desktop and surfaces cleaning specialist AF International believes that its longstanding commitment to the environment is its ‘best-kept secret’.
In this episode of OPI Talk, Andy Braithwaite speaks to the manufacturer’s Paul Hardy to find...
Podcast: From the show floor at Industry Week (part 3)
The third and final podcast from the recent Industry Week ’21 in Orlando focuses on two key figures from the event’s organiser, Independent Suppliers Group.
Chairman Jordan Kudler and CEO Mike Gentile give their reaction...
Podcast: From the show floor at Industry Week (part 2)
More interviews from Industry Week ‘21
There were several awards presentations at Industry Week. In addition to the North American Office Products Awards (NAOPA), Independent Suppliers Group (ISG) recognised its top suppliers, while the Business...
Podcast: From the show floor at Industry Week (part 1)
Welcome to the first of three episodes of OPI Talk featuring interviews conducted by OPI CEO Steve Hilleard at Industry Week ’21, powered by ISG.
Steve managed to get on the first flight from London...
Podcast: Getting to know Sylvamo
Discussing office paper trends and the new Sylvamo entity with Gerald Demets and Wim Dootselaere from the company’s European subsidiary.
Effective 1 October 2021, the Printing Papers division of International Paper became a standalone publicly...
