23 May 2006 – Marly (FRA): Lyreco has entered into a strategic alliance with leading South African OP distributor Waltons.
Lyreco’s CEO Eric Bigeard said: "This new alliance with the major player on the South African market follows as a natural step in providing our large corporate customers with the needed support in the most dynamic countries on the African continent."
Managing director of Waltons John Farrell added: "We are very pleased to enter into this alliance… Our expectations are of course that with our joint efforts we will be able to help each other provide the best service to our customers."