Last week, a group of senior executives from all channels in the business supplies industry came together – virtually for the second time given ongoing COVID-19 travel restrictions – for this year’s European Office Products Awards (EOPA) judging meeting. Now in their 21st year, the EOPA are firmly established as the ultimate accolade for business products companies operating in Europe.
Bouncing back from last year’s restricted number of awards handed out, this time a total of ten categories were judged. Two of these stood out for the sheer amount of entries received – Business Product of the Year and Sustainability Excellence. These record levels are testament to the remarkable resilience and innovation displayed by our sector in the face of adversity as well as to a resurgence and emphasis on the renewed hot topic
of sustainability.
As ever, the discussions among the judges were lively and highly informative, with categories, nominations and entries fiercely debated and passionately judged. The winners of the ten categories will be announced at a Gala Dinner on 22 March 2022 at the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam, Netherlands, during OPI Partnership.
EOPA 2022 shortlist:
Initiative of the Year
- Fellowes Brands – AeraMax Pro Air Purifiers Digital Lead Generation
- JGBM – Supercharge Partner Programme
- Lyreco – Lyreco Goodness Microbusiness Support Programme
- Nemo Office Club – Keep it Local
- Newell Brands – Display Concept
Marketing Campaign of the Year
- Avery UK – Avery Power-up Small Business
- Avery Zweckform – My Home is My Office
- BIC – Sustainable Development
- Essity UK – Tork Secure the New Hygiene Standard
- Fellowes Brands – That’s Workspace Satisfaction
Sustainability Excellence
- ACCO Brands EMEA
- Essity
- Lyreco
- Pilot Corporation of Europe
- Staples Benelux
- tesa
Vendor of the Year
- ACCO Brands EMEA
- Dams Furniture
- Essity
- Exacompta
- Fellowes Brands
- Nestlé Professional
Reseller of the Year
- Amazon
- Böttcher
- Bruneau
- Bureau Vallée
- RAJA Group
Business Product of the Year
- ACCO Brands EMEA – Kensington StudioCaddy with Qi Wireless Charging for Apple Devices
- Avery Zweckform – Antimicrobial Labels
- Exacompta – ETERNECO
- Greenspeed – Re-belle
- Pilot Corporation of Europe – B2P Ecoball
- Renz – AIR2COLOR PRO
Wholesaler of the Year
- JGBM
- Makro Paper
- PBS Holding
- Quantore
- Soennecken LogServe
- Westcoast
Young Executive of the Year
- Antoine-Louis Cloquet, Franchise General Manager, Bureau Vallée
- Sarah Foley-Williamson, Product Integrity Team Leader, EVO Group
- Kate Hunter, Workplace Design Consultant, Banner
- Falko Nils Köhler, Customer Experience Director, Lyreco Germany
- Alex Stone, Head of Sales, Office Friendly
Professional of the Year & Industry Achievement
No shortlist – winners announced on the night
London, UK
