Tag: DS Smith
Rob un-Valed by Spicers
 The 7 December announcement that Spicers CEO Bill Armstrong was to take early retirement came as quite a surprise to the industry. You can't argue that Armstrong, who had pretty much become Mr...
Spicers reports flat profit
7 December 2005 – London (UK): DS Smith, parent company of Spicers, has released interim figures for Spicers for the first six months of its fiscal year, ending 31 October. The wholesaler reported a rise in sales to...
DS Smith updates on Spicers
Spicers' parent company DS Smith has revealed that the OP wholesaler has continued to progress, assisted by moving into profit in Germany.
Spicers acquires Timmermans
3 October 2005 – London (UK): Spicers has announced through its parent company, DS Smith, the acquisition of Timmermans. Timmermans, the largest OP wholesaler in the Benelux markets, had sales of €45 million ($55...
Spicers’ Timmermans buy: secure succession
Spicers CEO Bill Armstrong and Timmermans founder Michel Timmermans speak to OPI+ about the benefits of their recent deal for their companies in particular and the European OP industry as a whole... In 1954,...
DS Smith updates on Spicers
5 September 2005 – London (UK): Spicers' parent company DS Smith has revealed that the OP wholesaler has continued to progress, assisted by moving into profit in Germany. In a trading update, DS Smith added : "In Spicers'...
John Dickinson acquired by Groupe Hamelin
12 July 2005 – London (UK): Groupe Hamelin has acquired John Dickinson from DS Smith. John Dickinson has an annual turnover of £45 million ($79.5 million) and employs 450 members of staff. Stéphane Hamelin, president of...
Spicers performs well
Spicers continued to perform well in the second half of the financial year, ending 30 April, its parent company DS Smith has announced in a trading update. According to a company release, Spicers UK...
Spicers posts yearly results
30 June 2005 - Sawston (UK): Spicers parent company DS Smith has posted its annual financial results for the year ended 30 April. Spicers remained flat and accounted for £499.7milion ($895.1 million) of the...
Spicers performing well says parent
20 April 2005 - London (UK): Spicers continued to perform well in the second half of the financial year, ending 30 April, its parent company DS Smith has announced in a trading update. According...
Pension charge hits Spicers operating profit
Spicers parent company DS Smith has reported a dip in the wholesaler's operating profit for the six months to 31 October. The figure was ahead of last year's £7.2 million ($13.9 million) before a...
Profit dips at Spicers parent
9 December 2004 - London (UK): DS Smith has reported a dip in its operating profit for the six months to 31 October. Spicers' parent company posted operating income of £40.2 million ($77.9 million),...
Spicers cheers parent company
Antony Hichens, chairman of Spicers parent company DS Smith, has said the wholesaler is performing well ahead of its Italian launch. In his statement to DS Smith's AGM, Hichens said Spicers "continued to perform...
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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...
