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Tribute: An industry icon remembered

Heike Dieckmann - 26 August 2022

It was with great sadness that OPI – and our industry at large – learned of the passing of Irwin Helford on 11 August, at the age of 88 and after a long battle...

Tribute Xtra: An industry icon remembered

Michelle Sturman - 26 August 2022

Geoffrey Betts, Managing Director, Stewart Superior Irwin Helford was the mentor for so many in our industry. He created an outstanding entrepreneurial business and instilled a work ethic and spirit among its employees never repeated....

Industry legend passes away

Heike Dieckmann - 15 August 2022

Special Anniversary Feature: The good, the bad and the surprising…

Assistant Editor - 31 October 2016

Irwin HelfordCompeting against lower-priced superstores was a huge challenge. Everyone claimed great service, so Viking needed to stand out, calling ours ‘fanatical customer service’. We meant it and did it. We were the first...

Podcast: James Rodgers, Independent Suppliers Group (ISG)

Andy Braithwaite - 17 November 2023

It’s all change at the top of ISG, the biggest business products dealer group in the US, with long-time CEO Mike Gentile set to...

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