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Hear the latest news, interviews and analysis from the business supplies industry hosted by OPI, the leading media organisation for the international office products sector.

  1. 03/05/2025

    Tom Tedford - ACCO Brands

    Leading office and business products vendor ACCO Brands recently reported its 2024 earnings. A few days after those results were published, OPI Talk's Andy Braithwaite caught up with CEO Tom Tedford for a look back at ACCO’s performance and for an update on some of the company’s initiatives to return to growth.   Episode recorded and edited by Andy Braithwaite Music by: Extreme Energy by MusicToday80: https://soundcloud.com/musictoday80/r... Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTg

    24 min

  2. 02/25/2025

    Kristy Howe – Safco

    OPI has just published its latest Influential Women in the Business Products Industry list. One of those featured is Kristy Howe, SVP at US workplace furniture supplier Safco, a Liberty Diversified International (LDI) company. In this podcast, Kristy talks about her first 18 months at Safco, the launch of a new LDI brand called Onsemble, return-to-office and channel trends, and the importance of sustainability.   Episode recorded and edited by Andy Braithwaite Music by: Extreme Energy by MusicToday80: https://soundcloud.com/musictoday80/r... Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTg

    41 min

  3. 01/09/2025

    Podcast: 30 years at OPI with Steve Hilleard

    January 2025 marks Steve Hilleard’s 30th anniversary at OPI. To celebrate the occasion, Steve is the subject of the Big Interview in the forthcoming January/February issue of OPI magazine. As a teaser, here is an extract from that interview, with Steve speaking to Shaun Tidman, Head of Sales at Avery UK.

    17 min

  4. 12/04/2024

    Ian Kirton, PBS Global Solutions

    PBS Global Solutions (PGS) is a subsidiary of PBS Holding. It was formed following PBS’s acquisition of the former Staples Global Accounts Team in 2021. The business is led by experienced contracts exec Ian Kirton, supported by a team based in the Polish city of Gdansk. At the end of November, Kirton spoke to OPI Talk, shortly after PGS had held its first-ever in-person partner event in Amsterdam.   Episode recorded and produced by Andy Braithwaite Music by: Extreme Energy by MusicToday80: https://soundcloud.com/musictoday80/r... Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTg

    36 min

  5. 11/11/2024

    Brother inkjet remanufacturing

    A few weeks ago, Brother announced it was the first print OEM to begin the remanufacturing of inkjet cartridges. To find out more, OPI Talk spoke with Craig McCubbin, Managing Director of Brother Industries UK, who is responsible for the company’s Recycling Technology Centre in the town of Wrexham in north Wales.   Episode recorded and edited by Andy Braithwaite Music by: Extreme Energy by MusicToday80: https://soundcloud.com/musictoday80/r... Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTg

    31 min

  6. 10/07/2024

    Office supplies and back-to-school trends with Circana

    Market research firm Circana tracks the office supplies category (excluding janitorial, breakroom and storage) at leading US bricks-and-mortar and online retailers. OPI Talk spoke to Ben Arnold, Industry Advisor, Office Supplies at Circana, to find out about latest category trends – with a focus on this year’s back-to school season, which was in full swing when the interview was recorded.   Episode recorded and edited by Andy Braithwaite Music by: Extreme Energy by MusicToday80: https://soundcloud.com/musictoday80/r... Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTg

    30 min

  7. 07/05/2024

    Lyreco France: Gearing up for the Games

    In its capacity as an Official Supporter of the Paris 2024 Olympics, Lyreco France is delivering tens of thousands of items of office furniture to dozens of locations. What has this meant in terms of organisation and logistics? What have been the main challenges? How is Lyreco France delivering on the project’s sustainability goals? What will it mean for the company once the Games are over? Eric Avril, Managing Director of Lyreco France, answers these questions and more, just three weeks before the Games are due to begin.   Episode recorded and edited by Andy Braithwaite Music by: Extreme Energy by MusicToday80: https://soundcloud.com/musictoday80/r... Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTg

    31 min

  8. 05/20/2024

    GSA Commercial Platforms: Pacific Ink and Glass Commerce

    In March 2024, the US General Services Administration awarded contracts for its Commercial Platforms Programme. Along with household names Amazon Business, Staples and Grainger, four small businesses were also given awards. OPI Talk spoke with two of these: San Diego-based Pacific Ink, led by Jaime and Alex Mautz, and Glass Commerce, a Silicon Valley start-up founded by Paola Santana. Episode recorded and edited by Andy Braithwaite Music by: Extreme Energy by MusicToday80: https://soundcloud.com/musictoday80/r... Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Music provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTg

    59 min
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    2020 - 2025
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