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| P2P Magazine | Spring 2014
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Kent-basedofficeproducts specialist,
BishopsOfficeProducts Ltd,has revealeda
new corporate identitydesignedby Integra
OfficeSolutions’ creativedivision, Integra
Creative.Thenew logogivesBishops a
new leaseof life, taking it into2014witha
revitalised lookand feel.
Designed to complement the new Initiative
logo, Bishops’ new corporate identitywill help
realise the visionManagingDirector Simon
Bishop has for the organisation.“For some time
we havewanted to revitalise our company logo.
Integra has come upwith a look thatwe believe
encapsulates us as amodern business in a
traditionalmarket,”he said.
Bishops’ corporatemakeover has so far
incorporated logo design, company stationery,
signage and car and van livery.Anew corporate
website is coming soon.
Pukkafinancedeal
Poole-basedoffice stationery
manufacturer and supplier PukkaPads
has secureda£5.5million invoice
finance facility fromHSBC tohelp
support its expansionplans following
its recent acquisitionofConcord
FilingProducts Ltd.
Pukka Pads acquired the Liverpool-
basedmanufacturer of lever arch,
ring binder files and index dividers in
December last year, safeguarding 120
jobs. It has changed the company’s
name to Pukka Filing Products Ltd.
The new funding package provides
the businesswith a robust financial
platformonwhich to drive growth.
AFwins downunder
AF International haswon the inaugural
2013Small Supplier of theYearAwardat
this year’sASAdealer group conference.
ASAAustralia consists of ten
independently ownedAustralianoffice
products dealers. Eachoperateswith their
own company identitywithin theAustralian
Office Productsmarket in cities andmajor
regional locations.ASA provides personalised
product catalogues and purchasing/
marketing support to allmembers.
AF International has beenworkingwith
ASAAustralia for a number of years andhas
seen a 35% increase in sales over the last
two years.
PaperlinXpledges
charity support
PaperlinXhas pledged its support to
thePaper IndustryCharitableTrust
(PICT). Itwillmakeamonthlydonation
of £1,000payabledirectly to the
charity throughout 2014 in lieuof
attending the functions PICTorganises.
“PICTorganises a number of sports
and social events throughout theUK,
aswell as hosting an annual industry
lunch, to raise funds to support its
charitable causes and approachedus
about getting involved,” said PaperlinX
Chief ExecutiveAndrew Price.
“A closer look revealed that over the
past three years, theTrust has paidout
around£12,000 per annum in grants
and donations andwe have agreed to
match that sum in2014.
“We’re delighted to support the
charity and this arrangement better
serves bothour needs. For PaperlinX,
it represents anoverall cost saving per
annum and, as 100%of themonieswe
donatewill benefit thosemost inneed,
theTrustwill be able to significantly
increase the grants it canmake,”he
said.
SouthPole success
Nineteenyear-oldpolar explorer and climate
change campaigner Parker Liautaudnot only
arrived safeand soundat theSouthPole
onhis recent expeditionbut alsoachieved
twoworld records.Withexpeditionpartner
DougStoup,he recorded the fastest-ever
unsupportedwalk from theedgeofAntarctica
to theSouthPoleandalsobecame the
youngestmanever to ski to theSouthPole.
Theworld record attempt involved the duo
walking some 506.12km (314.58miles) across
the trans-Antarcticmountain range, through
blizzards andmist in temperatures as low as
minus 50 degrees Celsius,while pulling sleds
weighingmore than80kg.They travelled for up
to12hours a day for 19 days, averaging 28km
per day.On arrival, Liautaud raised the Initiative
flag on behalf of sponsor IntegraOffice Solutions.
New look for Bishops
