INDUSTRY NEWS

The Stationers’ Company Innovation Excellence Awards Barley Communications: 2024 winners of the Communications including Marketing award

17 SEPTEMBER 2025

Foreword by Kate Howell, liveryman and co-chair of The Stationers’ Company Excellence Awards:

“The Innovation Excellence Awards celebrate the achievements of the most creative and forward-thinking participants in the UK’s communications and content industries. Now in their 11th year, the awards are judged by a panel of highly experienced professionals offering a wide variety of relevant specialisms.

The awards are a unique opportunity for businesses or individuals to celebrate innovation excellence in their fields and to raise awareness for their company or brand. Culminating at a glittering event in October at our historic hall: the awards represent the cutting edge of innovation celebrated in the most evocative of settings.

Here we hear from one of last year's winners, Barley Communications, who have recently joined as SME members.”

Stationers' Warrants - Recognising Quality and Design. - A article by Chair of the Warrants Committee Freeman John Livingston

15 SEPTEMBER 2025

John Livingston, chair of the Stationer’s Company Warrants Panel discusses how Office Product companies, benefit from being granted a Stationer’s Warrant.

“What did the reviews say?” my wife asked as we entered the restaurant. Oops, I forgot to check, fortunately Caffè Concerto, Trafalgar Square was fantastic. I have less faith than I used to in reviews, this is why I was delighted to become Chair of Stationer’s Company Warrants Panel.

The award of a Stationer’s Warrant highlights original design, product or service innovation and high quality manufacturing / production techniques.

The panel receives applications from manufacturers, service providers and media organisations across our industry (Even industry leading trade publications like Workplace 360).

Freeman Annie Quigley is celebrating her 40th anniversary as a bookseller at Bibliophile

10 SEPTEMBER 2025

Annie Quigley is celebrating her 40th anniversary as a bookseller at Bibliophile, 'marking four decades of dedication to the independent bookselling community.' Under her ownership since 1992, the company has grown four times in size, and
on its entire database nearly 300,000 avid booklovers have at one time during the four decades been receiving the free mail order catalogue and been offered over half a million different titles. The company is still privately owned, and all staff have remained loyal for two decades or more and enjoy a profit share scheme. Customers complimentary letters and even gifts arrive daily.

SME member OPI lead by Steve Hilleard head to the Lake District to climb for funds for the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR).

5 SEPTEMBER 2025

On 14 November 2025, Steve Hilleard and several colleagues at OPI will once again head to the mountains of the English Lake District for their annual Climb of Life where every year they tackle high, snow-dusted peaks in winter conditions, all to raise vital funds for the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR).

Inter Livery Real Tennis Championship 2025

2 SEPTEMBER 2025

Wednesday 5th November 2025

We would like to update you with the announcement of Frostrow Capital as the Title Sponsor of this year's Inter Livery tournament. We are also delighted to welcome our Dinner Speaker, David Best, acclaimed author of The Royal Tennis Court, Tennis in Scotland, Tennis at Whitehall , 700 years of Tennis in London, and an official history of T&RA to celebrate the centenary celebrations in 2007; and co-author, with Brian Rich, of  Disturb'd With Chaces: Tennis Courts, Celebrities and Scandals of Yesteryear.