INDUSTRY NEWS
September 2024
Stationers Warrant update from Rose Calendars
6 SEPTEMBER 2024
Since being awarded a prestigious Stationers Warrant for our range of promotional business calendars, printing and sales have continued to strengthen.
Rose Calendars are the UK’s leading manufacturer of calendars for business promotion, whereby companies use the range of attractive calendars to advertise their brand to their customers, ensuring their details and services appear in front of the right people every day of the year.
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Liveryman Gordon Christensen MD of Highlands Announces Sales Partnership with Riley
5 SEPTEMBER 2024
London, UK (3 September, 2024) – Highlands is pleased to announce it has been appointed by Irish company, Riley, to build its distribution footprint across the UK and Europe. Riley creates environmentally friendly and safe period products. Increasingly, businesses across Europe are looking to keep their employees and customers happy, treating sanitary products with the same accessibility as toilet paper. For distributors, aligning with Riley presents a genuine opportunity in the growing feminine hygiene category.
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ENTRIES DEADLINE ENTENDED FOR THE 2024 BRITISH BOOK DESIGN AND PRODUCTION AWARDS – BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE BPIF!
4 SEPTEMBER 2024
The British Book Awards is one of the most prestigious and popular literary events of the year, showcasing the very best of British book design and production. Year after year, this event celebrates the incredible talent of the British book community and those aspiring to join it.
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ALPSP Conference and Awards
3 SEPTEMBER 2024
The ALPSP Conference provides a friendly forum in which to share information and knowledge, learn about new initiatives, and engage in open discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing publishing today. With expert speakers and a wide-ranging programme, our annual event is for everyone in the scholarly publishing community. The conference will be held at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate Hotel from 11-13 September 2024.
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Update on Stationers' Warrant Holder Glassboxx
2 SEPTEMBER 2024
Glassboxx is a global, market-leading solution enabling publishers and retailers across every sector to sell digital and print books directly to readers with seamless DRM. Since being awarded a Stationers' Warrant, we have partnered with Gardners, which has been instrumental in our Retail Direct solution, and packaged a new Academic Publisher Direct solution based on the popularity of our branded apps in the academic sector.
Tombow Partners with A.M. Dunne & Son Ltd. as New Distributor for the Republic of Ireland
2 SEPTEMBER 2024
Court Assistant and Liveryman Mike James works closely with Tombow, the globally renowned Japanese brand in the stationery and office supplies sector, which is pleased to announce the appointment of A.M. Dunne & Son Ltd. as its official distributor for the Republic of Ireland, effective from 1st September 2024.
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How the pencil case became autumn’s hottest fashion accessory - Office product Sector update
30 AUGUST 2024
New shoes are nice, but have you ever experienced the unequivocal joy of a shiny new pencil case or a box of pin-sharp graphite HB pencils teamed with a crisp new jotter?
Anya Hindmarch has yet to find something more appealing. “I really look forward to this time of year,” the accessory designer and lifelong diary obsessive tells me. “It’s the beginning of things, it means a clean and fresh notebook that’s full of promise, and putting all your new things in a brand-new pencil case. I find it deeply satisfying.”
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Adrian Phillips publishes 'Winston's Bandits' - a book on Churchill's greatest friendships
30 AUGUST 2024
Though today he is hailed as one of Britain’s greatest leaders, throughout his career, Winston Churchill was an outsider, accumulating a reputation for bad judgement and untrustworthiness. Only risk-takers and fellow outsiders would back him – but these strong and often feuding personalities proved to be vital to his decision-making in war and peace alike.
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Freeman and Managing Director of Prima Software Ian Buckley reports that they are named as one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work
28 AUGUST 2024
We are thrilled to announce our recognition in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work. This honour reflects our commitment to creating an exceptional work environment and highlights the key initiatives that have significantly contributed to our success.
Prima Software stands out due to our comprehensive approach to employee engagement and satisfaction. Central to our achievement is our impressive Net Promoter Score (NPS), which signifies the high level of trust and satisfaction among our team members. This score is indicative of our employees’ likelihood to recommend our workplace, affirming the positive impacts of our cultural and operational strategies.
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Stationers' Warrant Holder Conway Stewart launch the Brunel GWR pen in partnership with the Great Western Railway Museum at Didcot
26 AUGUST 2024
Freeman Alastair Adams, Managing Director of the British pen manufacturer Conway Stewart has sent the attached photo of one of their latest Limited Edition fountain pens. This one celebrates the life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel designed in partnership with Great Western Railway Museum at Didcot.
Alastair mentions that the company makes many special edition pens to celebrate famous people including Alan Turing, Winston Churchill, Dylan Thomas, William Shakespeare, and Jane Austen.
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Freeman Annie Couldery, George Thompson and Bex Newell launch Rebel Stationery
23 AUGUST 2024
After an exciting launch at London Stationery Show 2024, Rebel Stationery are proud to present our debut collection of diaries, notebooks, planners and gifting accessories. We are also thrilled to announce that we have just gone live on www.holly.co, the new luxury marketplace by Holly Tucker MBE.
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Literary Lunch Event features Dylan Jones with his new book 'These Foolish Things'
22 AUGUST 2024
As regular supporters of our Stationers Literary Lunches I am giving you advance notification of a Literary Event with a difference. In October at the world famous location, L’Escargot in Greek Street, Soho, where on Thursday 3 October from 6pm you can join us for a drink in the Snail Club followed by the Evening Standard Editor in chief Dylan Jones speaking about his new memoir “These Foolish Things”.
Those attending will then enjoy a pre-booked two course dinner in the restaurant downstairs. The total cost will be £45.00 including a glass of wine or soft drink on entry. Further drinks and pudding ( plus Dylan’s book) will be available at an additional cost.
Please let me, Mike James know as soon as possible if you would like to attend. This is a joint event with The London Press Club with the profit going to our charity.