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11/25/11 - NEW AWARDS FOR LYRECO
Lyreco gets awards in Finland, Germany and Canada


Officeday is n° 1 in Finland in Office 2011 survey of Taloustutkimus for the 4th time in a row!
 
The Finnish market research company Taloustutkimus made in Finland an Office survey in May - June 2011. The survey is done annually and is lead independently by Taloustutkimus. The respondents are the persons who are responsible for office product purchases in their company. Officeday and Lyreco have still been evaluated separately this year.
 
The aim of this survey is to find out about the strengths and weaknesses of companies supplying office supplies, machines and furniture, but also about their reputation among customers : respondents evaluated the companies based on their own experience, but also on the image they have of the company.
 
Officeday was evaluated the best of the industry according to overall grade for the 4th time in a row, but also the best following all 9 image criteria such as:
- Price level
- Ability to deliver
- Product range
- Customer service
- Liability
- Doing business via internet
- Service concepts
- Flexibility
- Catalogues and brochures
It was also very pleasant to notice that Lyreco was evaluated the second best following those image criteria!



Lyreco in Germany becomes “Preferred Supplier” of Robert-Bosch GmbH for the second year in a row!
Lyreco has again been awarded. For the second year in a row Robert Bosch GmbH awarded us as „Preferred Supplier der Bosch-Gruppe“(„Preferred Supplier of the Bosch Group“).
Due to a „permanently outstanding and professional performance“ Lyreco has been ranked among the top level suppliers of the group. According to the Bosch Group only the best and most reliable suppliers (7 per cent) receive this distinction!
This award is recognition of the excellent cooperation and encourages further development of our business!



COPA Award in Canada
 
The COPA* Awards Committee recognized Lyreco in November with its Community Leadership Award of Excellence for the renovation of the Montreal Sun Youth Building in January this year.
With this award, COPA honored a company who, in addition to its routine duties and responsibilities, went the extra miles to get involved in programmes, initiatives and activities that benefit the community in which they live and work.
 
(*Canadian Office Product Association)



Lyreco in Germany labeled „Top Business-Partner“ of Hoppenstedt CreditCheck for excellent credit rating
 
Hoppenstedt Kreditinformationen GmbH evaluated the credit worthiness of 4.5 million German enterprises on a rating scale from 1 (best possible result) to 6. The rating index is made up of 18 to 20 different parameters. Macroeconomic and demographic data are also incorporated in the evaluation.
 
With the title „Top-Business-Partner“ Hoppenstedt CreditCheck recognizes Lyreco as one of the 3.3 per cent of German enterprises with a rating index of 1 as we achieved outstanding results in the areas of financial reporting and structured business processes.
 
The certificate „Hoppenstedt CreditCheck Top Rating“ is a renowned German business-award which enables customers, business-partners, contractors and banks to assess the credit-worthiness of an enterprise.


 
 
11/25/11 -
Lyreco in Canada gets the FSC certification


Lyreco in Canada gets FSC Forestry Chain-of-Custody Certification
 
In September Lyreco in Canada became the 2nd subsidiary (after Benelux) to achieve the FSC Forestry Chain-of Custody Certification. This was a collaborated effort including contributions from our Marketing, Logistics and Finance Teams. Our SGS auditor spent 3 days with us and visited 2 of our DC’s and also our Head Office. The intense preparation leading up to our audit resulted in 0 Non Conformances and praise from our auditor for the thoroughness of our new processes. We can proudly sell our FSC items as true FSC products to customers which are also FSC Chain-of-Custody certified. 
 
More and more customers are demanding to know the origins of the products they are purchasing and the Ontario Government is a perfect example. The Ontario Government will insist that their supplier is Forestry Chain-Of-Custody Certified. This will surely set us apart from our biggest Canadian competitors who are not certified. 



 
 
08/25/11 -
Steve Law appointed interim CEO
Following the departure of Philippe Martinez, Zone Managing Director Europe/Canada Steve Law has been appointed interim CEO.
 
”Steve Law has been in Lyreco for more than 20 years and has an excellent knowledge of the company. I have full trust that he can lead the company until a new CEO can be appointed” comments Chairman Georges Gaspard.
 
“I’m honoured by this chance to help the Company during this transition period and will do all in my power to continue to grow the business” says Steve Law
 
I have instated former CEO and Board member Eric Bigeard as Co-Board Chairman to support Steve Law during his interim role” ends Chairman Georges Gaspard.
 
06/01/11 -
LYRECO LAUNCHES ITS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WEBSITE:
eco.lyreco.com
 
Lyreco increases the communication level and awareness about its Sustainable Development approach.
 
 
Lyreco has decided to launch its Sustainable Development website in order to provide a common platform to interested parties up to speed on our sustainable Development progress.
 
It endeavours to showcase practical elements of our initiatives and actions, and especially the Environmental, Social and Economic ones.
The main goal is to increase the awareness of our customers and stakeholders on sustainability issues.
 
The website will in fact be available in different languages and for each country to fully take into account the local context and so be closer to the local interested parties.
 
On top of that, Lyreco has also decided to create a real specific “SD Identity” to support its Sustainable Development communication.
A specific logo and strapline have been created as well as a full visual graphical charter.
For instance, in order to ease the reading and understanding, any communication on our Sustainable Development actions will be identified with the below logo.
 
The address to directly reach the corporate Sustainable Development website is: http://eco.lyreco.com.
 
We invite you to visit our website on a regular basis so that you can get our latest news, awards and recognition, as well as an up-to-date assessment of our certification body.
You will also better discover and appreciate what we do on a daily basis in terms of Sustainable Development.
 
Enjoy your visit and feel free to contact us!
We would be pleased to answer to the questions you may have and are happy to receive your inputs on our Sustainable Development actions: group.qse@lyreco.com.
 
03/28/11 -
Lyreco recognises excellence at its "2010 Supplier Awards"
Lyreco rewards Pentel, Stabilo, Uni-Mitsubishi, Citizen, Sealed Air and Pilot at its annual ceremony, which brings together the Group’s key suppliers.
 
 
Marly, France, 24 March, 2011 – Yesterday in Brussels, Lyreco, a leader in the distribution of office products, rewarded its best suppliers at the 12th edition of its ‘Supplier of the Year Awards’. This event is the pinacle of a long evaluation process put in place by the Group some years ago in order to judge the marketing and logistical performance of its suppliers.
 
Winners of the 2010 Lyreco Awards
 
The Awards were issued across seven categories and were handed out by Philippe Martinez, CEO of the Lyreco Group, and John Watson, the Group’s Marketing Director:
 
- Best logistics for under 35 SKU (stock keeping units): Pentel
- Best logistics for above 35 SKU (stock keeping units): Stabilo
- Best marketing campaign: Uni-Mitsubishi
- Best overall growth: Uni-Mitsubishi
- Best EOS (Electronic Office Supplies): Citizen
- Best paper: Sealed Air
- Best GOP (General Office Supplies): Pilot
 
Lyreco - core values at the heart of the selection process
 
The Lyreco Group has always put ‘customer satisfaction’ at the heart of its strategy and as a result, expects the same level of commitment from its suppliers.
 
In fact, Lyreco applies its fundamental, unifying values on a daily basis – high quality products, an impeccable level of service, error-free deliveries, innovative marketing programmes, etc.
 
These awards represent an unrivalled opportunity to recognise suppliers for their abilities and their involvement in the Group’s development and internationalisation.
 
"We’re fanatical about customer service and we expect our supply partners to provide the same quality of service to Lyreco,” commented John Watson, Group Marketing Director for Lyreco.
 
“SPIP assessment is one of the most concrete tools in our armoury that enables us to evaluate the performance of a supplier and to identify the key and relevant areas of improvement which we can work on together," he concluded.
 
 
Methodology
 
This year, 85 suppliers were evaluated on the basis of seven criteria, in two different categories – marketing and logistics. These evaluations, which were identical in every country, were ratified by a jury made up of members of the Group’s marketing team.
 
Marketing criteria:
 
- Innovation(s) in marketing programmes
- Investment(s) in marketing activities
- Number of marketing accreditations
- Quality of account management
 
Logistics criteria:
 
- Quality of supplier’s service (orders delivered complete and on time)
- Clear and detailed invoicing
- Order management which matches supply and demand.
 
This event reinforces the Group’s business vision and consolidates its 2011 strategy which is both ‘customer’ and ‘supplier’ focused, in order to make Lyreco the international benchmark for the office products sector.
 
03/01/11 -
Lyreco volunteers to help Sun Youth in Montréal
150 sales people from Lyreco in Canada volunteered their time to spruce-up the Sun Youth Building in Montreal on January 13th during a teambuilding activity organised at Lyreco 2011 Sales Convention.
 
Lyreco teams were working hand in hand to improve the Sun Youth building. They cleaned, painted and reorganised the space in order to offer a better environment for the organisation that has been working at supporting underprivileged Montrealers since 1954 with a vast array of services. Being 90 years old, the building was starting to show signs of aging and renovation was greatly appreciated!
 
Everybody worked tirelessly all afternoon, doing everything from washing windows and floors to building and fixing furniture, but there was also a party atmosphere in the air. We combined fun and work with the various games and friendly competitions that had been planned for the teams throughout the day (such as hula-hoop challenges). Lyreco employees came from across Canada. They got to know each other better and very much enjoyed their afternoon of volunteer work because of the fun they had but also because they had a chance to give back to the community.
 
An article related to our teambuilding event was published the day after one page 2 of Le Journal de Montréal, a daily tabloid newspaper published in Montreal which is the largest-circulation French-language newspaper in North America! The news was also broadcasted on some of Canada’s main TV channels (CTV, Global New Montreal). Check the video on www.lyreco.ca! 
 
Linda Hernandez
Lyreco MarCom Manager - Canada
 
 
“Many people will be able to benefit from the work your employees did, including many young people. In total, over 10 rooms and areas were renovated by the volunteers from Lyreco, including our Teen Lounge, Arcade Room, Ball Hockey Gymnasium, Study Hall and Staff Lounge.
We were more than happy to welcome the 150+ volunteers from Lyreco for their teambuilding activity. We were even happier to witness their efforts in improving our facilities and the results they managed to obtain in a short amount of time. On behalf of the Sun Youth staff, management and volunteers, our deepest thanks for everything you did for our organisation.”
 
Sid Stevens
Executive Vice-President
Sun Youth Organisation
 
01/25/11 -
ACQUISITION OF ANTALIS OFFICE SUPPLIES
Lyreco is pleased to announce the signature of an agreement with Antalis for the acquisition of Antalis Office Supplies businesses in Spain and Portugal.
 
Antalis Office Supplies is a distributor specialised in office supplies, achieves sales of approximately 68 millions Euros and employs around 240 people in Spain and Portugal.
 
This development is totally in line with the Lyreco strategy to focus its growth on key markets.
 
Luis Salrach, MD of Antalis OS declared:” It is a great pleasure for me and the whole team to join the strongest Office Supplies group in Europe. Lyreco is famous for its excellence in operations and I look forward to enjoy the benefits to strengthen our businesses in Spain and Portugal, offering from now an international coverage to our customers“.
 
Philippe Martinez added: “I have a lot of respect for the work achieved by the team at Antalis OS and I am delighted to be able to service our global customers in 27 different countries with the addition of Portugal“.
 
Discussions with Unipapel (Lyreco joint-venture partner in Spain) have been initiated in order to assess the new situation.
 
01/24/11 -
LYRECO TO ACQUIRE 100% SHARES IN OFISERVICE
Lyreco is pleased to announce today the signature of an agreement with Unipapel for the acquisition of its shares in Suministros Integrales de Oficinas S.A.: Lyreco 50%-owned subsidiary in Spain, active and trading under the name Ofiservice.
 
Ofiservice, which was founded jointly by Unipapel and Lyreco in 1989, is a leading distributor specialised in office supplies with sales of approximately 125 millions Euros and around 610 employees across Spain.
 
As announced following the signed acquisition of Antalis Office Supplies end November, discussions have taken place between the 2 joint-venture partners in Ofiservice over the last month. Completion of the transaction is anticipated to be effective in the coming weeks after finalisation of all closing proceedings.
 
At the same time, Lyreco is announcing the completion of its transaction with Antalis related to the acquisition of Antalis Office Supplies in Spain. The completion for the Portuguese part of the business is expected in the early days of February 2011.
 
Philippe Martinez stated: “I am thrilled with these 2 announcements, strengthening Lyreco leading position in Spain and the combination of the two businesses will allow us to provide customers of both Ofiservice and Antalis Office Supplies with an even better focus, service level, product range and unmatched offers in Spain and soon in Portugal”.
 
Eric Bigeard added: “For Lyreco, Spain was our first step in the international arena. The joint-venture was incredibly successful and allowed to give birth to the number one European player and cemented the foundation of our success story over the last 20 years. I am very thankful to Millan Alvarez, CEO of Unipapel, for the very constructive collaboration in the last couple of years and especially through the last weeks of negotiation”.