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02/02/12 - EOPA CSR Award
Lyreco wins the European Office Products Award in the Corporate Social Responsibility category
January, 30th 2012, more than 350 guests were present at the prestigious annual awards dinner, which is organised by OPI during Paperworld in Frankfurt.
 
The Corporate Social Responsibility award was then received by Steve Law – Lyreco CEO (see the enclosed picture).
 
The entries have been judged by a panel of office products industry executives, including 3M, Avery, Brother, Esselte, Fellowes, Pilot, Quantore and OPI.
 
The short listed companies for the award were: BIC, Esselte, Lyreco, Office Team, Staples.
 
The assessment criteria and elements taken into account by the judges were:
 -       The CSR programmes, practices and policies that enhance the company as a socially and environmentally aware operation.
 -      The steps taken to develop a more responsible corporate culture. This could be green initiatives, educational/motivational initiatives for staff or customers, training etc.
  -    The additional schemes to improve the operational impact. For example, community initiatives, joint ventures with local governments and NGOs, etc.
  -    The effective monitoring of our CSR initiatives.
 
Through its press release, OPI said “Judges praised Lyreco as a company that lives, works and breathes its approach to CSR, consistent in everything it does”.
 
This award is for sure a source of pride for all the Lyreco staffs who contribute on a daily basis to our Sustainability strategy.
 
01/13/12 - LYRECO IN SOUTH AMERICA
2 new partners to support Lyreco development
LYRECO ENTERED INTO STRATEGIC ALLIANCES
WITH INFORSHOP (BRAZIL) AND MARKEN (ARGENTINA)
Lyreco is pleased to announce the signature of two strategic alliances with Inforshop (Brazil) and Marken (Argentina), two fast-growing and leading office supplies distributors on their respective markets.
 
Founded in 1986 and based in São Paulo (Brazilian economic capital), Inforshop is among the leading office supplies distributors in Brazil. Inforshop has a turnover around BRL 200 million (€ 85 million) and has more than doubled its sales since 2008. Operating from 6 different locations, Inforshop provides a nationwide coverage to its customers and employs 280 people.
Founded in 2001, Marken is a fast-growing contract stationer in Argentinean market. Marken has a turnover around ARS 25 million (€ 4.5 million), being the Argentinean sales best-performer in its industry as its sales doubled since 2009. The company is located in Buenos Aires and has 37 employees.
 
Lyreco is the European leader for office supplies and also operates in Canada, Australia and across Asia. The annual sales of Lyreco reach around € 2.2 billion in 2011. With these 2 new partnerships in South America, Lyreco covers now 37 countries in 5 continents.
 
“We are very enthusiastic to initiate long-term relationships and develop business with 2 new partners sharing common values and fanatically service-driven. These partnerships embody a unique opportunity to expand our global coverage and start servicing our global customers in South America.”declared Steve Law, CEO of Lyreco
 
“Entering into partnership with a player of the size and credibility of Lyreco is something to be proud of. We share the same values, philosophies and quality commitment, sustained by the ISO certification. From now on, I will work even harder.” stated José Mario Britto, CEO of Inforshop.
 
”This is a major new step for the development of our company in Argentina” added Facundo Echavarria, CEO of Marken. ”In combination with Lyreco global leadership and expertise, Marken will enhance its abilities for creating value and to develop new and innovative solutions to our customers in Argentina.”

 
06/22/11 -
Lyreco recognises excellence at its 2010 Supplier Awards
Lyreco rewards Writebest, Business Machine Systems and 3M at its annual ceremony, which brings together Lyreco’s key suppliers.
 
 
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 10 June, 2011 – Lyreco, a worldwide leader in the distribution of office products, rewarded its best suppliers at the 2nd edition of its ‘Supplier of the Year Awards’. This event is the pinacle of a long evaluation process in order to judge the marketing and logistical performance of its suppliers.
 
Winners of the 2010 Lyreco Awards
The Awards were issued across 4 categories:
 
-  Best Supplier: Writebest
-  Best Local supplier: Writebest
-  Best Electronic office supplier: Business Machine 
                                              Systems
- 2010 Most improved supplier: 3M
 
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 Lyreco’s development.
 
"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, 66 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 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 Lyreco’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.