The winners of OPI’s 2024 European Office Products Awards (EOPA) were announced on 12 March in Amsterdam.
The EOPA recognise excellence across Europe and there was certainly a flag flown for the UK business supplies industry throughout the awards. Yorkshire-based ACS Group was awarded Reseller of the Year as well as being Highly Commended in the Sustainability Excellence – Reseller category. Earlier in the evening, Leanne Gregg – Group People Director for evo – was named Executive of the Year and Banner’s Scott Ellis was Highly Commended in the Young Executive of the Year category.
The EOPA winners were announced during an evening of gourmet food, fine wines and a lighthearted industry toast by Jonathan Weiss, Commercial Director, Reckitt Global Business Solutions Europe & ANZ. Embracing his newly confirmed Irish citizenship, Weiss treated guests to a humorous limerick full of optimism for the future of business supplies.
The full list of EOPA 2024 winners follows:
- Business Product of the Year: tesa – tesapack Eco & Ultra Strong ecoLogo
- Wholesaler of the Year: Soennecken
- Marketing Campaign of the Year: Fellowes Brands – Let Your Productivity Flow – monitor arm campaign
Highly commended: BIC – BIC 4 Colours ‘A pen for every side of you’
- Initiative of the Year: Essity – Partnership for Progress UN event
- Sustainability Excellence – Vendor: tesa
Highly commended: Essity and Tork brand – Life Cycle Approach
- Sustainability Excellence – Reseller: Lyreco
Highly commended: ACS Group
- Reseller of the Year: ACS Group
Highly commended: Lyreco
- Vendor of the Year: Fellowes Brands
- Young Executive of the Year: Rasmus Olsen, Product Manager & Team Lead, Lomax
Highly commended: Scott Ellis, Head of Corporate Accounts, Banner
- Executive of the Year: Leanne Gregg, Group People Director, evo
- Business Leader of the Year: Nicolas Potier, CEO, Bruneau
- Industry Achievement: Alain Josse, Managing Director, RAJA Office
