Dealer group goes ‘above and beyond’ with new technology
Office Brands has announced a series of online and e-commerce initiatives that will “fundamentally change the way the group does business in the year ahead”, according CEO Gavin Ward.
New-look board for Office Brands
Office Brands has a new-look board with Phil Funga, co-owner of Perth-based Office National Canning Vale and and David Loxton, owner of Brisbane-based Pencraft Office National, being elected at the group’s annual general meeting, held at the Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast on 25 October.
Office Brands tops up record rebates with special dividend
Proceeds from the sale of its former premises, improved cashflows and greater compliance by members have contributed to a full-year after-tax profit of $310,029 at Office Brands.
Analysis: Decision time for BPGI
BPGI’s annual general meeting in Lisbon, Portugal, at the beginning of November is set to be a key moment in the purchasing organisation’s history. Founded in 1996 as a way for independent dealers – through their dealer groups – to achieve a degree of purchasing-power parity with their big-box rivals, in its heyday the group had about 20 dealer group members around the globe with annual end-user sales of some $12 billion.