BossFederation.co.uk trade association serves UK office supplies, services industry
Title
The British Office Supplies and Services Federation (BOSS)
Description
The British Office Supplies and Services Federation (BOSS) is the trade association for businesses operating in the UK office products industry with a membership that covers the full supply-chain from multi-national brands and manufacturers to small independent dealers. Our mission statement is to serve our members in the UK office supplies and services industry through the provision of a range of initiatives, benefits and services relevant to their needs.
Additional Information
Who we represent
BOSS represents all businesses along the distribution chain in the office products industry, covering stationery, office machines and supplies, office furniture, office systems and related product areas. We have a wide breadth of membership from the smallest retailer to the largest manufacturer, and therefore represent a very large part of the industry turnover. We have over 80 manufacturing members and over 1,200 dealer and reseller members from all of the major buying and marketing groups. Commercial contract stationers, mail order companies and superstores are also members. We also have a number of special members such as the industry's systems houses and the industry's trade press.
All our members recognise that there are a huge number of areas where BOSS can bring positive advantages to their businesses.
The structure of BOSS has evolved to front the demands of an ever-changing industry. Membership of BOSS is divided into two forums the Manufacturer's Forum and the Reseller and Distributor's Forum, which are governed by autonomous Committees reporting to the Federation's Executive Board. In addition, there are a number of specialist committees and working parties dealing with industry standards, statistics, events, exports and the Benevolent Fund. Company membership gives automatic membership of the BOSS regional committees, offering social events and networking opportunities throughout the UK.
