Lyreco UK and Ireland

We’re Keeping the Impact Going! 💥 We’re thrilled to announce that last year's winners of the Supplier Support Programme will continue to partner with us through 2025! Why should YOU, as a business, care? 🔝 Support Social Enterprises & Microbusinesses = BIG Impact! 🧑🤝🧑 Empowering Communities: Every purchase fuels social change, creating jobs, opportunities, and solutions for those in need. 🌱 Sustainability: Choose suppliers who prioritise the planet and its people. In today’s world, sustainability and social responsibility aren’t just buzzwords – so we’re providing meaningful solutions that meet your business needs and support your Corporate Social Responsibility goals. Sanni Bin – Offering a sanitary disposal alternative that reduces costs and minimises environmental impact. Change Please – Supplying a range of coffee products, with 100% of their profits going towards giving people experiencing homelessness a living wage job, housing, and training. NEMI Teas – Sustainable "everyday and specialty" teas help create opportunities for refugees to shape their journeys, allowing them to contribute to society and its development. Frank Water – Bottled water, with benefits! 100% of Frank Water's profits are donated to raise funds for vulnerable communities overseas, providing long term access to safe water, sanitation, and good hygiene. Waste to Wonder Worldwide – Offering a carbon neutral furniture and equipment removal service, and donating all items to schools, hospitals, or emergency shelters in the UK and abroad. It’s Our Planet Too - Providing an award-winning selection of sustainable Eco Tool Kits that inspire children to love and care for the environment. Let's keep making a difference in 2025! #SSP #LyrecoConvention #PowerThroughEnergy

Working together to bring better solutions to our customers 🤝 The Lyreco Convention is the perfect opportunity to unite our sales force with our suppliers to discuss new products and opportunities face-to-face. Following on from last week, we caught up with some suppliers to get their thoughts on how the Convention went. Fellowes Brands 🗣️: “It’s great to be part of the Lyreco convention. It allows us to showcase key product ranges that will help support Lyreco’s growth. It is also a good opportunity to speak with the sales teams to help extend their product knowledge, empowering them to speak confidently to customers about our products and solutions.” Nestlé / Nestlé Professional🗣️: “The convention offered us the opportunity to gain greater insights into the channel approaches taken by Lyreco – and this uncovered a variety of levers we can adopt with the Lyreco team. Despite being an established supplier with relationships spanning more than a decade, the convention allows us to unearth new learning that will continue to drive our mutual businesses. Partnering with Lyreco has been a positive experience where we have adopted a more meaningful relationship through mutual understanding and shared values, and this has driven continuous and sustained business growth for the coffee category” Ocee & Four Design 🗣️: “The Lyreco Convention is a highly enjoyable experience, giving an opportunity to gain leads, meet new people, and strengthen existing relationships – and by night, an amazing social event with incredible entertainment. As a furniture manufacturer, we are proud to be associated with the event and it’s a fantastic opportunity to showcase and demonstrate our products in person, where people can fully experience the quality by touch and feel. The event allows us to strengthen relationships and focus on a clear action plan to continue providing excellent customer service & support.” #LyrecoConvention #PowerThroughEnergy

Setting the direction for 2025 🧭 The Lyreco Convention allows our Senior Management Team to celebrate the achievements of the past twelve months and showcase their plans for the year ahead. With many exciting projects discussed, we caught up with members of our SMT, and Convention team, to get their thoughts on the 2025 ‘Power Through Energy’ Convention. Michael Milward, Managing Director 🗣️: “The annual convention is an important moment for our business—it sets the tone for the year ahead and gives us the chance to come together as one, allowing us to share our plans and align our goals. It’s also an opportunity, with our supplier partners, to take a closer look at the advancements happening across different categories. By understanding these developments, we’re better equipped to serve our customers and support their success with great working days. Beyond business strategy, the conference is also about connection. It’s a moment to pause, reflect on what we’ve achieved together both in commercial terms but also as a culture and through Lyreco Goodness, and reset for the year ahead. This is where we rise in energy as a team ready to power through and deliver on our ambitions for 2025.” Andrew Burnett, Commercial Director 🗣️: “The 2025 convention was not just the start of a new year but a powerful reflection on the incredible progress we made in 2024. This year, we’re not just aiming for progress—we’re determined to Power Through every challenge and seize every opportunity for growth and success.” Asmana B., People & Culture Director 🗣️: “Our Lyreco Convention is all about coming together to celebrate who we are and what we’ve achieved as a team. It’s the perfect example of Lyreco Goodness in action—connecting, inspiring, and reminding us why what we do matters. When we come together, we fuel our culture and power that energy back into everything we do, inspiring us to deliver even more for our customers and communities.” Duane Fullwood, Finance Director 🗣️: “I’ve had the pleasure of attending many conferences over my 36 years with Lyreco. For me, they get bigger and better every year and this year is no exception! I really enjoy catching up with our Lyreco UK & Ireland family face to face and having some laughs. It’s also a great opportunity to bring everyone up to speed with how the business is doing and the exciting plans that we have for the coming years” Sean Mullin & Tanika Ward, PPCI Team 🗣️: “From the moment the Convention ends, we’re already looking ahead to the next one, planning how to make the event even bigger each year! This is a team effort, and we’re extremely proud and honoured to be trusted by the full business to run this event for over 1,000 delegates every year, and we have now had the responsibility to lead the last 3 events. Every year we get the feedback that the Convention of that year had exceeded expectations and that everyone is already looking forward to the next!” #LyrecoConvention #PowerThroughEnergy

Power Through Energy⚡ Last Friday, we held our annual Lyreco Convention. Following on from 2024, which focused on #EnergyInAction, this year we focused on #PowerThroughEnergy and how we are working towards the targets we have set for the year ahead. The 2025 Lyreco Convention was our biggest ever, with over 140 suppliers and more than 1,300 attendees. Bringing our Suppliers, Management Teams, and Sales together allowed for: 📦 Our suppliers to engage with our Sales teams, introducing new products and innovations to help solve our customer's needs. 📊 Presentations from our Senior Management, reflecting on the past year and their vision for 2025 (and beyond!) 🔋 Jake Humphrey and Prof. Damian Hughes, from the High Performance Podcast, joined us to discuss the idea of “high performance”, what this means, and how we can apply this across all aspects of our life. 💆 Oliver Patrick, from The Energy Equation, hosted a Wellbeing session on how our environment, lifestyle, and genetics contribute to our fatigue, energy, and health. 🗣️ A conversation, hosted by Jake Humphrey, with our Managing Director, Michael Milward, and Lyreco Group CEO, Gregory Lienard, discussing the importance of high performance, energy, innovation, reflecting on the success of the Convention, and looking forward to the future of Lyreco on a global scale. The Convention didn’t stop there. As day became night, we held a fantastic gala dinner for all our Lyreco team, with evening’s entertainment kick-started by singer Callum Doigne during our drinks reception, followed by an acrobatic show from Gravity Live, a fantastic comedy act from Iain Stirling, a lung-busting blast from Ellie Sax, a bring-the-house-down performance from Craig David, and the show-stopper from radio DJ Chris Moyles to close out the night! #LyrecoConvention #PowerThroughEnergy

The calm before the Lyreco storm ⛈️ #LyrecoConvention #PowerThroughEnergy

We're celebrating International Day of Education this Friday 🏫 At Lyreco, we're dedicated to supplying the tools that inspire the next generation of leaders. From early years to higher education and support for Special Education Needs, we provide everything you need to shape a brighter future. Through our charity, Lyreco for Education, we have worked to develop education where it is needed most in the world, helping to shape a better future for all. Over the last 15 years, we have raised over €4,000,000 to improve the quality of education in Bangladesh, Vietnam, Togo, Madagascar, Cambodia, and Ethiopia.    Discover how Lyreco can support your students with the essentials for success and continue to inspire greatness in every classroom.  🔗 https://lnkd.in/d5UwWhPZ   #LyrecoEducation

Another great working day, delivered 📦 #Lyreco #AGreatWorkingDay

📢 Announcing our new Ireland Charity Partner for 2025. This year, we have the privilege of partnering with The Jack and Jill Children's Foundation as our Irish charity partner. The Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation provides in-home nursing care and respite support for children up to the age of six with complex medical needs. These children often require around-the-clock care, including tube feeding, oxygen support, medication, and seizure management. Understandably, their parents can be exhausted and need a break, which is where Jack and Jill comes in. Michaelle McMahon, Corporate Fundraising Manager at Jack & Jill Children’s Foundation, said this following the partnership announcement 🗣️: “We are thrilled to partner with Lyreco as their new Ireland charity partner. We’ll collaborate on fundraising, staff engagement, and shared initiatives that will make a tangible impact. Through this partnership, Lyreco will support over 400 families in communities across Ireland, with every €18 raised supporting one hour of in-home nursing care - a lifeline for families caring for children with complex medical needs. We are incredibly lucky to partner with a company like Lyreco, whose commitment to sustainability and CSR shines through in their ongoing support of so many causes. Together, we can provide vital care and support to families in communities nationwide.” Last year, our Ireland team participated in a fundraising abseil event, raising over €1320! Take a look at the pictures below 👇 Learn more about the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation: https://lnkd.in/eNJMZ5k5 #Lyreco #JackandJill #CharityPartner

♻️ New Recycling Regulations ♻️ To comply with the upcoming UK recycling standards, businesses will need to have the correct equipment, waste management systems, and waste disposal methods in place by 31st March 2025. Is your business ready? Non-compliance can result in costly fines, so now is the time to ensure your processes are up to date. For everything you need to know, including recommended waste management systems check out our UK Recycling Legislation Brochure 👉 https://lnkd.in/eRf6i6Fb #Lyreco #RecyclingLegislation

Take a look at the Lyreco Convention through the years! We can't wait to see what's in store this year 👀 #Lyreco #BiggerAndBetter