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With over a decade of experience in distribution to the OP industry, the focus at Dallas-based Sourcingpartner is on delivering unique quality products backed by its distribution operation and call centre. "We are delighted to be partnering with Systemcare to gain distribution in North America for their outstanding range of equipment and screen cleaning products. Systemcare is a well run company backed by an exceptional corporation in ITW," comments Steve DiPasquale, Sourcingpartner’s CEO. "We were interested in teaming-up with Systemcare due to not only their world class manufacturing operations, but their understanding of the market here. Systemcare embraces the need for rigorous compliance with US regulations, logistics and distribution requirements as well as customer and end-user support to make every sale a positive one." Read the full article here. Courtesy of Office Products International - www.OPI.net The month in news - February 2008 Courtesy of Office Products International - www.OPI.net Overall, the news over the last month has had what is becoming a depressingly familiar ring to it. Latest job figures from the US show that 524,000 jobs were lost in the month of December alone - taking the number of layoffs since the recession officially began in December 2007 to 3.6 million - while in the UK, the national news has been dominated by continued job losses as unemployment rises above two million and a number of well-known high street names go out of business. Stationery suppliers will have been directly affected by Woolworths and Zavvi (formerly Virgin Megastores) both going into administration and there is continued speculation that Borders, owners of the Paperchase chain, may be unable to avoid a similar fate. More than 1,000 employees at ACCO in the US began the New Year with a week-long furlough and we've also seen jobs cuts announced recently at MWV, Lexmark, Dell, Logitech, among others. But growth can be achieved - BuyOnlineNow in the US and the UK's WG Office Supplies are just two resellers to prove that, even in a downturn, businesses can thrive if they adopt a positive and forward-thinking approach. Let's hope we have more positive news in next month's OPI! Andy Braithwaite, News Editor, OPI www.OPI.net Systemcare buoyant after 2008 results Private label manufacturer of cleaning and hygiene products Systemcare says it ended 2008 on a positive note. The Birmingham-based company says that it achieved its annual budget, including its target for the fourth quarter. "Our major global own label clients have all achieved growth," said Marketing Director Doug Skeggs. "We have worked closely with them to get momentum of sales which has continued to year end and, although November was flat, December was much better than we had forecast." Skeggs said that the company's success was due to a combination of quality, price and service levels that exceeded expectations. "Growth is not achieved just by low pricing," he stated. "It's a whole package aimed at growing our customers' brands month in and month out.

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