BPIA '98 Exhibitor awards for best office products; best office furniture

Office World News, Oct 1998

The BPIA '98 Conference and Expo held in Orlando featured a special "Excellence in Innovation" awards contest among exhibitors. Sponsored by the Young Executives Forum (YEF), a BPIA peer group of executives 45 years old or younger, the contest awards excellence in new product design and innovative industry products.

Office Products Category

Best Computer Supplies and Accessories Product: Phillips' Speech Pro from Phillips Speech Processing

Best Electronic Product: Shredmaster(R) Confidential from Quartet/GBC

Best Filing and Supplies System: Store 'n' File Project Folder from Tabbies, Div. Xertrex Interna tional

Best Office/Desk Accessories Product: Mono Correction TapePen Type from Tombow

Best Product Merchandiser: Chairmat Display from E.S. Robbins Corp.

Best Product Packaging: Big

Foot ColorStops Doorstops from Master Mfg. Co. (Master Caster)

Office Furniture Category Best Computer-Support Furniture: SpaceCom(TM) from Envoy Best Desk: Traditional Desk from Box Office By Design

Best Home/Alternative Office: Traditional Entertainment Centerfrom Box Office By Design Best Occasional Chair: Onda from Envoy

Best Recycled/Remanufactured Product: Renewal from Global Industries

Best Table/Conference Room: Ecomony Conference Table from Barricks Mfg. Co.

Best Workstation/Executive Chair: Currier from Global Industries

Two "Best of Competition" awards were presented for each category:

Best office product entry: Phillips' Speech Pro from Phillips Speech Processing

Best office furniture entry: Traditional Desk from Box Office By Design