Filing Cabinets at Paperstone

It's good to spare the odd tree or two and we should all aim to consume less paper, but despite prophesies of the paperless office we will never get rid of it entirely, be it for legal, logistical or even nostalgic reasons. So we need ways of keeping all that hard stuff ordered, out of sight and yet accessible.

At Paperstone we consider ourselves at the top of our game when it comes to filing and storage solutions. We supply sturdy and stylish filing cabinets (or “file cabinets” as they're known across the pond) with a range of shapes and sizes to fit into and optimise any office space. We have selected our range according to stability, safety, durability, style and workmanship. And we offer significant price reductions where possible.

We're confident you'll find what you're looking for in these pages but if you need a bit of extra help, give us a call on 020 7462 7800.

Bisley Filing Cabinets

Bisley Office Furniture is a manufacturer of steel office storage operating from a Surrey village of the same name and a site in Newport, Wales. From humble beginnings before WWII it has grown without acquisitions to be the largest manufacturer of office furniture in the UK and one of the largest in the European Union. It has a particularly extensive environmental policy that applies to all stages of production. All steel purchased by Bisley is 40% recycled and steel itself is 100% recyclable.

Bisley BS filing cabinets are built for durability and quality – no in-built obsolescence here. With heavy duty construction, they are fitted with anti-tilt for stability. Ball bearing slides provide smooth opening and closing and ensure full extension to access the whole drawer. Drawers can accommodate foolscap files. BS cabinets have a seven-year guarantee.

Bisley side filers are an alternative to BS cabinets where floor space is an issue. The drawers accommodate one row of foolscap suspension files facing sideways and two rows of A4 files facing forwards. The drawer extension is less than that for BS filing cabinets and so ideal for narrower spaces. Bisley side filers have a five-year guarantee.

As well as conventional filing cabinets we are pleased to be able to offer a range of Bisley multi-drawer cabinets for your office bits and bobs.

Trexus Filing Cabinets

Trexus make steel and wood-finish filing cabinets. They are also built to last. Fully welded steel chassis ensure maximum strength. The high-sided and easy glide drawers extend 100% and can accommodate foolscap filing. Trexus filing cabinets have a five-year guarantee. In addition to “entry level” Trexus products we offer their Sonix range – in beech and oak finishes “for that touch of extra style.”

Plus...

We stock stackable one-drawer filing cubes by Pierre Henry and a natty number from Emperial – which is free-standing no less!

Filing Cabinet fact file

• Papers and documents were originally held together using a string or wire called a file, from the Latin filum, “thread”, from which we also get filament. These files were much like the treasury tags we still use today. While the appliances used for holding papers together have changed, we still use the word file to refer both to a collection of papers and the thing holding them. In computing, the use of the word dates from 1954.
• Missing files: According to a written ministerial answer to the House of Commons earlier this year, the UK Ministry of Defence has had over 500 laptops lost or stolen since 1998.
• Uninterestingly, Russell T. Davis cites The X-Files as an influence on his Doctor Who spin-off, Torchwood.
• Song lyrics referencing office furniture are hard to come by, but Bauhaus' In The Flat Field contains the following:

As life maps out onto my brow

The card is lowered in index turn

Into my filing cabinet hemispheres spurn.

• In the 1999 film Being John Malkovich, the portal into that actor's mind is hidden behind a filing cabinet on the 7 1/2th floor.

Filing cabinet glossary

While the concept of a filing cabinet is hardly rocket science, there’s a surprising amount of jargon that rears its head while you’re deciding which one is right for you. With this in mind, here’s our jargon-busting filing cabinet glossary!

Anti-tilt: A device that stops more than one drawer or pull-out frame in a storage unit being opened at a time. Basically, this avoids the cabinet toppling over and squashing you. Handy.

Multi-drawer: Versatile steel drawer units with many (often different sized) drawers in a single unit to accommodate a variety of storage solutions in one filing cabinet. Multi-drawer units can be especially useful for parts storage.

Tambours: Cupboards and cabinets with shutter-style doors. These take up less floor and surrounding space, providing high density storage in generally smaller units.

Fittings: These are any accessories that you use to personalise and maximise the efficiency of your filing cabinet and cupboard systems. Options include pull-out shelves, pigeon hole units and lateral filing rails.

Insert Trays: Small plastic trays that fit into multi-drawer units and split the drawer into many smaller sections for the storage of smaller items.

Compressor Plate: An optional steel plate that will fit into filing cabinets and keeps a partly-filled filing cabinet tidy, as it keeps files pressed together.

We hope you found that helpful. Now you can astound your friends with your knowledge of filing cabinet techno-speak! Or keep it quietly to yourself of course.

We're here to make your life easier; so if you've got any questions about our products or making an order, call the Paperstone team on 020 7462 7800. Remember. It's what we do!

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