Last week the Charing Cross branch of Blackwell unveiled its latest investment, the Espresso Book Machine. The printer prints and binds books in about five minutes as customers wait, promising to end the frustration getting hold of out of print books. The Espresso offers almost half a million titles at the moment – with more […]
A poll of British workers conducted by the the confidential data destruction company, Shred Easy, has found that, not pens or notepads but toilet rolls are the most stolen product from the workplace. Tea bags and copier Paper are also popular with office scavengers. More seriously, so are USB sticks. Jim Watson, Managing Director of […]
This Wednesday, 22nd April, is Earth Day 2009. Earth Day has been held every year since 1970. It’s an awareness-raising day on which we’re all asked to be a bit more environmentally conscious and take extra measures to save on energy and resources. Offices can play a particularly important part on Earth Day as business […]
Shopkeepers in North London have been told to make sure they have “No smoking” signs on their front doors after a number of businesses were fined up to £250 for not displaying them. Traders in Haringey have criticised the council for enforcing the law so strictly in times of recession. But Councillor Nilgun Canver, cabinet […]
Labour MP for Mitcham and Morden, Siobhain McDonagh, has been criticised again for excessive expenses claims after racking up a bill of almost £20,000 for envelopes and stamps. She was nicknamed the “Queen of Stamps” in 2007 after amassing a bill of £49,107 for stationery. The TaxPayers’ Alliance accuses the MP of propaganda. McDonagh, however, […]
Murdoch TV network Fox has commissioned a reality show series called Someone’s Gotta Go in which recession-hit businesses are ‘helped’ to cut costs by shedding employees. The Endemol USA-conceived show is already in production but Fox won’t yet say when it will be aired in the US. Each episode will feature a company with about […]
Tipp-Ex, that very recognisable stationery brand, is 50 years old this year. The company was founded in 1959 in Frankfurt by Otto W. Carls who produced an innovative correction Paper for use with typewriters. The name “Tipp-Ex” given both to the company and the product was based on the use of this original product. The […]
Business magnate, TV host, author and magazine publisher Martha Stewart is teaming up with stationery manufacturer Crane & Co. to create a line of stationery products. Stewart once featured in a Crane stationery advertising campaign during her modelling career. The first release, sure to astonish the world á la Brecht’s Verfremdungseffekt, will be a collection […]
High Street stationery and magazine retailer WH Smith is to open its own pick’n’mix counters. WH Smith already sells sweets and its move is seen as an attempt to capitalise on disappearance of Woolworths along with their help-yourself confectionery counters. We recently reported WH Smith’s removal of Playboy stationery targeted at schoolgirls from its shelves. […]
Xerox has introduced a software, hardware and services package for converting hard copy documents into into electronic files that can be searched by name, category and type. The DocuShare Virtual Filing System was launched last week in Philadelphia and comprises assessment services to build a conversion strategy, scanning technology, software and user training. The DocuShare […]
How to plan the office Christmas party Whether you count down the days, or desperately scrabble around for an excuse not to go, the office Christmas party is an event on almost every company’s calendar. So, how do you plan a party that everyone will enjoy? It’s a tricky balance to get Bob from Accounts […]
Top tips to improve your time management skills Despite what people say, time is not a commodity. It cannot be traded, expanded or reduced. It is fixed. Our perception of time, however, is another concept. How often do you think at 4pm “Where has the day gone?” and go into panic mode to try to […]
Planning in business is essential Everything from the monthly sales drive to a new product launch or project needs planning. It promotes joined-up thinking and good decision-making throughout the whole organisation. “A goal without a plan is just a wish”, observed the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, summing up a key business principle. Each business […]
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