Paperstone celebrates its fifth birthday today. Those five years have seen Paperstone rise from lowly, pub conversation beginnings to office products industry renown and here we take the opportunity to provide a potted sketch of the inaugural days and subsequent years of the company. Founders Jim Brown and Max Trotter-Landry had been chewing over the […]
It is now almost impossible in our daily lives to avoid media references to the vulnerability of the environment: the rainforests are disappearing; supplies of drinkable water, along with our capacity to produce food for a growing population, are in decline; and the world’s climate is warming – and, apparently, it’s at least partly our […]
Sustainability and waste management tips. Here are some tips to keep your office green and lower its running costs at the same time. Get your colleagues on board with the whole sustainability thing. Reducing consumption leaves more money in your business’ coffers and will extend the life of the business. (And human civilization may not […]
Last week, we at Paperstone launched an online survey to gather customers’ opinions about our website. The survey includes questions on satisfaction with the website, general usability, ratings of particular aspects of the site and fairly standard profiling and demographic information. We intend to feed the results into a rethink of our site. This is […]
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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