Office Supplies

Grass cuttings from the Millennium Stadium pitch are to be turned into green office supplies – literally. Having staged yesterday’s exciting Carling Cup final between Arsenal and Chelsea, the pitch saw plenty of action in just 90 minutes. However, now clippings from the turf are to be turned into recycled Paper by a company that […]

British Paper suppliers are using responsibly sourced materials, according to an industry body. The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has stated that all of its members endeavour to ensure that their pulp and wood stocks come from responsibly managed forests and that the trees being used to supply the Paper industry are regularly replaced. Its […]

Papermaker Curtis Fine Papers has revealed that is looking for new markets to branch into. The Scottish office supplies firm has said that following a decline in the graphical Paper market, it is looking to the luxury packaging and brand protection sectors for a way of recouping the revenue. Among its schemes is the April […]

MPs in Glasgow spent more than £440,000 on personal allowances and other expenses, it has been revealed. Travel, telephone bills and office supplies were all cited as key expenses that Scottish MPs claimed last year. The figures have been revealed on the Scottish parliament website and cover the 2005-06 financial year. Politicians can legally claim […]

A new study has revealed that PCs remain one of the top pieces of office equipment in the modern-day workplace. A study by research group YouGov has found that PCs have increased their popularity with office workers by five per cent since the 1990s, with more and more offices relying on them to carry out […]

Newport is hoping to become the home of office equipment recycling by opening a Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) processing plant. New regulations relating to WEEE have been at the forefront of manufacturers’ minds since they were first announced by the EU and the Port of Newport is hoping that its plant will make […]

Potted plants are the key to creating truly green office environments, if experts in America are to be believed. A scheme entitled Plants at Work is aiming to promote the benefits of having the odd rhododendron dotted around the office furniture by claiming that, not only do they look pretty, they remove toxic chemicals from […]

Law is the latest industry to make moves to turn its operations green, it has been revealed. According to the Lawyer website, professional solicitors are taking a keener interest in the environmental impact their offices have on the wider world. This has seen many introduce environmentally-friendly practices in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint […]

Office supplies manufacturer Avery Dennison has released a new range of double-sided printable business cards. The firm claims that business cards are the most important marketing tool too many companies and as such need to be kept up-to-date and informative. And with its range of printable office supplies, it is hoping to squash the myth […]

Office equipment manufacturer Ricoh has announced that it is to offer consumers the opportunity to help African communities by printing. The firm has revealed that it is to launch a new scheme that will see it plant a fruit tree for every 100,000 print outs made by businesses who sign up to the project. As […]