Office Supplies

Warrington Borough Council has announced plans to buy its office supplies in bulk in a bid to cut nearly £500,000 from its expenses. The council has recently undergone a financial review after the GMB union claimed it was a "big spender" amongst local authorities. Council officials have now completed a consultation exercise which was borne […]

A US-based firm has been awarded top honours for its efforts to create the perfect green office environment. Carpet manufacturer Interface joined forces with design firm TVS Interiors in a bid to create a showroom that was also a haven for environmentalists. And its efforts to help create a sustainable working environment have been deemed […]

Brand awareness for office Paper manufactured by HP has increased massively, according to the latest Opticom International Research brand equity tracking survey. HP office Paper has risen from 12th in the 2005 rankings to 3rd in 2006, although HP’s office supplies still trail behind Xerox and Impega in the brand awareness stakes. The Opticom International […]

A Yorkshire-based acoustics firm is to sell 700 items from its base on the instruction of administrators. Castle Acoustics is set to sell a number of pieces of manufacturing equipment in a sale to be held this Tuesday. Other items to be sold include the firm’s vehicles and the office equipment and furniture from its […]

Aylesbury Vale District Council has confirmed that its staff are to move into new office space in an effort to cut costs and improve productivity. A meeting of the council earlier this week gave the go-ahead for staff to move into new purpose-built offices elsewhere in Aylesbury. The move will allow employees to work in […]

Small businesses in Essex have claimed that the opening of a supermarket will finish them off. Sainsbury’s has confirmed that it is to submit a planning application to expand its store in Hornchurch to accommodate more products under one roof. The plans involve the store expanding on to its current car park and creating a […]

Recycling officials in Hampshire have been lambasted for telling a resident that he had dumped illegal waste by putting shredded office supplies in his collection box. Electrical engineer Neil Prowse was dismayed to discover a yellow sticker on his recycling box telling him of his misdeed and claims to be dismayed that disposal facilities have […]

Workers spend 46 minutes everyday dealing with office equipment problems and wasting office supplies by printing out needless documents, a new study has revealed. Computer and hi-tech office equipment manufacturer Microsoft undertook the study ahead of the launch of Vista, the company’s latest operating system. As well as spending nearly an hour printing out documents […]

Many firms are continuing to use office equipment and technology which is more than ten years old, according to a recent survey. Research by technology firm Software AG has found that 70 per cent of companies are relying on computers and technology which was built in 1996, something which the firm claims could be impacting […]

Office equipment has helped the German economy grow at its fastest rate in six years, according to reports. The German Federal Statistics Office has revealed that the gross domestic product (GDP) for the country rose by 2.5 per cent in 2006, up 1.6 per cent on the increase scene in 2005. According to experts, this […]