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Celebrating women today (and every day)

By Paperstone on 6 March 2023 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments
Celebrating women today (and every day)

About International Women’s Day 2023 The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is “Embrace Equity”. It’s focused on the need to work towards a world where everyone has equal access to opportunities, resources, and rights, regardless of gender. Equity is different from equality. It recognises that everyone has different needs and requires different levels […]

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Office kitchen conversations and why they are so important

By Paperstone on 20 February 2023 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments
Office kitchen conversations and why they are so important

One in six workers will experience a mental health problem at any time. Finding ways to create meaningful conversations in the office kitchen that create a sense of connection can help reduce this. There’s no doubt that employee well-being is high on many business leaders’ priorities right now, in fact 28% have said it’s their […]

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What’s all the Chat (GPT) about?

By Paperstone on 6 February 2023 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments
What’s all the Chat (GPT) about?

You can’t escape AI and ChatGPT in the news at the moment. AI, or artificial intelligence, refers to computer systems that can learn, reason, and act in a similar way to humans. ChatGPT, or Generative Pre-trained Transformer, is a type of AI developed by OpenAI. It is a natural language processing system capable of generating […]

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The New Year clear up

By Paperstone on 1 January 2023 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments
The New Year clear up

January brings with it a fresh page. It’s a great time to clear out, organise and re-set before 2023 gets in full swing. So, today we’re sharing our top tips and product recommendations to make this happen. Shred it If you have any confidential documents that you don’t need to keep, now’s a good time […]

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Save money on office supplies – buy smart

By Paperstone on 26 September 2022 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments
Save money on office supplies – buy smart

As the cost of living spirals in the UK, we take a look at 3 top tips to help you buy smart and save money on office supplies. 1. Buy in bulk to save money on office supplies For items you use frequently it pays to order in bulk (as long as you have somewhere […]

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Scared of switching? Don’t be.

By Paperstone on 19 July 2022 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments
Scared of switching? Don’t be.

Switching office supplies company – a guide by Paperstone Office managers are often wary of switching office supplies company, because it will take up their valuable time and probably won’t be worth it with all those boring forms to fill in. Wrong. We spoke to John, Paperstone’s Head of Sales about how easy it is […]

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Office dogs: An increasingly pup-ular choice?

By Paperstone on 20 June 2022 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments
Office dogs: An increasingly pup-ular choice?

Many of the UK’s most progressive businesses allow office dogs including Google, Ticketmaster, WeWork, Salesforce^ and Paperstone! More and more businesses are following the trend. There’s been a huge rise in dog ownership during the pandemic with 3.2 million households welcoming a new pet, meaning there are now 17 million pet-owning homes in the UK.^ […]

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What’s happening to the paper supply chain in 2022?

By Paperstone on 23 March 2022 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments
What’s happening to the paper supply chain in 2022?

We’ve all got used to reading about shortages in the headlines, more so than ever during the pandemic. From toilet roll to computer chips, petrol and now paper… The reasons for paper shortages and price increases are multiple and, in this blog post, we’ll be exploring what’s going on with the paper supply chain. 1. […]

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600+ days like no other in the office supplies industry

By Paperstone on 13 January 2022 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments
600+ days like no other in the office supplies industry

23rd March 2020 and life took a dramatic turn for everyone including the UK’s office supplies industry. Boris Johnson announced we’d only be allowed to leave home to shop for basic goods, exercise once a day, or for essential work. In this latest blog post, we talk to Jim, Paperstone’s CEO & Co-Founder, about the […]

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Running a marathon (and a business) during a global pandemic

By Paperstone on 11 October 2021 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments
Running a marathon (and a business) during a global pandemic

In our latest blog post we talk to our CEO & Founder, Jim Brown, about running the London marathon as a non-runner, family man and business owner. When did you decide to enter? Initially I was inspired when my wife ran it, but I didn’t think I would be able to. I’ve been trying to […]

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