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Open-plan office furniture to be celebrated

By Paperstone on 3 January 2008 in Office Furniture with 0 Comments

Four decades of open-plan office furniture systems are being honoured by Herman Miller at February’s Office Exhibition in Dubai. Originally designed by Robert Propst in the 1960s, Action Office was the groundbreaking design that launched a thousand ranges and revolutionised the layout of modern offices worldwide. Action Office furniture was hailed as the Most Significant […]

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Office supplies firms to merge

By Paperstone on 3 January 2008 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

The upcoming merger of two office supplies companies could create one of the biggest office products businesses in the north of England, it has emerged. Central Stationers, an office supplies business based in Darlington, will join Wallis Business Services, headquartered in York, the Northern Echo reports. The two office products companies together will have total […]

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Paper shredders ‘help welcome in 2008’

By Paperstone on 2 January 2008 in Shredders & Supplies with 0 Comments

A piece of office equipment was used to help welcome in the new year during a unique ceremony in New York recently. People were invited to join in the inaugural Good Riddance Day, using Paper shredders as a way to purge the memories of the previous year and pave the way for a fresh start. […]

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Office equipment firm aims to double sales

By Paperstone on 2 January 2008 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Office machines manufacturer Fuji Xerox Printers has announced plans to increase its sales by more than twofold by the end of the next fiscal year. The office equipment company, which is the second largest of its kind in the Philippines, has ambitious plans to double its sales by March, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reports. By […]

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Exercise office equipment named worst gadget

By Paperstone on 31 December 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

The most "evil" piece of office equipment for the year 2007 title has been awarded to a desk-based exercise machine. Canada’s Globe and Mail has named the GZ PC-Sport as the worst office machine to hit the office worker this year. "The obsession with desk-bound exercise continued unabated this year. The worst piece of office […]

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Trends for office equipment in 2008

By Paperstone on 21 December 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Office machine and office equipment manufacturers have revealed their predictions for trends in the coming year. Colour laser technology, which is becoming cheaper, easier to use and increasingly faster, will become even more popular in the coming months, says Hewlett Packard‘s Canadian marketing manager of business printing Jean-Paul Desmarais. Speaking to eChannel Line, Mr Desmarais […]

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Office equipment boosts printer’s turnaround

By Paperstone on 19 December 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Office supplies company Hewlett-Packard (HP) has helped a production firm boost its turnaround with the help of its Scitex TJ8300 printer, it has emerged. Using inkjet cartridges that are UV-durable for up to two years, the office machines supplier said the printer can reach speeds of up to 400 sq m an hour. Geneva-based Gobet […]

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Office equipment manufacturer releases CSR report

By Paperstone on 18 December 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

A corporate social responsibility (CSR) report has been released by office machines manufacturer OKI. Some of the positive steps taken by the office products manufacturer included promoting CSR on a local level in China, encouraging blood donation as a social contribution and contributing to thin-film bonding technology for dissimilar materials. In addition, the office equipment […]

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Office furniture manufacturers to exhibit at show

By Paperstone on 17 December 2007 in Office Furniture with 0 Comments

Several leading Italian office furniture manufacturers will be displaying some of their most recent designs at an upcoming show. The Office Exhibition 2008, to be held from February 4th to February 6th, will take place at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre and will provide plenty of office furniture inspiration to those who attend. Unifor, Emmegi, […]

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New colour office equipment from Ricoh

By Paperstone on 17 December 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Digital office equipment provider Ricoh has launched the GX2500 colour printer, aimed at small offices. The office products firm said that the new office machines will help smaller organisations – such as schools, real estate firms and insurance companies – complete high-end printing jobs in an affordable manner. One of the low-cost features of the […]

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