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System ‘saves money, paper and printer cartridges’

By Paperstone on 4 September 2007 in Ink Cartridges And Toners with 0 Comments

A print management system has been credited with saving a UK school thousands of pounds – as well as printer cartridges, Paper and ink. Print Manager Plus helped King’s Academy in Middlesbrough manage the printing needs carried out through office machines at the school, saving around £12,000 per year. For example, the system provides the […]

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Suggestions for projects involving paper shredders

By Paperstone on 3 September 2007 in Shredders & Supplies with 0 Comments

Paper shredders can protect an individual’s privacy, as well as turning unwanted junk mail into a variety of useful end-products, it has been claimed. Credit card offers, advertisements and even outdated Paper-based office supplies can go into Paper shredders, according to an article by Cox News Service. In order to keep sensitive information from getting […]

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Firm to provide office equipment and space for mobile workers

By Paperstone on 3 September 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Office solutions company Regus is set to introduce a new concept aimed at mobile workers who need office equipment or space, it has emerged. The scheme will see the creation of facilities that can be rented by the hour, which include many of the office supplies and support found in a traditional workplace setting, mad.co.uk […]

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Uptake of green office supplies ‘mixed’

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

The use of eco-friendly office supplies within UK businesses presents a mixed picture, an environmental website has suggested. An article on ClimateChangeCorp.com explores the various attitudes towards green office equipment, office furniture and office supplies in the British workplace. A study by Kyocera, a Japanese company which manufactures printers, found that 41 per cent of […]

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Customers have ‘new demands’ for office furniture

By Paperstone on 31 August 2007 in Office Furniture with 0 Comments

Businesses which are looking to rent and furnish offices are seeking a variety of environmental options, it has been claimed. Bisley, a manufacturer of office furniture and storage products, told ClimateChangeCorp.com that its customers had increasingly been asking for more eco-friendly offerings. "Our customers seemed to be saying: ‘Don’t just give us a cabinet, give […]

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Samsung lays out strategy for office products

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

Samsung has unveiled a new strategy for its office equipment, which attempts to give workers the same product standards as consumers receive. The Korean office machines manufacturer said that in the future, users will receive the same experience, regardless of whether they are using devices at home, in the office or in a mobile capacity. […]

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Law office installs greener printers

By Paperstone on 30 August 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

New, greener printers are set to be installed in the officers of a London law firm, after the company decided to boost its green credentials, it has emerged. Norton Rose has asked office machines manufacturer Canon to install the new office equipment, worth £300,000, in its More London Riverside premises, the Lawyer reports. The organisation […]

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Office furniture ‘has an impact on employee morale’

By Paperstone on 30 August 2007 in Office Furniture with 0 Comments

The design of a workplace, including how office furniture is utilised and positioned, can make a difference to staff motivation and morale, according to new research. Architecture firm Stubbs Rich analysed the working environments of 180 businesses spread across the south-east, the Bath Chronicle reports. They found that issues ranging from ventilation to the positioning […]

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HP plans growth around printer services

By Paperstone on 29 August 2007 in Ink Cartridges And Toners with 0 Comments

Office machines company HP has said that it plans to grow its business around services relating to printers and printer supplies. As a manufacturer of office equipment, HP has seen considerable money earned from its imaging and printing unit. However, the firm has recently found that sales of printer cartridges – which brought in much […]

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Printers used to create blood vessels

By Paperstone on 29 August 2007 in Ink Cartridges And Toners with 0 Comments

Printers, office machines which may usually be thought of as being confined to producing spreadsheets and diagrams, have been used to create a prototype of an artificial blood vessel, it has emerged. Researchers at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University have succeeded in using inkjet printers to create these artificial veins and capillaries, the Nikkei […]

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