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Offices urged to trial workstyle revolution

By Paperstone on 16 April 2007 in Office Furniture with 0 Comments

Office staff up and down the UK are being called upon to take part in the second annual Work Wise Week next month to try and revolutionise and improve working practices. Staff and employees in offices across Britain are being urged to trial "smarter working" by working from home, being more flexible and try remote […]

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Paper shredder run by hamster

By Paperstone on 11 April 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

As offices across the UK continue to try to meet the increasing number of eco-friendly government regulations, Tom Ballhatchet’s new product design has taken green measures to the limit. Mr Ballhatchet’s new Paper shredder relies on hamster power to safely dispose of private documents. The hamster’s wheel is hooked up to the shredder, which slices […]

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Office desks ‘dirtier than toilets’

By Paperstone on 5 April 2007 in Office Furniture with 0 Comments

Office desks can be up to 400 times dirtier than the average toilet seat, according to recent research. Even stranger still, the amount of bacteria found on the average woman’s desk was found to be up to three or four times greater than the average man. Professor Charles Gerba from the University of Arizona, who […]

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Bizarre office requests… from bomb shelters to boozer bans

By Paperstone on 28 March 2007 in Office Furniture with 0 Comments

Businesses aiming to find the right office space usually ask the obvious questions and apply similar criteria: is the location right? Is it big enough? Does it include diamond studded toilet seats? UK online office space provider, officebroker.com, has released details of some of the more bizarre requests it has received from clients looking for […]

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Office workers want nicer surroundings

By Paperstone on 28 March 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Office desks up and down the country are often home to a variety of morale boosting pick-me-ups. It’s not uncommon to see mascots and photos of family and loved ones taking their place among the general array of office supplies. And judging by the results in a recent survey by plant firm Ambius, offices need […]

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HTC unveils next step Windows mobile

By Paperstone on 27 March 2007 in Office Machines & Supplies, Office Supplies with 0 Comments

HTC has unveiled its new mobile Vista enabled laptop computer at the Florida Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association show. If your lap moonlights as your office desk for any considerable amount of time per week then this mini laptop might be for you. The new HTC -Shift places itself somewhere between a PDA and a […]

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Top tips for new office tenants

By Paperstone on 27 March 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

All good businesses need the right setting and a leading UK online office broker has revealed the secrets to a successful tenancy. It’s not just a case of being able to find a place that will fit all your office desks and supplies, or even just taking the first available space according to tenancy specialist […]

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Laptops have PCs in their sights

By Paperstone on 26 March 2007 in Office Machines & Supplies with 0 Comments

The make up of offices up and down the country is going to change, with laptops tipped to replace desktop PCs as the dominant computer by 2011. Office desks throughout the UK are home to the familiar bulkier desktop PCs. But a report by analysts IDC suggests the growth in sales of portable computers is […]

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New VoIP smartphone from ZyXEL

By Paperstone on 26 March 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

ZyXEL has launched its new quad-band VoIP enabled mobile smartphone in the UK. The new V660 will be the envy of office colleagues across the UK, as it allows a host of handy functions such as Wi-Fi calls, email, web and standard mobile phone functions. It isn’t expected to put an end to office staff […]

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Kensington launches charity mouse

By Paperstone on 23 March 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Computer software specialist Kensington have released a wireless mouse supporting the nation’s leading breast cancer charity. Ten per cent of funds raised by the Si750 wireless units will be donated to the Breast Cancer Campaign. The easily controlled laser mouse is pink to signify its link to the prominent UK charity. It is not uncommon […]

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