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USB connects with innovative office equipment

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

Designers have come up with an increasingly bizarre range of computing peripherals aimed at making the office environment a little happier, with PC World New Zealand listing its top ten wacky USB devices. Included in its list are USB storage devices shaped like sushi and tree branches, as well as one made to look like […]

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BenQ Mobile to be sold online

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

Office equipment, furniture and even plants from BenQ Mobile’s headquarters are to be sold on eBay, according to Reuters. German officials have reportedly given up trying to find an investor for BenQ Mobile and now the firm is to go into liquidation. As such, its assets, including the contents of its offices, are to be […]

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Carling Cup cuttings used to make paper

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

Grass cuttings from the Millennium Stadium pitch are to be turned into green office supplies – literally. Having staged yesterday’s exciting Carling Cup final between Arsenal and Chelsea, the pitch saw plenty of action in just 90 minutes. However, now clippings from the turf are to be turned into recycled Paper by a company that […]

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British paper ‘good for the environment’

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

British Paper suppliers are using responsibly sourced materials, according to an industry body. The Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has stated that all of its members endeavour to ensure that their pulp and wood stocks come from responsibly managed forests and that the trees being used to supply the Paper industry are regularly replaced. Its […]

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New page for Curtis Fine Papers

By Paperstone on 22 February 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Papermaker Curtis Fine Papers has revealed that is looking for new markets to branch into. The Scottish office supplies firm has said that following a decline in the graphical Paper market, it is looking to the luxury packaging and brand protection sectors for a way of recouping the revenue. Among its schemes is the April […]

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Brother printer ‘better than rivals’

By Paperstone on 21 February 2007 in Ink Cartridges And Toners with 0 Comments

Brother’s latest printer is the best way to get photo quality copies at home and in the office, a new survey has suggested. Nearly 50 per cent of those polled by research institute IDC claimed that the DCP-330C printer produced better replica photos than more specialist equipment. The images produced by the DCP-330C printer were […]

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Office supplies cost Glasgow MPs £400k

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

MPs in Glasgow spent more than £440,000 on personal allowances and other expenses, it has been revealed. Travel, telephone bills and office supplies were all cited as key expenses that Scottish MPs claimed last year. The figures have been revealed on the Scottish parliament website and cover the 2005-06 financial year. Politicians can legally claim […]

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Survey reveals top office equipment

By Paperstone on 16 February 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

A new study has revealed that PCs remain one of the top pieces of office equipment in the modern-day workplace. A study by research group YouGov has found that PCs have increased their popularity with office workers by five per cent since the 1990s, with more and more offices relying on them to carry out […]

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1,000 ppm printer being developed

By Paperstone on 16 February 2007 in Ink Cartridges And Toners with 0 Comments

Researchers are developing a new type of inkjet printer that can produce around 1,000 pages per minute, it has been revealed. Israeli boffins claim to have created a new printer head that works using drop-on-demand technology, essentially spraying ink onto Paper quicker than traditional methods of printing which require the Paper to feed through rollers […]

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Cubicles on the way out

By Paperstone on 15 February 2007 in Office Furniture with 0 Comments

Office cubicles could be a thing of the past if design trends continue, according to business analyst Victoria Erhart. Businesses are now looking to cut their expenses, with office space being cut down in order to decrease rental coasts. However, Ms Erhart has said that this means office space is at a premium and designing […]

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