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Law goes green with environmental office drive

By Paperstone on 6 February 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Law is the latest industry to make moves to turn its operations green, it has been revealed. According to the Lawyer website, professional solicitors are taking a keener interest in the environmental impact their offices have on the wider world. This has seen many introduce environmentally-friendly practices in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint […]

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Self-print business cards given new lease of life

By Paperstone on 5 February 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Office supplies manufacturer Avery Dennison has released a new range of double-sided printable business cards. The firm claims that business cards are the most important marketing tool too many companies and as such need to be kept up-to-date and informative. And with its range of printable office supplies, it is hoping to squash the myth […]

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Office furniture ‘given priority over homes’

By Paperstone on 2 February 2007 in Office Furniture with 0 Comments

A housing association in the north east has come under fire for "needlessly" spending money on moving offices and investing in new office furniture. East Durham Homes (EDH) has been lambasted by local politicians following revelations in the Hartlepool Mail that it spent £155,000 moving staff from one floor to another. This compounded earlier news […]

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Ricoh gets fruity to save the environment

By Paperstone on 1 February 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Office equipment manufacturer Ricoh has announced that it is to offer consumers the opportunity to help African communities by printing. The firm has revealed that it is to launch a new scheme that will see it plant a fruit tree for every 100,000 print outs made by businesses who sign up to the project. As […]

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Bulk buying to cut council costs

By Paperstone on 1 February 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Warrington Borough Council has announced plans to buy its office supplies in bulk in a bid to cut nearly £500,000 from its expenses. The council has recently undergone a financial review after the GMB union claimed it was a "big spender" amongst local authorities. Council officials have now completed a consultation exercise which was borne […]

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Lexmark and Canon ‘flying off the shelves’

By Paperstone on 31 January 2007 in Ink Cartridges And Toners with 0 Comments

Printer manufacturers Lexmark and Canon have both revealed that their printer supplies flew off the shelves in 2006. Canon claims that sales of its printers and printer supplies were up throughout the entire 12 months of 2006, with Lexmark adding that the final quarter was a particularly robust one for its sales. Lexmark chairman and […]

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Green showroom given platinum praise

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

A US-based firm has been awarded top honours for its efforts to create the perfect green office environment. Carpet manufacturer Interface joined forces with design firm TVS Interiors in a bid to create a showroom that was also a haven for environmentalists. And its efforts to help create a sustainable working environment have been deemed […]

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‘Soft offices’ more popular with employees

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

Employees are increasingly looking for a "soft environment" in the workplace, office equipment manufacturers have claimed. Michael Dunlap, an office furniture consultant, claims to have noticed that many workplaces are changing to meet the needs of 21st century employees. He claims that offices are no longer daunting environments with individual cubicles designed to keep employees […]

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Printer efficiency to ‘help feed school kids’

By Paperstone on 30 January 2007 in Ink Cartridges And Toners with 0 Comments

Businesses and public sector organisations could save more than £1 billion a year by improving their printing efficiency, a leading printer manufacturer has claimed. OKI, in conjunction with the Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR), has carried out research that indicates a large amount of printing is being carried out needlessly. Around £5.3 billion […]

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HP brand awareness given massive boost

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

Brand awareness for office Paper manufactured by HP has increased massively, according to the latest Opticom International Research brand equity tracking survey. HP office Paper has risen from 12th in the 2005 rankings to 3rd in 2006, although HP’s office supplies still trail behind Xerox and Impega in the brand awareness stakes. The Opticom International […]

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