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Yorkshire firm to hold office product auction

By Paperstone on 29 January 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

A Yorkshire-based acoustics firm is to sell 700 items from its base on the instruction of administrators. Castle Acoustics is set to sell a number of pieces of manufacturing equipment in a sale to be held this Tuesday. Other items to be sold include the firm’s vehicles and the office equipment and furniture from its […]

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$10k theft highlights office security needs

By Paperstone on 26 January 2007 in Security Products with 0 Comments

Police in America are investigating a robbery which has seen thieves make off with computers and other office equipment worth $10,000 (£5,100). The incident took place at the Greater Berks Convention & Visitors Bureau in Reading, Pennsylvania last Sunday and was only reported when a member of staff returned to the building that evening. Investigators […]

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Local council to move offices to improve productivity

By Paperstone on 25 January 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Aylesbury Vale District Council has confirmed that its staff are to move into new office space in an effort to cut costs and improve productivity. A meeting of the council earlier this week gave the go-ahead for staff to move into new purpose-built offices elsewhere in Aylesbury. The move will allow employees to work in […]

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Supermarket to ‘finish’ small businesses

By Paperstone on 25 January 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Small businesses in Essex have claimed that the opening of a supermarket will finish them off. Sainsbury’s has confirmed that it is to submit a planning application to expand its store in Hornchurch to accommodate more products under one roof. The plans involve the store expanding on to its current car park and creating a […]

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Woman recovers from guillotine accident to hold her babies

By Paperstone on 15 January 2007 in Guillotines with 0 Comments

A woman who had both of her hands severed at the wrist in a horrific guillotine-related accident has recounted the joy of holding her children’s hands. Sharon Jackson became the first person in the UK to have both of their hands surgically reattached after hers were sliced off by a guillotine at the wallPaper factory […]

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Man warned for recycling office supplies

By Paperstone on 15 January 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Recycling officials in Hampshire have been lambasted for telling a resident that he had dumped illegal waste by putting shredded office supplies in his collection box. Electrical engineer Neil Prowse was dismayed to discover a yellow sticker on his recycling box telling him of his misdeed and claims to be dismayed that disposal facilities have […]

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Study reveals what workers do during the day

By Paperstone on 12 January 2007 in Office Supplies with 0 Comments

Workers spend 46 minutes everyday dealing with office equipment problems and wasting office supplies by printing out needless documents, a new study has revealed. Computer and hi-tech office equipment manufacturer Microsoft undertook the study ahead of the launch of Vista, the company’s latest operating system. As well as spending nearly an hour printing out documents […]

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Printer cartridges ‘could be taxed’

By Paperstone on 12 January 2007 in Ink Cartridges And Toners with 0 Comments

A UK think-tank has called on the government to levy a “waste tax” on disposable items such as printer cartridges and other products to help alleviate Britain’s waste pile. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has claimed that the UK is being left behind in the race to become a zero waste society and […]

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Office equipment is ‘decades behind’

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

Many firms are continuing to use office equipment and technology which is more than ten years old, according to a recent survey. Research by technology firm Software AG has found that 70 per cent of companies are relying on computers and technology which was built in 1996, something which the firm claims could be impacting […]

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Office equipment lifts Germany’s economy

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

Office equipment has helped the German economy grow at its fastest rate in six years, according to reports. The German Federal Statistics Office has revealed that the gross domestic product (GDP) for the country rose by 2.5 per cent in 2006, up 1.6 per cent on the increase scene in 2005. According to experts, this […]

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