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INFOGRAPHIC: The Most Annoying Office Habits in the UK

By Paperstone on 10 October 2014 in Fun, Infographics, Office Life with 0 Comments
INFOGRAPHIC: The Most Annoying Office Habits in the UK

Are you ticked off by loud typing, nauseated by nail clipping or does gossiping really get your goat? We surveyed 1,000 office workers across the UK to discover the horrible habits that send us desk jockeys into a jitter and created an infographic below. Sadly we couldn’t include them all (there were too many!). Have […]

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Watch Your Back for Backcare Awareness Week 2014

By Paperstone on 7 October 2014 in Health & Safety, Office Furniture, Office Life, Office Workers with 0 Comments
Watch Your Back for Backcare Awareness Week 2014

Working in an office can sometimes be a pain in the neck, if you’re one of millions who suffer from back pain at work. October 6- 12 is Backcare Awareness Week and this year the spotlight is on office workers and the problems they encounter with back and shoulder pain. The campaign is organised by BackCare, […]

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James Ward’s Adventures in Stationery reviewed

By Paperstone on 2 October 2014 in Fun, Office Supplies with 0 Comments
James Ward’s Adventures in Stationery reviewed

Adventures in Stationery: A Journey Through Your Pencil Case by James Ward – Review by Kaz G. James Ward, author of Adventures in Stationery, knows that a book about stationery could be boring. As the organiser of the Boring Conference, and the I Like Boring Things blog, he’s fully aware that others see everything he […]

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October Is Make A Difference Month

By Paperstone on 1 October 2014 in Charity, Fun, Office Life, Office Workers with 0 Comments
October Is Make A Difference Month

October is Make a Difference Month when we are all encouraged to contribute to our communities and make the world a better place. The event is organised by the Community Service Volunteers (CSV), a UK-based volunteering and training charity which has been around for more than 50 years.  In the past 12 months, CSV has […]

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Help Host the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning this Friday

By Paperstone on 23 September 2014 in Charity, Fun, Office Workers with 0 Comments
Help Host the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning this Friday

Thinking of supporting the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday, September 26? It doesn’t have to be just about coffee and cake – there are some fun ways to spice up this annual fund-raiser for Macmillan Cancer Support. Here are some ideas from the Macmillan website – see if any of them take your fancy: Give your […]

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Jeans for Genes Day 2014

By Paperstone on 15 September 2014 in Fun, Office Workers with 0 Comments
Jeans for Genes Day 2014

A staggering half a million children and adults in the UK are living with genetic disorders. You can support them through Jeans for Genes Day this Friday, September 19. Jeans for Genes Day is an annual fundraising event that was started in the early 1990’s by two brothers in Dorset. So why not get your office […]

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Paperstone Shortlisted for BOSS Award!

By Paperstone on 9 September 2014 in Office Supplies Industry News, Paperstone Company News with 0 Comments
Paperstone Shortlisted for BOSS Award!

Still reeling from the momentous occasion that was our tenth birthday party, we have some exciting news to declare! Never wanting to blow our own trumpet, we can’t help but share the fact we’ve been nominated for a BOSS Award. A bit like the Oscars for stationery, the BOSS Awards recognise firms in the office […]

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Bring Your Manners to Work Day

By Paperstone on 2 September 2014 in Fun, Office Life, Office Workers with 0 Comments
Bring Your Manners to Work Day

We all take stuff to work- our mobile phones, a little cash, and maybe a packed lunch. Most of us hopefully take our manners to work too, and remember to treat our colleagues with politeness and respect. But just in case we should forget, next Friday (September 5th) is Bring Your Manners to Work Day. […]

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Our 10th Birthday Party – Cake, Candles and … ClueQuest!

By Paperstone on 29 August 2014 in Fun, Office Life, Office Workers with 0 Comments
Our 10th Birthday Party – Cake, Candles and … ClueQuest!

Birthdays are typically celebratory affairs, but following a nutritious meal of pizza, beer and cake last night the gloves came off for the “live escape” game ClueQuest (Operation BlackSheep). Everyone at Paperstone was divided into two teams, locked in two separate rooms in East London and instructed to complete an interstellar sabotage mission. The teams had to […]

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We Are 10! Paperstone Celebrates Its First Decade

By Paperstone on 19 August 2014 in Fun, Paperstone Company News with 0 Comments
We Are 10! Paperstone Celebrates Its First Decade

By late summer 2014, a whole decade will have passed since Paperstone was founded. Doesn’t time just fly? From our humble beginnings to the dizzy heights of receiving website accolades, a lot has happened in that time and we feel its a milestone worth celebrating with our customers. So to mark our first decade, we’ve […]

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