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Licensed to Quill?

By Paperstone on 15 June 2013 in Pens & Pencils with 0 Comments
Licensed to Quill?

Do you want a James Bond lifestyle? Well, you’d better buy a Parker pen then! The classic Parker Jotter pen – invented in the 1950s and immortalized in the 1995 James Bond film Goldeneye – is still highly prized by collectors. In Goldeneye, Q-Branch supplies Bond with a Jotter pen that is a C4 grenade: […]

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Take Your Dog to Work Day 2013

By Paperstone on 14 June 2013 in Fun, Office Workers with 0 Comments
Take Your Dog to Work Day 2013

If you spot a bloodhound in a bowler hat and spectacles on the way to the office don’t worry – it’s probably Take Your Dog to Work Day. This annual celebration of our four-legged friends takes place next Friday, June 21 and aims to boost the number of animal adoptions around the world. Bosses are […]

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Bike Week 2013

By Paperstone on 12 June 2013 in Office Workers, Workwear with 0 Comments
Bike Week 2013

Pedal power is set to hit the UK during Bike Week, the UK’s biggest mass participation cycling event. Bike Week takes place between June 15 and 23, and aims to get people back in the saddle, enjoying their bikes again. Bike Week will also encourage commuters to cycle to the office on a regular basis. […]

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Wrong Trousers Day 2013

By Paperstone on 10 June 2013 in Fun, Office Workers, Workwear with 0 Comments
Wrong Trousers Day 2013

Why not have a wacky day in the workplace and support Wrong Trousers Day on June 21st to raise funds for sick children. Employees are urged to donate £1 to follow in the footsteps of Wallace and Gromit and don their craziest trousers instead of normal work clobber. The Wallace and Gromit’s Children’s Foundation wants […]

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Colours at Work

By Paperstone on 9 June 2013 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments
Colours at Work

What colour is your office interior? Some experts believe that different colours affect mood and motivation at work, but two thirds of offices are painted cream or white. Cream is good in a stressful environment, but there are more adventurous colours that can also have a relaxing effect. Green is restful for the eyes and […]

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5 Star-Crossed Lovers

By Paperstone on 8 June 2013 in Office Workers with 0 Comments
5 Star-Crossed Lovers

Are you tempted to have an office romance, but worried it might hijack your career? Although fraught with risks, an office romance doesn’t always end in tears. Working in the same office and sharing physical space with someone (a factor which social psychologists call ‘proximity’) can encourage attraction – and this can often lead to […]

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Recycle Week 2013

By Paperstone on 6 June 2013 in Office Workers with 0 Comments

Recycle Week is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year – and businesses all over the UK are invited to get involved in the event. The week will run June 17-23 and the aim is to get people to think about how they can recycle when they are away from home, including when they are at […]

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The Peeping Notebook

By Paperstone on 6 June 2013 in Fun with 0 Comments
The Peeping Notebook

It is by no means an entirely original idea, but it has been charmingly reproduced by Urban Outfitters for every office-based peeping Tom out there. After all, the traditional eye-holes in the Newspaper may work for the undercover detective but it’s not suited to the office environment. This discreet bit of kit adheres closely to […]

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“The pen is mightier than the sword”

By Paperstone on 4 June 2013 in Pens & Pencils with 0 Comments
“The pen is mightier than the sword”

“The pen is mightier than the sword” – an immortal line, but do you know who penned it? Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (what a mouthful!)  was a 19th century English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician. He was probably as popular in those days as Jeffrey Archer is today, and wrote a […]

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Meet Colin Furze – Plumbing Inventor Extraordinaire

By Paperstone on 2 June 2013 in Fun, Janitorial with 0 Comments
Meet Colin Furze – Plumbing Inventor Extraordinaire

British plumber Colin Furze is flushed with success after building the world’s fastest toilet! The pioneering plumber from Lincolnshire has built a fully functioning lavatory capable of travelling 55 miles per hour. It took the 33-year-old four weeks to build the high speed petrol-powered loo which boasts a 140cc motorcycle engine. The plumber often gets […]

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