Did you know that lighting in many work places is rarely sufficient. An office with fluorscent lighting generally gets about 300 Lux. (According to Wikipedia, Lux is the ‘International System of Units’ unit for lighting.) Most people don’t realise that the recommended minimum is 450 Lux.

Desk lighting is an excellent way of getting that extra light, why don’t you click here and see our extensive range.

With good working light the productivity can increase, as it is easier to concentrate, and you also make less errors and feel more awake. A person aged 45 needs approximately twice as much light to work comfortably and without visual tiredness, compared to a that of a 20 year old.

There are four kinds of light source which we can supply and I have listed them below.

Incandescent Lighting - this offers an advantage of the colour of the light they produce and provides a warm feeling to a room. They have an approximate life span of 1000 hours.

Halogen Lighting - this produces an attractive light which resembles sunlight. It gives approximately five times as much light as an incandescent bulb and its life span is about twice as much as incandescent bulbs.

Fluoroscent Lighting - this is a very efficient light source as it has a low power consumption and a life span of about 8000 hours.

LED (Light Emitting Diodes) Lighting - this has an approximate life span of 100,000 hours! You won’t have to change the bulbs for a very long time!

I do like a nice cup of tea. Especially when I’m at work. Not only is a cup of tea a refreshing, thirst-quenching beverage, it is also the perfect opportunity to break the monotony of work!

We stock six of the most popular tea brands, Tetley, PG Tips, Twinings, Typhoo, Yorkshire Tea & Clipper (personally, I’m a PG Tips girl). They’re available in either decaf or the normal caffeine version, as individually wrapped bags or as one giant (well, large) bag. We also have the Clipper Fairtrade teabags.

For those of you who like to be adventurous with your tea, we also stock green tea with lemon, peppermint, camomile and a berry variety too. And for those who are facing an impending tea crisis, all tea is available on a next working day delivery service, subject to stock levels (this is free if order is over £30 before VAT. Remember, there’s no such thing as too many teabags).

Click below to start shopping:

http://www.office365.co.uk/Catering/Beverages/Tea-1.htm

…Right, time for a cup of tea!

I have shown a table of the different sized envelopes available with the measurements
in Metric (mm) and Imperial (Inches). If you would like to view the different sizes
of paper available, you can click here to view my blog about that.

I am currently re-taking my Maths GCSE and without this calculator I would be lost it has all the functions you require and more.

When you are taking Mathematics the rules and regulations of the examinations board are very stringent but this calculator is perfect because it’s standard so you can easily clear any saved formulas etc.

If I can use this calculator without getting confused anyone can…

The XE-A101 cash register is ideal for the first time small business as it is easy to operate and easy to install. Just plug it in and it is ready to use, with only a minimum of programming needed to tailor it for your business.

This till is just what you need to keep the records straight in your new business. It’s fully electronic with a 9 digit LED display and has coin case separation and a drawer lock. It even comes with a 1 year on-site warranty. The price is very reasonable and the ink and paper rolls are available from us also.

We have other cash registers available if your business requires more technical capabilities. See the tills we have available to you.

Look further for what we can offer in retail supplies for your business. We have: carrier bags, bag sealers, tissue paper, labeling guns and more. All the things you need to keep you business running smoothly!

Please phone our Sales team on 0870 7661624 to check for availability for next day delivery.

It’s not really magic but you’d think it was! Magic Tape is invisible when used and it can even be written on! Magic tape does not show when photocopied and unlike traditional tape, it won’t crack or yellow with age. It is ideal for repairing old documents when longer life is required and helps keep them looking as good as new.

They come in value packs of varying sizes so all you have to do is choose the one most suited to your needs.

There’s even a removable tape that holds well but can be removed cleanly and repositioned as many times as required; this also can be written on and won’t show up when photocopied.

We also stock a wide range of dispensers that are specific for this tape making this wonderful product even easier to use! Please refer to our website and search under “Products by Supplier” and “Scotch” to see what we have available or contact our Sales team on 0870 7661624.

We have a partnership with Argon Promotional Gifts to offer our customers a full range of promotional products from golf balls to umbrellas and stress balls to mice.

Thats computer mice not the small furry kind - we have difficulty keeping the small furry ones still long enough to print logos on them. Ed!

However you don’t have to limit yourself to Argon’s standard range, we can get many of our products printed up by our partners, including portfolios, envelopes and files.

As always with print work the cost of printing will depend on the complexity of the logo being printed and the object that is being printed on. We can even get things gold embossed or embroidered if you so wish, on the other hand we haven’t yet had a request for gold embossing and last time we got a request for embroidery, Keighley told me, in no uncertain terms, that she wasn’t going to embroider five hundred sweatshirts by hand and that we’d need to use our partners to get it done.

P.S. Argon also have a blog -> Argon’s Gift Blog Link

Well neither are we. But luckily we have a range of air conditioning/treatment machines and fans, to stop you from overheating, while slaving away at your desks through the summer months. Take a look here for a range of our coolers.

Air purification and conditioning can significantly improve the quality of the air we breathe indoors - its not all about cooling us down! Some have filters and ionizers which trap and can help remove common pollutants such as dust, carbon partials from car fumes, smoke, pollen, some bacteria, mould spores, animal dander and other microscopic irritants from the air. Refrigerated cooling and dehumidifiers reduce the water in the air, making it a more bearable environment, and helps make it harder for pests to grow (doesn’t work on colleagues or bosses though!)

What are the different types of air cons?

Air treatment products can create a fresher, cleaner, healthier, more pleasant and more productive working environment.

Refrigerated air conditioning works just like your fridge (but without the food!) which removes heat continuously from the fridge and discharges it in the kitchen (or where ever your fridge may be). An air conditioning unit works by removing the heat an moisture from where ever it is unwanted, through an open window or vent. This means you feel cooler and drier.

Dehumidifiers are used to keep the humidity levels low without loosing the heat. These are better in the Autumn or Winter months. They work just like an air conditioning unit, but instead of the heat going outside, the air is dried and heated slightly, so that the existing heat is supplemented but not lost.

In offices, computer screens and copying machinery along with general pollution, all act to unbalance the proportion of negative to positive ions in the air. An ionizer, which some air con machines have, creates and delivers protective negative ions into the air, which neutralise the positive ions. These ions then charge the pollutant particles negatively, so they are attracted out of the air to earth.

If you would prefer a smaller fan to an air conditioning unit, you can view our range of fans by clicking here.

I personally recommend this floor standing fan. I have this at home and its perfect for cooling the room down at night as it is quite quiet and you can set the speed - Keighley.

You can create a great album for all your photos with the products from The Photo Album Company.

We offer a good of choice for albums and even a photo storage box for the photos you don’t want to put in an album. This comes complete with index cards so you can easily turn to the section you want. A great alternative to endless shoe-boxes of old photos!

Photo Corners are used for displaying photos in a book without pockets already provided. It means you can secure your photos in place but still take them out of the album when you want; a much safer alternative to glueing them onto a page. They come in a dispenser, 250 corners per box and are self-adhesive transparent vinyl giving an authentic look to any album.

We also have a good range of photo paper, calligraphy pens and markers; everything you require to make a scrapbook of memories.

The Photo Album Company also offer a vast range of frames for all occasions from certificate frames to multi-aperture frames all with a professional finished look.

In all the offices I have worked in or been into they have all had a use for a laminator. Lamination is the ideal way to protect and preserve documents, it involves putting a semi-rigid plastic coating over the paper or card upon which your document is printed. Once laminated your documents become tamper-proof, water-resistant, hygienic and wipe-cleam, inks are prevented from running and colours are enhanced.

Examples of use include: signs, price lists, safety notices, membership cards, maps, posters, luggage tags and menus. It is especially good for notices placed on exposed notice boards and notices that are intended to stay in place for a significant length of time, as the plastic coating is water proof and helps prevent curling and rips to the notice.

We saved money on exhibitions by having one available to us. A3 laminators are what you should choose if you laminate a lot you will eventually need something that can produce sheets larger than A4.

The laminators we stock all come with a 2 year guarantee.