If you’re going to give a message, give it right…

 When you’re using a Post-it note, it’s generally important and could be for a multitude of needs such as;

• Capturing messages
• Taking telephone numbers
• To do reminders
• Colour code clients, projects and tasks

So express yourself! We have some amazing shades to suit your moods and personality, namely the Neon Post-it Notes.

If you’re setting yourself a reminder or giving someone a message, why be dull. Stand out; make your message heard!

Here are some examples of when the ‘neon’s’ have proved bold enough!

It’s another all-nighter at the airport. You’re burned-out. You’re jet-lagged. You’re the epitome of the weary traveller. You need a few winks of shut-eye, but you’re afraid to nod off and miss your connecting flight. A veteran business traveller found himself in just that position at the Atlanta airport in 1998. He wrote his flight information on a Post-it® Note, along with a plea to wake him in time for his flight. Then he went to sleep. Yes, he made his flight. Who knows? It might work for you, too!

Patients, staff and visitors at an Arizona hospital wanted to find a way to celebrate all the things for which they were grateful. They came up with the idea of a “quilt” of thanks. On Post-it® Notes, they each jotted down the things that made them thankful. Then, they arranged the notes on the wall to form a “quilt” of thanks, reminding each of them of the funny, poignant and simple things that life offers us all.

More From Our Office 365 Best Range

We have searched our range to bring you the best quality marker pen there is and have found you this… 

The Artline 2 in 1 Best Marker Pens

• Two points in one pen – 2.0mm Bullet Tip and 5.0mm Chisel Tip

• Three line widths

• Bullet Tip: 2mm

• Chisel Tip: 3mmx5mm

• Vivid water-based ink colours

• Transferable cap storage

• Anti-roll bar fitted to cap

• Ideal for any work on flipcharts for presentations, lectures and seminars

• Will release with water

• Does not bleed through paper

• Wallet of 4 contains one each of black, blue, green and red

So why are Artline pens too good to stay put, what makes them the best?

From the finest line to the boldest statement, there is an Artline solution for every creative writing, drawing and marking challenge. They are comfortable, practical, high performance pens and markers – no wonder they always disappear!

Many of us would know the smell of a marker anywhere – it’s that strong and familiar sweet aroma that reminds you of paint or even varnish. That signature odour is actually caused by a colourless liquid called Xylene which is used as a solvent in some pens and markers. The solvent helps the ink flow from the barrel to the page, and evaporates after it is exposed to the open air.

What you may not have noticed is that Artline has stopped using Xylene in most of its products and has substituted the traditional solvent with an alcohol. The only obvious difference is the smell – whereas Xylene has a sweet aroma, the alcohol has a more neutral odour.

The reason behind Artline’s move away from using Xylene as a solvent is because of a concern amongst some community members that the product could cause negative health effects. In 1996 the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry found that if a person were to be exposed to a high level of Xylene (such as in a paint factory) there was a risk of symptoms such as “”irritation of the skin, eyes, nose and throat.”" So why risk their customers or their factory staff when there is an alternative. Artline really do have a heart.

Helpful Hints

If you accidentally write on your clothes or children colour in your new carpet, the first thought many of us would have is to wash the stain off as quickly as possible. Don’t! Wetting an ink stain actually sets the mark on the fabric, probably ruining your clothes (or carpet!) for good. Instead, take your stained fabric to a dry cleaner or call a professional carpet cleaner and tell them whether permanent or water-based ink was the culprit.

Don’t be tempted to use off-the-shelf cleaning products, because most involve having to wet the fabric, which could make the stain lighter but even bigger. Another remedy some people use to remove ink from fabric is to layer hair spray on the stain which sometimes breaks down the mark, allowing it to be soaked up by a tissue or paper towel. Baby wipes have also been known to produce similar results. If you want to try either of these techniques, ensure the fabric is lying flat – if you hold the fabric up whilst using the hair spray or wipes, the ink will run down the article making the stain even bigger.

Please note however, Office 365 do not recommend using hair spray or baby wipes on stains simply because the variations in product formulas, fabrics and inks are so great it is better to leave it to the experts.

The Green Bit

Artline is an international brand made by Japanese organization, Shachihata. Shachihata has actively sought to set high quality standard for its products whilst maintaining its concern for the environment. In 1999 Shachihata obtained the ISO 9001 Quality Assurance System Certification for its marking pens and stamps and in 2000 was also awarded the ISO 14001 Certification for its environmental management system. As such, Artline customers can rest assured they are purchasing responsibly manufactured products of the highest quality.

File and Organise Your Business Cards at Office 365

Are you always loosing your business cards? Are you like me, and find you never need them until you can’t find them? Well we have the solution for you.

Concord, a company that is recognised for being an innovative and premium brand you can trust has just come up with a good en’, Business card organiser. These are fantastic album like books that can store business cards and written details for easy reference and retrieval of details at your finger tips. They are premium quality black padded PVC binders that add a touch of style. They come complete with an A-Z reinforced index and clear plastic card holder sheets.

• Index can be used for recording written details of contacts where business card is not available.
• Additional card holders available
• Can hold 224 cards
• White A-Z index with clear Mylar reinforced tabs and punch holes for durability and clear plastic card holder sheets
• Black padded PVC loose-leaf business card book
• 30% off!

Bare in mind these savings are correct as from 29/06/09 and there are further business card albums and books available on the site at ‘Books, Pads & Albums’ under ‘Business Card Books’

Concord is a brand you can feel good about purchasing. They have values and strong economical beliefs so you know you’re doing your bit when you buy Concord from us.

The Green Bit

Concords environmental policy is;

To promote the use of “environmentally friendly” materials

To use only registered waste specialists to collect and process wastes

To promote the recycling of wastes

To purchase paper from mills that;          

• Use wood pulp from a renewable source
• Recycle internal waste materials
• Remove all effluent from water before discharge and
• Do not use chlorine in the paper production process
• To review this policy, and the way in which it is operated, every year and to keep it up to date, particularly as the business changes in nature and size.

Operations shall be carried out to conserve energy, so far as is reasonably practical. This shall include reducing unnecessary heat loss and unnecessary electricity usage through leaving equipment running or lights burning when not required. Where possible, operations shall be carried out in such a way as to minimise the energy used. Where possible, transport operations shall be organised to minimise the number of journeys made by road vehicles and their duration. This shall include avoiding trips with a half-empty vehicle, repeated runs to the same area and runs at peak periods when waiting times with the engine running and acceleration and braking are likely to be greater.  Where rail transport is a viable alternative, then this shall be used in preference to road transport. Company vehicles shall be chosen with fuel type and usage as a primary consideration.Operations shall be carried out to minimise emissions to air.  This shall include, but not be limited to:

Buckets

Yes, you heard me right, today’s blog is about buckets! With the amount of enquiries we get about them (believe it or not) it’s about time we wrote a blog about them! So here go’s and I hope this answers all of your questions, if not, feel free to call us. It’s always better that you give feed back, even when it’s negative, that way we can make changes so that we can improve our service to you. So if I’ve missed any thing and you still have more questions, let us know.

We all need reassurance that are homes and offices are clean – clean means safe. We like Addis believe that house work and cleaning should be less of a chore and more ‘matter of fact’ – a simple task with no effort.  That’s why we bring you a new and improved wide range of innovative cleaning products and equipment.  

A bucket, also called a pail, is a watertight, vertical cylinder or truncated cone, with an open top and a flat bottom, usually attached to a semicircular carrying handle called the bail. A mop bucket has an added extra called a wringer. This is used to ‘wring’ any extra moisture out of the mop head so that it is not too saturated and there for more effective. A mop is a textile mounted on a handle used in cleaning. It is generally used for cleaning floors. Using a mop for cleaning floors and, for example tiled walls, greatly improves the hygienic working conditions for the handler.

Running an office, cafe, restaurant/bistro or any business for that matter without a mop and bucket is not a good idea. It is important for hygiene, health and safety reasons that the business premises is kept clean and free from spills and excessively wet floors. For every smoothly run office, there is a mop and bucket (with a wringer). Here’s what we can offer you;

Addis Mop Bucket Single 10 Litre with Removable Single Socket Wringer.

• Removable wringer for easy cleaning

• Strong comfortable handles

• Raised wringer means bucket can hold more water

• Capacity: 10 litres

• Available in Red, Green, Yellow and Blue

• Colour co-ordinated pail to match Addis mops

• Bucket has hand grip on one side and pouring spout on the other for ease of use

Red Bucket

Green Bucket

Yellow Bucket

Blue Bucket

More from our ever expanding BEST range.

Boy have we come up with a ‘gooden’ for you this week. This remarkable pen really does have it all! We proudly introduce to you, the Pilot BegreeN ball point pen…truly the best office pen.

This is a fantastic retractable ball point pen that has 4 ink colours in one pen! In our view it has an attractive design in neon colours. Its large body and grip provides optimum comfort and it’s tough tungsten carbide ball offers high wear resistance.

To summarise;

• Four-colour retractable ballpoint with a large barrel and grip providing optimal writing comfort
• Made from 78.2% recycled material
• Advanced oil-based ink for fluid writing
• Medium 1.0mm ball gives a line width of 0.31mm
• Black, red, blue and green ink in one pen
• Boxed 10

Advanced Oil Based Ink is the modern version of paste ink. This ink is soft and fluid, providing the speed and comfort in writing which is required for contemporary expression.

The Tungsten Carbide is one of the secrets of PILOT quality. The ball is set in stainless steel housing and can resist deformation caused by shocks or wear. The ball keeps its round shape and the line remains precise and regular, without blotches or leaks. The ball makes about 4 to 5,000 turns per minute and this rotation generates heat that makes the ink even more fluid.

The Green Bit

Pilot offers a complete range of recycled pens which contain a minimum of 70% recycled content. This new range covers nine product categories and includes over 20 products. Pilot also offers you a range of refillable ball pens, markers and mechanical pencils. When you refill their products you increase their useful life and reduce waste. And as well as helping the environment, you save money. Pilot avoids solvents, and even their permanent laundry markers are environmentally friendly and absolutely safe for normal use.

Pilot has even launched another new green concept. They have made a new retractable refillable gel ink rollerball which is made from recycled plastic bottles, plus designed to look like one too! It is known as the B2P and is made using 89% recycled materials. Whatever next?

When it comes inkjet cartridges, don’t waste money on any old rubbish – invest your money, buy quality.

Epson create an exquisite range of vibrant inks that boast superiority and quite frankly, the best quality on the market. Each ink gives simply perfect prints, whatever your printing. Some of Epson’s varieties contain ink particles that are coated in resin, making it water, smudge and fade resistant. With quick drying inks that do not bleed they’ve managed to tick every box. Their range is ideal for everyday printing from high quality documents to lab-quality photo’s that do not fade! Here are our Top Five quality cartridges;

• Epson PicturePack Inkjet Cartridge Photo and Paper

  • PictureMate photo cartridge

  • 150 sheets of glossy 10×15cm paper

  • Economical and convenient

• Epson Inkjet Cartridges Multipack of 6 Colours

  • EPSON Quick Dry Inks

  • No smearing or smudging

  • Outstanding photo print quality Intellidge feature saves money and optimises cartridge life

  • 6 ink cartridges

  • Black, yellow, cyan, magenta, light magenta, light cyan

• Epson T0896 Inkjet Cartridge DuraBrite

  • Original Epson inkjet cartridge

  • Multi-pack (Cyan, Magenta and Yellow)

  • Suitable for full range of Stylus

• Epson Ultra Inkjet Cartridges

  • Multipack Epson DURABrite Ultra ink

  • No smudging, no fading, simply perfect prints whatever you’re printing

  • Epson’s DURABrite Ultra ink has an exclusive technology where each pigment particle is coated in resin

  • Water, smudge, and fade resistant on all paper types, for beautiful, durable results

  • Contains 4 inks – Black, Magenta, Cyan and Yellow

• Epson Inkjet Cartridges each 62g 4 Pack

  • Epson DURABrite Ultra ink – Quick drying

  • No smearing or smudging Intellidge feature saves money and optimises cartridge life

  • Works with all different kinds of paper

  • Contains the 4 inks: cyan, magenta, yellow, black

The Green Bit

Epson are committed to implementing environmental programs aimed at reducing the environmental impact of their products in all stages of the life cycle, including design, parts and materials procurement, manufacturing, product transport, use, collection and recycling.

In some cases good quality doesn’t have to come with a big price tag…

At Office 365 we understand that our customers are feeling the pinch, everyone is! We’re all drawing in the purse strings right now and so we’ve come up with a few money saving essentials for you. It isn’t always necessary to spend a lot to get good quality products, in fact sometimes we’re all just paying for the brand. So we’d like to recommend 5 Star for their range, more specifically their range of cheap clipboards.

To your right we feature the 5 Star Black Fold Over Clipboard Foolscap. With a massive 73% off, this item is just £1.35! This is less than half the price of other named brands – yet without loosing any of the quality. It has a fold-over front to protect documents and an internal front cover pocket for storage of loose documents. What more would you get if you bought it from a more expensive brand? Trust me when I say nothing at all!

Alternatively, if you’re looking for a standard board clipboard then take a look at this. We have the 5 Star Office Hard Board Clip Board featured to your left. A strong handy devise that is used to rigidly support the pad of paper with one hand, while writing on it with the other. Clipboards are typically used in situations where one is not assured of finding good writing surfaces. This particular clipboard is made from a rigid hardboard and is available with 51% off. We bring it to you for just £1.26!

More from our 5 Star clipboard range is this Standard PVC Hardboard Clipboard Foolscap. This is another hard backed standard clipboard accept this time with a PVC covering. This covering is beneficial in two ways. Firstly it protects the clipboard from warping when caught in the rain or drink spillages and secondly, the smooth cover helps produce neater handwriting as your paper is lain upon a soft padded PVC cover. There is a whopping 76% off this item and it is available for just 75p!

Here we have the 5 Star Rounded Corners A4 Clipboard. Our A4 variety of clipboards here, again by 5 Star. This is another durable PVC coated clipboard only this time a fraction smaller (A4) and also with the ‘kinder’ rounded corners! No more scrapes, scratches or nasty surprises with this one, it has been developed to be safe for all age groups and would be ideal for children on their school trips for example. We offer a generous 73% off this one and it can be purchased for just 95p!

 Last but not least, we have the 5 Star feint ruled A4 refill Pad. Well there’s not a lot of point in a clipboard without the paper now is there?! So here we have a 60gsm pad of paper consisting of 160 pages per pad in a head bound format with durable cloth binding. It comes with a backboard for additional rigidity and support and is punched along the side with 4 holes. The item has feint ruled lines with a margin and comes in packs of 10 for just £4.78! That’s a surprising 82% off!

Prices correct as of 23/06/09

It is often essential that when working in a multi use area or a confined area, that the chairs you use are stackable. The most obvious scenario is a hall or presentation room of some sort. Let’s use a school hall for example. These often double up as a gymnasium and an assembly room. When it’s an assembly room, the chairs are often filling the room in rows, and when it’s a gymnasium, the chairs will need to be out of the way at the sides of the room. There is also the classroom. Every classroom has an abundance of chairs. During the course of the day, they will need to be cleared to make space for children to perform practical work. But at the end of the day they need to be out of the way to make room for the cleaners. Every office building will have separate rooms for conferences and training for example. These rooms often double up as a multi function rooms. So in some instances chairs will need to be put out in rows and other instances, just a few chairs will be needed around a board table. In every example given here, stackable chairs really are vital and we have a range here that will knock your socks off!

Bought to you by Trexus is a brand called Sonix. They are an innovative brand that have developed a spectacular range of stackable chairs to suit your every need. The Sonix Mode Side Chair Stackable.

• Stacking Chair
• Sonix Mode offers a stylish range of task seating to bring the modern look to your office
• Comfortable and durable
• Available in two fabric choices
• Flamblend is a wool blend fabric certified to BS7176 medium hazard fire retardancy and is suitable for use in more heavy-duty environments
• WxDxH: 465 x 480 x 480mm
• Backrest Height: 400mm
• Black

Sonix brings you that touch of extra style and quality to make your office more attractive and efficient. To help you make the right decision, the new medal scheme will give you an idea of what you’re buying. This product has been awarded the silver medal. So if you’re looking for that little bit extra, Sonix are the brand you need. Plus when you buy from us, you get an extra 46% off the recommended retail price! Of course we are aware that this is likely to be a multi buy item and so we also offer you further discount when you buy more than 5. Just click on the get a quote tab when buying on our website, or call one of the team who will be able to help you.

For more stacking chairs, take a look at our selection of Sonix and Trexus chairs available on the site.

The UK’s Favourite First Aid Supplier

Wallace Cameron have been servicing the needs of the first aid market for over 50 years, supplying quality products and services. They constantly strive for improvement and have successfully gained a royal warrant and the ongoing ISO 9001:2000 quality accreditation. In 1999 its Adulto First Aid Kit gained the Millenium Product Award for innovative design. More recently Wallace Cameron, First Aid Training Division has achieved the Investors in People award.

The research and development team at Wallace Cameron uses state of the art computer aided design facilities to continue to develop the award winning first aid dispensers.

Wallace Cameron’s business mission is clear. In the words of the company’s Group Chairman Gio Benedetti, “we always aim to lead while our competitors follow”.

Innovation and design then drive the company and is one of the reasons why the company has such a large Product Design department. The Product Design Engineers are an impressively creative group of people who constantly come up with new product ideas as well as improvements to existing products.

Our favourite first aid kit is the Wallace Cameron Green Box HS3 First-Aid Kit Traditional 50 Person.

• The traditional green box offering HSE standard compliance

• Supplied complete with wall bracket

• 1 x First aid guidance leaflet

• 60 x Individually wrapped plasters

• 12 x Medium sterile dressings

• 4 x Large sterile dressings

• 8 x Triangular bandages

• 12 x Safety pins

• 20 x Individually wrapped alcohol free wipes

• 6 x Eye pads

• 6 x Disposable gloves (pairs)

That’s all you need from an office first aid kit and more! We do have plenty more however, feel free to take a look. We also have kits for every work environment from Food Hygiene Kits, Van Kits, First Response Bags, Body Fluid Kits, Travel Kits, Burn Kits, Domestic Kits and so many more!

Let’s Make Things Simpler

There is such a variety of labels on offer that to sift through them and find the ones you need, truly is a mission. We realise this, so to make things easier for you we have chosen the most sought after labels and written about them here, that should save a bit of time. The examples given are of course made by the famous Avery, being the most prestigious label manufacturer producing top quality labels that you can develop at ease with your own software.

A4 Avery 10 Per Sheet

Featured to your right are the Avery Smartstamp Labels Inkjet 10 per Sheet. Smartstamp is a convenient way to deal with your business mail, using your PC you can print a postage mark directly onto labels! Avery labels are specifically designed for Royal Mail’s Smartstamp online postage system, visit www.royalmail.com. 135 x 38mm per box, 10 per sheet, 250 Labels per box.

A4 Avery 27 Per Sheet

Featured to your left are the Avery Heavy Duty Labels Inkjet 27 per Sheet. These are extra durable labels that are perfect even for outdoor use! For more durability than a normal paper label use Avery White Heavy Duty Labels. They are ideal for marking your property with your contact details, labelling products or brochures for sale or display and creating warning signs or instructions. What brutes! With the capability of being oil and dirt resistant, splash proof, tear proof and unaffected by temperature changes. Easy and quick to use with free Avery Wizard software for Microsoft Office. Working temperature from -20 to +90 degrees C (so can even be used in freezers) Label Size:63.5 x 33.9mm, 24 labels per sheet, 10 sheets per box, 40 labels per box. 

A4 Avery 65 Per Sheet

These will help you find items faster as they are perfect for marking the contents of your files, folders and boxes. Another handy tip is to use them for return addressing and your post won’t get lost but will be returned to sender. They are also ideal for marking your company brochures and packaging with your details. Available in various sizes to suit every small label application. Easy and quick to use with free Avery Wizard software for Microsoft Office, 100% money back guarantee. 38.1 x 21.2mm, white, ref J8651-100 [6500 Labels]

The Green Bit

Planting trees can help to combat climate change and provides sustainable living in poor rural communities. Avery’s aim in to plant 100′000 more trees! All you have to do is purchase 1 pack of Avery labels, enter the promotional code online and just like that, Avery plant 1 tree! Together with the Green Belt Movement, Avery will ensure that the trees are planted. So far with the help of our customers, 10′118 tree’s have been planted.

It’s never been easy to be Green, but now thanks to Avery we simply have no excuse!