At Office 365, you’ll find that we have a rather extensive range of rubber bands, in particular from our 5 Star range. With this in mind, remember that it’s vital that you carefully select the correct size. If you are trying to find a band that matches your current band size, then this measuring guide may help:

A rubber band has three basic dimensions: Length, width, and thickness. A rubber band’s length is half its circumference. Its thickness is the distance from the inner circle to the outer circle. To measure your rubber bands, first you must lay it down so that it makes a rectangle. The band’s width is the height of that band. If you can for a moment imagine a rubber band in manufacture, that is, a long tube of rubber on a mandrel before it is sliced into rubber bands; the band’s width is how far apart the slices are cut.

Generally, rubber bands are numbered from smallest to largest, width first. For example, rubber bands numbered 8-19 are all 1/16 inch wide, with length going from 7/8 inch to 3 1/2 inches. Rubber band numbers 30-34 are for width of 1/8 inch, going again from shorter to longer. For even longer bands, the numbering starts over for numbers above 100, again starting at width 1/16 inch. See the table below for reference.

Interesting Uses For Rubber Bands

• Restore Your Broom – No need to toss out that broom because the bristles have become splayed with use. Just wrap a rubber band around the broom a few inches from the bottom. Leave it for a day or so to get the bristles back in shape.
• Economical Child Proofing – A fantastic way to childproof your cupboards without the extra cost is to wrap the bands tightly around pairs of handles in your kitchen and bathroom.
• Expecting a Baby or Gained a Little Weight? – Expand the waist band on your trousers or skirt by looping the rubber band through the button hole and fastening it to the button, this will give you some extra breathing space!
• Make a Sling Shot – A tradition that’s been going on for years.
• Make a Pencil Eraser – Fold a rubber band in half a few times and use it to erase pencil markings.  This technique works surprisingly well!
• Fasten Your Wallet – Manila wallets are a common tool for filing papers. Some can be fastened, however if you have the ‘flap’ manila wallets, then these do not secure shut. Use a large rubber band to secure your paperwork in these files.
• Make a Propeller – Fix a rubber band to the propeller shaft of your toy plane and the other end of the rubber band to back edge of the body and then attach the propeller. Rotate the propeller backward until the rubber band gets stretched, then release the propeller and release your plane!

At Office 365, we want everyone to make themselves a satisfying saving, that’s why you will find that all our products have huge discounts. We’re cutting back the prices on more and more of your everyday favourites making us the lowest priced online stationery shop, which is backed up by our price match policy. It’s really straightforward; we’re so confident that your orders will nearly always cost you less at Office 365, but on the odd occasion it’s not, we’ll give you back the difference. This is our promise to you, our valued customers.

A perfect example of our generosity would be our range of box files where you will find low prices across the entire range. We appreciate that strong and sturdy filing shouldn’t have to cost you the earth, so we’ve chipped away at our prices, making even the more superior box file more affordable. Take our Eastlight Classic Box File featured to your right for example.

Box files are a simple form of file which are suited to accommodate a variety of documents of all shapes, sizes and varieties. A box file is simply a box-shaped receptacle in which to store papers, photographs, forms and so much more. When not in use a closure clip, clamp, or repositionable post secures the contents, or in this case, a lock spring mechanism.  Each box file is complete with spine labels and thumb holes to ensure easy reference and retrieval of your box files. This particular box file features;

• Classic Box Files made with high quality materials
• Dropside panel for easy access to contents
• Removable index sheets
• Black and green cloud paper finish with lining overprinted with index and project planning boxes
• Finger ring for easy shelf retrieval
• Traditional box file with wood and board sides and lock spring mechanism
• A4
• Packed 5

This pack of files is available with a fantastic 26% off the retail price, making these 5 superior quality box files just £62.90! That’s a saving of £21.55! At this price, you’re not just buying the product, your buying the name too. Eastlight are one of Acco’s leading brands who operate from their manufacturing base in Manchester, England. They are one of the leading suppliers and producers of high quality filing products in Europe, in fact many professionals will settle for nothing less.

Going back to basics, your businesses floors can be one of the most expensive investments you will ever have to make for the furnishing of your office, and one of the most vital. Floors can be so easily damaged and when this happens, the costs are endless. In just one day your floor is subjected to an unbelievable amount of damage, just think of the wear and tear! Then consider the value of your carpeting and hard floor products such as parquet, real wood and laminate flooring and what it would cost to replace it. All this considered, most would agree that it makes sense to look after your investment by providing some protection.

This is where Floortex come in.  Since 2001, Floortex have been No.1 in the floor protection market and their extensive range remains unrivalled with years of unbeaten value. Their mats provide the perfect, highly cost-effective solution for protecting your expensive or even irreplaceable floor coverings such as carpets, real wood and laminated floors. They directly save your floors from the loss of appearance, wear and damage. With Floortex you can choose from a wide selection of shapes and sizes to suit your requirements plus their mats have an embossed upper surface which is usually clear (unless stated) so that the appearance of the underlying floor covering remains visible. Alternatively they offer a range of doormats which offer superior moisture, dust and grime protection such as the one featured to your right. This plush pile mat gives the total solution for dust and moisture whilst offering good water retention at the same time.
Your floors will stay safe and clean without the added hassle. These mats are guaranteed to be easy maintenance and can be cleaned with a vacuum cleaner or hosepipe. Made using 100% polypropylene with flexible anti-slip rubber or vinyl backing, these mats are sure to stay in their place. To browse through our selection of Floortex Mats for yourself, take a look on our site where you will find low prices across the entire range.

The Green Bit

Materials & Environmental responsibility has been a core value of Floortex since the beginning. Their commitment is to provide the world’s finest quality, environmentally responsible office mats that exceed their valued customers’ expectations while conserving the earth’s natural resources. Their products will not deplete the ozone layer, consume precious fossil fuels, destroy rain forests, or produce non-biodegradable waste. Floortex products use renewable, recyclable, natural and raw materials that are biodegradable and recyclable to ensure maximum environmental performance.

To perfectly enclose your A4 paper or document, the ideal envelope size is C4. This size is one of the most common and can hold a full sheet of A4 without having to fold it, which is perfect for when you need to post an important document or photograph without leaving fold marks. The dimensions are 324mm x 229mm (12¾” x 9″). C4 envelopes are sometimes incorrectly referred to as A4 envelopes as they are designed to hold an A4 sheet unfolded. However paper sizes and envelope sizes are actually two different standards; A4 paper (210mm x 297mm) is 19mm narrower and 27mm shorter than the C4 envelope.

There are many varieties of C4 envelopes to choose from such as manilla or white, pocket or wallet format, window or no window and various different closures such as peel & seal, press & seal and gummed. However, it should be noted that in most office environments, the old fashioned gummed envelopes where the sender licks the gum to make it stick, are frowned upon as there is a risk of picking up germs or other residues from the gum, not to mention paper cuts, ouch!

Worldwide research has indicated that the most effective advertising medium of researching the desired audience is by mail; the envelope therefore continues to play an important part in projecting and delivering that offer. With this in mind, we’ve selected a C4 envelope which we feel is ideal for anyone looking to post an A4 document without folding it.

Take a look at our Croxley Script White Pocket Peel & Seal C4 Envelopes With Windows featured to your right.These envelopes are made by the prestigious Croxley Script, a Hamelin Paper Brands trademark. Hamelin Paper Brands are the market leaders in the paper industry. Their envelopes cover all requirements spanning from the average household through to big and small corporations. Croxley Script are a brand who produce DL, C5 and C4 peel and seal envelopes which feature high quality pure white 100-120gsm Croxley Script paper. All the envelopes are non-opaqued for a high white appearance and are packaged in high quality boxes for that exquisite finishing touch. The featured envelopes are made using 120 gsm paper and come in boxes of 250. The added bonus of the window (25mm in 213mm up) means that there is no need to print off labels or write on the envelopes, savings time, people power and inevitably, money. With 38% off, these envelopes are now just £44.14, while stocks last!

Alternatively however, you may be looking for C5 envelopes which take A4 sized paper folded in half once. The dimensions are 229mm x 162mm (9″x 6⅜”). Another common envelope choice for A4 paper is DL envelopes which are commonly used in business. They hold A4 sized paper folded twice and measure 110mm x 220mm (4⅓” x 8⅔”).

The Green Bit

Croxley Script envelopes are manufactured utilising materials that are environmentally sustainable and they continue to develop and innovate in this area to ensure the best outcome for the future. Hamelin Paper brands always use paper from sustainable sources and are increasingly manufacturing options from quality recycled papers. In addition to this, some of their envelope brands show the EU Eco-label accreditation for the paper from which they were made. This not only guarantees the sustainability of the source but also a reduction in emissions during the manufacturing process.

As a quality yet affordable stationery supplier, one of our largest and key markets is the schools sector, along with offices of course. However there are differences between what we can offer these two industries. If you are ordering for a school (a charity or any public sector business), you can take advantage of certain ‘perks’.

Famous Low Prices + Price Match

We appreciate that ordering for a school means aiding in the education of hundreds of children and the future of our world. To cater for all these children often means ordering huge quantities. At Office 365 we offer low prices across our entire range, plus if you do find our prices cheaper anywhere else we will match them. To obtain your price match please email info@office365.co.uk quoting the product description, the product code, the price and where you have seen it at a lower price. We will then give you an immediate decision on a price match.

Get a Quote + Easy Purchase Order

Ordering such large quantities can be very costly, even when ordering from a cheap supplier. At Office 365 we can take the pinch off by offering you a quote on bulk orders. All you have to do is select your item, add it to your basket and click ‘get a quote’. We aim to get back to you within 1 hour of you enquiry during office hours. However, if you’d like to discuss your requirements please call our Customer Service Team on 0870 766 1624. You can also take advantage of our easy order system. Schools, NHS Trusts, GP’s, Government Departments and Local Government Organisations can place orders by faxing an official purchase order to our FREEFAX 0800 612 9524, attaching of course your quote request.

Most Popular School Items

Office 365 offer a huge variety of stationery for schools including cheap ink cartridges and cheap paper for your printers as well as a massive selection of school stationery products. Choose from plastic wallets, ring binders and lever arch files to calendars, diaries and student & teacher pens. Don’t go back to school after this summer holiday without stocking up on student stationery from us! We have maths sets, geometry sets and chalk, to artists pencils, guillotines, trimmers and cutters, all with our famous low prices.

Desktop drawers are a smart and organised way of filing your personal paper work. I’ve had one of these for years and can safely say that they make for the ideal storage of bills and other paperwork, whether in the home or the office use. The alternative option to the desktop drawers is the age old letter tray, which is the open, stackable desktop filing solution. However, the latter tray can be un-stable, flimsy and due to the fact that it’s ‘open’, it can look untidy.

We’ve found the most popular unit is the desktop drawers with 5 drawers, like for example the Multiform Modulo Filing Unit featured below. It features;

• Five drawer unit A4
• Modular drawer sets for everyday office use
• Modular design allows you to create your own individual drawer set
• Smooth drawer action with lock to stop drawers being removed mistakenly
• Available in three colours and four drawer options
• Grey/Burgundy

With 26% off while stocks last, this very tidy 5 drawer filing unit is a real bargain at just £64.18, that’s a saving of £22.01! All this with the knowledge that you are buying from a reputable brand. Multiform have been a name synonymous with quality and functionality of the highest level for more than 30 years now, and have become so popular that the brand is now distributed world-wide in more than 35 countries! The company are proud of their accomplishment where they are able to integrate all their major fields, such as market analysis, design, construction, building of tools and forms and even production and logistics; all under one roof. This way they are able to guarantee short decisions and a direct influence on their product’s quality and their services ensuring customer satisfaction.

The Green Bit

Multiform can guarantee high quality standards, in connection with an ecologically oriented and lasting production, and as a result, they are able to produce office products from plastics, where the ergonomics represents an important component of the product use. They are mindful of the ecological attitude towards economical use of valuable raw materials and consider the use of recycled materials and the recovery of energy during production.

Monitor Risers play an important role in office ergonomics. They are considered one of the top 3 essentials when it comes to comfort at work along with the ergonomic office chair and correct lighting (including lamps & uplighters).

Neck strain can often be caused by incorrect monitor height and is something we all need to avoid. It is very common for computer users to develop neck pain from having their VDU positioned too high up or too low down on their desk. Adjusting the height of your monitor is a straightforward process. Follow this simple guide;

1. Sit yourself comfortably in front of your computer
2. Look straight ahead towards your screen
3. Adjust your monitor height until the top of the screen (not the monitor case) is level with your eye.
4. Use a monitor riser such as this Fellowes Monitor Riser Plus, to position your VDU to this height.

Did you know that achieving the correct height of your display screen in now accepted universally by ergonomic experts as vital in achieving workstation posture and comfort, hence helping to avoid neck and shoulder strain? Monitor risers are not only responsible for preventing eye strain, neck and back fatigue, and headaches, but they also allow you to regain valuable desktop space by providing housing for your monitor and additional space for other items too. Take the featured monitor riser for example. It positions the monitor at a comfortable viewing height and is even supplied with another ergonomic dream – a built-in line of sight copy holder! This riser is easily adjustable to five different heights, from 118mm – 168mm, by simply attaching the appropriate number of stackable column sections. Another additional bonus is the storage drawer which pulls out over the top of the keyboard when in maximum height position, plus the base includes cable and power cord guides which are moulded into the back to help direct cables. This particular riser is suitable for screens up to 21″ or 36kg in weight and measures 333 x 343 x 118-168mm (WxDxH). Grab yourself an incredible 25% off while stocks last, here at Office 365 UK!

Note pads, in particular spiral note pads, have to be the most used stationery item there is. They are used for a number of purposes, including writing, drawing, and scrapbooking. For example, in the office, every member of staff will have a note book for use during phone calls, meetings and desk work so that they can take notes for later reference. A student will use a notebook for note taking during lessons, lectures and research (and sometimes doodling), whereas at home they are used for everything from taking messages to shopping lists. In all these scenarios, the spiral note pad is the most popular. Spiral bound note pads have the ability to open flat on a desk or table and offer 360 degree rotation for easy note taking. The best we’ve found is a note pad by NPad.

NPad Spiral Note Books such as the one featured below, are a funky range of vibrantly designed notebooks which combine fashion and function to meet the everyday needs of students and office workers. Their collection includes a selection of products including A4 and A5 notebooks, ‘green’ recycled pads and project books with colour coded pages, removable dividers and handy document pockets. Each book features premium 90 gsm paper and yes, that even includes the recycled ones! The product featured is our NPad A5 Recycled Wirebound Note Book which comes in packs of 3 and is friendlier to the environment whilst brightening up the office. The ruled, 100% recycled sheets of 90 gsm paper allows no show-through and features a useful margin. With its strong backboard and twin-wire binding, the item is perfect for on the go. You can open it flat or fold it right over for ease of use and when you have no surface to rest on, the heavy-duty backboard will provide the support you need. Each of its 200 pages is punched and perforated so that when you’re done, you can simply tear it out (neatly) and file it in your binder. NPad’s innovative concepts and Office 365 fair prising combined, means that you can grab yourself a bargain today. With 44% off, this pack of pads is now available for just £8.09!

Npad are a brand by Oxford who fall under the Hamelin Paper Brands Group. Hamelin Paperbrands Ltd are the largest supplier of branded envelopes, notebooks, pads, diaries, personal stationery and paper-based education supplies in the UK and home of the Oxford stationery brand. Oxford are the creators of many well known book and pad brands such as; Black n’ Red, Easybook, International, Notebooks, Npad, Office, Paper Show, Pink n’ Black, Diaries and Education (an exorcise book brand). Oxford are renowned for anticipating end users expectations and demands, plus their continuous effort in creating new and unique innovations. They are a brand we have all come to know and trust, which is why NPad have taken us all by storm.

Manilla files are used across the globe, in schools, offices, home offices and businesses of every genre. They are designed to contain documents for storage and safe keeping, plus for those who have the organisational skills, as a method of filing. Files and folders are nowadays available in materials such as plastics; however, manilla remains the most popular sort. The manilla component of the name comes from manilla hemp or abaca, from which manilla folders were originally made. Manilla hemp is native to the Philippines and is named after its capital city.

The most effective way to organise your files is usually to label them based on their contents. Simple, yes, but you’d be surprised at how many people don’t know this! Folders can be labelled directly on the tab with a pen or pencil, or alternatively, adhesive labels can be placed on the tabs. For a more sophisticated finish, try using electronic label makers to produce the labels.

Take a look at our Elba Spirosort Transfer Spring Files featured below. These high quality foolscap transfer spring files are made using 315gsm recycled manilla. The metal transfer spring filing mechanism allows for easy insertion, removal and rearranging of papers which is ideal for projects or personal files which need constant updating. Each file has a 35mm capacity and they come in packs of 25. With their focus on not just unique features but also on value for money, Elba have considered every individual budget.  That’s why at Office 365, we’re able to offer you this pack of 25 files for just £32.27! However this small price does not mean there is any sacrifice in quality; in fact, Elba’s excellence is reinforced through their achievement of various international standards including the BS EN ISO 9001:2000. So why not treat yourself to a new filing range today and grab yourself a bargain at Office 365.

A popular item in today’s world of business is the duplicate book. Duplicate books, otherwise known as copy books, are a real must have for every business. They are normally available in carbon or carbonless options; however the less messy carbonless option is always the most popular. Carbonless copy paper consists of sheets of paper that are coated on the bottom and/or the top with micro-encapsulated dye or ink and/or a reactive clay. The back of the first sheet is coated with micro-encapsulated dye. The top of the middle sheet is coated with a clay that quickly reacts with the dye to form the permanent mark. The back of the middle sheet is also coated with the dye, whilst the lowermost sheet is coated on the top surface with the clay with no coating applied to the back side. So when someone writes on the top sheet, the pressure from the pen causes the micro-capsules to break, spilling their dye. It is due to the tiny size of the capsules that the print obtained is very accurate.

Our best selling duplicate book is the Invoice option. All of our Duplicate Invoice Books are made by Challenge and consist of this wondeful almost magic carbonless paper. Pack sizes vary between 3 and 5 and you can also choose between sizes 216 x 130mm or 248 x 187mm. Each book is pre printed and available in ruled, plain and including VAT/Tax. Each book has colour coded copy sheets which are numbered in sets 1-100. Take the Challenge Invoice Carbonless Duplicate Book featured to your right for example. 

• Traditional duplicate invoice book
• Pre-printed for particular usage
• Colour-coded copy sheets
• Comes with carbonless paper
• Without VAT/Tax column
• Numbered in sets 1-100
• Size: 210x130mm
• Packed 5

This pack of 5 books is available with a fantastic (and may I add, generous) 46% off! You can save yourself £12.54 when purchasing this pack (while stocks last), as they are now available for just £15.02! Plus, with challenge, you know you’re buying quality. Each book is casebound with sturdy hardback, PVC coated covers providing long lasting protection of notes. The pages are section sewn for tamper resistant durability, plus their 192 page formats contain quality 90 gsm paper for minimal show through of notes. As a Hamelin Paper Brands company, Challenges products undergo rigorous testing before they can approved. With vast levels of importance placed on their product quality, customer satisfaction and continuous improvement, the company have achieved accreditation to BS EN ISO 9001:2000.