Scissors – The hand operated cutting instrument consisting of a pair of metal blades connected so that the sharpened edges slide against each other. Without trying to state the obvious, it is important that we consider all of our customers here at Office 365, and some may have been trapped in a time warp since the age of the dinosaurs and will need an explanation as to what these strange ‘scissors’ are.

We use scissors routinely everyday for cutting various thin materials including items such as paper, cardboard, string, thread, fabric, tin foil, thin plastic, cloth and more. We also use scissors to cut hair and also in cookery, however you won’t find those scissors here, so you may want to visit a pharmacy or cookware shop instead, but it was nice to see you, come again (for your stationery and office supplies)!

Just like with pens, there is nothing more annoying than not having a pair of scissors to hand when you need them. Working in a busy office or school environment often requires the use of scissors; however with so many people using them, can you ever find a pair when you want them? We recommend that each desk has their own pair to save time and arguments! Here at Office 365 we have some absolutely ridiculous offers on our 5 Star range of scissors. Take for example these 5 Star General Purpose Scissors pictured below. Featuring:

• Features integral grooved centre grip to assist in the opening of bottles or jars
• Suitable for cutting tougher materials
• Complete with 2 year blade guarantee
• 217mm
• 92% Off!!!!
• Now just £1.05!

We also have a variety of soft grip scissors which are also made by 5 Star and have a soft rubber grip handle designed for comfort and machine stainless steel blades. Alternatively we have a selection of school scissors which are available for as little as 29p a pair! These 5cm rule scissors have stainless steel blades and are available in a nice bright red or in assorted colours packs. All made by the reputable 5 Star, you can be sure of quality and a price suitable for every budget. These really are the cheapest prices on the net, and if you find them cheaper anywhere else, we’ll match it!

Plastic pockets are a timeless invention which began as a storage solution for use in ring binders and lever arch files. They are designed to allow files and binders to hold a large number of paper documents safely by:

• Protecting the documents from the elements
• Protecting the documents from fading in time
• Eliminating the need to punch holes in documents
• Providing a professional finish
• Keeping paper crisp and new
• Reducing the risk of damage from spills

Today however plastic pockets have taken a leap and are now widely used as a protective cover for documents with or without the accompaniment of a binder or file. Many people use plastic pockets in everyday life and so are consistently looking for cheap plastic pockets to maintain a constant supply. Used for:

• Handing in CV’s
• Handing in coursework and other important presentations and reports
• Used for displaying posters and leaflets on lamp posts and notice boards
• Storing receipts, reply slips and generally gathering information in one place
• Keeping certificates and important documents safe from spills and damage

Our selection of 5-Star Plastic Pockets (as featured) is quite frankly unbeatable. When it comes to items such as these is it really necessary to go for the more expensive brand? Take these for example, our featured variety is the cheapest in the UK and at Office 365 you will find them with unrivalled savings!

• A4 open top 50 micron polypropylene pocket
• Multipunched reinforcing strip
• Anti-glare
• Polypropylene material will not lift ink from copy
• Quantity 100
• 86% off! Now just £1.68!
• CHEAPEST IN THE UK!

We have a huge selection of cheap plastic pockets available in A3, A4, A5, landscape, portrait and various other sized options. With cheap brands and top brands we have it all here; what’s more, if you can’t find the pocket you’re looking for, we’re always happy to help. Just call on 0870 766 1624!

Plastic wallets are one of our most popular products selling out frequently, even after purchasing huge volumes of them in preparation. Our customers buy them in bulk for quite a varied selection of different uses around the home, office and around the school or education facility. It seems that selection and assortment of colour plays an important role, along with variety of size too in some cases. We’ve been curiously asking our customers who order by telephone what they’re intending on using their translucent plastic wallets for; this is of course an optional question and is merely down to curiosity and nosiness I suppose. The most common purposes are;

In the Office

• Alphabetical/date filing
• Client info storage
• Employee records
• Training packs
• OHP transparencies storage
• Disk storage

In the Home

• Home filing
• Storing important documents (birth certificates, medical cards, passports etc)
• Storing personal letters
• Storing school reports
• Storing certificates of achievement
• Storing recipes
• Storing kids artwork
• Storing wage slips

As plastic wallets come in so many different colours and sizes, it makes them ideal for filing, each colour representing a different category. They then stack neatly on a shelf for easy and quick access when needed and look very professional and organised. Our selection of wallets is available in many sizes including A3 plastic wallets, A4 plastic wallets, A5 plastic wallets, foolscap plastic wallets, and other sizes. There are a number of different packs available with a variety of pack quantities, colours and transparencies. You can choose translucent plastic wallets which offer some visibility of their contents, but not full clarification, or alternatively you can choose clear plastic wallets which of course offer complete observation of their contents. If you’d like some help choosing which ones are best for the task you have in mind, maybe we can help; just call us on 0870 766 1624.

Sometimes the average stapler just won’t do. When you’re daily activities in the workplace involve a great deal of stapling, you don’t want to be tied to the stapler all day. A manual stapler for constant daily use can only lead to bruised palms, cramp, fatigue, worn out staplers and of course irritability! This is why we recommend electric staplers for those who use staplers daily, for long periods of time. An electronic stapler basically does all the work for you so you don’t have to injure your hands whilst wasting your time and your company’s money and recourses.  However sometimes even an electronic stapler will not suffice as industrial stapling will literally destroy the standard electronic stapler. Some stapling applications involve the constant and consistent stapling of documents or packaging items throughout the entire day, every day which is quite some demand on a lil’ old stapler! We have just the thing for you in that case, feast your eyes below on our favourite electric stapler, THE DON of all staplers!

Our Rapid 106E Electronic Stapler is ideal for use in large offices, hotels, publishers and banks, but also in warehouse environments for duties such as packaging applications, blister packs and header card stapling. The featured stapler boards the following qualities:

• Several machines can be connected by an opto-cable (not supplied) for multiple stapling in packaging applications
• Slim design and quiet operation
• Easy front loading with safety visor and automatic cut-out
• Fully adjustable stapling force
• Movable anvil for stapling and pinning
• Staples 50 sheets of flat paper or 20 sheets when saddle stitching
• Supplied with desk clamp, foot pedal and saddle stitch table for finishing brochures
• Slim design with quiet operation
• Black/White
• Now Just £523.07!! (That’s an incredible £300.64 off!)
• Free delivery with us

On March 4th 2010 Esselte announced the completion of its acquisition of Isaberg Rapid, one of the world’s leading companies within the stapling business. A strategic addition to Esselte’s branded office products, Isaberg Rapid have allowed for the expansion of Esselte into the tools sector and professional retail markets. Part of Esselte’s strategy to strengthen their core categories, this acquisition expands the firm’s market and global reach. Good move Esselte!

10 Reason Why Dry wipe Markers Are Better Than Chalk…

1. Their Mess Free! – No chalky dust, no messy fingers.
2. They’re Ear Friendly – No nasty screeching down the chalk board.
3. They’re Bold – Drywipe markers stand out from a distance on their white surface.
4. Their Refillable – You can now get eco-friendly refillable markers!
5. They Don’t Leave Residue – Unlike chalk on a chalk board, drywipe markers rub off the board with ease leaving the board fresh for new applications.
6. Colours – They’re available in a large variety of different colours which is great for diagrams and charts.
7. Accuracy – Due to their shaped tipped, drywipe markers produce neat writing and accurate illustrations.
8. Variety of Tips – They also come in both bullet and chisel tip!
9. Lids – They have lids to prevent them from marker other objects.
10. No Breakages – They don’t snap or crumble!

Here at Office 365 we just love the Artline range of whiteboard markers, they seem to be designed with the consumer in mind! Take a look at these for example. Our Artline 2-in-1 whiteboard markers featured to your right are perfect for every whiteboard! They feature;

• Two points in one pen – 2.0mm Bullet Tip and 5.0mm Chisel Tip
• Eight contrasting quick dry colours
• Transferable cap storage
• Anti roll bar fitted to cap
• Ideal for all whiteboards, glass, plastics, and laminates
• Three line widths
• Bullet Tip: 2.0mm
• Chisel Tip: 3.0×5.0mm
• Assorted pack contains one each of black, blue, red, green, brown, orange, purple and pink
• Packed 8
• Now with 25% off – Just £14.03!

Artline are an international brand made by the Japanese organization, Shachihata. 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. Also, Artline no longer uses Xylene in most of their products and have instead substituted this traditional yet harmful solvent with an alcohol. The only difference that is obvious is the smell; where the Xylene has a strong scent, the alcohol has a more neutral one. The reason for this change is the increasing concern amongst some community members that the product could cause negative health effects. Artline also have an Eco Green range. These are recycled, general purpose markers made using a unique dry safe ink formula. These pens are made using at least 74% recycled material.

We all have some sort of filing regime at home or at work, it can come in many forms, some better than other, but we all have some sort of ‘order’. There are the ‘organised mess’ folk who use what are called ‘paper heaps’ to ‘organise’ their paperwork. This form of filing is rather dishevelled looking and can be very difficult to work with when searching for individual documents, still, it’s easy to file! There are the hoarding type who have numerous filing cabinets storing decades of paperwork ‘just in case’ where really what they could use is a shredder! Then you have the opposite ruthless type who open it – read it – then bin it; no document is safe in these hands, although their offices are very tidy! Last but not least (and we should all be taking a leaf out of these people books) we have the organised folk who appreciate the benefit of an organised paperwork system. Now I know many of you will be thinking, “yeah, yeah, but I haven’t got the time”, or “I can’t be bothered”, but trust me, a little effort will surely reap rewards! If you have your filing in order, then you know where all your documents can be found. When you need to find a document and you need to find it quick, you’ll know exactly which file to pull out and where precisely you will find it. One of our favourite (and oldest) forms of filing is with manila wallets.

As they come in various colours and mostly in packs of assorted colours filing couldn’t be simpler. Each coloured wallet can represent a different category of filing. Choose categories such as 2009-2010, 2010-2011, or use them to file alphabetically, say one file for all the customers whose first initial begins with ‘A’, another for those beginning with ‘B’, or even a folder for A-G customers, then G-N and so on. At home you could have a separate folder for all your utility bills and important documents. However you decide to use them, they’re practically priceless, what’s more, they stack up neatly and nicely on a shelf too, ready for quick access.

Here at Office 365 we have various premium quality and value manila wallets from many reputable brands each made from heavyweight manila. Available in weights such as 250gsm, 285gsm, 290gsm, 300gsm, 315gsm and document capacities of 28mm 32mm, 38mm, 50mm and 600mm, our manila wallets are available in an assortment of colours too! Choose from red, buff, blue, yellow, pink, green, orange, lilac and more. Document wallets are great for many purposes, not just for your filing, they provide protection when storing your paper files, printouts and other documents and are made from card material which has been recycled too! So if you’d like to start a more organised filing system in your office, why not give them a try?!

When fastening together papers, commonly peoples first thought is to staple the paper or use paperclips as they are the quickest option. These solutions are quick and easy, however are useless if you’d like to bind paper together of a larger quantity or you’d like to be able to add and remove pages at a later date. There are plenty of options out there such as slide binding, comb binding, wire binding and so on, however the simplest preference is for Treasury Tags (aka India tags). These paper fasteners need to be of a certain length in order to hold your paper together securely. Made up of a piece of string, typically around 3 to 8 cm or 1 to 3 inches long, a treasury tag has a metal or plastic bar at each end which is the component responsible for securing the paper. This bar is threaded through holes in paper which have been created by a hole punch and normally start off being threaded through a front cover and finish through the back cover. Treasury tags come in various different lengths of string so that depending on the thickness of the stack of pages, the appropriate length treasury tag can be used. The bigger the stack of paper, the longer the string will need to be, just as the fewer the sheets of paper, the shorter the string will need to be. Use this guide as an estimate;

• Paper thickness up to 25mm – 25mm Treasury Tags
• Paper thickness up to 51mm – 51mm Treasury Tags
• Paper thickness up to 63mm – 63mm Treasury Tags
• Paper thickness up to 76mm – 76mm Treasury Tags
• Paper thickness up to 102mm – 102mm Treasury Tags
• Paper thickness up to 127mm - 127mm Treasury Tags
• Paper thickness up to 152mm – 152mm Treasury Tags

The featured treasury tags are made by our 5 Star brand and consist of green cord with metal end bars. An economical form of filing, treasury tags normally come in boxes of approximately 100 and have very small price tags! In fact, our range is available with at least 64% off! Remember though people, before punching your holes in your paper, make sure that they are at the left hand side and that they are at least an inch into the paper both from the top and the left. Forgetting this can result in rips and tears which would be a shame, and a pain!

Gosh, we really have come a long way from those days of individually handwriting out each envelopes address. Some companies would even hire staff from outside of the office, to receive boxes of their mail and handwrite on each and every one of them, paying them a wage per box they complete. What a job…whether this was an in-house task or not, it is nowadays a waste of time and therefore a waste of money and recourses as we have the alternative addressing labels. Now getting your mail out is a simple and almost cost-free process as we have options such as Avery Addressing Labels which are designed with the consumer in mind making the job easier in every way possible. With options ideal for large envelopes and small, parcels, mailing tubes and even boxes, our selection of Avery labels give a bright white and professional finish. At Office 365, we’re big fans of the clear addressing envelopes as they offer all the quality of the white ones, yet can be applied to every coloured envelope that exists, giving the same perfect results every time. Whatever colour envelope you’re using, you want to make sure to give a neat and professional finish. Why not ‘wow’ your prospective customers and existing ones with a perfect finish; these Avery clear addressing labels are suitable for use with inkjet printers and are guaranteed to produce optimum results every time.  Go clear and give the ‘printed directly on envelope look’, these labels virtually disappear! What’s more (and as usual for Avery), Avery have covered every corner with their QuickPEEL technology so that you can peel and apply the inkjet labels with ease. The featured labels come in packs with 21 labels per sheet and are fully compatible with most popular inkjet printers, including Canon®, Epson®, Lexmark®, Hewlett Packard® and many more! And as usual Avery excel with FREE easy-to-use Avery templates and software for Microsoft® Office! Description:

• Label dimensions – 63.5 x 38.1 mm
• Inkjet
• 525 Total Labels
• For: Addressing
• Colour: Clear
• Works best with: coloured C6 envelopes
• 25 Sheets per Pack
• 21 Labels per Sheet
• Permanent Adhesive
• Coating: Matt
• Rectangular
• on A4 sheet
• Polyester film
• Detail: with QuickPEEL™ feature
• 25% Off – Now just £17.38 per pack!

The Green Bit

Avery campaign, ‘Help Plant 100,000 New Trees’ is helping to bring everyone together with the same economical values. Planting trees can help to combat climate change and provides sustainable living in poor rural communities. So, let’s all plant 100,000 trees together! When you purchase labels by the Avery band you will see a promotional code on the pack. Simply log into the Avery Site and you can chose whether to be given ‘a big carrot’ to be redeemed against gift vouchers, or plant a tree. With the help of customers so far, Avery have planted over 64,000 trees!

Practical, perfect white paper,

Is peachy for practicing poems,

Pick up a page and preach with your pen,

Part with your pride for the power!

We use paper everyday unknowingly! That may sound strange, but do we ever realise what we’re doing when we’re scribbling down notes, doodling and taking messages? The act of grabbing a scrap piece or sheet of paper is almost unconscious; we can certainly say we take paper for granted! It important however to appreciate its source; we destroy many, many trees every day so that we can have the paper we use without even thinking about it! It’s also quite surprising how big an impact and how much of an impression the quality of paper can have. Thinner, budget paper is all well and good for everyday printing, notes, messages and your kids art, but when you’re presenting an important document, a legal document, an invitation or a letter, quality is extremely important! It’s always better in these instances to go for a thicker option, say 90gsm paper, giving a more firm, smooth and white finish.

Our Color Copy A4 White Copier Paper featured to the right, fits the entire bill! Not only does this paper boast premium quality and super smooth texture, but it’s also environmentally friendly too!

• A range of superior smooth colour laser papers with excellent whiteness designed specifically for use on colour laser printers and copiers
• Ideal for brochures, reports and presentations with the card weights being the perfect choice for report covers and business cards
• Produced using FSC certified fibre from well-managed forests independently certified according to the rules of the Forest Stewardship Council
• Guaranteed for use on mono and colour laser printers and copiers
• 90gsm
• Size: A4
• Packed: 500 sheets
• 66% off! Now just £8.79 a ream!

Color Copy is a brand of paper brought to us by The Robert Horne Group who were founded in London back in 1925 by Mr Robert Horne (of course!). The group has since grown to be the UK’s leading supplier of paper, board and plastics. The company are committed to taking all reasonable steps to fulfil their duties through economically, environmentally and socially sustainable means. They will endeavour to conduct all their activities with integrity and demonstrate the highest ethical standards in any dealings with all stakeholders. Color copy paper guarantees usability on all mono and colour laser printers and is able to boast FSC mixed sources SGS-COC-0912. The fibre used to make their paper is Virgin wood fibre from South Africa, South America, Scandinavia and Europe and the pulp is bleached using an Elemental Chlorine Free (ECF) process. Disposal of the paper can be done through either recycling or incineration for energy.

The Robert Horne Environmental Initiatives

• ISO14001 at Northampton Head Office and National Distribution Centre
• FSC Chain of Custody (SGS-COC-000912)
• PEFC Chain of Custody (SGS-PEFC/COC-0104)
• The only major paper merchant to be a member of the WWF-UK Forest & Trade Network
• Committed to a policy of responsible paper purchasing
• Comprehensive supplier evaluation process, supported by a robust database of environmental product information
• Unrivalled choice of recycled-content and FSC or PEFC certified products
• Committed to a policy of Corporate Social Responsibility
• Environmental Manager available for help and advice
• Committed to a policy of energy efficiency and carbon reduction
• yoyo ‘closed loop’ office paper recycling service
• Waste recycling scheme for Sign and Display materials

We are always happy to be supporting a company who do good in this world and the Robert Horne Group are certainly able to say they do their bit. The brand are proud to support Childline as its nominated charity.

When you think of Glue, what brand springs to mind? No, this isn’t telepathy or some Derren Brown trick, its history, excellent branding and quality of product. That’s right, it’s Pritt…Just like vacuum equals Hoover, sticky tack equals Blu-Tac, sticky tape equals Sellotape, search engine equals Google, walking frame equals Zimmer, bubbly hot tub equals Jacuzzi, permanent marker equals Sharpie, ballpoint pen equals Biro, correction fluid equals Tipp-Ex; these are all example of generic trademarks earned through the products sheer excellence and user friendliness; these are all household names.

Pritt are no exception to this and have invented some truly remarkable solutions to our gluing and sticking adhesive demands. First invented in 1969, the Pritt Glue Stick took the world by storm! In fact, not only is Pritt a worldwide brand, but in March 2001, Pritt was literally launched as a “Universe-wide” brand! On March 17th 2001, and after rigorous daily use under zero-gravity and other extreme conditions of space, Pritt was officially awarded the exclusive seal of “Space Proof Quality”! However it’s not just the Pritt Stick which holds our hearts here at Office 365, we’ve rather fallen for the Pritt Glue-It too!

Take a look to the right and feast your eyes upon our Pritt Glue-It Roller Adhesive which boasts some pretty unbelievable qualities for simple ‘pencil case’ glue.

• New compact refillable roller system which fits neatly in the hand, with built-in retractable nib protector
• Available with permanent or re-stick-able cartridge
• Improved action for precision gluing
• (Link provided is for re-stick-able option)
• Highly precise and very convenient to apply
• Very clean: no mess, no smearing or running, a dry up is impossible
• Refillable – the economical solution for frequent users
• Enjoy 30% Off! – Now just £2.98!

Pritt (brought to us by the Henkel Corporation) celebrated its 35th anniversary in 2004, being an environmental and economic success with more than one billion units sold. Henkel obviously places particularly high priority on its ecological compatibility and product safety, especially as it is often used by children. Solvent-free, PVC-free and certified to comply with stringent EU child safety legislation, Pritt glue is the friendliest there is.