If you’re going to take the time to produce an excellent piece of work, a lengthy assignment, a suave showcase of your work or maybe you’ve finally finished writing your novel, it is almost as important as the work itself to present it well. Picture the scenarios; on the one hand you could hand you can breathe a sigh of relief as you finally finish and hand in your project to the boss/lecturer, a heap of ruffled paper just waiting to blow around the office the minute a desk fan is switched on, a target for coffee ring marks. Ok, so maybe there’s nothing wrong with this, but there certainly isn’t anything great about this either. Work presented in this way will not be taken as seriously as if it had been handed over with a little more thought given to detail. The second scenario is you reach the end of your assignment and literally jump for joy as you simply slip it inside a presentation ring binder and watch as your bosses/lecturers lifts, impressed by your dedication to presentation. What’s more, your work is safe from damage or being jumbled up with other paperwork.

Here you’ll find our Elba Polyvision A4 Maxi Presentation Binder popular for its ability to be personalised.

• Attractive and professional presentation binder
• Clear A4 size pockets on front and back cover and unique wrap around spine for complete personalisation
• Unique wrap around spine pocket
• Made from high quality clear polypropylene material
• Product is Maxi in size to fit all dividers
• Fully customisable for FREE using www.elbaprint.com
• 4 O-Rings
• Capacity: 16mm
• Size: A4
• Packed x10
• 28% Off – Just £54.98!!

Thanks to Elba’s dedication to please, you can be sure of the best possible quality presentation ring binders. The Elba brand is synonymous with quality at affordable prices and with their commitment to quality, you’ll see this reinforced through the achievement of the international standard BS EN ISO 9001:2000.

The Green Bit

Today Elba are able to offer all major products in eco-friendly plastic. Elba is also committed to its published environment policy and has ISO 14001:2004 certification. For example, their Touareg range is an environmentally friendly range of filing products made entirely from recyclable board and polypropylene. The pulp used to make this board is produced from sustainable forests and is certified totally chlorine free. The polypropylene range is made using material mixed with natural wood fibres which enhances the visual impact of the range.

Many of us a trying something new for Christmas this year; we all seem to have been faced with the same problem, what do you buy for someone who has everything? Thanks to the internet and its ever increasing market for online gift shopping, we are now seeing more and more websites aimed at ‘alternative gifts’ for him and her, innovative ideas, gifts which they certainly wouldn’t have received before. For example, the popularity of these ‘Red Letter Day’s’ gifts has gone through the roof, plus quirky gifts such as making your friend or loved one a lord or lady of a plot of land someplace in Scotland have really taken off. You’ll also fine ideas such as ‘name a star’, adopt a rescued animal, ‘name a rose’ and many more. Another amazing gift which has taken the market by storm these past couple of years is hot air ballooning, which makes for a wonderful gift idea this Christmas.

However what all these gifts have in common is that they are not wrap-able presents. Ok sure, so when your voucher or certificate arrives in the post, you could wrap it yes, but then it’s likely to be torn in the unwrapping process. Alternatively pop it inside an envelope, but then that spoils half the fun of unwrapping. The best way to gift wrap presents such as these is to present them well in the first place. Have you considered purchasing a plastic folder? In doing so, you will not only be making your gift look more high class, special even, but you will also be protecting it which means it can be wrapped up for full enjoyment!

Try our Rexel A4 Polypropylene Active Tab Folder with Seal featured below, a fantastic and affordable option for storing or presenting important documents.

• Easy access – no need to open binder mechanism when inserting folders
• Specially designed creases in front flap and gusset will stop distortions and splitting when full to capacity
• Assorted packs contain two each of red, blue and one of green
• Will store up to 150 sheets of paper
• Wrap around printable tab secures contents
• Size: A4
• Portrait
• Clear
• Packed 5
• 44% off – Now just £3.26 for a pack of 5!

The Green Bit

Rexel are an Acco brand, part of a company who are committed to providing and conducting its business in an environmentally responsible manner, ensuring that their products, packaging and operations are safe for their employees, business partners, customers and ultimately, the environment. They strive to continuously improve their processes and products to ensure innovation, quality and value for money without compromising on their environmental responsibilities.

Their core objectives are to reduce the amounts of material that they use whether in their products or their packaging, identify plastics to aid separation and recovery and recover parts and establishing re-usability potential, recycle as much as possible, use significantly more recycled materials in their processes while promoting and supporting the recycling of their products by their business partners and consumers. They also aim to recover the energy produced from waste by safe, effective disposal, return materials back to nature and review what they have done to try to improve their processes even further. As a testament to their commitment to be more environmentally driven and focused, many of Acco’s products have been verified by the MBDC Consultancy and awarded the Cradle to Cradle certification. This certification provides a company with a means to tangibly, credibly measure achievement in environmentally-intelligent design and helps customers purchase and specify products that are pursuing a broader definition of quality.

It’s now officially NOT summer anymore, but then again I’m not sure we had a summer at all this year. The ground has indeed had its fill of the rain and yet we can be sure to expect a whole lot more now that it’s autumn! I’m not intentionally trying to make you feel miserable, just being realistic, but also trying to guide you in the right direction so that you can be prepared for the weather to come. Whether you travel to work, school, college or university, or even to your local high street, there are always times when you’ll need to protect your possessions, your work and your documents while travelling in the rain, and the wind for that matter!

Do you work as an architect, or maybe a technical designer? Are you a fashion designer or an art student? Maybe your work in advertising or are simply looking for a solution to carrying around your delicate papers? With a tiny investment you could get yourself A3 Plastic Folders which will protect all your papers, artwork, maps, designs, blue prints and more from the elements. Take a look at the Heavyweight Rexel Carry Zip Bag featured below for the perfect solution to your needs.

• Transparent zip closure bags
• Contents readily visible
• Write-on identification panel
• Made from heavyweight, durable PVC
• Assorted colours
• Size A3
• Quantity 5
• You save £4.54 – Now just £9.26!

Recognise them? That’s right; these value for money, high quality plastic folders are in fact very similar to the ones you’ll see used in schools for children to transport their school books, homework and communications in. Schools famously use them for their hardwearing properties, their complete protection from the rain or other damage, and because of their highly convenient way of carrying paper items. However the only difference is that these ones are A3. You can of course also find the smaller varieties here at Office 365, so if you’re looking to order for your school, or your child, see below:

Rexel A4 Carry Zip Bag

Rexel A5 Carry Zip Bag

If you’re taking advantage of the government’s new scheme for investing in young people’s new business ventures, then you’ll need a business plan before you approach your bank. You’ll also need to put together an impressive portfolio or display book of what exactly it is that your company is offering so that you can put forward a shining sales pitch for your prospective clients and customers.

Here at Office 365 you’ll find we have a wide selection of display folders that are available in both A4 and A3 formats and have a variety of different pocket options. Choose from 1-10 pocket, 11-20 pocket, 21-30 pocket, 31-50 pocket and various colour options. With plenty of brand choice on offer, you can select the best money can buy from our high class brands, or the best value brands for if you’re on a budget; choose from 5 Star, Concord, Durable, Rexel, Elba, Snopake, Sterifold, Tarifold, Exacompta and Leitz. You can also select from fixed pocket and removable pocket display book options and additions such as CD pockets, diskette and business card pockets and internal back pockets for loose papers.

Display folders are also useful for keeping reference documents and guarantees so that you have the information to hand when you might need it; however the display folder has so far proven most popular for use in presentations and for promoting business and products. Many people find them beneficial for keeping important paperwork and certificates in pristine condition. Display books can be a useful reference point for employee’s when used in areas of the office, for example Health & Safety, Fire Safety, Phone Lists, Bar Codes, Maps and as general handbooks.

If you’d like to purchase a display book, or maybe you’d like to talk about our prices on bulk orders, then please get in touch. Call us on 0870 766 1624 to speak to one of the team who will be happy to help.

Where ever you are and whatever you do, binding will play an important and regular part of your day to do life. Whether you’re at home organising your paper work or CV, a student, teacher or an administrative professional, you will at some stage need products to help you bind your documents.  Maybe you’re looking to bind a school report, company minutes or a business plan, if so, you will need to decide which binding solution is best for your needs. We have some ideas which may help you make up your mind; read through the options below and decide which is best for your document.

Binding Combs

Comb binding is a punch-binding method which is a relatively common technique used across the globe. It allows people to bind documents of varying size together by using a flexible, plastic spine. Comb binding machines have a set number of pages which can be punched at a time, so pages may have to be done a few at a time rather than feeding the entire document into the machine at once. Found commonly in schools, businesses and most office and educational facilities, an advantage of comb binding is its ability to be opened and adjusted for adding or removing pages. The binding combs can also be removed and re-used for later projects.

Binding Coils

Coil binding allows you to add appeal to important business documents. It allows your pages to conveniently wrap all the way around the spine leaving your documents flexible for mailing. Coil binding machines use spring-like coils, also known as spirals, to bind your paper, documents or booklets together. You will be left with a traditional notebook style spiral bind. The biggest difference between coil binding and the old spiral notebooks is the binding element. Our coil binding elements are made from PVC plastic rather than metal. PVC plastic coils are highly durable and do not bend or stretch with use making them last that much longer.

Staples

Stapling is possibly the simplest and most common form of binding. You can find staples in small, regular, and large industrial-sizes, industrial-sizes being thicker than the average staple, requiring a stapler that is twice the size of the average desktop stapler. Documents bound with staples are usually punched at the top left-hand corner or a few times along the left-hand margin so they can be opened like a book.

Presentation Folders

Presentation folders are found in most schools, offices and homes across the globe and can hold numerous sheets of paper. They feature metal teeth which loop through holes in punched paper and then close shut to secure them in place.

Slide Binders

Slide binders are a great way to bind documents without having to create any holes in the paper, keeping your documents in pristine condition and allowing easy access. They are a simple plastic wrap over folder which features a unique plastic slide lock. These folders typically feature a clear plastic cover and a long piece of plastic that slides onto the left hand side and locks the papers and cover in place. This form of binding is very convenient however only hold about 20 sheets of paper.

Ring Binders

Ring binders can be found everywhere and are one of the simplest and most useful forms of binding there is. They feature a plastic cover with metal clasps and come in a wide variety of sizes and styles. The most popular in the UK is the two-ring binder which accommodates the two-hole punch in loose leaf. This method can hold a large quantity of paper depending on its capacity which is widely available in many sizes. The only negative to this binding method is that it is best suited as a temporary binding method used for documents that aren’t often handled. Unless using plastic pockets, sheets will easily rip out and need to be repaired using reinforcement stickers.

String

You can use string to bind paper together and for crafts or other creative manuscripts. The string can be threaded through holes on the left-hand side of the document and tied at the top or bottom

Treasury Tags

Treasury tags or India tags are an item of stationery used to fasten sheets of paper to each other or to a folder. They consist of a piece of string, typically around 3 to 8 cm (1 to 3 in) long, both ends of which are held in the centre of a metal or plastic bar. Treasury tags are threaded through holes in paper made with a hole punch. Tags with strings of various lengths are available for fastening quantities of paper of various thicknesses.

Clips

Paper clips are an instrument used to fasten papers together consisting of a thin wire in a looped shape that takes advantage of the elasticity and strength of the materials of its construction (usually steel or some other metal, but sometimes plastic) to compress and hold together two or more pieces of paper.

Acco realise the importance of good presentation. When you put time and effort into producing a piece that will be presented to both customers and clients, also to represent you in business meetings, it is important to get it right. Acco Rexel produce a fantastic designed Colour Clip File for all your presentation needs. Its style, ease of use and quality far exceeds that of other such brands.

Rexel A4 Presentation Folder

A contemporary punchless swing clip file as featured below. No need for punched paper so free’s up time and mess plus looks a lot neater!

Unique textured clear cover for stylish presentation and storage.

We have so many more Rexel Presentation Folders on the site if this ones not quite right. Take a look or give us a call if you need a little extra help, we’re always happy to hear from our customers!

All this, plus you’re buying a products without guilt…it is made using more than 50% recycled materials!

In fact forget guilt, think compassion, think peace of mind because Acco UK has guaranteed a minimum donation of £40,000 to The Breast Cancer Campaign! Actually, they’ve knocked the socks off that sum, they’ve now reached over £72′000!