03 Bulletin New stationery and office products 08 Paperworld 2019 What to expect at this year’s event 11 Product Profile How ExaClair is meeting changing customer needs 12 Meetings Are meetings a waste of time? 13 Exhibtions Mash Media rebrands Office* show for 2019 14 Notebooks Why notebook buyers are choosing quality over quantity 17 Staplers ACCO Brands updates its stapler offering 18 Personal Storage Personal storage for the modern office 20 Pens How to reduce plastic waste from office pens 23 Monitor Arms Why monitor arms are in such demand CONTENTS P E N T O P A P E R M A G A Z I N E – W I N T E R 2 0 1 8 BULLETIN Editor: James Goulding · 07803 087228 ·
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[email protected] No part of Pen To Paper can be reproduced without prior written permission of the publisher. © 2018 Kingswood Media Ltd. Design: Sandtiger Media www.sandtiger.co.uk The paper used in this magazine is obtained from manufacturers who operate within internationally recognized standards.The paper is made from Elementary Chlorine Free (ECF) pulp, which is sourced from sustainable, properly managed forestation. PEN TO PAPER – GET YOUR FREE COPY Pen To Paper is FREE. To make sure you get every issue FREE, as soon as it is published, just visit www.p2pmag.co.uk, click the ‘FREE MAG’ button and add your details to our mailing list. You can read Pen To Paper online at: www.binfo.co.uk FOLLOW US: @P2PMag www.facebook.com/P2PMag Boards Direct beats industry slump Visual display product specialist Boards Direct increased sales by 12% in 2018, bucking an industry trend of falling sales (by as much as 15%) due to import issues and the uncertainty surrounding Brexit. Paul Pinder, Chairman at Boards Direct, said: “Despite current uncertainty in the British economy due to ongoing political negotiations in Europe, we are thriving and continuing to grow. That is partly due to the quality and range of products that we offer, with 3,000 products now available on our website.” This year Boards Direct expanded its offering with a number of new products including Mobiglass Plus, an exclusive range of mobile glass writing boards designed and manufactured in Nottingham. Pinder added: “Our continued growth is helping to support local businesses and has given us the opportunity to provide young people who want an alternative to university with experience and training across the whole of our business, combined with real job opportunities.” www.boardsdirect.co.uk ISSN 2055-5105 (Print) ISSN 2055-5113 (Online) Bosses more worried about office chores than GDPR Office workers are more likely to be reprimanded for forgetting to do menial tasks, like emptying/loading the dishwasher or keeping their workplace tidy, than for failing to comply with GDPR policies, reveals a new report by office equipment specialist Fellowes. In its survey of 1,000 UK office workers, just 14% said they had been told off for the careless handling of confidential data, compared to 25% who have been ticked off for failing to carry out office chores and 17% for missing deadlines and being late. More than half (54%) have seen personal or confidential data they shouldn’t have; 45% have sent a confidential email to the wrong person; and 33% have left confidential or personal data unattended. Darryl Brunt, country head UK & Ireland at Fellowes, said: “It’s a worrying sign that companies in the UK are more concerned about office chores than GDPR. One in ten workers don’t know who is responsible for GDPR within their business and almost one in five haven’t been given a concrete policy for handling GDPR. This has to change or businesses will pay the price.” www.fellowes.com P2P Magazine | 03 www.p2pmag.co.uk DURABLE UK team tackles charity cycle challenge Four Durable UK employees have helped to raise £14,000 for the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) by taking part in the inaugural Ride of Life, a sister event to the Climb of Life, which has been running for more than 30 years and has so far raised nearly one million pounds. On September 7, Sean Starkey (Managing Director), Russell Shivas (Finance & Operations), Sam Rylands (Marketing) and Nick Sanders (Account Manager) joined 21 other riders on the 100km route through Surrey, which included climbs of Leith Hill and Box Hill. https://www.justgiving.com/teams/RideofLife Paul Pinder