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KI has reduced the carbon footprint of its KI 800 Series of ﬁling cabinets by licensing them to be manufactured in the UK. Instead of being shipped in from overseas, KI 800 lateral drawer, receding door, cupboard, locker and shelving units will now be made under license by Metal Ofﬁce Equipment in Mildenhall, Suffolk. Other beneﬁts of UK manufacturing include lower prices, shorter lead times and a 25-year warranty (extendable to lifetime). KI already manufactures its metric pedestal, personal storage and locker ranges in the UK.

Samsung’s Blue Earth phone is crammed full of features designed to appeal to eco-conscious buyers. Not o phone, it is also made with p harmful substances, such as phthalate; has an ’Eco mode saving settings; and comes w Last but not least, there is an the CO

The NEC MultiSync EA221WMe is an energy-efﬁcient version of NEC’s successful EA221WM widescreen display. A newly developed backlighting system has enabled NEC to reduce the number of backlight lamps from four to two, reducing energy consumption by 30%. Other useful features are an NEC One Touch Eco Button on the front of the display that enables the user to dim the screen at the press of a button; and a Carbon Footprint Meter that displays CO

2 emissions resulting from use of the display. The black version of the EA221WMe is EPEAT Gold-certiﬁed; the silver-white version is EPEAT Silver-certiﬁed.

Replacing ﬂuorescent tubes with LED (light emitting diode) tubes, won’t just save you money. According to NE Technology, it will also reduce the maintenance burden. The Cambridge company claims that its NET LED Lighting tubes last up to three times longer than conventional ﬂuorescent tubes and because failure occurs gradually they can be changed when it is most convenient to do so. They provide the same amount of light as ﬂuorescents but consume 65% less energy and are easier to recycle as they contain no mercury, phosphor or lead.

The Bottle to Pen (B2P) retractable, reﬁllable gel ink rollerball is 89% recycled (excluding the ink and reﬁll) and comes in a choice of three ink colours (black, blue or red) and two tip sizes, ﬁne and extra ﬁne.

Businesses that have implemented ﬂexible working times are among those likely to welcome the new version of Modus Interactive’s Powerwise PC energy management solution. An Adaptive Wakeup feature learns when each PC is switched on and adjusts its wake-up time accordingly, ensuring that energy-savings are maximised regardless of employee start times. Powerwise lets administrators conﬁgure power-saving settings and on/ off schedules for individual or groups of PCs, and view power consumption statistics in real-time.