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Key racking option for
Euro Grade safes
Security specialist Securikey has enhanced
its Euro Grade range of safes with an
integrated key racking option for up to
2,000 keys. Customers can fit as many or as
few racks as they wish and use spare safe
capacity for money and valuables.
Euro Grade safes are designed to provide
maximum protection for both domestic
and commercial applications. Every model
is certified to EN1143-1 security standards
and approved by the Association of Insurance
Surveyors (AIS). The top of the range models
also meet security standard EN 1300.
01252 311888 securikey.co.uk
Design classic
BIC Cristal ball point pens are featured in a new Design Museum exhibition celebrating the world’s
most exceptional ‘everyday’ products.
Extraordinary Stories about Ordinary Things
will be on permanent
display until 2015 when The Design Museum moves from London SE1 to new premises in Kensington.
Bic has sold 100 Billion BIC Cristal pens since Marcel Bich invented the iconic ballpoint in 1950.
Carbon offsets for Pro-Design
Users of International Paper’s Pro-Design
colour laser paper can neutralise carbon
emissions from the paper’s manufacture and
distribution through a new carbon offsetting
scheme.
The Carbon Capture scheme offered by paper
merchant Premier Paper funds the planting of
native woodland in the UK through TheWoodland
Trust and TheWoodland Carbon Scheme.
Pro-Design, an FSC and EU Ecolabel paper, is
made at the Saillat mill in France. Since 1990, the
mill has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by
78%. Today, 88% of Saillat’s energy requirements
are met by the on-site production of green
energy from biomass.
To reduce the impact of transport, the mill
uses thinnings from certified forests (or those in
the process of becoming certified) mainly from
within a 128km radius; and recovers by-products
from the furniture and framing industries. The
latter now make up 27% of its wood supply.
www.woodlandcarbon.co.uk
By the booq
Booq has launched an all-in-one case
for an iPad mini and 50-sheet paper
notepad. The Booqpad mini also has
room to store business cards, a stylus,
pen and important documents. It costs
£40 and is available in leatherette or
jute, a 100% natural fibre.
www.booqbags.co.uk
It's a wrap
Launched on Kickstarter – and backed by Stephen
Fry –Wrapwire is a neat way to organise and
label cables, wires and chargers for smartphones,
tablets and other portable devices. The flat card
is designed to mount and secure a plug and
connecting cable for any portable device from
any region of the world. It can also be used for
headphones and connection/sync cables to
prevent them from becoming tangled and knotted
when not in use. BecauseWrapwire is low cost
and can be printed with a company logo and
branding, it is ideal as a promotional item.
www.wrapwire.co.uk
Online reseller offers office supplies at
cost price
New online office supplies company Frillo claims to be 25-30%
cheaper than its nearest competitor, thanks to a radically
different pricing model.
Unlike other suppliers, Frillo sells all items at cost and then
applies a handling fee. This ranges from £5 for orders of less
than £50 to £19.95 for orders of more than £300. There is also
a delivery charge of £6 or £15 for bulky items and a 2.5% credit
card fee.
The savings achieved by selling at cost are so great that
even when you factor in the extra charges, customers can make
big savings.
Another benefit of Frillo’s approach, says Frillo managing
director Mike Drewery, is that it is consistent and completely
transparent.
“When businesses purchase stationery and other office
products from traditional resellers, they are often lured in by cheap
copier paper or other loss leaders, which give perceived value for
money, and are then stung with higher mark-ups on other items.
The Frillo concept is simple – we don’t add any margin to our
products, ever.We sell every product at the price we buy it and our
customers can be confident they will save money.”
He adds: “Businesses spend hundreds of pounds each year on
office supplies and a high percentage of that cost is paid in hidden
mark-ups.We believe Frillo is a clearer, easier way to purchase.”
www.frillo.co.uk
Mike Drewery, Managing Director
of Frillo
Ash canopy.WTPL/Ken Leslie