News - The Office Supplies Supermarket

One in three 'start the working day on the train'

Brits getting work done during the daily commute. One in three office staffstart the business day on the train.

'£42 million a year' wasted on unnecessary office space

Companies could be spending too much money on the room in their office

Courage and conflict in the workplace - new report Published

With all the he-saids, she-saids and I-can't-believe-they've-gone-and-done-thats flying around the workplace, having to maintain a sense of harmony among staff is hardly an enviable position to be in.

Offices 'wasting £160 million' by leaving on the lights

"Green Office Week research found that UK office workers waste over £160 million each year just by leaving the lights on at work," said Gregg Corbett, marketing director at Avery, the founder of Green Office Week.

Acco Special Offer Flowers2Fastcars

Throughout all 2012 you will recieve points with every qualifying Nobo, Sasco, GBC and Rexel product you buy. The points can then buy experience days - everything from Flowers2Fastcars!

Leitz WOW bright coloured office supplies

If you're looking for different coloured office supplies like ring binders, staplers and hole punches then the new WOW range from Leitz is ideal - you'll never be unsure whose stapler is who's again!

The last in our series on Ergonomics in the workplace - Chairs

Present like a Pro

Businesses urged to prepare for winter

Getting the correct equipment in place for winter is a must, it has been claimed.

What does a million pounds of office supplies look like?

What does a million pounds of office supplies look like? The office supplies supermarket are fast approaching selling another million pounds worth of stationery during 2011.

Set up your business in enterprise zone

Setting up a business in an enterprise zone might be a smart move.

Thank you to all our customers from the fastest growing office supplies provider in the UK

With more and more of our customers placing repeat orders on a regular basis we're growing fast which means we can continue to ensure we have the best products at discounted prices available for super fast delivery.

Make sure the only thing you catch, is the cleaning bug… AF announces new test results!

Independent test results on a number of products which contain an anti-microbial additive

Roof collapse highlights weather danger to businesses

A factory roof has collapsed in Durham, highlighting how the weather can affect businesses.

office supplies supermarket adds google plus one

The office supplies supermarket is ahead of the competition in its implementation of Google’s +1 technology.

Office Supplies Promotions

When advertising stationery most companies tend to focus on price, the office supplies supermarket have broken the mould recently by focussing on customer service. Yes... the prices are cheap but is that enough of a motivation to buy?

Customer service levels in office supplies

We are continuing to see record levels of transactions when many others in the office products and stationery industry are struggling to make ends meet. The secret of our success can be summed up in two words – “customer service”.

New Scientific Calculator Range

When you’re looking for a new scientific calculator then take a look at our great range here.

Portable Pocket Pico Projectors from Vivitek

Anyone who does presentations to small groups of people would benefit from a Pico Projector and the world class projector manufacturer is soon to launch a brilliant new product.

30th anniversary of the post-it note

Its the 30th aniversary of the postit this year and in this story we take a look at thier rise to fame.

Free Royal Wedding Coin

For a limited period we are giving away a Royal Wedding Coin with every stationery order over £75 - read more and save more on Office Supplies here

Mura

Pretty soon the office seating supermarket and the office supplies supermarket will be offering Mura furniture.

Mura furniture

Pretty soon the office seating supermarket and the office supplies supermarket will be offering Mura furniture.

The Gadget Show Safes

Our sister site TheSafeSupermarket.com provided safes for Channel 5's The Gadget Show 'tested to destruction' feature last night, we're quite pleased that our safes beat the presenters

Special Offer Stationery Leaflet

Limited time special offers on stationery items are available through our latest special offer leaflet for April, May and June 2011 - click here for details.

New site for office supplies

Office supplies launch new corporate site. Our parent company theSupermarketonline,com have launched a new corporate site today

Bulk Paper Deal ignites Paper Wars in Scotland

The Scottish government has signed an office supplies deal worth £85 million pounds. The basis of the deal is that councils, quangos, fire and police services will no longer buy their stationery individually. Instead ministers plan to make one large scale deal stationery deal. Ministers claim that by buying in bulk through a single contract will cut buying costs by a fifth.

Eliza Tinsley news

The office furniture supermarket plan to team up with Eliza Tinsley to offer a range of low cost/high quality office furniture in the very near future

Office supplies customer’s rate supermarket #1

The office supplies supermarket is rated ahead of euroffice and viking direct by their customers.

AF to clean up computer gaming

AF international are to clean up computer gaming...click to find out more

Jet Tec Celebrate Successful Year at Paperworld Show

UK Based Ink and Toner manufacturer Jet Tec celebrated another successful year while at the Paperworld Stationery Show - read more details here.

AF expand their multi surface cleaning range

AF International, specialist suppliers of ICT cleaning products to the office market, are pleased to announce the launch of two new environmentally-friendly surface cleaning solutions.

Office Products Dealer Group of the Year - Superstat

Our marketing support group scooped a prestigious Office Products award in Frankfurt last week - read more office products news here

Laptop security - 97% of laptops are never recovered

The need for increased laptop security has been highlighted in a report published by the poneman institute.

Office Supplies Supermarket top for customer service

Market Research Company Toluna have found that more than a quarter of consumers who placed orders online before Christmas received their goods late. Out of the 2000 people who took part in the survey over 70% said that they had purchased goods online in the run up to Christmas.

New Bio Range from Snopake wins Best Environmental Product stationery award

The new range of environmentally friendly and biodegradable filing products called simply "Bio" won a coverted award at Spicers EFTO Show this week

Data Security – how UK businesses can protect themselves from online fraud

Today is predicted to be a manic Monday for internet sales - we've produced some advice for any business selling on the internet to help protect themselves from online fraud - read more here

Most wanted office supplies on home page

To make it even easier to find the office supplies you need we've added a new section to the home page with this weeks most frequently searched items - read more here

Compatible Ink Cartridges on very special offer NOW

Very special offer on compatible ink cartridges for one week from the 25th October to 31st October - NOW EXTENDED to 28th NOVEMBER

BOSS Federation Awards

The Supermarketonline.com Ltd shortlisted for the Retail Excellence Award

A big gulf of performance in the Office Furniture market

Market analysts analyse companies’ performance.

Big Prize Draws at the ‘Office*’ Conference

The office supplies event of the year has arrived.

Energizer goes through rebrand, simplifies product range

Energizer revamps their products and display stands.

‘Fastest piece of furniture’ world record broken!

An inventor from Buckinghamshire drove his dining table at over 113mph.

Site of King Arthur’s Round Table located

History’s most famous table has finally been located, read all about it and other office furniture news here

SPECIAL OFFER on Plus Fabric and New Guardian quality envelopes!

Free envelopes on packs of Plus Fabric and New Guardian envelopes.

Girl in US sues authorities for desk scribble arrest

An American 12-year old girl was arrested for writing on her desk and is suing the New York City authorities for $1 million (£650,000) in damages.

Staedtler makes TV debut

Staedtler’s first-ever campaign to drive back-to-school sales.

Even better service from TheOfficeFurnitureSupermarket.com!

We're providing a more reliable and convenient service.

Esselte acquires Rapid

Esselte, the leading global office supplies manufacturer, has successfully acquired Isaberg Rapid, one of the world's market leader within the stapling business.

“Better cinema seating for disabled people is needed”

After a bad cinema experience, a man with muscular dystrophy and his mother, Lynne Beaumont, are calling for better seating in cinemas for disabled people.

Whiteboard girl prank fools hundreds of thousands on the Internet

Through a series of photographs, a woman supposedly quits her job through exposing her bad boss.

PG Tips: A refreshing approach

PG Tips is now part of the Rainforest Alliance.

Furniture Sales decrease in Ireland

Free delivery to Ireland!

Saving you more money.

Samuel Pepys: Who was he?

Office employees have spoken!

How office furniture can improve workplace productivity.

Staff details disc lost by the Ministry of Defence

A disc holding the records of 2000 civil servants working for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been lost from the Defence Storage and Distribution Agency (DSDA) in Bicester.

Save 75% on HP Colour Laser paper!

Exclusive savings on top-quality paper.

New Customer Feedback System

Office Supplies customer reviews and feedback now available

Do you sit up straight or do you like to slouch

. . . well the researchers are changing their minds!

Spend Over £125 and Get 15% Discount

Get 15% Discount When You Spend Over £125 on Office Supplies

Exclusive Offer coming next week!

. . . for 2 weeks only receive a FREE pack of 12 pads with every order over £20

Love Football . . . Hate Football

What's that got to do with printers . . . the answer is the World Cup promotion from Brother!

Choosing Storage Cabinets

Storage cabinets are used for storing office supplies, and archiving files, and media. They are typically made of either metal or wood, the latter being the more expensive choice.

Great offer on A4 copier paper £1.60 per ream

While there is a world wide shortage of pulp paper and manufacturing capacity then all sorts of paper is going up in price - but not here we have an offer on copier paper at £1.60 per 500 sheet ream!

Happy Birthday to Post-it®!

to celebrate they are giving away a FREE surprise gift everytime you purchase one of the special packs - read on for more information.

Have you finished your Spring Cleaning?

Check out our tips on how easy it is to get organised.

DYMO® announces Karren Brady as the face of ‘Practically Genius’ Campaign

. . . because behind every genius there is a practival advisor and Karren fits the bill perfectly.

What would you do if you had £1000 worth of Virgin Vouchers to spend ?

Holidays, eating out, entertainment or clothes!

This week’s ergonomic focus : wrists

Just check the pressure your wrists are under while type away at your computer!

Steel Storage at great prices and a 5 year guarantee

. . . but only valid until the end of May so get your orders in now!

What are you doing, where are you going . . . do you know?

Get practical and keep track of your comings and goings with the Sasco planner range.

Ergonomics in the Workplace

the new 'buzz' word

10% Friends and Family Discount & Free Prize Draw!

Our best customer offer yet! Use our friends and family voucher to get 10% off all our office supplies and automatically get entered into our mega prize draw to win a TV or one of ten digital cameras.

This weeks Special Offers from the Office Supplies Supermarket

Great prices on Fans to keep your cool during election fever and now that we're in the new financial year make sure you have everything you need to get your filing in order.

Green Office Week (GOW) 14th - 18th May

This week is an action packed week full of simple ideas and fun to help you make your officer greener!

Leitz Profiler Free Gift for you promotion on quality office products and stationery

The Leitz range of office products is comprehensive and quality – so good they GUARENTEE many products as if that wasn’t enough they now offer you free gifts when you simply buy their office products!

Being in business is a tough business!

Due to the economic slowdown, increased competitiveness and a general tightening of fiscal measures we all need to concentrate on the most important things in business - greater efficiency.

New Green Section on the website

Our new section commences with ‘Green Week offers from Avery’

Office Products and Stationery ranges on show at SOPX in London

New office products and business supplies all at great prices and with local service by real live experts

Stick with us!!

That’s the message from Simon Duggan-Hill MD of Henkel UK on his recent interview in Stationery Magazine.

The Office Copier Celebrates 50th Birthday this Year

but let's hope Your Office Furniture is not that Old! Most offices have replaced traditional copiers with network connected multi-purpose printers.Whereas office furniture is just as important as office equipment although it is not always something people think about improving.

Independent approval of thesofficesuppliessupermarket com from Norton SafeWeb and Thawte

Theofficesuppliessupermarket.com is now double certified as safe for your online purchases of office products and stationery.

Win £100 Worth of High Street Vouchers

We are offering customers the chance to win £100 worth of high street vouchers, plus smaller prizes of between £20 and £75 when you purchase HP paper.

GREEN OFFICE WEEK Monday 26th Friday 30th April 2010

The campaign aims to encourage, educate and empower desk-dwelling individuals to make a difference in their workplace, highlighting ways in which small changes in office life can have a big impact on a company’s environmental performance and competitiveness in the marketplace.

Our New Office Supplies Digital Catalogue

Check out our fancy all singing all dancing digital catalogue

Heater Sales Skyrocket as Cold Weather Continues

Sales of electric heaters increase as cold weather continues with many stores reportedly out of stock.

BIC receives eco certification

BIC becomes the first manufacturer to receive a new eco-label.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas from The Office Supplies Supermarket

Whats better than a normal paper clip? Why a Supaclip of course!

Rapesco come up with the Supaclip. Is this the end for the paperclip?

The Top 20 Most Hated Office Catch Phrases

New poll reveals the top twenty most hated office catch phrases read more about office supplies here.

Conservative leader claims chocolate on expenses.

Leader of the Tory party David Cameron claims for Mint Aero’s Galaxies and other tasty treats!

Butcher draws attention with biro behind the ear

A butcher who received a medal from the Queen had a biro tucked behind his ear for the ceremony.

Want the latest thing in office supplies – Meet Snackbot

It’s only a robot that delivers snacks!

Tired of the office? Try the goffice!

As more people chose to work at home the garden office is becoming the business location of choice for many.

Irish school pupils saved from toilet roll troubles!

Toilet roll manufacturer eases toilet paper shortage at Irish School

Postal Strikes hit online retailers hard

Unlike the office supplies supermarket, who have their own nationwide delivery network, many online retailers face huge disruption from new postal strikes.

Michael Jacksons last messages left on Post-it Notes

King of pop left a collection of Post-it Note messages.