Ultratape continue to establish themselves as the Quality but Value for Money Adhesive Tape Brand. Ultratape are now launching a Brand New Product -  White Tack. The new Sticky Tack is Ultra white, safe and easy to use. Ultratape White Tack is the handy alternative to drawings pins and permanent adhesive products when you need to hang things up or hold things down. Ultratapes Consumer Division Manager Trevor Campbell said, "we were constantly being asked to add this product to the Ultratape range so we thought that there was no better time to launch it than in time for the Christmas promotion period. Ultratape White Tack is available in a Handy 50gm Pack in a full colour hanging wallet.

AF International, the popular choice for classroom and office cleaning products, are expanding their current range of white board cleaning products to include a compact white board cleaning kit to meet demands of the education and corporate markets. The kit includes a pump action cleaning solution, eraser, cleaning cloths and multi-coloured pens and magnets.

With the introduction of 2 new, high-quality non-adhesive pockets, 3L Office Products A/S makes it even easier to keep things simple.

The Armor Color Laser Process is a demanding and strict industrial manufacturing procedure that endeavours to deliver an ethical and sustainable printing solution to the consumer.

Armor offers compatibility with the biggest brands on the printer manufacturing market including HP and Brother.

Fellowes has unveiled the ‘Go Riser' - an innovative, portable laptop riser designed to promote a healthier typing position for users in any location.

The Go Riser is ergonomically designed to raise the laptop screen in order to ease the strain on the neck and eyes when users work with the laptop on their knees and is ultra slim for easy storage and portability - perfect for the 47.8% of European workers who are now mobile.

Leading stationery brand, BIC is delighted to announce the launch of BIC® ecolutions^TM, a new range of affordable writing instruments made from recycled plastics and water based fluids.

The BIC® ecolutions^TM range includes ball point pens, graphite pencils, correction products, sticky notes and labels. The range has been designed to reflect BIC's reputation for quality, value and innovation.

Fellowes has extended its Professional Series^TM range of ergonomic workspace accessories with the introduction of a new back support featuring a heating/cooling gel pack to offer the ultimate in comfort and relief.

In this computer age surely manual planning boards and T-card systems disappeared with flairs and tank tops?

Costly overtime starts with the incoming mail. Mailopeners offer solutions to deal with all volumes of incoming post from machines that would sit comfortably behind your reception desk to full production units that would normally be located in a dedicated post room.

Neil and Laura Westwood of Magic Whiteboard Limited, whose turnover has increased tenfold since successfully attracting investment from Theo Paphitis and Deborah Meaden on BBC's Dragons' Den last year, know an opportunity when they see one.

AF International, Europe's leading manufacturer of specialist computer and equipment cleaning products, are pleased to announce the launch of Hand-Clene anti-bacterial gel, an alcohol based solution for the rapid disinfection of physically clean hands. It will be available in October.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) Ltd has launched three mid-range multifunctionals with a series of technical innovations for improved performance. The bizhub C220, bizhub C280 and bizhub C360 offer 22, 28 and 36 prints per minute respectively in black-and-white or colour. Network print, copy and high-speed network scanning are standard features with optional fax functionality.

As the requirements of the market have changed, so has the channel. Once a homogeneous group of AV specialists, the channel now incorporates these original AV specialists, complemented by IT integrators, office equipment suppliers, electrical retailers, digital imaging outlets, gadget shops and many other categories of business. The thing that they all have in common is that they all sell AV solutions, products and services.

What would you like to concentrate on during a company presentation? Well, we assume it is not the AV furniture.

The Corby-based projection company Draper Group Ltd puts focus on furniture and lecterns development where function and clean design integrates. "We have devoted considerable effort to find good quality partners for our furniture and lecterns," says Operation Manager Wakeley Gage.

In both larger office and SoHo environments, more and more people are using notebooks. This major shift in the way we are using computers, is caused by our demand for more flexibility in the way we work, communicate on the web or find information. But this transition has not been followed by proper ergonomics. Just when monitor arms and stands became more common, RSI and CANS are back with a vengeance. Since a notebook does not allow a natural ergonomic working posture for its user.

With the biggest trading period of the year upon us, Michelle Hayman, senior product manager at Bostik, tells Stationery & Office Update what she thinks will be big this Christmas and how retailers can maximize adhesive sales

The craft market naturally grows during the festive season as consumers consider the benefits of making things themselves. The current economic climate means that more people than ever will be having a go at making their own this Christmas.

Bostik is urging retailers to stock up on its innovative range of craft and stationery adhesives during the peak Christmas selling period.

Blu-Tack®, the original reusable adhesive, is clean, safe and provides an alternative to drawing pins and sticky tape. A household favourite at Christmas, Blu-Tack® is ideal for displaying cards and hanging decorations.

Following the success of the STABILO's move easy, STABILO is proud to launch the STABILO EASYcolors and EASYgraph, the first ergonomic coloured & graphite pencils designed especially for left and right-handers. 

Display of 24 Navy Blue Ballpoint Pens in a metal barrel with a nickel plated push button and clip. Each pen has a removable sleeve with barcode.

Twelve different signs of the Zodiac printed in silver with relevant dates and birth signs. Each pen is supplied with a giant size Goliath blue medium ballpoint cartridge. This cartridge contains enough ink to write 600 A4 pages.

Uni-ball, the leading brand in the UK rollerball market, has gifts and stocking fillers covered this Christmas with an impressive range of writing instruments.

Offering retailers nationwide a one stop shop, customers will be turning to uni-ball for pens, pencils and markers to give or to decorate those all important gifts.

Maxell Europe Limited is delighted to reveal the launch of their highly anticipated new Headphones Range, which offers an exciting array of reliable, desirable products characteristic of the brand, to fulfil all your portable audio needs.

For those looking to make office life even greener in 2009, the latest notebooks from the popular Oxford Office range offer the perfect solution. Oxford Office recycled features 100% recycled paper, from a sustainable source. 

Cathedral will be offering two ranges - one acting as sole distributor for the UK and Ireland for Carolina Pads of the USA (turnover £200 million) and the other under their own Cathedral brand.

We are finding that consumers are demanding more from products and demanding more features, valuing ease of use features such as auto lam and the satellite system along with safety features such as Heatguard.

Fellowes, the leading provider of technology accessories and business machines, has extended its award-winning binding and laminating range with the addition of four new machines including the revolutionary Voyager A3 laminator featuring new-to-the-world Autolam^TM pouch detection and speed adjustment technology, exclusive to Fellowes. The business machines specialist has also introduced a new line of thermal binding machines featuring the exclusive HeatShield^TM safety barrier for ultimate user safety.

The new Quickstart range from GBC, is ready to laminate in less than one minute.Using GBC high speed pouches you can laminate up to 18 documents in the time it normally takes other laminators to do just one. Quickstart laminators operate using over a third less power than standard machines, and switch off automatically after 30 minutes non-use.

Renz has launched a new range of Officeline products, ranging from binding to pouch laminating machines. The company states document presentation and binding is a rapidly expanding area with companies investing in new equipment and testing new innovations. For example, Renz' OnePitch ring wire lets users bind a few sheets, through to 350 sheets, with just one machine.

Easibind Desk Top Perfect Binding Systems are designed to provide the most professional and simplest way to produce your own documents in the security of your own office.

With one touch you can batch bind several documents in just 40 seconds with the same quality and professional finish as a perfect bound book.

Suitable for use in the workplace or in the home, Swordfish office laminators are available in A4 and A3 size and operate with adjustable temperatures and preset speeds. In addition, they are fitted with a reverse control, which in the unlikely event of a laminating pouch being inserted incorrectly allows it to easily be removed.

Whether next to your desk, at home or in the office, the personal shredder is both the most convenient and the most secure solution to protect you and your company's identity. With a Swordfish shredder, your confidential data - such as bills, bank statements, CDs/DVDs and credit cards - will be cut into tiny unreadable pieces.

Due to the increase in business mobility, Notebooks have become ever more popular in the last few years. Especially in public areas, the data on Notebook screens is hard to conceal from the view of passers-by. But DICOTA has the solution for you! Secret is a highly effective protective filter for your screen which prevents personal and confidential information from falling into the wrong hands.

Fire is very unforgiving.  It doesn't only destroy premises; it will also wipe out the life blood of a company - the critical company information stored on unprotected paper or data.

BlueWatchDog is the only alarm system in the world that provides effective "on the move" protection for your valuables using mobile phone BlueTooth technology.

Easy to setup, BlueWatchDog protects the users property from opportunist theft by ensuring they cannot be removed from your vicinity without an alarm sounding. Laptops, bags, luggage and wallets/purses are easily protected with BlueWatchDog.

Research from the Carbon Trust last month revealed almost two thirds of people are more likely to buy a product if they know action is being taken to reduce its carbon footprint. At the same time, 70 percent of people want businesses to do more to help them make more informed environmental choices about the products they buy. 

DuPont has signed an agreement with BONG for the manufacturing, marketing and sales of Tyvek® branded envelopes, pockets and postal packaging solutions in Western Europe.

Staples UK is sponsoring the British Chambers of Commerce Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the second year running - a clear sign of its continued commitment to small and growing businesses.

And despite the current economic climate, a record number of entries have been received from across the UK - covering every sector.

THE SPEED OF TRUST challenges our age-old assumption that trust is merely a soft, social virtue and instead demonstrates that trust is a hard-edged economic driver-a learnable and measurable skill that makes organisations more profitable, people more promotable, and relationships more energizing.

At IP Expo Spitfire, the leading business ISP and Internet telephony service provider, is demonstrating the range of SIP solutions it provides for business customers. This includes live demonstrations of Spitfire's SIP Communicator^TM hosted telephony service, with phone system functionality provided remotely by Spitfire. SIP Communicator^TM only requires SIP compatible handsets, making the service an extremely cost-effective solution for business start-ups and small businesses that are growing and anticipate moving premises or are spread over multiple sites.

400 plus exhibitors from 16 countries and regions confirm their participation at Paperworld China 

Renowned French art brand Pébéo to make exhibitor début at 2009 fair

ACME United and Shanghai Friendship Pencil Sharpener make their return to Paperworld China

COMPREHENSIVE FRINGE PROGRAMMES AN ADDED ATTRACTION OF 2009 FAIR

From 11 - 13 November 2009, Shanghai will be a hub for stationery and office supplies as Paperworld China rolls out at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre.