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.

Despite the digital era we live in, many paper pads and books are still necessary in our daily lives, helping us organise our documents and tasks. One example is the handy ‘things to do today' book, which is the ideal product to plan and keep track of all daily tasks and activities.

Since its launch in 2008, Pelltech's Computer Craft range of speciality papers has been offered alongside Decadry papers. The initial range includes graduated, marble and certificate papers, including self-adhesive seals and document/certificate jackets. Due to demand, additional colours and designs are being launched in March.

When it comes to recycled products, gone are the days when being environmentally conscious meant spending more money on poor quality alternatives. Basildon Bond is challenging the perception that recycled stationery means inferior paper and uninspiring designs with its range of One Chance notebooks.

Arjowiggins Graphic, the newly launched branch of Arjowiggins, has reveals its desire to become the undisputed leader of innovative environmental paper solutions. The business will focus on developing cutting edge green coated and uncoated recycled papers. The business will also target printers, designers and end users with increased awareness of the environmental agenda and its impact on businesses.

Howard Smith Paper Retail has been trading with the UK's largest retailers for over 15 years. In that time the company has developed a value proposition centred on the supply of cut-size printer and copier papers, own-label photo papers and specialty inkjet papers.

GfK account director, Richard Peak, comments on the books and pads market. The books and pads market (incorporating pre-printed pads, writing pads and other pads) grew year-on-year by 8.7 per cent (comparing Dec 07 with Dec 08) in unit terms, with the majority of growth coming from the writing pads category. However, when looking at the value generated it tells a very different story.

The Premier Paper Group has introduced a range of papers for a multitude of uses called, Multi. The range includes: papers developed for high quality office printing; multifunctional papers for office and pre-print applications, available in cut size and folio; a value for money cut size paper; and an uncoated offset range for general print applications.