During the 80s and 90s some thought that due to the increasing number of computers and digitalization the paperless office would be soon the reality: without paper, what good would a stamp be? In the meantime we all know that the contrary happened and that more paper and stamps than ever are used in our offices. The stamp will continue to be a valuable complement to printed documents, which are irreplaceable even in our digital-multimedia times.

2009 COLOP's best seller - the Printer Standard - is offered as a "Special Edition". It is available in three modern colour combinations - each with a white casing and an attractive handle colour. The three colours are orange, pink and coconut and are supplied with the corresponding index card colour The fact that this is a more feminine looking stamp is a welcome addition to the Printer range as more than half of all stamp users are female.

Marking World, official distributors of Bruynzyeel-Sakura Art & Craft materials in the UK brings you the Christmas Deco set - everything your customer needs for Christmas papercraft and correspondence in one eye catching unit. Designed with you, the retailer in mind the Deco set is presented to optimise your valuable space whilst offering product variety, inspiration and value for money to your customers. 

How often do you put letters straight into the rubbish bin and ask yourself if that was a wise move? How often do you sit in front of the shredder ploughing your way through mounds of correspondence, tutting about using expensive electricity and huffing back to the stationers to get a replacement when yours blows up - yet again?

Pencils have long been a popular choice as a business gift because they represent outstanding value for money and have a greater longevity than most other forms of writing instrument. The Pen Warehouse is now delighted to announce the introduction of a new pencil that has the look and feel of wood but is actually manufactured from recycled plastic. So now you can not only save money, you can also help save the environment. This new product is in addition to the recently launched FSC wooden pencil where we can prove chain of custody back to its renewable woodland source.

Stamps Direct has further strengthened its position in the UK Rubber Stamp market by teaming up with internationally respected Taiwanese manufacturer Shiny. This close partnership was showcased at SOPX, where Sales Manager Colin Cousins and Director David Gigg, alongside their Shiny counterparts demonstrated an extensive range of products.

COLOP produces a large proportion of its stamp products in Austria or the EU region. This economic area plays a leading role when it comes to introducing regulations and laws to protect the environment. For many years, COLOP has also been making a voluntary and above-average contribution to the issue, exceeding the strict EU and nationally-imposed obligations.