Pregis Protective Packaging Europe is investing £500,000 in new end of line packing equipment for its famous Jiffy® brand.

Bush Europe's parent company, Roehr-Bush, opened the doors to their 2,000m2 exhibition centre at their head office in Rietberg, Germany, for their annual in-house show, last month, to showcase an array of innovative and captivating new ranges.

Fellowes, the leading supplier of workspace solutions, has launched a nationwide Workanomics programme to help people achieve a healthier and more productive workspace via proactive ergonomic training, workstation assessments and ergonomic product recommendations.

Staples' clever Better lever arch files have been awarded a top global design award for their ‘high quality of design'.

The Toolbox is a collection of informative booklets produced by Howard Smith Paper Group (HSPG) detailing the company's value-added services. Eleven booklets are included, in five sectioned colours, printed on the group's Think Bright range of papers. Each colour represents a different service.

Bostik is re-launching its super glue range with four new products: Super Glue Original, for a strong bond in seconds; Super Glue Gel, for no drips; Super Glue Easy Flow; for controlled flow; and Super Glue Ultra Pen, for precision sticking with no mess.

Manufacturer of recycled paper, poster and envelope paper, Lenzing Papier, is on course for a planned expansion of its de-inking plant at the company's Austrian mill. The expansion will see capacity at the mill increase from 280 tonnes to 350 tonnes per day.

In a bid to combat unwarranted environmental criticism of the paper industry, Mitsubishi HiTec Paper is supporting the Two Sides campaign.

Evolutionlight is a new, minimally styled, value engineered, back-lit reception desk range. Described as bespoke quality, this standard product is hand built to order in the UK. Call 01908 391600 now for the 2009 literature pack and dealer details or view all the products on the website.

Office services and print outsourcing specialist, WPS (formerly Word Processing Services), has selected The Multiple Sclerosis Society as its charity of the year. As part of its 15th anniversary celebrations, WPS will support the organisation through donations, fundraising promotions and events. The company aims to raise over £1,000 by the end of the year, with an initial donation of £250.

Specialist paper supplier, Media Paper Management, has added a hotlink to the National Association of Paper Merchants' (NAPM) Two Sides initiative to its interactive website, The Media Workshop. The link forms part of The Media Workshop's environmental tools, taking site visitors to the Two Sides initiative, which sets out the environmental arguments surrounding the use of paper. The initiative provides paper buyers, specifiers and consumers with information to help them make the right purchasing decisions.

Heaton Stationery is benefiting from improved van efficiency and fuel savings, following the introduction of a satellite-linked computer management system. The package was developed by vehicle tracking specialist Masternaut Three X and enterprise software company, BlueSky, to ensure that Heaton sends out more efficient van loads. Working in real-time, the system incorporates satellite tracking for Heaton's fleet of delivery vehicles and sales representatives.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) has launched the bizhub PRO C65hc digital colour system using High Chroma toner technology to simulate the colour palate of an RGB monitor using CYMK print processes.

Staples UK is installing new business card technology, capable of producing 200 business cards, cut and boxed, in just a few minutes.

Voice and data solution provider, Spitfire, has completed interoperability testing and accreditation for its SIP trunking service with the Panasonic range of phone systems, including the KX-NCP (network communications platform).

Océ has boosted its field service output with satellite tracking over the web. During trials of the Masternaut Three X vehicle tracking service, Océ achieved 15 per cent increased productivity and now plans to utilise the mobile resource management tool on a permanent basis.

An e-marketing initiative run by Avery has won recognition at the OPI European Awards. Avery's European email marketing programme was recognised in the category of on-line initiatives and was commended for its innovative approach, professionalism and proven business success.

Educational furniture manufacturer, KI, now carries Greenguard certification on many of its products, helping facility managers contribute to a building's overall LEED sustainability rating.

Canon UK's i-SENSYS MF9170 has won the Buyers Laboratory Pick of the Year award for outstanding small workgroup colour multifunction printer.

Office furniture specialist, JS Online, reports a growing trend towards fixing existing office furniture instead of buying new designs.

Business telecommunications operator and internet service provider (ISP), Spitfire is now offering spam filtering using appliances from Barracuda Networks. The appliances are updated every hour with the latest spam data, processing e-mail through 12 defence layers and analysing messages to determine what is likely to be spam. Suspect messages are marked and the user decides how they want them to be handled.

Streamlining its warehouse truck operations by appointing a single supplier enabled office supplies company, office2office (o2o), to provide customers with a rapid response service, 24/5. The company called in Atlet to manage all its lift truck supply and maintenance requirements as part of a company-wide standardisation programme.

IIndustrial and commercial lighting experts, Steel City Lighting, are encouraging businesses to use modular lighting and energy saving alternatives in the workplace. Not only will this help reduce their carbon footprint, it could also save costs.

Designed for corporate and high volume users, the F305 business fax machine from Muratec Europe (UK), offers multifunctional capability for copying, scanning and printing. For fax use, the F305 has an 80 sheet automatic document feeder (ADF) for sending large multi-page documents and a 33.6kbps modem for two second per page transmission. A 500 sheet paper tray is available to receive documents, with secure PIN access where required, so faxes can be retrieved only by the intended recipient.

A real-time enterprise system has enabled UK-wide office products supplier, Zenithoffice, to control its business and improve customer service. The solution is built around Masternaut Three X vehicle tracking and PDA-based X-Delivery Pro service management system integrated with Horizon, an enterprise system developed specifically for office-supplies companies. Zenithoffice can now track its delivery vans in real time, with the PDAs replacing paper delivery notes through electronic signature capture.

International name badge supplier, Badgemaster, is inviting buyers to achieve the seemingly impossible: cut costs while improving quality and service. Purchasers can challenge Badgemaster to beat the current price by taking the company's Price Challenge. It takes less than a minute to carry out and buyers obtain a fixed price per badge quotation. It is free, confidential and without obligation.

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has teamed up with Staples to support its business start-up pack. As a result, all start-ups that join the BCC will receive a 20 per cent discount voucher to spend at their local Staples store, helping to give new British businesses a boost.

Blu-Tack reusable adhesive from Bostik is turning yellow in support of national charity, Marie Curie Cancer Care. Just 130,000 packs of Blu-Tack Yellow will be produced for the charity's annual Great Daffodil Appeal in March. Packs will be branded with the Marie Curie Cancer Care logo and 10p from every pack sold will be donated to the charity.

Duraweld has been awarded ISO14001, a series of international standards on environmental management. Assessors from ICS Registrars (the Quality Assurance Registrar for the manufacturing industry) spent time at Duraweld's factory and, after analysing its environmental management system, recommended Duraweld for accreditation, stating: ‘The successful outcome of this assessment is the result of a significant team effort and this was clearly demonstrated by the enthusiastic commitment to the system from all personnel'.

Staedtler UK has appointed Catherine Wilford as business manager retail. Catherine spent the last six years with Pentel as national account manager for retail and grocery. Prior to that she held other national account/sales positions in the office products industry, including roles at BIC and Palmer & Harvey, offering Staedtler UK a wealth of experience.

Office services and print outsourcing specialists, WPS, has appointed Darren Lamb as marketing manager.

Konica Minolta Business Solutions (UK) has launched two high volume black and white multifunctionals, the bizhub 601 and bizhub 751.

Theo Paphitis, owner and chairman of Ryman Stationery, presented Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, with a £13,500 cheque for the charity Children in Crisis, giving funds raised by the stationer through its 240 stores.

Haigh Consultancy Services has teamed up with GI Direct to create Unity, a virtual mail system designed to help businesses save up to 70 per on the cost of sending postal communications.

Multifunction office equipment and business solutions specialist, Muratec Europe UK, has announced a dealer partner sales incentive. Based on sales until February 2009, Muratec dealerships can qualify for a place on a luxury trip to Barcelona, Spain.

Spitfire has become one of the first ISPs to connect to BT's 21st Century Network (21C), allowing provision of super-fast ADSL2+ broadband circuits to Spitfire customers, with download speeds up to 24Mb.