Mondi – No.1 with WWF

Mondi was rated the number one company in the new WWF voluntary rating tool for paper companies to report on their global ecological footprint.

WWF assessed key environmental criteria, such as use of recycled fibre or fibre coming from well-managed forests, energy use and CO2 emissions, water consumption and water pollution.

David Hathorn, Mondi Group CEO said, “We have a strong commitment to sustainable development and continuous improvement in reducing our environmental footprint. This is also evident in our Green Range of fine papers which consist entirely of FSC certified office and printing paper from responsibly managed forests, chlorine-free paper or 100% recycled paper and ensures that our customers can conduct their business in a sustainable and environmentally conscious way.

Q connect continues to grow

INTERACTION, the European alliance of office products distributors has reported a 6% growth in sales of its private label brand Q-CONNECT in the first 6 months of this year compare to the same period last year. Sales for this period are now over 55 million Euro.

Managing Director Jan Van Belleghem, said “there is growth with nearly all countries and the new members in Scandinavia and Italy haven’t missed their start. Our relentless efforts in creating brand loyalty through offering a wide range of daily office products with an appropriate quality and design combined with end-user support through our website, start to pay off”.

PFU celebrates 50th Anniversary with Special Design Edition of Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500 and S1300

To commemorate the 50^th anniversary of PFU, a fully owned subsidiary of Fujitsu, PFU Imaging Solutions Europe Limited today announced the availability of special edition Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500 and S1300 models, which have  sold over 1 million models worldwide in the document scanner market.

PFU Imaging Solutions Europe and the Fujitsu family of scanners are the market leader in document imaging scanners and related services. PFU Japan began operations under the name Unoke Electronic Industries in 1960, and continued to thrive in the rapidly evolving IT industry by releasing high quality products including office computers, Unix servers and ECM software. The special limited-edition ScanSnap models are decorated using an Urushi lacquer coating and gold decorations. … Continue Reading

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RD Industries – Boss blames the banking system

THE boss of Plymouth firm RD Industries has blamed the banking system for the stationery company going into administration with the potential loss of 75 jobs.
Roger Dymond said his firm’s inability to borrow £500,000 of “working capital” pitched it into crisis.
The Estover-based firm had orders worth £200,000 and was shifting up to £150,000 of products a week, but a major bank called time on the business. This was because RD Industries had a £475,000 loan and Mr Dymond said the bank was “running scared”.
An 11th-hour bid to buy the company was also turned down by the bank, he said.
That meant the 30-year-old family-run firm went into administration yesterday with 75 workers being told their jobs were as good as lost. … Continue Reading

Chrisbeon awarded ISO14001

Chrisbeon Office Supplies has been awarded the prestigious ISO14001 environmental accreditation.

Partner Richard Hughes says ‘that this award demonstrates to all our new & existing customers that we operate our business to an international standard and are committed to reducing the environmental impact of our business and promoting green products where possible. This will now enable us to continue to develop our business over the coming years & tender on public sector contracts, that previously may have been out of our reach’.