Office Chairs

With 70% of the workforce suffering from back problems at some point in their working lives it is important to have an Office Chair that meets your needs.


At Office Supplies Express we have a wide variety of chairs that will put your back pain days behind you.

Our Trexus range is the most popular, with back shape to match the spine and fully adjustable features, such as arms (these some times are sold separately to the chairs).
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Desks to suit every Office!

Your home or office desk is the main site in which work can be done and therefore is one of the most important pieces of office furniture to consider when kitting out your office. At Office Supplies Express you will find a wide range of manufacturers that provide options including basic and entry level desks right up to reception and executive desks. Browse through our standard rectangular, radial, cantilever, wave and corner desks in sophisticated and sturdy designs, but remember, there are many styles and sizes to choose from, so measure your space! http://www.officesuppliesexpress.ie/storefront/Desks-C-60100


The three basic leg options are;

•Four Legged Traditional – These are strong straight legged desks that are available for entry level products

•Cantilever – ‘C’ framed metal legs that allow greater user movement. Some ranges have built in cable management too.

•Panel End/Classic – Solid wood effect panel legs available on all levels of products

To give you a better idea of our desk sizes and dimensions, we’ve given you the measurements for all our different types of desk so that you know which kind of desk best suits your space and which one to search for.



•Radial Desks - These range from widths of between 1400 – 1800mm and depths of 1000 – 1200mm

•Wave Desks - These range from widths of between 1200 – 1600mm and depths of 1000mm which narrow to 800mm

•Rectangular Desks - These range from widths of between 1000 – 1800mm and depths of 600 – 800mm

•Secretarial Desks - These range from widths of between 1500 – 1800mm and depths of 1795mm

•Single Pedestal Desks - These range from widths between 1200 – 1800mm and depths of 730 – 800mm

•Double Pedestal Desks - These range from widths between 1500 – 1800mm and depths of 730 – 800mm
 
If you know the quality, price and style you’re looking for, then all you need to know is which brand caters to those specifications. The list below illustrates our medal scheme and which brands fall under which medal. This will give you an idea about each of our brands and the quality of desks they produce.



•Bronze Medal - Entry level desking – Trexus 18mm thick work surface. All you need to create your office. Includes 4 legged traditional, cantilever and classic panel end leg styles.

•Silver Medal - Mid level desking – Influx and Trexus Plus with 25mm work surface. All you need for the office with added strength.

•Gold Medal - Managers and mid level desking which gives you that little bit extra from our Sonix and Elysium ranges.

•Platinum – Boom and Emperial all have the quality of our Gold Medal products but with extra style and design to make the look of your office even more special.
 
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DYMO - The Smart Label Maker!

We like DYMO at Office Supplies Express. Being dedicated to just Label making and label machines means that they are true professionals in this field. It’s reassuring to know that DYMO is dedicated to being worldwide leader in providing innovative labelling solutions that help people organize and identify their world: home, office or worksite.


Label Manager 220P

The new Label Manager 220P, a portable label maker with a typewriter-style keyboard, is a great option for all your labelling needs. You can operate this exclusive and compact label maker with your thumbs, just like your favourite PDA. (Personal Digital Assistant – Hand Held Computer)

Additionally, the Label Manager 220P offers a wide range of features: create distinctive custom labels for everything from safety warnings to invoice files. The result will be an unmistakable and immediate improvement in the professional appearance and effectiveness of your work environment.


Features & Benefits

•Unlike other label makers, the large graphical display shows exactly how your label will print. This means no more guessing what the label will look like. What you see is what you get!

•Easy navigation from start to print.

•Quick access buttons to punctuation, currency symbols and diacriticals (for instance é, à, ç,…).

•Auto power-off to extend battery life.

•6, 9, 12mm tape widths

•D1 tape system

•2 types of sizes

•10 label memory

•6 X AA Batteries or AC Adaptor

•Dimensions (WxDxH): 121×180x66mm

•Weight: 300g

•Multi-language interface

•Large screen that shows how the label will print

Check out our range of Label Maker Machines
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Suspension Files!

Suspension files are a major and vital part of every office. A good suspension file will save you money, time and do its job a whole lot better. We have a wide range of suspension files here, these include your average files and extend to superb quality, strong and durable files that will really last! But what is a suspension file exactly? A suspension file is the file that hangs from inside the filing cabinet drawer. They enable large amounts of paper to be filed away into filing cabinets and create an easy and efficient system for looking up information. We have suspension files in A4 and Foolscap options. Foolscap suspension files are slightly larger than A4 suspension files.


We offer brands to cover all your requirement from 5 Star to L ‘Oblique and all the brands in between.

Value Option


Our Fantastic Value A4 option is the 5 Star A4 Office Suspension File Manilla. This is available with a great 86% off! Now Only €8.75!!
http://www.officesuppliesexpress.ie/storefront/5-Star-Office-Suspension-File-Manilla-Heavyweight-with-Tabs-and-Inserts-Foolscap-Green-Pack-50-P-39091%201

•Suspension files made from heavyweight coloured manilla

•Over 50 percent recycled

•Pre-scored for use with two-piece filing clips

•Supplied complete with clear plastic tabs and white card tab inserts

•V-base 15mm capacity

•Foolscap size
•Green

•Packed 50
 
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Energizer Vs Duracell

Having a consistent supply of batteries in our offices and our homes is another one of life’s necessities in this electronic age. We can give you tips on how to store you batteries and how to get the most performance from them.


Did you know?

•Disposable alkaline batteries are used most frequently in home electronics.

•Alkaline batteries have an average shelf life of 7 years and drain power gradually over time.

•To properly store batteries for your household or your workplace, keep them in a cool, dry place away from food products

•Unlike other types, alkaline batteries don’t lose power by simply sitting unused in an electronic device.

•Alkaline batteries are available in size AA, AAA, D, C, and 9 volts.

•Alkaline batteries are best used in TV remotes, low drain electronics such as kids toys that are not motorized, and torches.

Tip of the day

If you put your batteries in the fridge, their lifespan duration will double.

However the question on every ones lips is; can the Energizer “bunny” really outperform the Duracell “copper top” or vice versa? Across the globe, many have performed test upon test to answer this question and unfortunately, tests prove inconclusive. However, Energizer posses a weapon that might just win the battle. The Lithium Battery.

Energizer sells a disposable Lithium battery that comes in AA and AAA sizes. The lithium battery has proven extremely beneficial when used in Digital cameras, MP3 players, and hand held GPS units which can drain batteries at an incredible rate. Surveys have revealed that many consumers prefer disposable batteries, based on these results energizer got to work on their Lithium range. The Energizer lithium battery is not rechargeable and actually weighs less than regular alkaline batteries. It has been reported to last 7 times longer than regular alkaline batteries in digital cameras, and has a 15-year shelf life explaining their slightly higher cost. It appears that the bunny with the drum holds the market in the Lithium battery category after all! Take a look at all our Energizer Batteries here.
http://www.officesuppliesexpress.ie/storefront/Batteries-C-51240

Stabilo Highlighters Only €6.99

Stabilo have been around for more than 150 years now and were founded back in 1855. The business is made up of a range of companies who focus on the production and sales of brand-name products for the writing instruments sector, cosmetics products and also for the outdoor sector.


The Stabilo brand represents colourful, ground-breaking products and offers quality, innovation and desirable articles. Writing ergonomics play as important a role as fashion and trends for Stabilo during their products development. Their ranges will always remain attractive and lively due to a strong sense of innovation.

We’d like to bring our Smudge Proof Stabilo Boss Highlighters to your attention - http://www.officesuppliesexpress.ie/storefront/Stabilo-Boss-Executive-Highlighters-Anti-smudge-with-Soft-Grip-Assorted-Ref-734-Wallet-4-P-42604%201  These are the anti-smudge Stabilo Highlighters with the distinctive shape and high, long lasting fluorescence. These are chisel tipped pens with a line width of between 2-5mm. They come in wallets of 4 with one each of yellow, green, pink and orange. At Office Supplies Express, we’re proud of our prices and offer a price match guarantee. We’re so sure you won’t find our products cheaper anywhere else that we’ve offered to match the price if you do. These highlighters should be priced at €8.03, but we’re offering you these pens with us for just €6.99!

Pockets for Easy Filing

Working in an office, keeping on top of household bills and studying for your exams all involve some kind or organisation or filing. In most cases the favourite option is to keep your documents filed numerically or alphabetically in ring binders and other like filing systems. This of course involves punched pockets which we all seem to need a never ending supply of; we use them for all kinds of things!


Punched Pockets have been used for many years to protect our work and documents from spills and marking, and also to keep the paper crisp and presented well. Used in school they are a very convenient way of keeping a multitude of papers together without perforating them, enabling the user to present a perfect piece. They allow you to store large quantities of work in your binder without any risk of the papers within being ruined, torn or weathered. Punched Pockets are basically polypropylene top or side opening sleeves that are multipunched along one side to fit into a binder. Used in a home or work environment, they come in handy for keeping bills together in date order and office filing organised so that they can be found without fuss when needed. You will find our range available in A5, A4 and A3 sizes and also in the form or landscape or vertical.

As the Punched Pocket is a low cost item which does not need to be made from highly priced materials and as they are needed so regularly as such volumes, your best option would be to buy them from a budget brand. This is where 5 Star some in. Take a look at the ours http://www.officesuppliesexpress.ie/storefront/5-Star-Premier-Punched-Pocket-Polypropylene-Top-opening-80-Micron-A4-Clear-Pack-100-P-50676%201 . These A4 open top 50 micron polypropylene pockets are multipunched with a reinforcing strip to prevent tear from overuse. The polypropylene sleeve is made to allow for easy reading of the contents and so has anti-glare properties, plus will not lift ink from your documents. Each packs includes a quantity of 100 pockets and with 77% off, there’s no complaining about this price, they’re just €6.50!

Each 5 Star product now has attractively designed packaging for clearer product display and product information, plus they also have a fantastic choice of ‘Green’ options for those who are economically aware.

5 Star are THE Number 1 budget brand, perfect for those items that don’t need to cost the earth to achieve something functional. Whatever the budget, 5 Star products are affordable and with over 1,200 products to choose from, you’re bound to find the item that you’re looking for! For 15 years now, they have been leading the market with their choice of value options, plus their outstanding quality is very surprising considering the money you save!


•They are quality products

•They are affordable!

•Over 22,000 products!

Envelope Dimensions made easy!

Envelope sizes can be a tricky thing to get your head around; it’s certainly a visual thing that a simple discussion just can’t explain. So we’ve done our best to lay it all out for you as simply as possible. We’ve taken a closer look into the C paper sizes as, being the most popular envelopes; we’ve had plenty of queries. Many have asked about the C4 envelope dimensions and C5 envelope dimensions are another frequent query. Take a look at the dimensions of the C series envelope sizes, (defined by ISO 216) given in the table below in both millimetres and inches.


Size               Height x Width (mm)                   Height x Width (in)
C0                 1297 x 917 mm                            51.5 x 36.1 in
C1                 1297 x 917 mm                             6.1 x x25.5 in
C2                  648 x 458 mm                              25.5 x 18.0 in
C3                  458 x 324 mm                              18.0 x 12.8 in
C4                  324 x 229 mm                              12.8 x 9.0 in
C5                  229 x 162 mm                              9.0 x 6.4 in
C6                  162 x 114mm                                6.4 x 4.5 in
C7                  114 x 81 mm                                 4.5 x 3.2 in
C8                  81 x 57 mm                                   3.2 x 2.2 in
C9                  57 x 40 mm                                   2.2 x 1.6 in
C10                40 x 28 mm                                   1.6 x 1.1 in




It comes in very useful to know that C envelope sizes are defined in the same was as A and B paper sizes with the same number. For example, C4 dimensions are the geometric mean of A4 and B4. Based on this, an envelope of the size between the two is produced which will neatly hold the A series paper of the same size —C4 Envelope = A4 sheet of paper unfolded.

Paper Sizes...A4 or Foolscap?

With all these recent explanations of the ISO paper sizes, their measurements and corresponding envelopes, we’ve failed to explain to you one of the most basic pieces of information; the difference between A4 and Foolscap.


Foolscap paper is cut to the size of 8.5 by 13.5 inches or 215.9 mm by 342.9 mm as opposed to the A4 alternative which is 8.3 by 11.7 or 210 by 297. Foolscap paper was a traditional size used in Europe and the Commonwealth, before the adoption of the international standard A4 paper in 1975, which is the most common standard size outside the United States and Canada. Foolscap is a common size for ring binders and lever arch files used to hold A4 paper as it is slightly larger than A4 and therefore offers greater protection to the edge of the pages. Foolscap was named after the fool’s caps and bells watermark commonly used from the fifteenth century onwards. The earliest example of such paper that is firmly dated was made in Germany in 1479.

A4 paper is part of the ISO 216 paper series and is the most widely used size all over the world today. The ISO standard paper size system covers a wide range of formats, but not all of them are widely used in practice. A4 is clearly the most important one for daily office use and some main applications of this size could be; letters, magazines, forms, catalogues, laser printer and copying machine output.

Screen Glare - How to eliminate this problem.

When working with computers and laptops, screen glare is an issue that is often overlooked and in many cases, people learn to live with this irritating problem. It can cause headache, fatigue and discomfort while you squint to see past the glare. Screen glare is an issue that affects most computer users in particular, those positioned near windows or lights. Eye strain, burning, sore eyes, blurred vision, & tired eyes are frequently reported side effects. However you do not need to suffer this hindrance, you can eliminate screen glare and block harmful radiation with our range of screen filters. These anti glare screens are treated to reduce dazzle from light sources. Nowadays you can even find non-glare CRTs which often use a coating baked onto the screen at the time of manufacture. This provides a significant reduction in glare; however, anti glare screens may completely eliminate it. Another common office issue is the age old ‘nosey neighbours’ complaint. However, this too is no longer an issue with an anti glare screen. When viewing from the side your monitor will appear blurred to prevent others from reading sensitive information. This is useful when working with confidential data, in schools so that students can be prevented from ‘copying’ each other’s work and when you’re working to produce something unique.