Happy Halloween!! Mwa ha ha ah ah ah haaa

Have you carved your pumpkin ready for tonight yet? If you have, send us a picture of your fancy work, and we will put it on our facebook! If you live in the North West, you can also be in with a chance of winning our competition. We're giving away a wrist support mouse mat, as we're sure after all that carving your wrist will be needing a rest! Go onto our facebook and submit your pics!

Halloween!

Halloween isn't far away now, so we'll keep you posted with what we'll up up to! We've just stumbled across this amazing pumpkin on Google! Think we might have to give it a go!

Are you using the right envelopes? It's not something we really think about, we just order the same envelopes time again, because they do the job. But an envelope can often be the first impression of your business. If you're sending out mailers, or are making the first point of contact with a customer, you want to be making the best impression possible. I'm sure we've all been surprised to receive a brightly coloured or unusual envelope from a company, and it generally makes you more intrigued to find out more. 

There are many different factors to take into consideration:

Size

Envelopes come in all different shapes and sizes, the most popular being DL, C6, C5, C4, and C3. Have a look at our website to find out more about different sizes and what each letter and number stands for:

http://www.octopus-orderstore.co.uk/categories/envelope-supplies

You will need to consider whether you want to fold your mailer, what size you intend it to be, and postage costs.

Quality

This can be what material your envelopes are going to be, as well as the thickness and weight of them. Choosing the right quality envelopes will help your business deliver the best first impression.

Colour

Generally we choose from Manilla or White, depending what it is we are sending. There are also loads of other colours you can choose from! Perhaps your business has brand colours, and it would create more of an impact using those colours.

Window or Non-Window

Are you using letter headed paper, or do you want to design some labels to put on your envelopes?

Seal

If you have a lot of post to send out, then you probably don't want to be using gummed envelopes! So maybe self seal or peel and seal is your best option.

Next time you order envelopes, it's worth having a think about what kind of impression you're wanting to make with the mail you are sending out.

For more Office Stationery, take a look online at http://www.octopus-orderstore.co.uk/

Office Security

Only 56% of businesses have actually put a clear policy on how to handle documents with sensitive information in place! However security is increasingly becoming high on the agenda for many businesses at the moment, with the recent cyber attacks from hacking group, LulzSec taking down companies as big as Sony, and even finding their way into the CIA.

With 29% of employees admitting to always throwing sensitive documents in the bin, the importance of shredding is often overlooked. It’s not just paper which needs to be shredded. A CD is not much heavier than a sheet of paper, yet it can hold thousands of pages of information. If you’re looking into making your business more secure, it is definitely worth investing in a multi-purpose paper/CD/credit card shredder, to make sure all your confidential information is kept that way.

At Octopus we stock a wide range of multi-purpose shredders, such as:

The Rexel Prostyle+ Shredder for personal/small office use

The Fellowes EF2127S Shredder for more continuous use

And the Fellowes EF2331C Shredder for much larger offices of 20+ employees.



Electronic protection is also another way of making sure your business is safe from hackers. At Octopus we can provide you with Norton 360 Antivirus Software.

■This program defends you against a broad range of threats. It includes:

■A transaction security safeguard which protects you from online identity theft.

■It automatically backs up and restore protects your important files from loss.

■It also has it’s PC tune-up feature, which keeps your PC at peak performance.

■The disk we provide will protect up to 3 PC’s, and includes free support with Norton via email and chat.
■It includes 2GB of free online storage to back up your files, and regular protection updates.

Burglary rose by 14% in 2010, so if you’re keeping PC’s in the office, it’s worth getting a lock for them, as it’s often the first and most expensive item a burglar will go for. Have a look at our range:

Kensington ComboSave Ultra Notebook Lock

Kensington MicroSaver Notebook Lock

Kensington MicroSaver Keyed Retractable Notebook Lock

Kensington Desktop Microsaver Lock


If you have important files in your office which you cannot shred, then you need to have somewhere safe to store them. Either a a fireproof, water resistant and lockable filing cabinet or safe is your best option.

We sell a wide variety of Safes which you can find on our website. One suggestion is the Phoenix FS1252 Safe

We also stock a wide range of lockable filing cabinets. But for a fire resistant one, why not try the Sentry Firesafe Two Draw Filing Cabinet 6000

You can browse around our the Safety and Security Supplies section of our website for all the different security options we offer, or you can give us a call on 0161 429 8118 to request a catalogue, or to talk to an employee of Octopus about what options you have in making your office more secure.

Office Supplies

If you're in need of an urgent delivery of office supplies, get in touch with us. We're an office stationers in Stockport, delivering stationery around the area every day. Whether you need paper, toners, ink cartridges or any other stationery, give us a call and try us out, call 0161 429 8118