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It is read by over 30 000 buyers and sellers of stationery and office products each month.

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New Membership: Rachel Skink Reception: Ruth Montsho BOARD OF DIRECTORS Allan Thompson, Kolok Unlimited Baron Combrinck, Interstat Agencies Bill Bayley, Rexel Brian Taylor, Forms Media Independent Africa Dion Botma, Ledger Systems Gary Pickford (Finance), Advanced Channel Technologies Geoff Logan, Waltons (Pty) Ltd George dos Ramos, City Office (Pty) Ltd Hans Servas (Chairman), Honorary/Life Member of shop-sa Helen Goodson, Redfern Print Service Herman Botha, PNA James Sibeko, Jabatha Paper & Stationery Ryan Bidgood (Vice Chair), OfficeNational Africa (Pty) Ltd Wessel Germishuizen, Libri Stationery CONTACT US PO Box 3226, Parklands, 2121 132 Jan Smuts Ave, Parkwood, 2193.

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SSC Welcome 3 A warm welcome from SSC managing director, Trevor Girnun

Company Profile 4 The leading edge of Silveray Statmark Company Eco New Silveray Statmark Company loves green

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Industry Icon Who is Trevor Girnun?

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ssc welcome

A warm welcome from SSC managing director, Trevor Girnun As the managing director of Silveray Statmark Company (SSC), I must say how honoured we feel to be the first company accorded the privilege of addressing My Office readers through the extensive number of pages afforded to SSC in this issue. It is a wonderful opportunity to give our industry a more in-depth understanding of who we are, what we do, how we continually endeavour to add value to our customers and what we plan for the future.

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aving had a long-standing association with shop-sa, SSC would like to take this opportunity to wish the magazine continued success under its new title.

SSC’s portfolio has also expanded to include some particularly exciting new brands, including the trendy and innovative Leitz range of products which we launched at a spectacular event in July this year. A couple of other exciting launches are planned for later in the year. Watch this space!

Since the following pages cover a number of world leading brands distributed and marketed by SSC, I’d like to highlight some of the events that have seen us step out of the box in 2012. Our growing sponsorships with sporting personalities have been particularly rewarding.

I believe that SSC will reach new heights and achievements and together with our valued clients, employees and partners we aim to realise the potential that exists in all of us, and in SSC.

Since cricket is now South Africa’s second most popular sport, we decided that Croxley, which has been synonymous with fine stationery products for over a century, should sponsor another century-maker – Jacques Rudolph, the Protea’s stylish left-hander who has been acquitting himself with aplomb since returning to the side this season. The famous Croxley name on Jacques Rudolph’s flashing bat will further cement Croxley’s association with style and quality throughout the sponsorship.

With rugby still being the country’s pride and passion – as popular as STABILO Boss highlighters have been for the past 40 years – an inspired decision saw STABILO sponsor the MTN Lions cheerleaders, the ‘FeLions’, for the 2012 Vodacom Rugby Super 15 and Curry Cup. While STABILO itself has been around since 1875, the highlighters are still considered one of the company’s most brilliant products and the nine dazzling fluorescent colours certainly match the FeLions youthful energy. The corporate colours of red and white demonstrate the perfect synergy between Stabilo and the MTN Lions. www.shop-sa.co.za

There are many challenges before us but these challenges lead us to innovative changes and we have seen many of these come to fruition. At SSC over the past year, we have witnessed our infrastructure, warehouse management systems, marketing, distribution and even our offices undergo drastic transformations, not to mention our new corporate identity, including our new logo and pay-off line. These have been challenges but we’ve turned them into great opportunities for SSC. We at SSC are passionate about the boundless opportunities that exist within our industry and even more so, about the value these opportunities can add to you our customers in partnership with SSC.

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The Leading Edge of Silveray Statmark Company

Silveray Statmark Company (SSC) distribute stationery products that are certainly known in almost every household and are highly respected and valued.

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t all started 25 years ago and over the years SSC has built steadily on its reputation for top-of-the-range stationery which include a portfolio of over 6Â 000 products, catering for the needs of many diverse industries. Our portfolio, for which we have exclusive distribution rights, now boasts all these famous global brands: Croxley, Dahle, Durable, Dymo, Esselte, Helix, Herma, Jovi, Leeho, Leitz, Lion Brand, Maped, Mighty Minds, Oxford, PaperMate, Parker, Pendaflex, Penguin, Pharos, Rapid, Rolodex, Rotring, Sellotape, Sharpie, STABILO, Twinlock, UHU and Waterman.

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The connection with the 119-year-old Croxley brand is particularly rewarding. The leading name for the best quality of paper and stationery products, Croxley was originally produced in the United Kingdom but is now manufactured locally to add greater value to our South African market – and ultimately beyond our borders.

SSC has built a proud reputation and acknowledges a team of dedicated staff who help the company maintain its commitment to deliver on promises, provide exclusive brands and remain customer focused. This unswerving dedication is undoubtedly the reason the brands associated with SSC constantly dominate

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the country’s classrooms and boardrooms, are to be found in most homes and are highly sought after for corporate gifting.

SSC acknowledges that the long-standing and supportive relationships with international and local suppliers and customers have been integral to the company’s development over the last quarter century, and they will continue to form an important part of SSC’s plans for the future.

SSC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bidvest Group Limited and part of the Bidvest Paperplus Division. SSC has a national sales and distribution network supported by branches in Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, Pretoria and Bloemfontein. The company’s established and sustainable growth

continues to supply all-important job opportunities for the country.

Over the past two years SSC has developed and implemented various far-reaching strategies, including a dynamic new corporate identity (CI), with a younger, funky and more interesting logo setting the scene. The inversion of the second ‘s’ in SSC subtly creates a heart, which reflects the new payoff ‘Love Stationery’ – a concept that is carried through all branding and marketing elements.

While the whole effect is sleek and modern, there is an underlying warmth and friendliness suggesting that SSC loves everything about stationery.

In-line with the new CI, the company’s head offices have recently received a facelift to the exterior of their premises and the interiors are undergoing a total revamp. A fresh coat of paint, various front entrance additions and internal office layout re-structuring create a more professional, vibrant and welcoming look.

Of course one of the most vital marketing tools of a company such as the SSC is the essential sales catalogue. The company has expanded to such an extent that it now handles over 6 000 products.

A new approach was therefore imperative. A new, innovative format for these brand catalogues was designed, providing each international brand with its own platform, yet also cross-references products into categories, making it really easy to navigate.

The appearance is extremely stylish, with each brand in the SSC portfolio presented in its own saddle-stitched booklet, with its own brand identity. Booklets are filed in a specialised and alphabetic index. This novel and efficient format facilitates a quick and easy catalogue update should any brand need a product or CI change, or new products are added or removed.

In step with current trends, the SSC website has received a refreshed, fun and vibrant look and feel – www.silveray.co.za and now also includes an online catalogue. There is also a product listing so customers can search for products by brand or category.

The Facebook page – www.facebook.com/silveray.statmark – is excitingly interactive with games and competitions. SSC’s Facebook page is becoming a fun spot that does not only provide customers with a resource that is regularly updated, but also allows anyone to simply express their love for stationery and win some rather cool prizes. We invite you to visit the new Facebook page –click ‘LIKE’ – and share the love for simplicity, stationery elegance and of course colour that Silveray Statmark Company has to offer. m

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eco news

SILVERAY STATMARK COMPANY LOVES GREEN –

INTRODUCING GREEN PRODUCTS TO THE PORTFOLIO More and more brands distributed by Silveray Statmark Company are making their mark in green with products becoming increasingly friendly towards the environment. The three major brands include: GREENLOGIC by MAPED Maped introduces six new exciting products that not only care for the planet but are also rather exciting in terms of their design.

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The 30cm Greenlogic ruler which has ergonomic prehension – an impressive word that literally means ‘gripability’ – is made from recycled (PET) Polyethylene terephthalate plastic water bottles Greenlogic’s one-hole pencil sharpener in a recycled PET canister A set of two, PVC-free Green Logic erasers, shaped for precision and comfort, and also free of phtalates (an acid that comes from Napthalene and normally found in erasers) Greenlogic stapler – half strip 26/6 The Perfo Slim 2-hole punch, with ruler and pen holder. It neatly fits into a lever arch file or two-ring binders Greenlogic 21cm scissors - haVE handles made from recycled materials

All recycled materials are lighter, take up less landfill and reduce the carbon footprint. Recycled cartons are used for blister cards, and recycled PET bottles are also used for blister shells and various other product elements.

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STABILO BOSS HIGHLIGHTERS STABILO, which stunned the stationery market over 40 years ago when the company launched the first Boss fluorescent highlighters, continues to stay at the helm of innovation. Over the last few years, to meet the challenge of trying to save the planet, the company applied the collective creativity of its movers and shakers to find ways of improving its individual products to remove or lessen any negative impact they might have on the environment.

By the end of 2010 STABILO had achieved some significant goals in the production of Boss highlighters, including a major move to ecological efficiency while delivering 100% quality. Take a look at these achievements: • • • •

ISO 14000 and ISO 9001 for all STABILO factories 100% recycling of all black parts and inner barrel A 275-ton saving of virgin material Reduced waste thanks to extremely extended lifetime

The development of these green products is a direct response to consumers’ request for writing instruments that are environmentally friendly. The refillable pen is made from 65% biodegradable material – nose cone, clip housing and barrel. Just the ink refill and grip need to be removed.

In the production of Boss fluorescent highlighters, 100% renewable energy is used. Each highlighter now lasts longer than ever, giving a 375 m writing length. They have up to four hours cap off time.

All PaperMate Biodegradable products are also made from renewable vegetal materials which are able to disintegrate in moist soil or your compost, within about a year.

PAPERMATE Joining the green crusade, PaperMate has made giant strides by introducing the new PaperMate Biodegradable range of writing instruments to the range. This includes ball pens, gel pens and mechanical pencils.

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WHO IS TREVOR GIRNUN? Trevor Girnun, managing director of Silveray Statmark Company (SSC) for the past two years, is a man who thrives on challenges, endorses positive change and is solution driven.

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fter three years of studying to earn his IMM marketing diploma, he was conscripted into the army where, for a year, he was in one of the toughest of all military jobs, that of paratrooper. This tempered him, mentally and physically, subconsciously preparing him for the challenges that lay ahead.

Astonishingly, in his 21 years at the coalface, so to speak, Girnun has been employed by only two companies, both owned by Bidvest.

His first position was with Buffalo Tapes where he spent 19 years. Starting as a warehouse packer, his obvious acumen soon saw him promoted and moving through the ranks.

When Buffalo Tapes merged with Executape to become Buffalo

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Executape, Trevor Girnun was appointed as managing director.

He stayed there for 10 years.

For the last two years he filled the role of managing director at SSC and has certainly made his mark in that short time. Girnun’s constant drive is obvious in the renewed focus targeted at the brands under the SSC umbrella, the adventurous new marketing strategies being employed and the dynamic new corporate identity that now showcases the company. His vibrant, positive outlook manifests itself in every area of the business.

Away from the office, Girnun is very much the family man, spending as much time as possible with his wife and three sons, with whom he bonds regularly in time-out trips to the bush, especially the Kruger National Park. He’s also a keen sports lover and, when younger, represented South Africa playing rugby at the Maccabi Games. Widely travelled, he has been to most parts of the world, and has fond memories of visiting the UK, France, Germany, Brazil, Israel and Dubai. m Vol 96 - Issue 09

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BRANCHES Tommy Jones

James Kinnell

Layton Brown

Cape Town Cnr Borchard Quarry & Bahrain Roads, Airport Industria, Cape Town (021) 936 5200 Branch Manager: Tommy Jones SSC Cape Town recently integrated PWS Cape Town, which extends its variety of products and improves resources. The current team of 51 serves an area that includes The Garden Route in the south to Springbok in the west coast and as far as Beaufort West inland.

Tommy has had 36 years of service with SSC, eight as sales manager He was recently been appointed branch manager.

Port Elizabeth 7A Stockelbach Road, North End., Port Elizabeth (041) 391 8600 Branch Manager: James Kinnell Since the early 1980s, this small branch (currently just 12 personnel) has been responsible for an area covering George, Oudtshoorn, Knysna, Plettenberg Bay, Grahamstown, Port Alfred, Cradock, Graaff Reinette, Jeffrey’s Bay, Uitenhage and Middleburg (Cape). His main aim is to keep customers happy, offering support and advice on the best purchases. Kinnell has over 41 years’ experience in the industry.

Pretoria 10 Teco Maria Street, Montana Park, Ext 57, Pretoria (012) 523 1000 Branch Manager: Layton Brown This branch, headed up by Layton Brown as branch manager, has a team of 51 and has been active since 1973. It operated as Pretoria Wholesale Stationers originally. It covers up to Middelburg (Mpumalanga) in the east, Rustenburg in the west, Lephalale in the north and Midrand in the south. The Pretoria branch handles the bulk of SSC’s wholesale business and has special distribution rights of THRASS (an educational series), which is distributed only from Pretoria.

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The Silveray Statmark Company (SSC) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bidvest Group Limited and part of the Bidpaper Plus Division. The company has a national sales and distribution network. Its head office is in Johannesburg, supported by branches in Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth and Pretoria. Here is a glimpse into each of the branch offices.

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Hassina Yunus

John Paynter

Bloemfontein 66A Harvey Road, Bloemfontein (051) 447 4641 Branch Manager: Gerhard Beukes Covering an extraordinarily large area including the Free State, Northern Cape and Lesotho, is a challenge to this branch, which has been active for nearly 40 years. The tightly-knit team of 22 has many years of loyal service between them and is focused on building client relationships. Although recently appointed, Gerhard Beukes’ business management background has had a positive effect on the subsidiary’s growth.

Durban 70 Richard Carte Road, Mobeni, Durban (031) 462 2081 Branch Manager: Hassina Yunus The longest-established of all SSC branches, Durban has been active for well over a century. It has 52 team members, all dedicated to its core business. Hassina Yunus, branch manager for the past 15 years, has 25 years of industry experience and is focused on treating each and every customer as royalty.

East London 7 Acacia Street, Braelyn, East London (043) 722 3781 Branch Manager: John Paynter The East London branch is well established and covers the whole of the old Transkei and Siskei areas, which is considerable. The 19-member team is close knit and offers customers unique attention so as to fill their needs unstintingly. John Paynter has been with the company for 34 years, 27 of them as branch manager.

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Introducing Dymo Dymo label printers are rapidly becoming the worldwide leader in labelling products for the home, office, warehouse, the workshop and even the classroom.

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rom simple manual embossers to industrial portables that print on stainless steel and aluminium, the electronic range consists of hand held and desk top electronic label makers to computer-connected products. With cutting-edge software and online service, Dymo simplifies any task, professionally.

Starting as an embossing company in 1958, Dymo now has global reach.

Acquired by Newell Rubbermaid in 2005, a Fortune 100 company, the product lines have broadened to include contact management software and business card scanning, mailing and shipping scales and online postage.

Future plans include expansion into areas where jobs are made easier through innovative technology.

The following is a brief rundown of the Dymo label managers, indispensable to business.

The all-purpose, compact desktop Dymo LabelManager 210D has a large graphical display that makes basic labelling quick and easy. Its versatility handles all sorts of labelling tasks, professionally and quickly.

A sleek new design sees the Dymo LabelManager 260P bursting with new features. Lithium-ion battery power does away with the need for AA batteries, and a large display screen, make for easier, more convenient results. Choose from three fonts, six font sizes, seven test styles and eight box styles or underline.

The LabelManager 360D is a rechargeable desktop model powered by a lithium-ion battery the same technology used to power cell phones and laptop computers with more power, without the inconvenience and cost of AA batteries, results are faster and easier. The 360D incorporates a nine-label ‘memory’ and save-text feature, and a large screen displays two lines of label text, letting you see exactly what you will print.

You can increase your labelling and mailing efficiency with the Dymo LabelWriter 450 Turbo. It prints fast and easily via your PC or MAC® and is perfect for envelopes, packages, files, folders, CDs, videos and so on. The 450 works without ink or toner and you can choose from over 20 label styles.

Name anything you’ve ever wanted to do with a label maker, the revolutionary Dymo LabelManager 500 TS TOUCH SCREEN lets you do it with ease. This first Dymo stand-alone office touch screen label maker lets you edit, format and customise labels with a touch of your fingertip. Connect to your PC or MAC and use Dymo Label software to customise your labels with fonts or graphics even download your labels for editing and printing on the go. m

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PARKER PENS:

MORE THAN 120 YEARS OF INNOVATION Over the past century the name Parker has become synonymous with high quality writing instruments, bringing to mind descriptions such as reliable, dependable, traditional, streamlined, stylish, prestigious, innovative and timeless.

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eorge Safford Parker founded his company in 1888 with the philosophy “Make something better and people will buy it”.

And so he did. Throughout the world, the name Parker stands above all as an icon for superbly crafted pens - pens that write well, feel great in the hand and last a lifetime. Parker pens are ideal for both everyday use and for those special occasions. They are also the perfect writing instrument for men and women, from young to the old.

Only the finest materials are used and the highly engineered manufacturing processes embody sheer craftsmanship. This combination ensures maximum performance from all Parker pens, inks and refills.

Before being released for sale, Parker writing instruments must first pass a series of exacting quality assurance tests devised to assess the writing performance, durability and functional features of each product.

For the promotional and incentive market, our commitment to excellence extends into the business-to-business world. A Parker is a special gift – which makes it the ideal way to let customers or employees know just how much they are appreciated. A pen says it all because, it is a lasting symbol of that particular moment.

A tribute to modern woman Parker has recently introduced a feminine ‘twist’ to the Parker Sonnet Feminine Collection. It is a collection that pays tribute to today’s woman, with the superbly stylish and luxuriously decorated finishes. Parker’s strong design codes are subtly combined in a trendy interpretation of metallic pink-gold colour, a chiselled shiny steel and feminine iridescent pearl lacquer.

Highlighted by the exquisite detailing of the 18k gold/rhodium-plated nib, the Sonnet Feminine Collection is the essence of modern femininity and elegance.

Coming soon … the next generation of Parker pens that will be launched in 2013. Parker will revolutionise writing when introducing the Parker 5th Technology, so named since it offers a genuine fifth way of writing – more than a touch, a stroke of genius! The creation of 5th Technology revealed an expectation for a single pen that combines the value of a metallic modern hood design, the superior experience of a soft writing feel and the convenience of a clean refill. Parker 5th Technology is the world’s first writing system that answers these needs. m

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UHU

A LEADING ADHESIVE FOR OVER 75 YEARS

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ince 1994 UHU has been a member of the fast-growing, international Bolton Group, which manufactures and markets over 50 branded product lines globally.

Distributed by Silveray Statmark Company and most recently listed in Builders Warehouse, UHU adhesives, strikingly packaged in a yellow and black tube, is one of the best-known branded products of our time.

modeling, and a host of other purposes. The glue can be washed out at 60°C. This All Purpose Adhesive has a universal usage: it glues cardboard, paper, felt, leather, cork, fabrics, wood-to-wood and to metal, porcelain, glass, Styrofoam® and many plastic materials. It is not, however, suitable for photos.

More than a century of continuous progress in research and development, combined with dynamic marketing, characterises the history of UHU. The development of innovative products and adhesive techniques has allowed UHU to produce a full range of top quality and high performance adhesives suitable for all types of material to meet all your adhesive requirements.

They are also dermatologically tested to be quite safe for the skin.

For creative fun, nothing beats UHU Young Creativ’ Arts & Crafts Glue. The soft bottle is easy to use and ideal for children. It comes with a builtin spatula to apply the glue thinly and evenly. The solvent-free adhesive makes it easy to wash out.

You can use it on paper, felt, cardboard, textiles, wood, natural materials and even on feathers and pearls, giving you great creative licence.

UHU All Purpose Adhesive twist & glue is the proven, universal adhesive in a handy and soft bottle.

This unique, refillable bottle has a three-position twist applicator for gluing of dots and lines on surfaces, ideal for the home and office, for craftwork,

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UHU Stic is a convenient, clean and solvent-free glue stick with a unique screw cap that protects the glue from drying out. Spreads easily, sticks immediately and is durable and economical. UHU Stic glues paper, thermal papers, cardboard, labels, and Styrofoam, making it ideal for use at home, at school and in the office. Moreover, it washes out easily with cold water.

UHU Patafix Homedeco glue pads are a really clever décor help. They are strong, can be repositioned and reused. They will hold decorations and accessories weighing up to 2kg (in optimal application conditions) on virtually all types of surfaces. m Vol 96 - Issue 09

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SELLOTAPE

- SO POPULAR IT’S BECOME A HOUSEHOLD NAME

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ellotape, is a brand acquired by Silveray Statmark Company (SSC) over a decade ago. This transparent, cellulose-based, pressure sensitive adhesive tape is a British invention that seems to have been around for as long as anyone can remember. It was, in fact, developed in 1937 and quickly proved indispensable throughout the United Kingdom, and now it is a household name across the globe.

Types of tapes available under the Sellotape brand include: Packaging Tapes in clear and buff, clear Sellotape for office and school, vinyl tape as well as invisible tape that can be written on. The range also includes, Sello-Notes, Sello-Flags and latest additions are the DIY products, hanging and mounting tape, mirror tape, as well as nail it tape.

Sello Buddies recently launched under the Sellotape brand with Sello-Note and Sello-Flag. The first is a range of colourful paper adhesive notes; the second are transparent, polypropylene-based flags. Sello-Notes and Sello-Flags are available in a wide range of colours, shapes and sizes and are made with a unique, lowtack adhesive. They are easily attached and removed, without leaving marks or residue. Whether at work, school or home, they are always ready to help you organise your life. Think of them as your new Sello Buddies. m

MIGHTY MINDS - EXPANDING YOUNG MINDS

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ighty Minds is a company dedicated to bringing literature to children of a very young age in an exciting and very simple way to understand.

Acquired by Silveray Statmark Company (SSC) almost two years ago, this educational brand supports a portfolio that includes a variety of posters and books to support learning in the classroom environment as well as at home. Among the offerings is the Progressive Reading Scheme, which

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is a series of six beautifully illustrated reading books for beginners. Each has a glossary of words used in the books and new words introduced. Since each book is introduced progressively, it offers the perfect start to reading. Sized as 186 mm x 260 mm, it is the ideal size for little hands.

Mighty Minds includes an Easy Learning Series of five books which feature colourful and cheery illustrations and provide a fun and easy introduction to learning the basics. The Write & Wipe series, in each book, features 13 letters of the alphabet. Books are laminated, so cleaning is done with a wipe, whether a whiteboard marker or crayon is used.

The stunning photographs in the “My Photo” series are designed to captivate and stimulate the young mind. m Vol 96 - Issue 09

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CROXLEY:

A HOUSEHOLD NAME FOR OVER A CENTURY

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ince 1893 Croxley has been a part of our South African history, Initially operated under the company name of John Dickinson, who invented the first continuous paper making machine.

Croxley was its flagship brand, specifically famous for fine paper and envelopes.

As the distributor of Croxley, Silveray Statmark Company celebrates the brand’s 119th birthday and congratulates all who helped with this phenomenal achievement and journey.

In the late 1950s, The Dickinson’s board started the mechanical manufacture of envelopes, while Croxley was brought to South Africa, New Zealand and Australia in 1917.

Today, 60% of Croxley products are manufactured locally in South Africa and 40% are imported from around the world.

The product range is vast and includes: Office small’s Punches & Staplers Envelopes Writing Books Pen Carbon Books Polypropylene Filing Measuring Tools Colouring, Pencils & art Calculators Board filing Back-to-school smalls Coloured paper

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The brand’s pay-off, “Write through your life” emphasises the importance of what people write in and on, based on a strong history of paper and paper converted products.

John Dickinson SA merged with ES & A Robinson Holdings Ltd of Bristol in 1966 and became (DRG) Dickinson Robinson Group, which was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in 1979 as DRG South Africa Limited. Four years later the Bristol group sold its South African interest to Kohler Limited, which retained the packaging interests and sold DRG Stationery to a Waltons - CNA partnership. This then became the Silveray Stationery Company.

When Bidvest acquired Waltons Stationery Company in June 1997, Silveray Stationery Company was part of that deal. In 2005, Silveray Stationery and Statmark merged, thus retaining SSC but rather as Silveray Statmark Company. The range of worldfamous brands under one roof became extensive and includes names such as Croxley, STABILO, Maped, Rapid, Helix, Lion, Penguin and Rotring, to mention a few.

The quality Croxley brand is owned by Bidvest, but developed, distributed and marketed by SSC. All Croxley paper-converted products are made by Silveray Manufacturing, while other local items come from factories all across South Africa.

In the past three years alone, the number of new sundry items has expanded making the Croxley range not only strong in paper converted products but also in sundries.

Breaking with tradition and moving into the 21st century, seven years ago the Croxley logo was re-designed, with great success, as the near future holds the promise of terrific new products, packaging and competitions. m Vol 96 - Issue 09

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Introducing Durable

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n 1920, Karl Hunke and Wilhelm Jochheim started the Durable company, manufacturing metal index tabs. From the start, the company flourished and by 1927 had 50 employees. World War II halted company growth, so in 1945 the company started up again with a staff of 30.

The next few years saw the introduction of the first plastics index systems and in 1959 the Duraclip patent clip folder was invented, providing the ultimate solution for filing documents without having to punch them.

In 1980 subsidiaries were opened in England and Sweden, and over the next 22 years the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Poland, Italy, Austria and Russia followed.

Product accolades started accumulating from 1998 when the Sherpa® Display System Table 10 and Sherpa floor stand won the iF Design Award. In the last ten years the company received more than 40 national and international design and business awards. These include numerous ‘product of the year’ awards for manufacturing and marketing, for innovation, brand awareness and ecology.

One of the most enduring products invented by Durable is Duraclip. With 800 million sold in 80 countries, Duraclip is the most successful business folder worldwide and is still the market leader after almost 50 years. Duraclip sets the standard for performance, quality and variety. Its special steel clip grips negate the need for punching and filing while its strong covers protect contents from possible damage.

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Duraclip is a universal folder, suited to a wide variety of uses such as presenting professional-looking CVs for job applications, presenting and filing quotations, hand-outs, reports and documents, for meetings and training sessions, and lots more.

At college and university the use of Duraclip folders makes the work stand out for all the right reasons. Not only are reports, essays and projects presented professionally, they are also protected from damage. They are ideal for filing course notes, being quick and easy to update.

The Durable Original 30 holds up to 30 A4 sheets of paper and comes in 12 colours to make your presentation as conservative or funky as the occasion demands – or to suit your personality – or to colour-code projects. The options are endless.

The Duraclip Original 60 has all the features and benefits found in the Duraclip Original 30, but securely holds double the capacity - up to 60 sheets of A4 paper.

The five-year guarantee is also a measure of the company’s confidence in Duraclip. m

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Dedicated to the future This month, My Office introduces you to Wayne Mostert: SSC Branch Manager, Johannesburg.

Q&A

Tell us about your childhood and some favourite memories growing up.

Raised on the West Rand, I grew up in the days when kids still played in the streets and TV games were restricted to “Space Invaders” and “PacMan”. Some of my fondest memories are with a school friend named Charles Steyn – we are still friends today – where our biggest concerns were how many tyres we could ramp with our BMXs, running on tar roads barefoot and shooting birds with our “ketties”.

At what stage of life do you find yourself now?

Married for 15 years to Sonette, with two children Claudette and Jason.

What is your life’s motto or personal brand?

Hard work and long hours do eventually payoff.

Use three words to describe yourself.

Passionate, punctual, persevering.

What is your business philosophy?

Always strive to do better.

Briefly describe the highlights of your working career.

I worked with my Father for 10 years at Sonic Plastics, then went on my own, taking over the Durable agency in South Africa. I sold the agency to PWS and worked with them for five years.

After a short stint with Staedtler I joined SSC and I’ve been here for six years.

What do you do best?

Cause trouble – I’m always looking for nonsense with my colleagues.

What has been your greatest lesson in life?

Patience – sometimes you need to stop pushing and wait for the good things to happen.

If you could change one thing in your industry, what would it be?

Stop parallel imports.

How do you handle stress?

I go to the driving range and smack a couple of balls.

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What is the one thing you can’t do without?

My cell phone and MS Outlook.

What would you say is the most important ability for a leader to have?

The ability to WIN the respect of the people you lead.

What are the three pivotal moments in your career that you have learnt from?

My first meeting with Hans Servas at Paperworld, Germany. I must have made an impression since he offered me a job a few years later. Establishing the independent SSC Johannesburg branch, which must rank as the most difficult and challenging project I have ever embarked on (and tested every part of my being). Thirdly, the privilege of attending the BidVest academy where many business and leadership skills were acquired.

What is your favourite website? www.isohunt.com What was the last new thing you bought?

Dishwashing machine!

Where do you like to go on holiday?

My parents live on the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal and we go there quite often - nothing beats sponging off your parents.

What car do you drive and why?

Toyota Corolla, it’s a reliable company car.

Tell us something about yourself, we didn’t know.

I love the old classic glamour rock of the 80s – Metallica, Guns and Roses, ACDC, Led Zeppelin etc.

How are you ‘Proudly South African’?

I am optimistic and positive about the future of this great country for me and my children.

Where/when do you read your copy of the My Office magazine?

I read it every month from cover to cover, usually on a Sunday afternoon after church.

Describe your dream life in six words.

Ferrari, golf, beach, sundowners, family, friends!

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how to buy

HOW TO BUY BEST PRODUCT Everyone knows how to buy, but to make the best buying decision it’s imperative to know all the features and benefits pertinent to a specific product. To help you and your customers appreciate the finer qualities of some of the major Leitz products, the following is a brief run-down.

About Leitz Leitz is part of the Esselte Group, a US $1 billion office products company with subsidiaries in 29 countries and distribution in 130. As a product of Stuttgart Leitz is supported by the heritage of brands such as Mercedes Benz, Porsche and Hugo Boss. Due to a continuous research and development programme, Leitz, responsible for the invention of the lever arch file and hole punch, provides consumers with products which are constantly updated and renewed to ensure peak performance.

Silveray Statmark Company recently launched five Leitz product ranges – WOW, iLAM, Complete, ImpressBIND and Bebop. Their revolutionary design, practical features and attractive colours add to the streamlined efficiency these products bring to the workspace. All have unique features and include: lever arch files, laminators and binders, hole punches, staplers, letter trays and a variety of functional and stylish accessories.

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The machine, carries a three-year guarantee, measures the document thickness and tells you the cover size needed.

The new impressBIND 140 requires just three processes to produce a strong, permanent bind. Insert the document into the chosen cover guide, place into the machine and press the handle down four times. Lift the handle and remove a securely bound product. As the name suggests, up to 140 sheets of 80gsm paper can be bound at once in either A4 or A3 (landscape only).

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use. This fully automatic, high speed, premium laminator allows you to switch between different thicknesses of pouches, without having to adjust the temperature.

Intelligent sensor technology recognises pouch thickness and automatically selects the optimum speed for the perfect lamination time after time.

Automatic shut-off after 30 minutes of non-use results in low energy consumption. Safety features include an auto reverse function preventing jamming when the laminator is miss-fed or overloaded, resulting in no downtime.

Bebop The Leitz Bebop series comprises 15 products, including lever arch files, threeflap folders, ring binders, project files, notebooks, clipboards and organisers.

The 80mm Bebop lever arch files are made of lightweight material, 2.8mm durable polyfoam. Attractively designed with a pearlescent finish, they are ergonomically structured for easy handling. Stylish embossing adds to their trendy looks as does the funky colour choice of red, blue or orange.

It has a unique closure with elastic band ensuring that documents stay secure while carrying the file. On the inside there’s a pen holder, plus inside pockets for loose papers, CDs and business cards.

The mechanism is a 180° precision mechanism, guaranteed for five years, and holds up to 500 sheets of 80 gsm paper.

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The iLAM Touch Turbo A3 is the ultimate in fast, professional lamination, designed for intensive professional www.shop-sa.co.za

WOW WOW, designed for the individual who enjoys colour co-ordinated office spaces or for those who would like to liven-up their work-space with a bit of colour.

The main feature of the new range is lever arch files with patented 180° leaver arch mechanism, ring binders, three-flap folders, staplers, hole punches and highcapacity letter trays. All these products are robust in functional design and eyecatching colours – metallic pink, green, blue with pearl white – help you express your own personality. m

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Rotring

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Rotring is the brand used by people who value the power of ideas and visions and who strive to give these the highest form of expression.

Providing you with the best possible product solution for every situation is one of our key areas of competence. Every product bearing the Red ring is a perfect marriage of ergonomics and design, enabling you to work with precision and inspiring you to realise visionary ideas.

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Universal drawing board, equipped with a magnetic clamp and built-in paperclip.

Parrallel straight edge with stop –and-go button.

For sheet sizes up to 450 x 325mm

The isograph sets with pen stations keep your technical pens ready to draw instantly. Simply place the pen in the pen station with light pressure. The ideal horizontal position and a flexible double seal prevent the pen from drying. Individual pen stations can be taken from the set and affixed to table or drawing board with double-sided tape (provided with the work set).Contents: 3 Isograph pens, 1 Tikky (burgundy) 0.5, 12 hi-polymer HB leads, 1 B20 Eraser, 1 bottle of ink 23ml, 1 compass attachment.

A fine fibre-tip pen with non-fading water resistant pigmented ink and a metaljacketed fibre-tip nib for accurate drawing on straightedges or templates. Free-ink technology ensures consistently high line quality to the very last drop. The ink-level window shows the amount of ink left in the reservoir at any time. Available in seven different line widths.

The top-quality metal compass allows for precise pivoting and adjustment. Perfect for students and trainees. Fast and smooth running radius adjustment. Insert leg with joint. Circles up to 380mm. Pivot 3.5mm.

Length 140mm.

The rapidograph uses Rotring’s unique capillary cartridge. The pressure-equalization system, including ink helix is part of the ink cartridge which ensures that every time you change the cartridge, you get a clean new ink helix. This means that you never need to clean the ink helix and top reliability is guaranteed.

For use on a variety of surfaces such as lineboard, tracing paper and vellum drawing paper.

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Sharpie

Product Showcase 6 7 8 6 The Sharpie® Fine Point black marker 7Sharpie® Speciality Markers include was the first pen-style permanent marker, capable of writing on almost any surface from glass, wood and stone, to plastic, metal and, of course, paper.

Sharpie® markers have also recently been introduced to the South African market in a variety of new colors, including Black, Blue, Red and Green as the standard colours; Aqua, Berry, Brown, Lime, Orange, Purple, Turquoise and Yellow in the bright colour range and Pink, Lilac, Sky and Mint in the pastel colour range.

The best-selling Sharpie® Fine Permanent Markers have a fine tip in a wide range of colours that help you express yourself as the mood or occasion demand, at home or at work.

The tip is blocked to stand up to heavy use – and doesn’t dry if the convenient clip cap is off for up to 15 minutes, although the ink is quick drying. Being dye-based, it’s also fade and water resistant. The product is free of Xylene and Toluene. Excellent for marking cardboard, photo paper, corrugate, wood, metal, foil, stone, plastic, leather, to mention a few. www.shop-sa.co.za

the exclusive Sharpie® CD/DVD marker, with its two-in-one ultra-fine porous point and fine bullet nib. Specifically designed for marking and personalising CDs and DVDs. The Sharpie® Metallic Marker which is ideal for use on dark surfaces, decorations, greeting cards, gifts and tags, with its elegant metallic finish. Both are excellent for marking cardboard, photo paper, corrugate, wood, metal, foil, stone, plastic, leather and so on. Another specialty marker is the Sharpie® Rub a Dub Laundry Marker to personalise your clothes, gear and bedding. It has a fine bullet nib providing markings that will not come off in the wash.

8For everyday use at home or at the office, there are the Sharpie® M15 and W10 permanent markers that have an extraordinarily long cap-off time of up to 10 or 11 days without drying up. They come in a choice of fine bullet or chisel nib which give writing length of 223 metres (M15) or 129 (W10) and can be used on most surfaces, including cardboard, photo paper, corrugate, wood, metal, foil, stone, plastic, and leather. Like all Sharpie® markers, the quick-drying ink is both fade and water resistant and free from Xylene and Toluene.

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Here’s your opportunity to contribute generously to this fantastic foundation by stocking up on Oxford maths sets and drawing your customers’ attention to the special packaging Helix products generally have helped millions of children acquire the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in their chosen careers. Products include: French curves and ellipse templates, t-squares, flexible curves, stencils and black

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With this strong link to kids, it’s fitting that children fighting life-threatening illnesses should also be given the chance to reach for their dreams through Helix.

The enduring, international success of the Oxford maths set is not surprising. It was Helix that invented the ‘Ring Compass’ and patented the safety points on the compass and dividers as a protection against potential harm. Helix also patented the self-centring mechanism on the compass together with the “Cam Lock” pencil retainer to ensure complete accuracy at all times.

The Reach for a Dream Foundation reaches 30 000 children every year and in just 365 days, the organisation fulfilled: 1 500 dreams; 34 Queen for a Day projects; 34 Captain Courageous projects; 225

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Silveray Statmark Company and Helix feel privileged to be part of The Reach for a Dream Foundation’s mission to give affected children the hope to reach their dreams. Now we invite you to join us in this heart-warming campaign. m

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company profile

– A WORLD LEADER IN STAMPS

TRODAT, the world’s market leader in the stamp industry celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.

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It is also one of the premier distributors of scrapbooking and stamping supplies to the crafts market. Located at 3 Appel Road, Kramerville, Johannesburg, Rubber Stamp & Engraving boasts world-class training and showroom facilities and supplies the complete range of TRODAT stamps for office or home use.

World-class brand The diverse TRODAT product range is what has determined the company’s success and includes TRODAT Professional stamps, the classic TRODAT office date stamp and the ever popular Printy, which is now offered as a climate neutral stamp. A key feature of TRODAT is its Multi Color Impression offering where individual colour stamps meet with individual customer requirements. TRODAT stamps are robust, fit perfectly in the hand, are clean to use and easily identifiable. They are also handy and compact and offer the full range of functions. A full range of Rubber Stamp Making Equipment and consumable stock is also available.

Today Rubber Stamp and Engraving is the largest seller of C02 Lasers in South Africa,

100’, this year will highlight TRODAT’s value in autonomy of product development.

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under the TROTEC brand. TROTEC Laser Engravers offer a complete solution from laser engraving to laser cutting, including industrial laser cutting and laser marking. Since 1997, TROTEC has relied on the concentrated energy of laser technology to engrave stamp text plates, an innovation that has considerably increased opportunities for customisation in stamp applications, and TROTEC’s high performance lasers and computer controlled production are the perfect fit for every type of laser application, including laser engraving, laser cutting and laser marking, making investment into TROTEC laser equipment good business sense.

Market innovation In addition to TRODAT’s power of innovation, the company’s access to other cultures and markets is primarily what supports its expansion and world market leadership.

‘Perfect products are one thing, but cultural competency is really our most important asset,” says international CEO Michael Peduzzi.

“We adapt ourselves ideally to the structures of our target markets with our marketing strategy. Local employees, who have mastered the market’s nuances perfectly,

work on-site in our marketing companies.

This enables us to bring the root culture’s values from the headquarters in Wels through exchange in productive dialogue with target cultures in other countries.

“If we consider our development during the first 100 years, we see that we’ve successfully interpreted the markets and users’ needs on many occasions. That still holds a lot of strategic possibilities for the future’, according to Peduzzi.

All for one in Africa A subsidiary of TRODAT GmbH in Austria, TRODAT SA acquired the business in 2007.

Employees own a stake in the business and

together form cohesive partners in managing the business into the future. Key employees include Lynn van den Berg: Sales Director with 17 years of service; Edward Zwane: Director with 30 years of service; Hassim Nunkoo: Director with 23 years of service; Immy Hoosen: Factory Manager with 23 years of service; Francoise de Roubaix: Laser Product Manager with 12 years of service; Charles Lukhuleni: Customer Services with 21 years of service; and Clive Heydenrych: Managing Director with 14 years of service.

Says Clive Heydenrych “The TRODAT brand is synonymous with self-inking stamps in both South Africa and the world. As Number 1, our special strengths concerning stamps and marking products may be found in the principles of customer-orientation, flexibility, quality, design and fast response.”

On looking forward and embracing the electronic age to include online shopping facilities for client, Heydenrych said: “Our uTypia online shopping product, which allows an end user to customise their own stamp online and ordering direct on our customers is the way of the future and we have further exciting stamp developments in the pipeline.

“Rubber Stamp and Engraving are proud representatives of the esteemed TRODAT brand in South Africa, through our parent TRODAT GmbH in Austria but recognise were it not for the ongoing support from our valued customers and hard working staff we would not be the company we are today.”

With a presence in more than 150 countries, TRODAT continues to mould the technology of labeling and marking and set decisive priorities in the stamp market for the next 100 years. m

Happy Birthday TRODAT– looking forward to the next 100 years! www.shop-sa.co.za

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Got to get it!

Keep any or all of these nifty gadgets at hand and you will ensure you are always stylishly connected and correct.

Samsung 18.5 inch led a100 Easy to set up and use, the Samsung 18.5 inch LED monitor offers multipurpose uses. With a glossy finish and elegant look, you can even connect it to your laptop and enjoy movies or gaming on its wide screen.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 The thinnest, lightest large screen tablet available, the new Galaxy Tab 10.1 offers a superlative experience!

Enjoy unmatched mobility thanks to its amazing weight and thin, sleek body. At just 565 grams and 8.6mm diameter, this tablet is a breeze to handle.

Canon eos 7d The Canon brand, synonymous with consistency, and driven by the company’s passion, imagination, and knowledge sees the Canon EOS 7D sporting a number of new features.

Perfect for fast, family snaps or sharp business images.

lexar 64gb usb key With so much to do, the last thing you want is to spend extra time waiting for your files to transfer. Step up to the next level of performance when you take advantage of the Lexar JumpDrive S73 USB 3.0 flash drive which leverages SuperSpeed USB 3.0 technology to deliver your files faster.

oxford south African school dictionary The latest edition of South Africa’s best-selling school dictionary is based on fresh research and is even more helpful and easier to use. Synonyms and opposites help learners expand their vocabulary; and illustrations boost learners understanding instantly.

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light Lighting is the most important part of the physical conditions within an office. Choose specific fixtures for the different areas of your work space and you ensure both harmony and clarity while at work.

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roper lighting involves a sufficient amount of light, proper distribution and diffusion, absence of glare, freedom from fluctuation and freedom from injurious invisible radiations.

Proper lighting in an office or at home is essential because it increases the rate of output, it ensures better quality of work, it helps in the reduction of fatigue, it helps in improving the morale of employees and can even ensure the high prestige of the company.

Lighting can be classified by its intended use as general, accent, or task lighting, depending largely on the distribution of the light produced by the fixture. The methods of lighting include downlighting, uplighting, backlighting, and frontlighting.

Downlighting tends to be the most used method in both offices and home but can have dramatic problems with glare and

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excess energy consumption due to the large number of fittings required.

Uplighting is often used to bounce indirect light off the ceiling and back down, while frontlighting is common but tends to make the subject look flat as its casts almost no visible shadows.

Lighting from the side is less common and tends to produce glare near eye level, while backlighting either around or through an object is mainly for accenting an object.

Architectural lighting design is a science as well as an art and applies to the lighting of structures. Aesthetic elements and the practicality of quantity of light required, occupants of the structure, energy efficiency and cost must be considered.

Incandescent light bulbs turn only about 10% of the energy they consume into actual emitted light. The remaining 90% of energy used is wasted as heat. Fortunately consumers are making a conscious shift to sourcing and implementing more efficient, energy saving lighting alternatives.

Lighting is complex and to achieve the maximum saving capacity the expertise of a good lighting consultant such as

Dummett & Co are needed.

Lighting Innovations’ Bruce Waddell said, “The lighting industry is pivotal to the South African economy and, as with all products, systems and services, what you put in is what you get out.”

Waddell made reference to the importing of grey products and its negative effect on the industry and its users. Products may seem worth the saving but unfortunately they underperform at less than 65% efficiency rating.

With summer just around the corner, the Lighting Warehouse has introduced innovative products that are ideal for any festive occasion. Their solar fairy lights are powered by the sun and comprise a string of single LEDs as well as an attached solar panel. Since they do not need an electrical point, they can be positioned virtually anywhere, however, the attached solar panel spike must be positioned in a sunny spot during the day, so that the batteries can be sufficiently charged for night time use. Cleverly, the solar spike has a built in daylight sensor to ensure operation at night only. m Vol 96 - Issue 09

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breakroom exteriors Acknowledgment Proudly South African,Trevor Elliot of IndigiGrow is a Gardenex Gold Award Winner and a man passionate about indigenous gardens and office landscapes. Contact him on 011 465 4755, 083 252 4798 or indigo-grow@wol.co.za.

GO WILD & GROW INDIGENOUS

There is a move afoot that will certainly gratify ‘Proudly South African’ protagonists – that is, the increased use of indigenous plants in your home or office garden.

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andscaping with southern African indigenous plants has a refreshingly different visual effect versus the more formal English and European styles or the highly disciplined Japanese and Zen type garden. There is far more potential for a free flowing natural effect throughout the garden by including our own indigenous trees, grasses, groundcovers, and shrubs, all blending in harmonious splendor.

Trevor Elliott of INDIGI-GROW, a proud and passionate grower and “indigi-scaper” of our natural flora has the following sound recommendations for your existing or new garden: “When planning your indigenous garden, remember that many indigenous plants are area specific and may not thrive out of their natural habitat.

In South Africa, there are seven different vegetation regions with different climatic conditions and soil types. Plants that may thrive in coastal or fynbos type areas may not thrive well in the interior, due to changes of altitude, humidity and temperature.

“There are ample motives for considering an indigenous garden,” explains Trevor, “the desire to make a difference, even in a small way, to the future welfare of our mother earth. By going the indigenous “root”, there is a wondrous environmental spin-off.

The abundance of vibrant birdlife and many small creatures such as lizards, chameleons, butterflies, insects and earthworms will quickly be attracted and thrive in such a garden.

“With more than 23 000 indigenous species occurring naturally in South Africa, why would anyone opt for alien, exotic flora in their gardens?” expounds Trevor. “Sadly, many garden lovers are

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unaware of the many alien species, which have arrived in SA over decades, which are highly invasive. Many of these plants create havoc with our indigenous flora once they ‘escape’ into our countryside. They multiply at alarming rates and modify the environment, literally strangling, destroying and displacing plants that naturally grow in an area. This leads to an imbalance of vegetation, insects, birds and even mammals.”

INVASIVE ALIEN PLANTS ERADICATE those aliens such as Bamboo, Syringa, Black and Silver Wattle, Blue gum, Port Jackson Willow, Lantana, Sesbania and Bug weed, Trevor warns with conviction. These “ALIENS” rapidly command dominance over natural plants, not only in one’s own garden, but in reserves and precious conserved areas, where they grow rampantly, if not strictly controlled.

PLANNING YOUR INDIGENOUS GARDEN-HOME OR OFFICE Preparation, preparation and last but not least preparation.

It is important that you have an understanding of what will thrive in your regional area before you start your garden project, at your home or office. You would surely want an environmentally sound environment here.

The next step is to identify the condition of your soil and prepare it accordingly prior to any form of planting – this will ensure healthy long term growth of any planting that follows. A well laid out garden not only provides food and shelter for the birds and bees, but also… peace and food for the soul!

If Trevor has succeeded in inspiring some enthusiasm for your home or office garden environment, why not share his passion and ……… GO WILD & GROW INDIGENOUS.

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The ANDROID 4.0 ICECREAM SANDWICH TABLET is possibly the best priced “Hi-Spec� entry level tablet in SA. With stunning built in quality with a capacitive glass screen and strong processor, the new Android 4.0 operating system is WOW! A world of fun awaits you with 1.2 GHTZ CPU, 512 MEG RAM, and a MULTITOUCH CAPACITIVE SCREEN. Surf Google, play games, Email, connect to Office Apps. There are no limits on Fun! Available at: TRONICA . For more information visit www.tronica.co.za.

6 Most Popular Android Applications 6. Pandora Radio Pandora is an application that can be used as a radio player. A total of 23.9 percent of Android users use this application.

5. Quickoffice Pro This is very useful application used by students and business people alike. Android users can edit common documents in Office format, with Quickword, Quicksheet, Quickpoint and QuickPDF. This application is used about 25.3 percent of Android users.

4. Angry Birds The Rovio game application is the most popular game today. Released in 2009, it has been downloaded by about 25.9 percent of Android users and was voted Best in the 10 Most Popular Android Applications.

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3. Advanced Task Killer This application is useful to close applications that are still active and provide space for RAM. It is also useful in making the Android phone run faster. A total of 26.1 percent of Android users use this application.

2. YouTube This video-sharing service provider is a built-in application with 51.4 percent of Android users using this application.

1. Facebook Facebook is a social network that is most widely used by Android users. This application is used by a recorded 73.5 percent of Android users.

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education technology Acknowledgment Vivian Naidoo founded MIB Technology in 1996. Its established Computer Retail service outlet is based in KwaZulu-Natal. MIB Technology prides itself on prompt service delivery and has earned long standing relationships in the ICT sector with all of its stakeholders.

T: 086 102 2733, e-mail info@mib-it.co.za or visit www.mib-it.co.za.

Bridging the digital divide

Education facilities across the globe are experiencing first-hand the numerous benefits technology has with regards to helping children develop an understanding and love for learning.

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hile a number of schools in urban South Africa have incorporated the latest technology in the classroom, for schools in rural areas being part of the

digital generation is marred with challenges.

As a result, the majority of rural schools are left behind, unable to cross the digital divide, resulting in thousands of children not having the opportunity to experience enhanced learning.

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There are many ways to help empower communities but the key to empowerment is to uplift the youth. What better way to do so than to provide good quality, cost effective education by giving the youth access to new technologies; technologies that are fun, educational, radical and that have the ability to change the way children learn.

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Schools should not be considered a dumping ground for old technologies.

The user proficiency in schools is what will drive the productivity and economy of the future. MIB Technology - the first distributor of the LG U-series which offers features for educators and students who use computers for word processing, playing videos, internet access, e-mail and other simple applications in Africa has developed a Tablet pc, now installed in 200 ICT labs in various schools. The Department of Education has been working in partnership with MIB Technology in order to achieve further roll-out.

Bandwidth is another large problem in schools across South Africa, especially those situated in rural areas. Schools are faced with three major challenges: the cost of bandwidth, connectivity to deep rural schools and volatility resulting in a lack of speed and reliability.

A passion for the children attending rural schools sparked the idea to create the Train Your Brain project, a partnership between MIB Technology and Government. The aim of this project is to implement an e-learning platform, enabling rural schools to gain access to information which 4:00 PM

was previously only available to urban schools. While the project is important to all communities, it is critical to those who are disadvantaged as they can now have access to the vital knowledge required to address the vast inequalities in education.

The project, with its core goal of bridging the digital divide and providing content and educational resources at a fraction of the normal cost, includes training of individuals to maintain implementation and running of the programmes.

Linked to Train Your Brain is the Educational Digital Resource Library, a portal that gives learners all the relevant content required from various providers.

What makes the project unique is the technology mechanism, which reduces delivery costs of content; different content providers are all put into one delivery vehicle resulting in the end user having all information required available in one repository. Learners therefore have a vast array of educational material at their disposal, which is sure to increase their ability to understand all subject matter. In addition, teachers are trained on how to use the portal and can plan their lessons accordingly. m

crime alert

Are you a counterfeit consumer?

Counterfeiting and piracy have grown into a global business estimated to exceed US$650 billion per annum, with more than half of the products moving through international trade channels (2008).

Counterfeit electrical and electronic products occupy second place after pharmaceuticals. From components such as fuses, cables and circuit breakers to household equipment, professional work tools and automotive and aviation spare parts, nothing is safe from counterfeiting. While the appearance and packaging can be very convincing, the products themselves are often sub-standard and may represent a severe safety hazard, causing accidents and costing lives.

And while counterfeiting may sometimes be perceived as a trivial offence, it can be directly linked to international organised crime, while also financing other criminal activities.

Stopping counterfeiters is not enough. A large majority of consumers recognise that buying counterfeits is unethical but they feel it is essentially a victimless crime and seldom feel guilty about it. In the absence of obvious penalties against purchasers and sometimes sellers, they perceive counterfeiting to be harmless. They are generally unaware both of the economic impact of their act and the danger to their health.

Most consumers refuse to call themselves victims of counterfeiting, even if they have a bad experience with such a product. They believe that they control the situation and, in some cases, even feel empowered by their purchase. Generally the reasons for the purchase are lower price and impulse purchases. Even if they had the choice, consumers might not have the financial means to afford an original.

The South African consumer needs to be aware that counterfeiting is a crime, the Counterfeit Goods Act 37 of 1997, specifically defines the dealing in counterfeit goods as a criminal offence. The crime itself is in fact far from victimless, the tax revenue that is lost due to importing of counterfeit goods is estimated to be in excess of R2.5 billion in excise and VAT annually for counterfeit cigarettes alone.

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astounding. During 2010 it was estimated by the South African Clothing and Textile Workers Union that 14,400 jobs were lost in the textile industry alone due to counterfeit garments being imported and sold. This does not even take into consideration the potential jobs lost as a result of this crime in all the other industries.

Consumers need to consider that corporations invest copious amounts of time and money into developing their brands and products. The brand itself is a promise to the consumer; a promise of quality and an assurance of peace of mind. The counterfeiters do not have the same regard for the quality or the assurance that a certain brand provides and as a result the product that is produced is done at the cheapest cost possible. Often this is done through the use of inferior quality materials, lack of proper testing and in most cases a disregard for the consumer after the sale.

Keeping shop-sa members abreast of criminal and fraudulent activity in the stationery and office products industry Platinum sponsors:

Key components in fighting product piracy include protecting your assets legally and through technologies, stricter testing protocols and qualitycontrol practices, and improved communication in the supply chain. Here are a few measures that should be integrated into a counterfeiting strategy: 1. Register trademarks, copyrights, designs, apply for patents 2. Join relevant industry associations 3.

Establish anti-counterfeiting policy, brand protection programme – training initiatives 4. Apply relevant covert and overt anti-counterfeiting technologies 5. Market surveillance, quality control, inspection 6.

Interception and cooperation with law

enforcement.

Through the cooperative efforts of the South African Police Service, the Department of Trade and Industry, the South African Revenue Service and the relevant brand holders and their attorneys, numerous search and seizure operations and border stops take place on a daily basis.

However due to the sheer volumes of counterfeit goods being imported and traded on a daily basis the only way to address this issue is to alert the general public to the dangers and the true costs associated with this crime. Please stop supporting these criminals.

Sources: www.spoor.com – By Paul Ramara and Michael Lamont. March 2012 | Source: http://www.iec.ch

Gold sponsors:

Silver sponsors:

To sponsor the Crime Alert page contact 011 880 1147

REPORT CRIME AT Vol 96 - Issue 09 info@shop-sa.co.za

product showcase

Aloe Products The Sonya Skin Care collection’s formulation of natural ingredients (including Aloe Vera, fruit extracts, white tea and superior moisturisers), regenerate, rejuvenate and restore your skin. #277 #278 #279

Aloe Purifying Cleanser Aloe Deep-Cleansing Exfoliator Aloe Refreshing Toner

#280 #281 #311

Aloe Balancing Cream Aloe Nourishing Serum Aloe Deep Moisturising Cream

Tel: +27 83 2705755 Web: www.aloeproducts.co.za Email: stars@mailbox.co.za

KW-Trio A0 Trimmer Suitable for print and copy shops, the KW Trio 3022 manual rotary trimmer is great for cutting large documents up to A0. Capable of cutting 8 sheets at a time with a cutting width of 1300mm.

The Automatic clamp allows you to easily cut sheets without it moving.

Convenient interchangeable rotary blades assures the longer use of the machine.

The trimmer comes with a convenient stand which makes the total dimension of the machine 1486 x 510 x 940mm in size.

Tel: 086 111 4407 / 011 7928919 Fax: 011 7929732 sales@aztradingcc.co.za | www.aztradingcc.co.za

SATA-II Solid State Drive Upgrade Kit: 64GB & 128GB Code: M47370 64GB

/ M47371 128GB

• Longer battery life time for laptops • Shock and vibration resistant • Improved system performance • Silent operation

• Faster system boot up • Max Read speed: Up to 270MB/sec • Max Write speed: Up to 225MB/sec • Warranty period. 2 year warranty

Tel: 011 248 0300 | www.koloksa.co.za

Bostik Prestik does it again!

Always innovating, Bostik brings you yet another great creative idea... extra-special value-added stickers now come standard with every single pack of Prestik... the wonder product with 101 uses just found one extra use! Bostik Prestik stands out from the crowd once again with added value, added fun and added benefit at no added cost! When you open your Prestik wallet you’ll see that all Prestik strips are wrapped in a ‘wax-like’ paper ensuring you can easily pull a blob of Prestik off any strip as and when you need it... well now that ‘wax-like” wrap paper is made up of special funky reward stickers – a free added-value extra, for you to use, share with friends and have fun with! Another great idea from Bostik at no extra cost! Available at stationery and retail outlets nationwide in 100g wallets.

Tel: 021 555 7400 • Fax: 021 552 1870 Email: marketing@bostik.co.za www.bostik.co.za

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product showcase

Philips LFH898 Meeting Recording Kit The simplest way to make your meeting a success!

The Philips Voice Recorder captures everything that is said in your meetings in excellent audio quality. Just put the plate-shaped microphones on the meeting table, connect them to the recorder and get going! The design allows sound pickup from a radius of 360 degrees. Small and lightweight, you’ll hardly notice it’s with you.

Tel: 011 887 1056 Email: info@speech.co.za Web: www.speech.co.za

Rexel Optima 40 Stapler The Optima’s unique mechanism allows up to 50% less effort than traditional staplers, for up to 40 sheets of paper. The flat clinch mechanism ensures the stack of stapled paper is neat and tidy, and the front-load feature ensures fast, efficient staple loading. With an ergonomically advanced shape and soft grips, the durable metal construction enables a 5 year warranty on this stapler. All Optima staplers have a jam-free guarantee when used with Optima 56 staples, 1000 of which are included. Suitable for hand and desktop use.

Tel: 011 226 3300 Fax: 011 837 9489 Web: www.rexelsa.co.za

Rexel Ecodesk Staplers With a 50% recycled plastic content cap, the Ecodesk full strip and compact are your green choice staplers! They feature convenient top loading and low staple indicators and handle up to 20 sheets using Rexel No.56 and No.16 staples. They are black in colour and have a matching punch.

Tel: 011 226 3300 Fax: 011 837 9489 Web: www.rexelsa.co.za

Rexel Ecodesk 2-hole punch The lightweight yet sturdy Ecodesk punch, with 50% recycled content in the handle, is perfect for everyday home or office use. Easy to empty and with an adjustable guide for regular paper sizes, Ecodesk can handle up to 20 sheets at once. Black in colour.

Tel: 011 226 3300 Fax: 011 837 9489 Web: www.rexelsa.co.za

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ADDING MACHINE, POINT OF SALE AND MACHINE ROLLS BSC Stationery - Treeline PaperGeni Rotunda SSC - Croxley

backpacks Rexel Office Products - Kensington Stationery & Paper World S.A Topmark - School Bags, Laptop Bags, Pencil Cases, Sports Bags, Luggage

ADHESIVES, GLUES AND SPRAYS BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Correction Fluid, Glue sticks & Super Glue BSC Stationery - Treeline, Bantex, BIC, Bostik, Ponal, Pritt, Pentel, Faber Castell, Staedtler Palm Stationery Manufacturers - New Wave Freedom Stationery - Marlin SSC - Penguin office paste, wood glue, padding compound, UHU glue sticks, super glue, clear glue, Leeho glue sticks.

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BATTERIES BSC Stationery - Eveready Nikki Distributors - Duracell Batteries Nikki Distributors - Energizer Batteries Stationery & Paper World S.A

ADHESIVE NOTES 3M SA PTY Ltd - Post-it ® BSC Stationery - Stick ‘n Notes SSC - Sellonotes Stationery & Paper World S.A - Eagle, Highland ART, CRAFT, GRAPHIC AND DRAWING MATERIALS BSC Stationery - Treeline, Pentel, Pilot, Henkel, Bostik, Staedtler, Faber Castell CTP Stationery - A4 coloured poster boards Faber Castell - Comprehensive range Freedom Stationery - Marlin Max Frank - Uni, Artline Pentel S.A (Pty) Ltd. - Oil pastels and watercolour paint SSC - Croxley, Pelikan, Penguin drawing inks, Stabilo Carbothello, Rotring Technical Stationery & Paper World S.A

B BAGS AND CASES Bantex - Moulded pencil cases BSC Stationery - Treeline, Penflex, Gotcha, Staedtler, Bantex Flip File - Business cases.

Freedom Stationery - Space Case and Marlin Kolok Unlimited - Kenton laptop bags and

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BIN RANGE Bantex - Waste paper bins Krost Office Products SSC - Stephens.

BINDING ACCESSORIES AZ Trading - Plastic Comb, Wire, Thermal & Covers Beswick Office Products - Fellowes BSC Stationery - Treeline, Rexel, Bantex CTP Donau - Donau files and slide binders, A4 poster board Martin Yale Africa - Comb, Wire Parrot Products - Parrot Comb Binding Machines Rexel Office Products - Rexel and GBC SSC - Esselte Stationery & Paper World S.A W Vos & Co - Renz covers & combs, ringwire BINDING MACHINES AZ Trading - DSB, Neorel Beswick Office Products - Fellowes Martin Yale Africa - Martin Yale Parrot Products - Parrot Comb Binding Machines Rexel Office Products - GBC and Rexel ranges Stationery & Paper World S.A W Vos & Company - Renz.

BOARDS BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - BIC Velleda School Whiteboards BSC Stationery - Bestboards, Pentel, Pilot, Artline, Penflex CTP Stationery - Flip Chart Pads Hortors Stationery - Legal Notices i.e. Basic

Conditions & OSH Act and Leave and Absence Chart Freedom Stationery - Marlin Max Frank - Artline Flipchart Markers, Artline, Maxi whiteboard markers Palm Stationery Manufacturers - New Wave Parrot Products - Full range of boards and accessories. Custom boards printed to your specification.

Rexel Office Products - NOBO whiteboards, pinboards, easels and accessories SSC - Croxley, Legamaster, Edding Stationery & Paper World S.A BOOK COVERS Bantex - Book Covers CTP Stationery - Poly Prop Donau heavy duty covers Empire Toy & Stationery - Butterfly paper Freedom Stationery Gordon’s Productions - contact paper woodgrain, marble, pattern designs. Magic cover back to school clear and coloured self adhesive paper. (4M rolls, A4 and lever arch).

Plastic coated brownkraft rolls and pre-cut polythene covers.

Grafton Paper Products Palm Stationery Manufacturers - brown paper rolls, poly rolls, gift-wrap SSC - Tenza, Clearseal, Croxley BOOKS AND PADS Bantex - Hard and soft cover noted range BSC Stationery - Treeline CTP Stationery - Impala and premier books and pads Freedom Stationery - Manufacturers Hortors Stationery - Legal registers Impala Vuwa Stationery Manufacturers Palm Stationery Manufacturers Power Stationery - Powerstar SSC - Croxley, Lion Brand, Tudor, Sparrow Stationery & Paper World S.A BOXES AND CARTONS Beswick Office Products - Bankers Box to Boxes and Cartons CTP Stationery - Archiving Systems Tidy Files - Acid free archiving products

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C CALCULATORS BSC Stationery - Treeline, Kaiser, Sharp Freedom Stationery Kolok Unlimited - Distributors of HP and Canon calculators Nikki Distributors - Truly calculators Palm Stationery Manufacturers - New Wave Power Stationery - Powerstar Rexel Office Products - IBICO SSC - Texas Instruments, Texet Stationery & Paper World S.A - Sharp, Catiga, Casio, Citizen CALENDARS CTP Stationery - Diaries assorted sizes SSC - Sasco year planners.

CALLIGRAPHY Max Frank - Artline SSC - Rotring, Manuscript, Sheaffer CARBON PAPER AND FILMS SSC - Pelikan Ultrafilm, Interplastic, Plenticopy.

Stationery & Paper World S.A CASH BOXES SSC - Helix Stationery & Paper World S.A CD’S, DVD’S AND DISKETTES Kolok Unlimited - Distributors of Sony audio and video access, Verbatim, Memorex CDs, DVDs, HP media, Protech, Epson and Canon speciality media CLIP BOARDS Bantex - PVC and moulded plastic CTP Stationery - DONAU brand Parrot Products - Masonite and whiteboard SSC - Croxley, Esselte Stationery & Paper World S.A CLIPS, FASTENERS AND PINS Bantex - Paper clips Freedom Stationery - Marlin Grip Binders SSC - Croxley, Lion Brand, Esselte, Helix Essentials, Stephens, Penguin Stationery & Paper World S.A

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Tidy Files - Filing solution COLOURING BOOKS Empire Toy & Stationery - Empire books Freedom Stationery - Marlin Palm Stationery Manufacturers - New Wave COMPUTER ACCESSORIES Beswick Office Products - Fellowes Kolok Unlimited - Distributors of Manhattan True Touch Mice (wireless, infrared, USB, scrolling etc.), keyboards (wireless, infrared, multimedia, roll-up etc.), monitors, hubs, printer cables, USB cables, keypads, web cams and graphics tablets, as well as the NU range of internal and external drives.

Krost Office Products Pyrotec - Tower Inkjet-laser labels, business cards and photo paper Rexel Office Products - Kensington Computer Accessories Stationery & Paper World S.A COMPUTER CLEANING Beswick Office Products - Fellowes Pyrotec - Tower computer cleaning range Kolok Unlimited - Computacare COMPUTER CONSUMABLES CTP Stationery - Full range of DONAU files Impression Management - see printer consumables KMP - for computer consumables Kolok Unlimited - Distributors of HP, Epson, Lexmark, Canon, Oki, Tally, Seikosha, Panasonic, Brother, Olivetti, Minolta, Kyocera, Penguin consumables Redfern Print Services - Redfern inkjet/laser/ copier labels and a full range of stationery labels Stationery & Paper World S.A COMPUTER HARDWARE Kolok Unlimited - Distributors of Lexmark, Oki, HP, Canon and Epson hardware range (printers, scanners, digital cameras and projectors) Stationery & Paper World S.A CORPORATE STATIONERY & GIFTING Star Stationers and Printers Stationery & Paper World S.A CRAYONS AND CHALKS

BSC Stationery - Treeline, BIC, Henkel, Faber Castell, Staedtler Faber Castell - Wave crayons and pastels Freedom Stationery - Marlin Palm Stationery Manufacturers - Chalks and Crayons SSC - Croxley, Jovi, Stabilo, Penguin Stationery & Paper World S.A

D DESK SETS AND ACCESSORIES BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Desk Set Solo Delux Bantex - Comprehensive range - moulded plastic BSC Stationery - Treeline, Bantex Freedom Stationery - Marlin Krost Office Products Ledger Systems - Falcon Products Rexel Office Products - Rexel Eco Range SSC Stationery - Rolodex.

DIARIES, PLANNERS AND ORGANISERS CTP Stationery - CTP Brand Hortors Stationery - Legal diaries Rexel Office Products - NOBO planners, refills and T-card kits South African Diaries - For all your diary needs DICTATION - TRANSCRIPTION Powerhouse Dictation for Philips - Dictation, transcription, meeting recording, mini-tapes, foot pedals, accessories

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DRAUGHTING AND DRAWING OFFICE SUPPLIES CTP Stationery - A4 Poster Boards SSC - Croxley, NT Cutters, Pelikan and Penguin Drawing ink, Maped, Rotring Technical, Helix

E EMBOSSERS AND ENGRAVING Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - Ideal & Trodat Embossers (pocket, desk and electronic), Trotec Stationery & Paper World S.A

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buyer’s guide CTP Stationery - Commercial envelopes Global envelopes Grafton/Star KZN ENVELOPES Merpak Envelopes - Simplistic, full range of printed and plain envelopes PaperGeni SSC - Croxley, Lion Brand, Bespoke and Standard Stationery & Paper World S.A ERASERS & ERASING / CORRECTION FLUIDS BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Tippex tape, bottle and Pen BSC Stationery - Treeline, BIC, Artline, Faber Castell, Pentel, Pilot, Staedtler, Pritt Freedom Stationery - Marlin Max Frank - Uni Palm Stationery Manufacturers - Tape/Erasers Pentel S.A (PTY) LTD - Hi-Polymer and Ain eraser, correction tape and pens SSC - Penguin correction fluid and pens. UHU correction roller and bottle. Helix, Maped, Pelikan, Penguin, Croxley erasers Stationery & Paper World S.A - All Office

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F FAX ROLL MANUFACTURERS Rotunda SSC - Croxley Files and filing African Filing Systems - Top retrieval filing and arching products Bantex & Viking - All filing and storage BSC Stationery - Treeline, Bantex Mobifile CTP Stationery - Full range of quality DONAU brand File-A-Punch cc Flip File - Executive display files, expanding files, Document folders, dividers Freedom Stationery - Edo / Unifile Palm Stationery Manufacturers - Lever arch, Ringbinder files, Manilla flat folders Grafton/Star Kolok Unlimited - Avery Eurofolios and Euroboxes Palm Stationery Manufacturers - leaver arch, ring binder files, manilla flat folders.

Pentel S.A (Pty) Ltd. - Display book Vivid,

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document file, clip file and presentation file Rexel Office Products - Prima and Rexel ranges SSC - Croxley, Esselte, Pendaflex suspension files, Twinlock filing systems Stationery & Paper World S.A - All Office Tidy Files - Filing solutions FOLDERS Bantex BSC Stationery - Treeline, Bantex CTP Stationery - DONAU Brand Freedom Stationery - Marlin Palm Stationery Manufacturers - View files, polypropylene & board folders Rexel Office Products SSC - Croxley, Esselte Stationery & Paper World S.A - All Office Tidy Files - Specialised FORMS - LEGAL AND MISCELLANEOUS Hortors Stationery - complete range of custom, company, miscellaneous, magisterial, etc.

FURNITURE - OFFICE & SCHOLASTIC Krost Office Products - accessories New Era Office cc - Specialising in all office furniture desks, chairs, credenzas, boardroom tables, etc Reboni Furniture Group - Manufacturing and distribution of educational and office furniture Stationery & Paper World S.A - All Office

G GUILLOTINES AND TRIMMERS AZ Trading - DSB, Kobra Beswick Office Products - Fellowes, Vivid Martin Yale Africa - Martin Yale Rexel Office Products - SmartCut and ClassicCut SSC - Dahle W Vos & Co - Ideal

I INDEX TABBING AND DIVIDERS 3M SA - Post-it flags, Flag pen and highlighter Bantex - P.P and Manilla board BSC Stationery - Treeline, Bantex, Flip File CTP Stationery - DONAU Brand board and P.P Flip File - Index Tabs, Flip tabs Freedom Stationery - Marlin Palm Stationery Manufacturers Grip Binders Rexel Office Products - Rexel, Mylar and Prima board SSC - Croxley, Esselte Stationery & Paper World S.A - All Office INKS KMP - for computer consumables.

Max Frank - Shachihata, Artline Rexel Office Products - Numbering machine ink Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - Trodat, Noris fastdry, security, numbering, franking. Laundry.

SSC - Pelikan, Penguin stamp pads and inks, Rotring, Sheaffer

L LABELS BSC Stationery - Treeline, Tower, Midmadex Freedom Stationery - Marlin Nor Paper Pyrotec - Tower stationery, inkjet-laser labels Redfern Print Services - Redfern Inkjet/laser/ copier labels and a full range of stationery labels Stationery & Paper World S.A - All Office Tidy Files - Filing solutions LABELLING MACHINES Kemtek Imaging Systems - Distributor of Brother P-Touch Labelling System Kolok Unlimited - Distributors of OEM, Avery and Penguin inkjet and laser labels SSC - Dymo, Herma

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See page 58 for contact details LAMINATING MACHINES AZ Trading - DSB, Speedlam, Lamiace Beswick Office Products - Fellowes Kolok Unlimited - Galaxy Martin Yale Africa - Fujipla Parrot Products - Parrot A4 and A3 Laminators Rexel Office Products - GBC and Rexel ranges W Vos & Co - PEAK & Renz.

LAMINATING POUCHES AND MATERIALS AZ Trading - A0 to ID card size Beswick Office Products - Fellowes Kolok Unlimited - Penguin Martin Yale Africa Parrot Products Rexel Office Products - Rexel and GBC. Stationery & Paper World S.A - All Office LEGAL STATIONERY Hortors Stationery - All legal registers, forms, diaries etc LETTER OPENERS SSC - Maped, Croxley LETTER TRAYS Bantex & Viking Krost Office Products SSC - Croxley, Twinlock, Maped, Disa, Stephens.

LOOSE LEAF LEDGERS, SHEETS, INDEXES SSC - Croxley, Twinlock.

M MAILING TUBES CTP Stationery SSC - Croxley MARKERS BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Permanent Markers, Highlighters, whiteboard BSC Stationery Sales - Treeline, Collosso, Penflex, Artline, Maxi, Pentel, Pilot, Bic Faber Castell - Permanent and non permanent Freedom Stationery - Marlin Interstat Agencies - Edding Max Frank - Artline , Maxi, Uni Parrot Products - White board, permanent and OHP markers. Wide range of highlighters Penflex - White board, flipchart, permanent

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markers, highlighters Pentel (Pty) Ltd. - Maxiflo, white board marker and paint marker Power Stationery - Powerstar Rexel Office Products - NOBO white board markers SSC - Croxley, MonAmi, Carioca, Pelikan, Penguin, Stabilo Boss, Stabilo Swing, Sharpie Stationery & Paper World S.A MATHEMATICAL GEOMETRY SETS & ACCESSORIES Freedom Stationery - Marlin Palm Stationery Manufacturers SSC - Croxley, Helix Oxford, Maped, Rotring MINUTE AND GUARD BOOKS Hortors Stationery - Company registers, minute books and other legal registers Ledger Systems - Falcon products SSC - Croxley

P PAPER AND BOARD Antalis South Africa - Office paper solutions Bantex - Cube refills BSC Stationery - Apex Paper - Typek,Rotatrim CTP Stationery - DONAU A4 poster boards Empire Toy & Stationery - Butterfly paper Freedom Stationery Grafton/Star Kolok Unlimited - Distributors of HP, Epson, Canon, Lexmark, Penguin and Avery Nor Paper Palm Stationery Manufacturers - Cubes and board Rexel Office Products - Prima SSC - Croxley TRIBE - TRIBE Inkjet Paper and Film

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PAPER FOLDING MACHINES Martin Yale Africa - Martin Yale W. Vos & Co - Ideal

NUMBERING MACHINES Rexel Office Products Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - Reiner Dater/ Numberer (manual/electronic), Trodat

PENCILS BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - BIC Evolution Graphite, BIC Matic Clutch ,Velocity Clutch, Atlantis Clutch, BU4 Clutch BSC Stationery - Treeline, BIC, Faber Castell, Pilot, Pentel, Uni, Staedtler, Henkel Freedom Stationery - Marlin / Edo Max Frank - Uni Palm Stationery Manufacturers Pentel S.A (Pty) Ltd - Hotshot, Mechanical Pencil, Techniclick Pencil.

Power Stationery - Powerstar Rexel Office Products - Rexel HB & Derwent SSC - Croxley, Stabilo, Rotring, Sheaffer Staedtler SA (Pty) Ltd - Tradition, Wopex, Technical, Clutch Pencils and lead

O OFFICE ERGONOMICS Beswick Office Products - Fellowes Back/Wrist/ Foot support; Notebook riser stand Rexel Office Products - Kensington copyholders, risers, footrests, wrist support and Rexel range of electric staplers and punches which reduces chances of RSI (repititive strain injury) OVERHEAD PROJECTION AND ACCESSORIES 3M SA (Pty) Ltd. - Overhead film, transparency, multimedia Kolok Unlimited - Penguin OHP Film Max Frank - Artline Parrot Products - Data Projectors, OHPs, screens and rear projection film Penflex - Penflex Overhead projector pens Rexel Office Products - NOBO SSC - Stabilo, Penguin.

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PENCIL LEADS BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Criterium 0.5mm leads Faber Castell - Extensive range, beginner to artist Freedom Stationery - Marlin Max Frank - Uni Pentel S.A (Pty) Ltd - Ain lead, standard lead various grades SSC - Croxley, Rotring Stationery & Paper World S.A

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PENCIL SHARPENERS Freedom Stationery Palm Stationery Manufacturers Power Stationery - Powerstar SSC - Croxley, Carl, Dahle, Maped, Helix PENS BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Criterium 0.5mm leads BSC Stationery - Treeline, BIC, Faber Castell, Pilot, Pentel, Uni, Staedtler, Henkel, Lexi, Penflex Faber Castell Freedom Stationery - Marlin and Edo Max Frank - Artline, Maxi, Uni Palm Stationery Manufacturers Penflex - Penflex ballpoints and rollerballs Pentel S.A (Pty) Ltd - Superb Ballpoint, Energel Pen Power Stationery - Powerstar SSC - Sheaffer, Pelikan, Stabilo, Rotring, Penguin, Parker, Waterman, Papermate Staedtler SA (Pty) Ltd - Ball point, Fineliner, Gel and Pigment liner pens

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PEN CARBON BOOKS BSC Stationery - Treeline, RBE Freedom Stationery - Marlin Power Stationery - Powerstar SSC - Croxley

RUBBER STAMPS Aquarius Media Supply - MaxStamp range and accessories Max Frank - Schachihata X Stampers Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co. - Trodat

PRINTER CONSUMABLES Impression Management - Manufacturers and distributors of 100% brand new generic and compatible inkjet, laser toner cartridges including Prinart, Q-ink, Sanchi, Oliser. Also manufacturers of inkjet refilling machines, bulk inks and recycler supplies KMP - For computer consumables.

Kolok Unlimited - Distributors of HP, Epson, Lexmark, Canon, Oki, Panasonic, Brother, Olivetti, Kyocera, Seikosha, Tally, and Minolta consumables; Fujitsu, Citoh and Penguin Nor Paper PaperGeni Royce Imaging Industries - Remanufacturers and suppliers of inkjet and laser cartridges Technical Systems Engineering - Suppliers of quality compatible cartridges and bulk inks for Epson, Canon, Lexmark, HP and Samsung Stationery & Paper World S.A

RUBBER STAMP MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - AZ Liquid polymer, TROTEC laser engraver, flash system Stationery & Paper World S.A

PERSONAL STATIONERY Bantex - Telephone Management, Conference and Filing CTP Stationery - Home office and personal filing system, diaries Grafton/Star SSC - Croxley, Basildon Bond, Tudor and Lion brand

PUNCHES AND PERFORATORS Bantex - Plastic and Metal Beswick Office Products - Kangaro BSC Stationery - Treeline, STD, Bantex, Rexel Freedom Stationery - Marlin Krost Office Products Parrot Products - Parrot range of punches Rexel Office Products - Rexel SSC - Uno, Rapid, Maped, Lion Brand Stationery & Paper World S.A

PLANNING BOARDS AND ACCESSORIES Parrot Products - Range of year planners, term planners, maps and in/out boards. custom printed boards designed to specification.

Rexel Office Products - NOBO planners SSC - Croxley, Sasco

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POINT OF SALE PRINTER ROLLS PaperGeni Rotunda.

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PRINTING Star Stationers and Printers Stationery & Paper World S.A Kolok Unlimited - Distributors of Epson, Lexmark, Canon, HP and Oki printers

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REFILLS Luks Group - For Montblanc, Waterman, Cross etc RUBBER BANDS SSC - Croxley Stationery & Paper World S.A

RULERS Freedom Stationery - Marlin Palm Stationery Manufacturers Penflex - PENFLEX rulers SSC - Croxley, Disa, Rotring, Helix Shatterproof

S SCHOLASTIC SUPPLIES Bantex and Faber Castell BSC Stationery Sales - Treeline CTP Stationery Empire Toy & Stationery - Butterfly Flip File - Flip File display books A5, A4, A2, A3 Freedom Stationery - Marlin and Edo Gordon’s Productions - contact paper woodgrain, marble, pattern designs. Magic cover back to school clear and coloured self adhesive paper. (4M rolls, A4 and lever arch).

Plastic coated brownkraft rolls and pre-cut polythene covers.

Grafton Paper Products Impala Vuwa Stationery Manufacturers Max Frank - Artline, Maxi, Uni Palm Stationery Manufacturers Parrot Products - chalk boards/slates Power Stationery - Powerstar Pyrotec - Tower Adhesive Book Cover 45cm x 2m SSC - Croxley, Pelikan, Penguin, Stabilo, UHU, Maped, Helix, Lion Brand Stationery & Paper World S.A SCISSORS AND CUTTERS Freedom Stationery - Marlin

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See page 58 for contact details Palm Stationery Manufacturers SSC - Maped, Sister, Croxley, Disa SCRAPBOOKING Rexel Office Products - Trimmers and guillotines Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - Making memories, Clearsnap, Marvy, Ranger, Bazzill, Carl SSC - Herma, Maped, UHU, Stabilo, Dahle Trimmers SHREDDERS AND ACCESSORIES AZ Trading - DSB, Kobra, Roto, Repairs to all makes Beswick Office Products - Fellowes Kolok Unlimited - GEHA shredders Martin Yale Africa - Intimus, Martin Yale, PaperMonster Nikki Distributors - Nikki shredders Parrot Products - Parrot range of value shredders Rexel Office Products - Rexel range W Vos & Co - Ideal.

SLATES Freedom Stationery - Marlin Parrot Products - Whiteboard and chalk board

SPECIALISED STATIONERY AND BOOKBINDING Ledger Systems - Law reports and periodicals SPIKE FILES Grip Binders SSC - Croxley, Maped STAMPS, STAMP PADS AND INKS Aquarius Media Supply - MaxStamp, selfinking and pre-inked stamps, ink pads and accessories.

Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - Trodat, preinked stamps, stamp and fingerprint pads SSC - Penguin metal and plastic stamp pads STAPLING MACHINES AND STAPLES Bantex Beswick Office Products - Kangaro BSC Stationery - Treeline, STD, Bantex, Rexel Freedom Stationery - Marlin Krost Office Products Interstat Agencies - Genmes Parrot Products - Parrot range of staplers

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Rexel Office Products - Rexel range SSC - Maped, Rapid, Lion Brand, Helix Essentials Stationery & Paper World S.A STATIONERY SUNDRIES - SCHOLASTIC BSC Stationery - Treeline, Pritt, Henkel, Staedtler, Pentel, Pilot, BIC, Bantex, Faber Castell, Artline, Penflex CTP Stationery - DONAU Scissors and cutting knives Freedom Stationery - Marlin, Edo and Unifile Palm Stationery Manufacturers - New Wave SSC - Helix Essentials, Maped, Croxley.

STENCILS Freedom Stationery SSC - Rotring, Helix.

STORAGE SYSTEMS CTP Stationery - Archiving Systems Suspension Files Kolok Unlimited - Distributors of Sony and Verbatim memory sticks, memory, flash and secure digital cards, lockable CD storage units SSC - Croxley Tidy Files - Filing solutions

T TAPES 3M SA (Pty) Ltd. - Brand Scotch® MagicTM BSC Stationery - Sellotape, Brother Freedom Stationery Palm Stationery Manufacturers SSC - Sellotape, Dymo Labelling Tape Stationery & Paper World S.A – Eurocell, HSTM,3M TELECOMMUNICATIONS NIKKI Distributors - Siemens office phones TELEPHONE MESSAGE BOOKS AND PADS SSC - Croxley TELEX ROLLS AND TELETEX PAPER Rotunda THERMAL ROLLS Rotunda

TONERS AND CARTRIDGES KMP - Computer consumables Kolok Unlimited - Distributors of HP, OEM, Lexmark and Epson toners, Samsung, Oki and Epson thermal and compatible ribbons and toners/ RISO, HP and Epson inkjet cartridges, Canon bubble jet ink cartridge, laser and fax cartridges, Panasonic, Kyocera and Penguin PaperGeni Stationery & Paper World S.A TOP RETRIEVAL FILING Optiplan a div of Waltons - Paper based top retrieval filing systems Tidy Files - Complete onsite and offsite filing solutions TOYS, HOBBIES AND GAMES Freedom Stationery Pyrotec - Toby Tower Stickers and Activities TRANSFER LETTERING AND SIGNS Parrot Products - Vinyl lettering TRANSPARENCIES Kolok Unlimited - Distributors of OHP media, OEM, Penguin and HP Transparencies Rexel Office Products - NOBO range SSC - Stabilo Stationery & Paper World S.A

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TREASURY TAGS/INDIAN LACE FILES SSC - Croxley TWINE AND STRING SSC - Croxley

V VISITORS BOOKS/REGISTERS Ledger Systems - Falcon Products - visitors books, hotel guest register, restaurant reservation registers

W WRITING INSTRUMENTS Luks Group - Ferrari, LAMY, Montegrappa,Space Pen

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buyer’s guide 3M

Interstat Agencies - Port Elizabeth 011 844 9202

PvtBag X926, Rivonia, 2128

(

041 453 2558

Box 27693, Greenacres, 6057

(

011 474 1427/8

Box 202, Crown Mines, 2025

7

011 806 2388

Customer Serv: 0800 118 311

7

041 453 8504

pe@interstat.co.za

7

011 474 5563

www.pentel.co.za

African Filing Systems

Powerhouse Dictation

Kemtek Imaging Systems

(

011 896 5279

www.africanfiling.co.za

(

011 624 8000

Box 86173, City Deep, 2049

(

011 887 1056

info@speech.co.za

7

086 540 6892

info@africanfiling.co.za

7

0866 101 185

labelling@kemtek.co.za

7

086 555 3833

www.speech.co.za

Antalis South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Kemtek Imaging Systems - Cape

Power Stationery

(

011 688 6000

Box 6893, Johannesburg, 2000

(

021 521 9600

Box 181, Cape Town, 8000

(

032 533 4003

Box 1305, Verulam, 4340

7

011 688 6162

marketing.office@antalis.co.za

7

021 551 5032

brenth@kemtek.co.za

7

032 533 3254

powersta@netactive.co.za

Antalis South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Cape Town (

021 959 9600

7

021 959 9640

Box 19231, Tygerberg, 7505

Antalis South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Durban (

031 714 4000

7

031 700 9253

Box 284, Umhlanga, 4320

Antalis South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Pretoria (

012 379 0060

7

012 379 0052

Box 4013, Pretoria, 0001

Antalis South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Bloemfontein (

051 447 8681

7

051 447 6765

Box 1795, Bloemfontein, 9300

Antalis South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Port Elizabeth (

041 486 2020

7

041 486 2219

Box 9088, Estadeal, 6012

Antalis South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Pietermaritzburg (

033 386 2078

7

033 386 2078

Box 1425, Pietermaritzburg, 3200

Antalis South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Botswana (

00267 391 2139

7

00267 397 5459

Box 1705, Gaborone

Aquarius Rubber Stamps

Kemtek Imaging Systems - KZN

Pyrotec

(

031 700 9363

Box 15685, Westmead, 3608

(

021 787 9600

PvtBag X1, Capricorn Square, 7948

7

031 700 9369

Sandim@kemtek.co.za

7

021 787 9791

tower@pyrotec.co.za

Kemtek Imaging Systems - PE

Reboni Furniture Group

(

041 582 5222

Box 15685, Westmead, 3608

(

086 173 2664

www.reboni.co.za

7

041 582 5224

clinth@kemtek.co.za

7

086 627 7737

sales@reboni.co.za

Kemtek Imaging Systems - PTA

Redfern Print Services - Cape Town

(

012 804 1410

PO Box 816, Silverton, 0127

(

021 552 9680

Box 403, Milnerton, 7435

7

012 804 4286

johlettat@kemtek.co.za

7

021 552 9681

sales@redfern.co.za

(

021 709 0190

Box 183, Steenberg, 7947

(

031 205 9598

dbnoffice@redfern.co.za

7

021 709 0199

kmppty@iafrica.com

7

031 205 7092

www.redfern.co.za

Redfern Print Services - Durban

KMP

Kolok Unlimited - Head Office

Redfern Print Services - Johannesburg

(

011 248 0300

Box 4151, Johannesburg, 2000

(

011 837 4119

Box 1445, Crown Mines, 2025

7

011 248 0381

infojhb@koloksa.co.za

7

011 837 8917

jhboffice@redfern.co.za

Kolok Unlimited - Cape Town

Rexel Office Products

(

021 597 2700

Box 6385, Roggebaai, 8012

(

011 226 3300

www.rexelsa.co.za

7

021 297 2799

infoctn@koloksa.co.za

7

011 837 2781

admin@rexelsa.co.za

Rotunda

Kolok Unlimited - Durban (

031 570 4900

Box 4206, Riverhorse Valley East, 4017

(

021 552 5135

Box 189, Maitland, 7404

7

031 569 6880

infodbn@koloksa.co.za

7

021 551 3070

rotunda@iafrca.com

Royce Imaging Industries

Kolok Unlimited Polokwane

(

011 453 7012

www.orderstamps.co.za

(

015 298 8795

Box 862, Ladanna, 0704

(

011 792 9530

www.royceimaging.co.za

7

011 454 4995

aquarius@imaginet.co.za

7

015 298 8315

infopol@koloksa.co.za

7

011 792 9480

sales@royceimaging.co.za

AZ Trading

Kolok Unlimited - Port Elizabeth

Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - Head Office

(

086 111 4407

www.aztradingcc.co.za

(

041 406 9900

Box 3163, North End, 6056

(

011 262 1400

Box 931, Wendywood, 2144

7

011 792 9732

sales@aztradingcc.co.za

7

041 406 9920

infope@koloksa.co.za

7

011 262 1414

tgrodat@rse.co.za

Bantex

Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - Cape Town

Kolok Unlimited - Namibia

(

011 473 9800

Box 43201, Industria, 2042

(

00264 (61)370500

Box 40797, Ausspannplatz, Namibia

(

021 448 7008

Box 931, Wendywood, 2144

7

011 474 3101

slavepak@bantex.co.za

7

00264 (61)370525

valne@kolok.com.na

7

021 448 7014

cpt@trodat.co.za

Beswick Office Products

Kolok Unlimited - Nelspruit

Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - Durban

(

011 433 2686

Box 82319, Southdale, 2135

(

013 758 2233

Box 4338, White River, 1240

(

083 377 4109

Box 931, Wendywood, 2144

7

011 680 2166

info@beswick.co.za

7

013 758 2235

infonel@koloksa.co.za

7

031 266 1082

dbn@rse.co.za

BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Kolok Unlimited - Bloemfontein

South African Diaries

(

011 474 0181

PO BOX 43144, Industria, 2042

(

051 433 1876

PvtBag X01, Brandhof, Bloemfontein

(

021 442 2340

Box 4862, Cape Town, 8000

7

011 474 6068

16 Maraisburg Road, Industria, 2042

7

051 433 2451

infobfn@koloksa.co.za

7

021 442 2341

phoneyman@sadiaries.co.za

BSC Stationery Sales

SSC - Silveray Statmark Company - Johannesburg

Kolok Unlimited - Botswana

(

011 420 3250

Box 278, Brakpan, 1540

(

00267 393 2669

PvtBag B0226, Bontleng, Gaborone

(

011 677 0000

Box 40754, Cleveland, 2022

7

011 420 3322

sales@treeline.co.za

7

00267 317 0762

clemencem@vbn.co.bw

7

011 677 0018

infojhb@silveray.co.za

CTP Stationery

SSC - Silveray Statmark Company - Cape Town

Krost Office Products

(

011 226 5600

Box 43501, Industria, 2042

(

011 626 2067

Box 75401, Gardenview, 2047

(

021 442 1300

7

011 474 9242

sales@versafile.co.za

7

011 626 2912

sales@krost.co.za

7

021 447 4369

Empire Toy & Stationery (

011 614 2243

Box 261524, Excom, 2023

(

031 465 3992

P O Box 41259, Rossburgh, 4072

(

031 462 2081

7

011 614 3075

empire@netactive.co.za

7

031 465 1669

info@kznenvelopes.co.za

7

031 462 0185

011 473 9800

Box 43201, Industria, 2042

(

011 433 1808

Box 82586, Southdale, 2135

(

051 447 4313

7

011 474 3101

slavepak@bantex.co.za

7

011 433 8863

info@ledgersystems.co.za

7

051 447 6588

(

082 820 9379

Private Bag 6001 Hilton 3245

(

011 262 0396

marc@luksgroup.co.za

(

043 722 3781

7

033 383 0080

ak@hiltoncollege.com

7

086 570 7715

www.luksgroup.co.za

7

043 743 7359

infoel@silveray.co.za

SSC - Silveray Statmark Company - Port Elizabeth

Martin Yale

(

021 638 3105

Box 2190, Clareinch, 7740

(

011 838 7281

phillip@martinyaleafrica.com

(

041 391 8600

7

021 633 6942

ashly@flipfile.co.za

7

086 690 0165

www.martinyale.co.za

7

041 374 4112

Freedom Stationery - Johannesburg

infobfn@silveray.co.za

SSC - Silveray Statmark Company - East London

Luks Group (Pty) Ltd

Flip File

infodbn@silveray.co.za

SSC - Silveray Statmark Company - Bloemfontein

Ledger Systems

(

File-A-Punch cc

infoct@silveray.co.za

SSC - Silveray Statmark Company - Durban

KZN ENVELOPES

Faber Castell

infope@silveray.co.za

Staedtler SA (Pty) Ltd

Max Frank

(

011 314 0953/4

Box 6459, Halfway House, 1685

(

011 921 1811

Box 200, Isando, 1600

(

011 579 1600

www.staedtler.co.za

7

011 314 0957

gpsales@freedomstationery.co.za

7

011 921 1569

sarah.schoeman@tigerbrands.com

7

011 608 3497

admin@staedtler.co.za

Freedom Stationery - Cape Town

Stationery & Paper World S.A

Merpak Envelopes

(

021 557 9152/3

36-38 Silverstone Rd Killarney Gardens

(

011 719 7700

sales@merpak.co.za

(

011 070 9279

www.stationeryandpaper.co.za

7

021 557 9155

cptsales@freedomstationery.co.za

7

011 885 3174

www.merpak.co.za

7

086 246 8310

sales@stationeryandpaper.co.za

Freedom Stationery KZN (Head Office)

Star Stationers and Printers

New Era Office cc

(

032 459 2820

Box 478, Mandini, 4490

(

011 334 2013

Box 10383, Lenasia, 1821

(

031 569 1061

luke@starstat.co.za

7

032 459 3255

sales@freedomstationery.co.za

7

011 334 7358

kuban@neweraoffice.co.za

7

031 569 1094

www.starstat.co.za

Freedom Stationery - East London

Technical Systems Engineering

Nikki - Cape Town

(

043 731 2422

Box 14111 West Bank 5218

(

0860 006731

cpt@nikki.co.za

(

011 708 2304

Box 1532, Northriding, 2162

7

043 731 2421

elsales@freedomstationery.co.za

7

0800 204868

www.nikki.co.za

7

011 708 1799

sales@tse.co.za

Global Envelopes

Tidy Files

Nikki - Durban

011 943 4210

(

031 465 5544

envelopes@absamail.co.za

(

0860 006731

dbn@nikki.co.za

(

7

031 465 5634

www.envelopes.co.za

7

0800 204868

www.nikki.co.za

Topmark

Gordon’s Productions

Nikki - Johannesburg

(

011 837 8045 011 837 7442

www.tidyfiles.co.za info@topmarksa.com

(

031 705 8713

Suite 69, PvtBag X4, Kloof, 3640

(

0860 006731

jhb@nikki.co.za

7

7

031 705 8714

jacquie@gordons.co.za

7

0800 204868

www.nikki.co.za

Tower (Division of Pyrotec) - Cape Town (

021 787 9600

(

011 262 0777

Box 550, Bergvlei, 2012

(

0860 006731

pta@nikki.co.za

7

021 787 9791

7

011 262 0780

sales@graftonpaper.co.za

7

0800 204868

www.nikki.co.za

Tower (Division of Pyrotec) - Johannesburg

Grafton/Star Paper Products

Grip Binders (

011 421 1300

Nikki - Pretoria

Nor Paper orders@tigerpaper.co.za

(

011 011 3900

7

011 011 4099

sales@nor.co.za

PvtBag X1, Capricorn Square, 7948

(

011 611 1820

59 Lepus Rd, Crown Mines, 2025

7

011 611 1834

tower@pyrotec.co.za

Tower (Division of Pyrotec) Durban (

031 701 0192

Box 594, Pinetown, 3600

(

011 620 4800

Box 1020, Johannesburg, 2000

(

011 620 4000

Pencil Park, Croxley Close, Herriotdale

7

031 701 1285

tower@pyrotec.co.za

7

086 612 4663

orders@hortors.co.za

7

086 681 8256

rcurrin@gp.waltons.co.za

Tribe

Hortors Stationery

Optiplan a division of Waltons

(

011 314 4746 (Jhb)

Box 6280, Halfway House, 1685

(

036 634 1535

Box 389, Ladysmith, 3370

(

031 507 7051

viran@palmstat.co.za

7

021 386 4261 (Cpt)

tribe@global.co.za

7

036 634 1890

impalastat@mweb.co.za

7

031 507 7053

www.palmstat.co.za

Versafile

Impala Vuwa Stationery Manufacturers

Palm Stationery

(

011 226 5600

Box 43501, Industria, 2042

(

Johannesburg

011 791 2820

(

011 011 3900

info@papergeni.co.za

7

011 474 9242

sales@versafile.co.za

7

Durban

031 777 1222

7

011 011 4099

www.papergeni.co.za

W. Vos & Company

Impression Management

PaperGeni

Interstat Agencies - Durban

Parrot Products

(

031 569 6550

Box 201707, Durban North, 4016

(

011 607 7600

debbie@parrot.co.za

7

031 569 6559

interstat@mweb.co.za

7

011 615 2502

www.parrotproducts.biz

Interstat Agencies - Cape Town

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Pentel S.A (Pty) Ltd

(

Penflex

(

021 551 9555

Box 36696, Chempet, 7442

(

021 521 2400

Box 36964, Chempet, 7442

7

021 557 5456

Capetown@interstat.co.za

7

021 521 2402/3

info@penflex.co.za

(

011 493 7139

www.wvos.co.za

7

011 493 8807

info@wvos.co.za

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The National Regulator for Compulsory Specification (NRCS) requires that all electrical goods are cleared for importation by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS). Letters of Authority (LOA`S) issued by the SABS for Rexel and GBC electrical machines can be found on www.rexelsa.co.za

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Laws of Motion quiz There are three physical laws that fall within Newton’s laws of motion. The first law states that every object in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless acted on by external forces. The second law states the net force on an object is proportional to the time rate change of its linear momentum ie mass time acceleration. The third law states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Test your knowledge with this relatively easy True or False quiz: A. Walking would be impossible without friction.

B. An object acted upon by a net force will accelerate in the direction of that force.

C. If an object accelerates, a force must be acting on it.

D. Any time the forces are unbalanced, an object will remain at rest.

E. Wheels make movement easy because rolling friction is lower than sliding friction.

F. A helicopter hovers in the air due to buoyant force acting on it.

G. In absence of air (say, on the moon), a coin will still fall faster than a feather.

H. Friction always acts in the same direction of motion of an object.

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local events

shop-sa networking opportunities A quick review and preview of member networking events.

Local Events WESTERN CAPE Woman’s day lunch.

Fun filled ladies day. Thank you to the WC Regional committee.

KZN Trade Show A roaring success.

Well done to Cathy Marie and the KZN regional committee.

shop-sa Networking Opportunities Gauteng Women’s Day

Gauteng Year end function

Date: 10 October 2012 Time: 11:30 for 12:00 Venue: Moyo Zoo Lake Cost: R 250 ex Vat. per person Speakers: Tobi Harper & Olivia Curlewis, Executive Manager CANSA – Gauteng, North West and Limpopo

Date 29 November 2012 Venue to be announced

AGM Gauteng

WC Year end function

Date:25 October 2012 Venue to be announced

Western Cape Golf Day Date: 05 October 2012 Venue: Metropolitan Golf Club Cost: R1750 per 4 ball and R500 for tee box/ green sponsorship

Date: TBA Venue to be announced

BESWICK BOWLS END OF YEAR FUNCTION Date: 16 November 2012 Edgemead Bowling Club

To book any of the above events contact Wendy Dancer or Bill André at the shop-sa office on 011 880-1147 or wendy@shop-sa.co.za or bill@shop-sa.co.za Please visit www.shopsa.co.za for an updated online Events Calendar.

industry events

Highlights on the events calendar Events International Paperworld China 2012 Paperworld China 2012, Asia’s largest trade fair for stationery and office supply products, will be held from 19 – 21 September 2012 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre, China. One of the show’s highlights will be the Remanexpo, a special zone for recycled printer materials and accessories, as well as a new zone called Total Office Solutions, which will focus on products that boost office efficiency. Other exhibits will range from office supplies, office technology, paper and printing products to writing instruments, artist supplies, school supplies and gift articles. shop-sa is delighted to announce that it has been invited to attend the show on behalf of its valued members. Should any member wish for Mercédes Westbrook to visit with either new or existing clients at the show, please contact her on mercedes@ shop-sa.co.za or 011 880 1147.

For more information visit www.paperworldchina.com

Electronics China Sourcing Fair Connect with Greater China’s innovative suppliers of electronics in Johannesburg at the Electronics China Sourcing Fair, November 28-30, 2012, to be held at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Gallagher Estate, Midrand, Johannesburg. The China Sourcing Fair makes it possible for buyers in South Africa and nearby markets to source from China without travelling all the way to Asia. On top of this sourcing convenience, the Fair features “behind the brands” suppliers who can provide significant cost savings, professional manufacturing skills and flexible delivery terms. Exhibitors include sports and event gifts, electronic premiums, watches and clocks; stationery and paper; gifts, promotional products and souvenirs. Preregister online to get free admission at visit@chinasourcingfair.com

Other - Events African arts and culture and making Clover one of the country’s biggest arts festival sponsors. This year, the event takes place in Potchefstroom from October 2 – 7, 2012.

7 September: Secretaries Day. 24 September: Heritage Day.

Clover Aardklop Festival Leading branded consumer goods group Clover announced a multi-million rand investment in the annual Aardklop National Arts Festival last year, confirming its commitment to the growth of South

Delhi Book & Stationary Fair: 1 – 9 September, New Delhi, India.

Graph Expo 2012: 7 – 10 October, Mc Cormick Place South, Chicago, Illonois, US.

PACK EXPO International 2012: 28 – 31 October, Mc Cormick Place South, Chicago, Illonois, US.

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