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Contents My Office Magazine is the official magazine of the Southern African Association for Stationery, Home and Office Products. It is read by over 25 000 buyers and sellers of stationery and office products each month.

PUBLISHER Rob Mathews - robm@icon.co.za Kathy Gibson - kathy@futurewave.co.za EDITOR Mercédes Westbrook - mercedes@shop-sa.co.za CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGER Wendy Dancer - wendy@shop-sa.co.za NATIONAL OFFICE Design and Layout: Vanessa Bentley New Membership: Rachel Skink Reception: Ruth Montsho

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04 | FINANCIAL BYTES Facts and figures from the business world 35 | INDUSTRY NEWS Industry-related news and trade business announcements 36 | ECO PAGES A green sustainability update, sponsored by Mondi

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25 | BALANCING PAPER’S PRICE WITH SUSTAINABILITY In a competitive market companies can no longer rely solely on price 34 | BREAKROOM: MIND THE FM GAP Resellers can widen the scope of their services by building a relationship with the facilities manager of a building

Johannesburg Office PO Box 3226, Parklands, 2121 6 Edward Street, Kensington B, Randburg, 2194 Tel: + 27 11 781 0370 Fax: + 27 11 781 2828 Email: info@shop-sa.co.za Website: www.shop-sa.co.za Cape Town Office PO Box 48431, Kommetjie, 7976 Tel: +27 21 780 1209 Cel: +27 78 970 7633 Email: info@shop-sa.co.za CONTRIBUTIONS Letters and editorial contributions are welcomed and should be addressed to the editor at editor@ shop-sa.co.za. Publication cannot be guaranteed and is subject to space and the editor’s discretion.

THE LEGAL BIT Whilst every effort is made to ensure accuracy the publisher and editor cannot accept responsibility for supplied material. The opinions of contributors are not necessarily those of shop-sa. Copyright

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32 | FURNITURE: WORKSTATION ERGONOMICS Office furniture can be used as a tool to unlock potential 47 | NEEDFUL THINGS: THIS AND THAT ESSENTIALS Stock up on these handy items: helpful office tools that you can’t live without

BUSINESS SAVVY

12 | LABOUR LAW: DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS Dr Ivan Israelstam examines the misconception that employers may not get external experts to chair disciplinary hearings 14 | CLARITY Gavin Moffat explores whether your customer experience is dictated by your business systems 16 | INTERNATIONAL: A CLEAN SWEEP Increasing numbers of office supplies players are seeing potential in the janitorial and sanitation sector

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In the service of relationships

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he highly successful shop-sa/Pantum/Kenton sports day held recently in Johannesburg – featured on page 6 – saw the coming together of industry greats and successful company heads and their invited guests. Although a social event made up of bowling teams and practised golf swings, it was also a day of networking and of ratifying established business relationships.

The responsibility of leading a brand towards success in the marketplace lies with MDs, CEOs and marketing managers – and they will take the blame for its failure. It was remarkable to see so many personalities stay the course as pillars of the office products industry here in South Africa.

As the saying goes, a company is only as good as its people.

Author Pete Blackshaw says that in today’s digital world, satisfied customers tell three friends – and angry customers tell 3 000. On page 10, Aki Kalliatakis discusses how the aging customer should not be discounted: while we must meet the needs of the younger generation, we should not do so at risk of alienating a loyal base of long-term followers.

Our lead feature on data storage solutions reminds resellers of the need for a multi-focused approach to assisting customers

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with the backup and data storage solutions appropriate for each level of the business environment. While the digital wave has allowed for streamlined processes and massive amounts of data generation, it also means a secure and responsible approach is required when it comes to sharing and storing that information.

Read more on page 18.

The tablets and notebooks feature on page 22 addresses the need for mobility tools in a fast-paced and dynamic business world. The use of companion tools is increasing, and we are seeing how tablets and notebooks are reshaping and increasing our ability to work, connect and share information.

Finally, resellers would do well to consider improving their ability to sell office paper beyond mere price, see page 25. With sustainability a key word in today’s environments, corporate brands are seeking to improve their business values and principles by moving towards sustainability and finding means by which to take part in a responsible future custodianship. Instead of competing on price - a hard competitive advantage to sustain in itself - suppliers would be better served by offering knowledge on the product’s sustainable sourcing and manufacturing practises.

Until next month, may you stayed tuned in service of yourself and focused on a sustainable business path.

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Meet the new OPSA/Rexel Office Professional of the Year 2014!

By Cathy Harris

“Passion is a key ingredient to being an outstanding office professional.” These are the inspirational words of this year’s winner of the prestigious OPSA Rexel South African National Office Professional of the Year Award, Magda Hamman: Professional Assistant Charles Alexander, General Manager of Discovery.

Magda was announced this year’s winner at a glittering event held at the Indaba Hotel and conference Centre, where Office Professionals from all over South Africa merged in celebration of Office Professional’s week and National Secretary’s Day. Other Award category winners included Pertunia Radebe of Stanlib, who won the OPSA Rexel Leadership Award, Louisa Kambile from the SA Post Office, received the Award for Communication, and Bianca Lucas of Swissgarde (Pty) Ltd won the title of OPSA Rexel Up-andcoming Office Professional of the Year.

The Association for Office Professionals of South Africa (OPSA) is the professional body for secretaries in South Africa with the Office Professional Award celebrating its 34th Year! Rexel Office Products has sponsored this award for the last 6 years.

Magda Hamman (Discovery), winner of this year’s OPSA Rexel SA National Office Professional of the Year Award (left) with Marlene Mienie, the 2013 title holder.

For more information about the Awards and OPSA, please visit www.opsa.org.za.

This year’s finalists: Back row (left to right) Sunelle Hanekom (Stellenbosch University), Magda Hamman (Stanlib), Louisa Kambile (SA Post Office), Thuli Mtolo (Umgeni Water) Front row (left to right) Tersia Pretorius (Exxaro), Marlene Mienie (Umgeni Water), Pertunia Radebe (Stanlib), Tholo Motaung (Vaal University of Technology), Bianca Lucas (Swissgarde)

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financial bytes Bidvest shows growth in annual results

We won’t go that way - Capitec

Bidvest’s annual results, released on 7 September, have shown healthy growth - thanks largely to its recent acquisitions, especially food-service companies.

CEO Brian Joffe appears to be icing a cake to sell in London. He has been quoted as saying that Bidvest was considering listing its food-service business in London, partly as it was “quite complicated to continue to fund significant acquisitions abroad out of the South African balance sheet”.

This seems a curious rationale for a group with R5,6billion in cash on its balance sheet - more than R8,8-billion including overdraft facility. While organic growth within the group may have delivered less impressive returns in a tough global trading environment, the recent acquisitions of Mvelaserve and Home of Living Brands helped push Bidvest’s turnover up 19,7% to R183,6-billion and trading profit up 16,6% to R8,9-billion. Joffe described the results as “satisfactory”; however, this belies an impressive statistic: Bidvest now boasts a market cap of R93,2-billion.

Source: Sunday Times: Business Times

With the demise of African Bank as South Africa’s largest unsecured lender, the heir to that title says it doesn’t think it faces a similar fate. This is despite the fact that ratings agency Moody’s downgraded Capitec by two notches in August.

The downgrade reflected its “heightened concerns [of] the risk inherent in Capitec’s consumer lending focus”, as consumers battle to repay loans. But Gerrie Fourie, Capitec’s new CEO, says his bank is more stable than its failed rival.

“A lot of African Bank’s problems are not because of what happened in the last five to eight months, but it goes back to three to six years,” says Fourie.

Stellenbosch-based Capitec Bank, South Africa’s youngest bank, accounts for about 20% of the unsecured lending market - half of African Bank’s 40%.

Ironically, Capitec is now part of the consortium of six banks seeking to bail out African Bank by underwriting a R10-billion capital-raising exercise.

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Companies urged to claim dotCity domains South African Internet users will soon be able to sign up for and use new city-orientated domain names, including .capetown, .durban and .johannesburg. Business owners or trademark holders looking to secure their company names or trademarks with the new domain suffixes have until 4 November to do so, after which the new domains will be available to the public and anyone with the inclination (and the R275 registration fee) will be able to register any available name.

Wayne Diamond, MD of Domains.co.za (South Africa’s only operational ICANN-accredited registrar – the other is Internet Solutions), says the imminent availability of these three domain names presents businesses across the spectrum with a “golden opportunity to capitalise on the local and international renown of these cities”.

The application fee for regular domain names (like “xcompany.joburg”) is R1 500, while the application fee for premium domain names is R6 500.

Diamond says he thinks it is “short-sighted of any big company not to lock down these domains now”.

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SA economy grows at 0,6% in second quarter South Africa’s economy grew at 0,6% in the second quarter, following a -0.6% contraction in gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the first quarter, according to Statistics South Africa.

The modest growth means the country has avoided entering a technical recession.

The Reserve Bank, in its June Monetary Policy Review, says that while the domestic economy had suffered several adverse supply shocks, particularly from strike action and electricity shortages, leading to negative first quarter growth, it was unlikely that the country would fall into a recession.

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shop-sa’s sports day spectacular This year’s sports day, sponsored in the main by Pantum and Kenton, was a resounding success

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industry event shop-sa members and their invited clients were out in full force recently to participate in the shop-sa/Pantum/Kenton Sports day 2014. Teams either played a four-ball game of golf or entered a bowls team on the greens at the Killarney Country Club.

The fair Johannesburg weather favoured the players who laughed, networked, bowled and swung their way to victory under blue and sunny skies. Kenton sponsorship was visible on the bowls green, while Kolok, Pentel, My Office, Channelwise and IT-Online made a brand presence on the fairways.

Welcome refreshments and fine entertainment from Vanessa Palm were enjoyed at the clubhouse after a long day, while the scores were tallied.

A rousing prize-giving evening then proceeded in the elegantly decorated Crystal Room.

Esteemed MCs Allan Thompson and the inimitable Graeme Joffe kept guests entertained. The fabulous table centrepiece prizes from Pantum and Rexel saw one lucky person from each table walk away with either a Pantum printer or a Rexel hamper, which included laminators, punches and staplers.

The prize-giving tables proved an impressive display of the generosity of our sponsors, namely Pantum, Kenton, Kolok, Rexel, Ledger Systems, CTP, PILOT, Park Avenue Stationers, SSC, Channelwise, Pentel, Henkel, Mondi, Bic and Waltons. shop-sa would like to thank its sponsors for their generous support of the Annual Sports Day 2014. A special note of thanks to everyone who joined together to make this such a successful and happy event.

Lucky draws saw prizes for the bowling teams.

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Longest day – C Cookson, K Hopping-Mills, M Axel and J Nortier all won a halfhour lesson with Killarney Country Club’s resident golf pro.

Nearest to the pin on the 14th – Darren Krog, who won a Samsung Series 9 notebook valued at R18 999, sponsored

by Kolok.

Longest drive on the 7th – Marki Strydom, who won a Samsung all in one computer valued at R16 999, sponsored by Kolok.

Highest points – with a score of 93, the winners of the spectacular floating Pantum golf trophy and Parker pens sponsored by SSC were J Lowe, P O’Frill, D Krog and J Boshoff.

marketing savvy ACKNOWLEDGMENT AKI KALLIATAKIS

This is who I am

Aging America:

Businesses should never tell their customers that they are “too old”

Carving Out Growth in Mature Markets

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n theory, at the age of 57, I am a Baby Boomer - that generation of people born between 1946 and 1960. Baby Boomers lived safe from war and serious hardship, grew up mostly in families, and enjoyed economic prosperity.

I am supposed to be someone who loves equality and freedom, is environmentally concerned, peace-loving and optimistic, but also find it easy to challenge authority and protest what is wrong (think Vietnam).

But when I look at who I am now, I think I match the next group, the so-called Generation X, those whose formative years were between 1973 and 2000.

Think Curt Cobain; apathy bordering on anarchy, bold reactionism and antiestablishmentarianism.

I sometimes May/June 2014 find myself cynical and mistrusting. Instead of freedom and autonomy, I feel forced to feel guilt, shame, doubt and inferiority for being who I am. My achievements, accomplishments and competencies are dismissed as too particular of an age, a race or a religion. Yet media and advertising tell me to earn and buy more,

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more, more.

Quite frankly, I am often exhausted; I feel isolated and disengaged, and I fantasise about taking my family to a deserted island or hidden monastery.

In my life I also have people and organisations that make me feel good and who give me a sense of hope. Sadly, there are extremely few businesses in this list.

What brought this particular pessimism on? I recently called a famous company that makes and sells biscuits, and gently told them that I had noticed over the years that the chocolate and lemon filling that goes in the middle was not only far “thinner” than it was a few years ago, but it also seemed quite tasteless. After going into deep denial, the young woman on the other end of the customer care line implied my taste buds had changed because I am old.

I was outraged and demanded she then put me through to an older manager. At which point she became aggressive with me, and I decided to walk away – albeit fuming.

I repeated my experience at a seminar a few days later. When I finished, another “old” delegate shared her story. She was at the perfume counter enquiring about the fading essence of a perfume that

costs R1 200 for a small bottle. The cheerless young girl behind the counter told her it was “all in her imagination” because she was getting old and her nose wasn’t as sensitive as before.

This made me question how often things like this happen, and I realised it is distressingly common. When it comes to business, isn’t it possible - nay, necessary - that your staff reflect the demographics of your customers?

Isn’t customer care and helpfulness centred on empathy? Isn’t it about walking in the customer’s shoes?

We are aware of the controversy regarding having call centres in other countries – most notably in India. While this strategy may save the company some money, the reality is that those people know absolutely nothing about their customers, except for a few lines summarising recent transactions on a screen.

There is an answer to this dilemma, but it involves training – lots and lots of expensive and intensive training in empathy, listening, building relationships and, most of all, in having true insight into who your customers are, what they believe in and what a day in their lives looks like.

Are you willing to pay the price?

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labour law ACKNOWLEDGMENT DR IVAN ISRAELSTAM This article first appeared in The Star.

External experts can chair disciplinary hearings There is a serious misconception that employers may not get external experts to chair disciplinary hearings

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ot only is it perfectly fair and legal for an external expert to be asked to chair a hearing, it is desirable too.

This is because: • An external person will be less susceptible to influence from the parties than would an internal chairperson; • An expert in labour law will have the experience and skill to run the hearing according to the very complex requirements of the laws of evidence; and • Such an expert would be able to arrive at a fair decision without breaching the myriad of complex principles that the CCMA expects to be applied.

However, a great many employers have had their dismissal decisions overturned at the CCMA - not because the dismissal was considered inappropriate, but because the chairperson, an internal employee or manager, was unskilled in the chairing of hearings.

Schedule 8 of the Labour Relations Act (LRA) requires that the employee be allowed the opportunity to state a case in response to the allegations. The courts have consistently interpreted the latter requirement to mean that the accused employee must be given the right to an

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unbiased chairperson; to testify; to bring documents; to call witnesses; and to cross examine evidence brought against them.

The question then is how can an employer: • Provide for these legal rights without setting up a proper enquiry with a fully skilled chairperson?

• Prove that all of these rights have been afforded to the employee without taking proper minutes?

Thus, in order to be able to ensure that the employer complies with the employee’s rights, and in order to be able to prove such compliance, the employer has no choice but to use a properly skilled chairperson and to set up a formal hearing - the record of which becomes part of the evidence at the CCMA. It is at the CCMA where the employer will be required to prove that it complied with legal procedure when dismissing the employee.

In the case of Schoon Mahumani versus MEC, Department of Finance (2003 Contemporary Labour Law Vol 13 No.4 2003) the High Court of Appeal decided that the chairperson of a disciplinary enquiry cannot rely on the disciplinary code alone, but must also take into account the provisions of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act 3 of 2003. Also, the court decided that the employer’s refusal to allow the accused the right to legal representation at an internal disciplinary hearing was unconstitutional. This startling decision

strongly indicates that the courts see internal disciplinary hearings as very formal processes.

Furthermore, where an employee is suspected of poor performance it is not enough to have an informal discussion with the employee about the problem and then to fire them the next week. The LRA sets down specific steps to be followed before a dismissal for poor performance can even be considered. For example, the employee must have received sufficient evaluation, guidance, counselling and training. Even then, the employee’s poor performance must have continued after they received the said evaluation and guidance.

Moreover, in order to justify dismissal there needs to be an investigation into the alleged poor performance and proof that there is no other way of remedying the performance problem.

Thus, whether the employee is a probationer, an experienced worker or a senior executive, it is far safer to formalise all procedures related to misconduct and poor performance.

The officials who carry out the corrective procedure need to be highly skilled in legal procedure in order to make sure that each and every legal right of the employee is strictly adhered to. Therefore managers must either be thoroughly trained in disciplinary process or the employer must hire a reputable labour law expert to chair its hearings.

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business landscape ACKNOWLEDGMENT GAVIN MOFFAT

clar•i•ty

Noun \ˈkler-ə-tē, ˈkla-rə-\ : the quality of being expressed, remembered, understood, in a very exact way

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ow often do you find that people are vague with their comments, requests and instructions?

I encounter it often enough for it to have a real impact on my life. Clarity goes a long way to ensuring that life has less clutter and that there are fewer things to be concerned about.

If people are clear about what they want from you, and you are clear about what you want from them, then the outcome will more often than not be within your expectations - and theirs.

This clarity can come in the form of the 5Ws and an H: who, what, where, why,

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when and how. If you cover this then you should both be on more or less the same page. I say more or less because we are after all human, and misunderstanding can creep into even the clearest instruction through misinterpretations of language or understanding of terms - or just simply not listening.

One of the aspects that I enjoy about clarity is that it significantly reduces the potential for conflict. Communication should be close to crystal clear, leaving little room for argument over expectations.

It also has the added benefit of reducing clutter. Clutter in this context comes in the form of attachment, fears and worries. Attachment because we are expecting a particular outcome or result - and if there is little clarity then we are likely to be disappointed because there is no shared expectation of outcome.

Fear because clarity allows us to get on with doing what needs to be done in the

knowledge that we are doing the thing as briefed.

Worry because we’ve given or received a task, and other than the other human involved we should get an excellent outcome, all things being equal. Isn’t it great to have one less thing to worry about?

I have become better at being clear in my daily life, but it is still a chore.

Sometimes it involves asking a “stupid” question to get clarity. It can involve being repetitive if someone is not being clear.

It can also be taxing for others if they are not in the habit of being precise about their requests. Just imagine if you deal with someone who never tells you when they want it, but whenever you deliver, it’s too late anyway.

Clarity is just a small part of making our communication remembered, understood, clear and actionable.

So, let me be clear about this: just ask.

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international news ACKNOWLEDGMENT Written by David Holes. Republished courtesy of www.opi.net.

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sweep Increasing numbers of office supplies players are seeing potential in the janitorial and sanitation sector

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herever people are working, they need a clean, safe and healthy working environment - and janitorial and sanitation (jan/san) products sit right at the core of this requirement. With traditional supply and distribution channels changing, many wholesalers and resellers are adapting to maximise the opportunities it presents, aware of the fact that virtually every business or office has a need for these types of products - and are increasingly looking to single-source all their office requirements from one supplier.

Workplace health and safety are key drivers for this sector, and the desire to comply with regulations and keep a workforce fit and well by combating the spread of bacteria and viruses means investment in jan/san is seen as money well spent.

According to United Stationers, “unscheduled absenteeism and lost productivity bring considerable cost and workers’ compensation claims are a growing concern for owners and managers. We see lots of potential in

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those products that support this workplace wellness,” the wholesalers adds.

“Spring cleaning and the arrival of the cold and ‘flu season, or news stories around health issues, can drive demand for new products and solutions.”

VOW’s Nice sees merit in using social media to raise awareness of hygiene issues while Kimberly-Clark has launched the delightfully-named www.achoo. com to back its seasonal Prepare to Care campaign, to lessen the effects of cold and ‘flu in the workplace.

Kleinmann in Germany has taken things even further. It’s developed a device that assesses the hygiene status of any surface by measuring the bacteria count and delivering a verdict on its contamination level in seconds.

It uses the device in a number of demonstrations to show the effectiveness of its Dataflash cleaning products by measuring bacteria levels both before and after use on keyboards, mice, telephones and desks.

Technology has also had an impact on the products themselves. Vectair Systems regards itself as being on the cutting-edge with its sub-micron fragrance technology, Piezo devices and antimicrobial chemistry in its product range.

A lack of product expertise is hampering some as they break new ground. As ADVEO’s Abrahams explains: “Without doubt the biggest challenge

is around knowledge, experience and confidence about the products. For companies where jan/san has not previously been a core focus, it takes time to adapt and understand what they need to do to deliver to their full potential.

Education and training are critical to developing this category and we all have an important role to play here.”

Novexco’s de Montigny adds: “Firstly, we had to get our sales force and the dealers on board and convince them of the need to add jan/san to our offering.

Secondly, we had to raise awareness among our end customers regarding this new category to change their purchasing habits. The sales force was then trained to assess customers’ needs in jan/san products and educate them as to how Novexco could meet those needs.”

Fellow US wholesaler United Stationers also has a heavy focus on training. As the jan/san group explains: “It takes time for resellers to develop confidence in their ability to sell jan/san products and some shy away from this category altogether. We’ve helped our resellers take on the low-hanging fruit in cleaning products and have a dedicated jan/san helpdesk to provide support when they face challenges. We’ve also established three-day intensive training ‘boot camps’ which complement our monthly Webinars and local ‘lunch & learns’.”

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data protection ACKNOWLEDGMENT www.it-online.co.za; www.wikipedia.com; www.typesofbackup. com; www.pcmag.com; www.pcworld.com

The data imperative Sharing, securing, storing and backing up data is the life blood of modern business

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s our lives become increasingly mobile and our digital highways increase in speed, spread and complexity, there is a corresponding urgency for protection against the risk of theft and data loss.

Merely backing up data is no longer enough. Embracing a solution that meets today’s business risk means engaging with a managed process, where both businesses and their trusted providers are involved in guaranteeing the security, transfer, archiving and availability of the data and its total restoration should a crisis hit. It will also provide for reporting, controls and auditing for operational efficiency via both physical and virtual server environments.

“Data protection is not just about backup today; it’s about a holistic

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approach that tightly incorporates snapshot management, archive, reporting, deduplication, replication, search and access,” says Nick Wonfor, country manager of CommVault, the world’s fastest growing data management software company. “With data growing 44 times per annum, as well as the space and staff requirements to manage it, businesses are being forced to find more intelligent ways to manage this data growth. There is evidence of a trend towards a one solution data protection approach.”

Resellers need to be integral in assisting clients to customise a solution appropriate for each level of the business environment, in order to ensure that the data is truly secure. While there are many data storage solutions available with simple storage and access, a true backup solution includes built-in backup times, version control, encryption and data management features.

Data storage encompasses anything from an external hard drive to tape, solid state drives (SSD), disk to SD memory cards. The type of data and how it needs to be accessed will determine the type of

data storage needed. Hard drives can be used for operational data, while tape is used for archival and backup data.

According to Jonathan Long, in his Seagate-based blog: “The need for an external drive shouldn’t be a hard sell, but its importance can be overlooked.

It’s a bit like a microwave or refrigerator where you don’t think about them until something goes wrong and you’re in need of a new one.”

Hard disk drives (HDDs) Similar to those installed inside a desktop or laptop computer, an external hard drive can be plugged into the computer or removed and stored away from the main computer. Both capacity and physical size need to be considered: 2,5-inch hard drives are portable, while 3,5-inch hard drives need a power source and are used at a desk.

An external hard drive provides a good option for local backups of large amounts of data, and is the cheapest and most reliable storage option in terms of value for money per Gigabyte. These are, however, vulnerable to damage by dropping or electrical surges.

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data protection Solid state drives (SSD) Solid state drives look and function similar to traditional hard drives but internally they are different in that they have no moving parts or rotating platters. Relying on semiconductors and electronics for data storage, they offer a more reliable and robust portable option that uses less power with greater speeds.

External SSDs are also a viable option for data backups, with capacities of up to 256Gb - albeit at a higher price than traditional hard drives.

Alternatively, two hard drives can be set up to double the read/write speed of a single hard drive. The drive is always connected and available to the network, making the NAS a good option for implementing automated scheduled backups.

NAS is not a moveable option, and will need protection from vulnerabilities such as theft, flood or fire.

Optical drives CD and DVD drives are ideal tools for storing media such as music, movies or software for distribution. CDs and DVDs are a low cost option, and as such do not offer good storage options for backups due to their shorter lifespan, small storage space and slower read/write speeds.

LTO drives Tape backups are still the most common method for long-term archiving because it is cheaper than hard drives. Linear tapeopen (LTO) magnetic tape drives are both reliable and manageable as an off-site data storage option for SMEs. Data-dense, robust and cheap, LTO tape is also an ideal addition to small, rack-mounted servers. Automation provides compatible desktop backup for smaller workstations.

Network attached storage (NAS) NAS are simply one or more regular hard drives plugged into an array storage enclosure and connected to a network router or hub through an Ethernet port, along with ventilating fans to protect the hard drives from overheating.

A good option for local network backups and small businesses, a NAS can hold very large amounts of data and can be set up with redundancy arrays (RAID), increasing its reliability and read/write performance. Depending on the type of RAID level used, the NAS will still function even if one hard drive in the RAID set fails.

USB flash drives Flash drives are similar to SSDs except they are much smaller in size and capacity.

Robust, portable and with capacities of up to 64Gb, they are easily fitted to accessories to aid mobility, and are ideal for backing up a small amount of data for business on-the-go. They are often used by marketing departments for product branding and information distribution.

What is RAID? The acronym originally stood for “redundant array of inexpensive disks”, but this has recently changed to “redundant array of independent disks”.

When hard drives were less spacious and more expensive, RAID was created to combine multiple, less-expensive drives into a single, higher-capacity and/or faster volume.

On top of that, it was designed to facilitate redundancy, also

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Cloud storage solutions While cloud solutions such as Dropbox can offer both an affordable and manageable off-site data storage facility for SMEs, recent news has highlighted security breaches.

The ability for hackers to access personal information and images is cause for concern. Businesses using this option will need to engage with a reliable and reputable company which can manage the cloud on their behalf.

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known as fault tolerance or failover protection, so that the array and its data remain usable when a drive fails. You’ll often hear about one-disk or two-disk redundancy, which refers to the number of drives that can fail while the array remains viable.

Redundancy is important for a small business as it provides a fail-safe against hardware failure.

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Tablets and notebooks

Mobility is the new working reality, and tablets and notebooks are the tools needed to achieve it

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obility is no longer just a trend: it is the new reality for productivity.

Today’s mobile computing environment is meeting the demand for work on-the-go, and it is shifting business away from four static walls and into the global spotlight.

The key to today’s mobility is immediate access to information, ensuring workers are always connected and in touch.

Helping your customers choose a portable device to best suit their needs is not as daunting as it may seem.

Tablets Tablets are small, unibody devices.

Lightweight and flexible, they can be held in one hand while being manipulated with the other.

Operating system When it comes to tablets, the three main operating systems on offer are Android, Windows and iOS. The choice of operating

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system depends largely on the user’s personal preference, as it will determine not only interoperability between devices but also the design of the user interface.

Devices running iOS are generally considered to be more stable as they have a tightly integrated user experience, while Android offers greater flexibility and

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The Windows Phone Store has very few apps in comparison.

Screen size Another key selling point of tablets is screen size. Typically, tablets range in size from seven to 12 inches, although some manufacturers may offer in-between sizes. As the software and apps on a tablet are independent of screen size, the choice hinges solely on the way in which the device will be used, and where. Resolution is an important aspect to consider when lining up options for customers. Generally, larger tablets will have higher resolutions: 720p is common in entry level devices while 1 536p is available on high-end devices.

Tablet screens are made of a type of glass called Gorilla glass. This glass is scratch-resistant, and often comes with an oleophobic coating. This coating repels oily marks left by fingerprints.

Battery life Battery life is key when it comes to the usefulness and portability of a tablet. The degree and intensity of use will determine how long a single charge will last. Tablet batteries are typically between 4 000mAh and 10 000mAh. These batteries will generally give users between seven and 11 hours of Web browsing time, and between eight and 13 hours of media playback time.

Screen brightness, as well as the number of connectivity options activated, will also play a role in battery drain.

Storage and connections Tablets come with predetermined internal storage. Different makes offer a range of

sizes, from 16Gb to 128Gb. Some tablets have a microSD slot, offering expandable storage for consumers who need additional space.

Tablets generally do not come with USB ports, and therefore plugging in an external hard drive is not an option. It is important to ensure your customer chooses a tablet with sufficient storage to suit their needs.

barrier between the glass of the tablet’s screen and things that can scratch it.

Accessories Many users find it challenging to type for any length of time on a touchscreen, and so one of the most popular accessories for tablets are keyboard stands. The tablet is placed in the stand at an angle similar to that of an open notebook, and users can then type on a larger, more convenient keyboard. Connection is made via Bluetooth.

Tablets can be used with a stylus for more precise input. These reduce errors as they have a pointed tip for pin-point accuracy.

Protecting a tablet from nicks and scratches is made easy with the wide variety of cases on offer. These fit snugly around the sides of the tablet and have a flap that opens and closes to reveal the screen. Many cases also double as stands, so that users can watch videos or read without having to hold the tablet themselves. This is ideal for long periods in one position, such as when on an aeroplane.

Another way for your customers to protect their screens is to use a screen protector. This is a thin, sticky film of transparent plastic which provides a

Productivity Arguably the most important selling point of a tablet is the productivity it allows users. Aside from operating system, battery life, screen size, storage and connections, connectivity is key for the modern mobile worker.

Most tablets come standard with WiFi and Bluetooth. Some are GSM-enabled as well, which means that they have a slot for a SIM card.

Weight is an important factor when considering productivity, as users have to be able to hold the device comfortably.

Tablets range in weight from 300g (7inch) to 700g (12-inch).

Tablets have a wide variety of uses, ranging from drawing and sketching to taking notes, playing games, watching movies and reading.

W? DID YOU KNO What is a phablet?

A phablet is a cross between a smartphone and a tablet. These hybrid devices usually have screen sizes that range from 5,3 inches to 6,9 inches. While larger than a smartphone, the phablet is much smaller than most tablets and can be held and used comfortably with one hand.

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Notebooks So-called because they are approximately the size of a notebook and fit into a briefcase, these devices are a lightweight alternative to a PC and are designed specifically for the mobile environment.

Operating system The two main operating systems available on notebooks are Microsoft’s Windows and Apple’s OS X. Your customer’s choice of operating system will depend entirely on what they are used to, and what they intend to do with the device.

If the notebook is a mobile continuation of the office PC, the easy compatibility of Microsoft Office documents will be a draw card. OS X devices are generally preferred by people who already own other Apple devices, and are often used by those in the creative field due to the software available from the Apple App Store.

Screen size Notebook screens come in a variety of sizes ranging from 13,3 inches to 17,3 inches. The larger size offers an advantage for professionals like graphic designers and software developers, who often prefer to work on bigger screens.

There is also a link between screen size and screen resolution. Typical notebook resolutions range from 768p to 2 160p, with larger screens generally having a greater resolution.

Battery life The choice of notebook battery depends on your customer’s intended use for the device. Manufacturers offer 3-cell or 6-cell battery options; the more cells a battery has, the longer battery life will be. A 3-cell battery will last from three to seven hours for general use, while a 6-cell battery will last between seven and 14 hours. There is a trade-off, however, as 6-cell batteries often add extra weight and can even increase the physical size of the device.

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Portability The weight of a notebook greatly influences its portability. Weight is influenced by both screen size and battery size. Larger batteries can the increase size and weight of the device; however, as systems are better optimised and battery technology improves, manufacturers can ensure a good battery life while keeping its size to a minimum. Notebooks generally range in weight from 1,5kg to 3,5kg.

and it does not have a handle.

Many users prefer not to use a track pad when sitting at a desk, and a wireless mouse is a convenient tool to have.

Another range of accessories that can be offered to customers are those improving ergonomics. A notebook stand lifts the device off a flat surface at an angle, which relieves both neck and back strain.

Additional wrist supports can minimise pain and mitigate carpal tunnel syndrome.

Storage and connections Notebook capacity is an important selling point. Solid-state drives (SSDs) are smaller, lighter and quicker than traditional hard disk drives (HDDs). They use less power and therefore promote battery life. The disadvantage of SSDs is that they are more expensive and have limited capacity (usually 128Gb). Notebooks with traditional hard drives offer more capacity – up to 1Tb – and are less expensive. They are, however, slower and use more power, which has a negative impact on battery life.

Storage can be expanded on some notebooks by making use of the second hard drive bay. If this is not a feasible option, the next best thing is external storage. Notebooks come with multiple USB 3.0 ports which can be used to attached portable hard drives, flash drives or external optical drives (DVD/CD writers). Many notebooks still come with integrated optical drives, and higher end devices may include Blu-ray players.

Productivity and power Designed with a screen and a keyboard, there is no disputing the fact that a notebook is useful for high input text-based tasks and design or development work.

The portability of a notebook no longer means sacrificing on processing power. A wide range of Intel and AMD processors are offered in Windows-based notebooks. It’s not uncommon to find notebooks with 8Gb or more of RAM. RAM can be expanded by replacing the module with a higher capacity one, or by adding additional units.

As with tablets, the connectivity offered by a notebook is key. Notebooks come standard with WiFi and Bluetooth, and some even have a slot for a SIM card under the battery.

Other productivity tools include an HDMI port – either a full-sized or a mini one – which makes output to a TV simple.

An SD card slot is a feature on many notebooks, allowing users to easily access data stored on devices that use SD cards, such a cameras and video cameras.

Accessories The most popular accessory for a notebook is a bag in which to carry it.

These bags generally have a centrally located, padded section, often with Velcro straps to secure the notebook in place.

The bags can be made of leather or nylon, and include other pockets for the charger, pens, files or business cards.

Sleeves are another way to protect notebooks. They resemble a pocket and are usually made of neoprene. There is only space for the notebook and charger,

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W? DID YOU KNO What is an ultrabook?

Smaller and lighter than notebook computers, ultrabooks are designed to be portable without compromising on battery life. They contain powerful processors, SSDs and a unibody chassis. The drawback of ultrabooks is that they have smaller 13,3-inch screens.

What is a hybrid?

Hybrids are essentially notebooks with touchscreens that fold, flip or rotate to convert to a flat form factor. Hybrids modelled after tablets are thinner and lighter than standard notebooks, and they have slide-out keyboards.

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Balancing paper’s price with sustainability In a competitive market companies can no longer rely solely on price

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ostling for a piece of the market pie can get messy. Sustaining market position is tough.

Companies looking to bring in sustained profits often have to resort to either cost cutting or raising prices.

Office paper has multiple impacts on the environment throughout its lifecycle, from its raw material state through production, transport, distribution, use and recycling.

Resellers must ensure that companies are on board with sustainable practices.

Selling value, when it comes to paper sales, means resellers need to focus on educating the customer as to why the product costs what it does, and how the product will create a positive change in the customer’s life.

“Too many companies try to compete on price, which is a hard competitive advantage to sustain. Someone can always undercut you, and the price-sensitive customers you attract are happy to jump ship. One of my recurring themes when I talk to companies is to sell value, not price,” says Rocky Agrawal of VentureBeat.

Selling value goes hand-in-hand with marketing strategies and information sharing, educating the customer about FST-certified paper or recycled products from pulp, which reduces the demand for wood resources. Landfill disposal or burning of paper contributes to environmental degradation. Many international organisations now use recycled and sustainable papers to ensure eco-responsibility.

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data, case studies and client testimonials to back up your knowledge sharing with the customer, to show them others are taking this route; and Getting the customer physically involved with the product and the value offering, both up and downstream of the purchase.

What is a price point?

The term “price point” is used in several related ways in the world of economics.

All of the uses revolve around the retail price which is charged for an item, and the way in which consumers interact with this price. Understanding how price points work is critical for companies.

Ideally, they want to hit the point of perfect balance, where consumers view a price as fair and expected, and demand for a product continues to remain consistent. If a price point is too high, demand can slacken, leading to fewer units sold. Low prices can drive demand higher, creating profits on volume, rather than on individual items - a tactic used by bulk and discount retailers.

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Benefits of responsible paper management Part of the reseller service remains ensuring that the client makes use of the right quantity and grammage (gsm) of paper for each application. More specifically, it is printing the right amount in a more intelligent manner. This is where managed print services (MPS) make an impact. By choosing the right quantity of the right paper for the right application, a company can reduce expenditure on printers, consumables and maintenance.

“Using the services offered by our paper consultants and representatives can add value to your clients, as they will make sure you are aware of the sustainable options available and suitable for each application,” says Caroline Coughlan, marketing manager at Antalis.

Business can play a positive role in the sustainability of paper. Paper is the only carbon-neutral communication medium throughout its lifecycle. The carbon in paper remains locked away for the full lifecycle of the paper fibres - which can be indefinitely, depending on how the paper is finally disposed of at the end of its useful life.

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7 times – the number of times paper can be recycled without losing any of its original quality.

3 minutes – the time it takes for a page displayed on a screen to consume more energy than the printed equivalent.

242g - the amount of CO2 released when sending an electronic invoice, the equivalent of the production and dispatch of 15 paper invoices.

75% - Unilever’s levels of use of certified, sustainably managed paper and board packaging and recycled material by 2015. They aim for 100% by 2020.

2015 – the year the LEGO Group will use 100% FSC-certified paper in all applications, with the same requirements imposed on its licensed partners.

40% - the reduction in energy needed to manufacture paper from recovered paper than to produce virgin paper.

What is FSC Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)?

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an international association that works to ensure the permanent existence of forest areas through responsible forest management and conservation.

Use of the FSC logo is intended to signify that the product comes from responsible sources - environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable.

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crime alert

Internal crime checks Fingerprinting is an essential tool in today’s HR vetting. Don’t wait until it is too late

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ith commercial crime up by over 45% in the last nine years, and HR fraud at 42% in South Africa compared to the global average of 15%, it is more important than ever to use a reliable criminal vetting process for recruiting and human resources management.

“South Africa has seen a radical change in the way criminal checks have been conducted over the last three years,” says Greg Brown, director: Risk Management & Compliance Solutions at LexisNexis South Africa, a leading background screening and due diligence solutions business.

“This began in 2011 with the introduction of the Afiswitch Criminal Illicit Activity Check, which requires the physical capture of fingerprints on an electronic scanner for verification.

“The criminal check business has since evolved to include additional status and criminal detail provided by 69 reports of SAPS, helping recruitment agencies and HR managers to make sound decisions when hiring candidates,” says Brown.

The Afiswitch Check replaced the Criminal Name Clearance Check, which was a simple online search using name, surname and ID number to provide a negative or positive criminal status.

The change in systems created a logistical nightmare for

recruitment agents and departments as the candidate needed to be physically present for the capture of the criminal checks. The device and training were additional costs, and many recruitment agencies stopped offering criminal checks as a service.

However, today professionals recognise the accuracy and intelligence behind the Afiswitch system, which is now firmly established as an essential tool in the vetting process.

Purchasing a scanner is not the only method available to business owners interested in protecting their companies. Many background screeners have established networks of agencies providing once-off criminal checks at a reasonable charge.

These networks even extend to outlying areas which were previously inaccessible to smaller recruitment firms.

The change in criminal check systems has also brought with it business opportunities for entrepreneurs. A number of smaller companies offer a mobile criminal check service where the biometric officer travels to the candidate or business to capture criminal checks for a fee.

There is still the old faithful 91A form, although it now has some enhancements. An original 91A form can be submitted to a background screener and the fingerprints uploaded to the AFIS database for vetting, with a result in less than two weeks – a major improvement over the six to eight weeks of the past.

Brown says that LexisNexis’ Risk Management department has a passion for advancing the rule of law, driving South Africa forward by providing information for a competitive edge.

For more information on background screening and other solutions offered by LexisNexis Risk Management contact (011) 245 6500 or visit www.lnrisk.co.za.

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arts&craft

The art of technology From the oil paintings of history’s finest to the dynamic, digital works of today’s designers, we are all connected by creativity

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hether a sketch by Da Vinci; a painting by Picasso; an architectural drawing of a new high-rise; or the digital manipulation of an image for the pages of Vogue magazine, the creative environment knows no bounds.

From prehistoric rock art to the first pieces of parchment paper, the way we learn and create centres around putting ideas into practice.

While the first step is inspiration, creativity then becomes concrete in the form of sketching, modelling or designing. What remains key in the process are the basic tools for creative expression.

Like every other aspect of our fast-paced world, the traditional and digital are merging. Rather than threatening to override one another, a symbiotic relationship has formed between the two.

The first crayon gripped in a child’s chubby hands may later become a mechanical pencil or a tablet stylus. Technology offers new tools for expression, giving users the ability to continue to develop and push the boundaries of art while creating a hybrid of traditional and digital media.

Access to the variety of tools available today provides a wide range of choice for creative expression.

Digital tools Modern tools for expression include: • Hardware – this includes devices such as smartphones, tablets, notebooks and PCs. The advantage of using an electronic device as a tool is that artworks can now be planned before committing them to canvas. Artists who have moved to the digital form find more ways to experiment without the cost of materials or the space required for traditional art.

• Software - there are a number of highly regarded pieces of software that can be used in different creative environments.

Programs such as Adobe Photoshop and CorelDRAW are used by artists and graphic designers to sketch, paint, draw and design. Software like Blender and Maya is used by artists to design 3D models and animations. Draftsmen and architects can create detailed plans and designs without a large drawing board using programs such as AutoCAD. Required changes are much easier to make in digital form.

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arts&craft Traditional tools Traditional art supplies encompass a large range of familiar items, including: • Pens and pencils – these are arguably the most familiar artists’ tools.

Pencils are usually made from graphite, which have an alphanumerical grading. The H stands for hardness, while the B stands for blackness. The number refers to hardness. For example, an artist might prefer a 2B pencil, while an architect will use a 2H pencil.

Charcoal pencils are often used by artists for shading. Coloured pencils are made from a blend of clay and colour pigment. Pens can have oil or gel-based inks, and come in almost every colour imaginable.

• Pastels – these can be chalk-based, made from compressed powder; or oil-based, consisting of pigment mixed with a nondrying oil and wax. They come in a variety of colours.

• Paints – the standard types of paints used by artists are watercolours, which consist of finely ground pigments that are water soluble; acrylics, which are made from pigment suspended in a polymer binder; and oil paints, which are made from ground pigments mixed with oil.

• Brushes – made of stiff synthetic bristles or finer, more pliable hog hair, brushes come in a dizzying array of sizes, thickness and shapes, including round brushes, flat brushes, mop brushes, sword brushes and fan brushes.

• Papers and canvases – the type of paper or canvas used is usually determined by the medium in which the artist works.

Watercolour paper is roughly textured and thick, while paper used for calligraphy is smooth and light-weight.

Canvas can be made from cotton, linen or other synthetic materials, and can be primed to take any type of paint or ink.

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Designed to inspire Office furniture can be used as a tool to unlock potential

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Richard Andrews, MD of Inspiration Office. he modern workplace is stressful, and the modern worker is more frenetic than ever because they’re “always on”, says Richard Andrews, MD of Inspiration Office.

“Stress and anxiety alone seriously affect performance, and stressed people are not creative, inspired, productive people.

They are also more likely than happy, well workers to suffer from illness, which in turn results in absenteeism and its associated costs. Happy, fulfilled people are more engaged during office hours, and they don’t call in sick as often as discontented, demotivated and depressed people do. We want to look to shifting the balance to what we call ‘presenteeism’,” he says.

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Far from just the business of selling desks and chairs, Andrews says that furniture “has the potential to unlock productivity and actively foster creativity”.

“Proper furniture in the right place is an investment that generates a return. It has the potential to stimulate creativity, open channels of communication, instil values, attract and retain talent, create memorable experiences and communicate brand identity. When you are inspired, you don’t feel like you are doing work,” says Andrews.

With the best locally designed and award-winning international brands, such as Steelcase, Angelshack and Coalesse, Andrew says the aim of Inspiration Office is to address the new and changing ways in which people choose to work.

“In a mobile, wireless world, people still come to the office, but now they come for different reasons than before. An

office is no longer just a place of work. A desk needs to be more than just a desk – it is a collaborative zone. We understand this and help address the wireless world’s demand for collaboration, communication and creative encounters: furniture that better suits the pods, zones, huddle puddles and rest areas of modern office design. Ultimately, presenting a functional and beautiful space helps attract and retain talent, and the human element is an organisation’s most valuable asset.

“The way we work has also changed.

Before we may have been at our desk from 9am to 5pm with one hour for lunch but that didn’t mean we were working hard. A large corporate client of ours recently added wireless connectivity and a printer to their canteen area. This is where people feel more comfortable to work and be productive because it is a more collaborative space.”

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workstation ergonomics Inspiration Office also focuses on the integration of technology into the work environment. For example, tablets have changed the way we sit when we work, and research shows there are now nine new working positions.

“We are about selling the solution and maximising a company’s return on real estate expenditure. If a client doesn’t want to be tied up in depreciating assets on the balance sheet, we are able to offer a leasing option. We want to give people a reason to come to the office, and we are all about educating corporates on ways to better communicate the brand as well as the company culture.”

Andrews’ is not the only company intent on facilitating productivity in the workspace.

A range of office tools are meeting the new demands that mobility and technology are placing on the workforce.

Formfunc Studio are the sole distributors for Humanscale furniture tools and offer a range of dynamic options that includes its Float sit/stand adjustable desk, for a combination of standing and sitting activities.

“Movement is key,” says Alan Sherratt.

“The human body is designed to move and neither sitting nor standing all day is good for us. Thanks to its innovative and proprietary design, Float solves the problems and limitations of current-generation heightadjustable tables by gracefully adapting to a vast range of heights and weights with exceptional ease of use. Its constant-force spring allows it to move effortlessly and instantly between sitting height and standing

Stats 36% - the increase of efficiency gained from a well-designed office space, according to research.

40% - the number of people more likely to die over the next three years because they spend 11 or more hours a day sitting - regardless of how physically active they are otherwise.

42% - the number of carpal tunnel cases resulting in more than 30 days away from work.

height, to accommodate the ergonomic needs of 99% of users.

“Another area where we are filling the gap is in the call centre arena. Desk sharing and smaller workspaces have become common place: take a call centre desk as an example. Shift patterns see different users (large, thin, tall and short) occupying the same space in a single day. Humanscale’s CPU holder allows the monitor to be easily adjusted and repositioned for multiple-user workstations. Within a matter of seconds, a new user can position the monitor at an optimal height and depth. Plus, the monitor arm’s effortless lateral adjustment encourages collaboration and information sharing.”

Another key component of an ergonomic workstation, and a must for any keyboard user, is the Humanscale articulating keyboard support. It offers protection from carpel tunnel syndrome, neck and back pain, and other musculoskeletal issues. At the same time, the Humanscale Foot Machines allows a gentle rocking of the feet, which uses most of the lower leg muscles to increase

healthy circulation, and also raises the feet to relieve pressure on the lower back when sitting.

According to 3M South Africa, “If you use your computer often and have experienced symptoms like headache, eye-strain, backache and neck ache, you probably are a victim of computer vision syndrome (CVS). These symptoms can effect productivity and comfort whilst at work.”

3M’s range of anti-glare screen filters are designed to eliminate screen glare and reduce the risks of CVS through a reduction in eye strain, enhancement of contrast, more accurate colour representation, and prevention of static electric charge and dust build up.

In line with both mobility and security trends, 3M’s Vikuiti Privacy Filters conceal data from view when working in public areas, so that only the user is able to see on-screen information.

Mobility is a fact of life, and ensuring the health and safety of workers is paramount. Ergonomically designed office furniture is a good way to meet both needs.

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Mind the FM gap Resellers can widen the scope of their services by building a relationship with the facilities manager of a building

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building encompasses a need for an array of suppliers and services in order to be optimally maintained, including air-conditioning and HVAC; plants and greenery; canteen and breakroom supplies; safety and security; and cleaning and recycling services.

Astute resellers are those who are able to identify with a client’s industry and mission and deliver on a wide basket of day-to-day offerings of supplies and services that will save the client time, administration and unnecessary costs.

By building relationships and uncovering hidden needs, the reseller offering can be upgraded and spread to include the delivery of products and management services required by building manager facilitators.

This would mean first understanding the expectations of the individual facilities manager, and could include: • New product introductions and aligned services management.

• Installation of purchased equipment and upkeep of loan equipment,

along with the associated supplies in order to keep it operating (as long as the brand continues to be ordered via the supplier).

• Technical training for staff if required.

• Regularly assigned delivery schedules (free of charge) and inspection of on-site equipment.

• A managed inventory of all products and purchases to define varieties and quantities, and as a means for alternative product offering and cost savings.

Suppliers would need to ensure that they have the following in place: • An understanding of all related Acts and regulations pertaining to a business, building and its operations, such as the Companies Act, POPI, the Employment Act and the Health & Safety Act. • Well-trained staff to carry the brand through with aptitude, reaching down as far as the drivers and workers sent on-site.

• Good administrative staff for procedure, processing and delivery.

• Their own internal parameters regarding business operations integrity.

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Collaborative workspace innovation with internal redesigns via glass and dry-walling; rest area upgrades with plants, foliage, games and entertainment; and well-stocked vending machines and water coolers.

A focus on wellness that doesn’t require a complete overhaul – think ergonomic offerings such as mini-trampolines, gym

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The ability to supply client references.

When dealing with a facilities manager of a building, Arnold Sivhada, EHS country manager for Johnson Controls sub-Saharan Africa, asks that suppliers also consider the risk parameters that come into play.

“Facilities management (FM) outsources service providers’ work on the premises of their clients. If they do not adhere to Health & Safety legislation and the requirements specific to their client’s operations, they can introduce risk into the organisation, impacting its people, assets and reputation. Pro-active creation of a live interface document can bridge health and safety gaps.”

If you are dealing with an FM make sure to ask for such a document, and ensure your company is able to offer your own documentation regarding Health & Safety legislation, procedures and processes.

“Pro-active outsourced providers may even add value where clients do not have Health & Safety policies and procedures in place. The ideal approach is, however, for the client and outsourced FM provider to jointly identify and agree on the way forward to achieve a safe and secure environment for all employees.”

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balls, wrist supports and computer ergo-tilts.

Helping to create a culture of safety with signage, fire drill routes and safety training, first aid, servicing of extinguishers, manuals and safety files supply, fireproof safes, and securing of sensitive materials and data filing rooms.

Recycling services that encompass products throughout the building.

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industry news Pitney Bowes introduces digital signature technology Pitney Bowes South Africa, a leading provider of customer communication solutions, in partnership with ARX Cosign, the market leader in digital signature technology, has launched a powerful, integrated solution which streamlines and digitises document signing processes.

Called “CoSign Click”, it facilitates how companies “on-board” new customers. Leon van der Merwe, business development manager at Pitney Bowes South Africa, say, “Co-Sign Click is a digital signature solution which enables a company’s customers to sign on-line documents and forms electronically without them requiring a digital signature or any hardware signing device.

“Until now, signing electronically with a digital signature was only available to licensed subscribers of digital signature applications. This new technology is great news for companies requiring customers to provide a once-off signature on a document or form.”

Already the technology is converting the customer on-boarding process from a time-consuming paper-based system taking five to seven days down to 40 minutes.

Pitney Bowes is the first company to introduce CoSign Click to South Africa, and is excited to introduce the numerous benefits of digital signature technology to local businesses.

“In South African law there are certain statutes that require a

signature before a document can be considered valid.

If this signature is to be applied electronically, the Electronic Communications and Transaction (ECT) Act of 2002 refers to an ‘Advanced’ Electronic Signature (AeS) and is the only type of electronic signature that is recognised as legally acceptable.

“The partnership with ARX offers our customers a legally compliant solution for digitally signing documents which can then be seamlessly integrated with their electronic document management system,” says Van der Merwe.

“There are three areas in which the technology ensures compliance, which we refer to as the three ‘I’s’: intent (to sign), identity (of the signer) and integrity (of the document).

After a person electronically signs a document the content of the document is protected. If changes are made to the signed document, the signature will no longer be valid.”

Bright stars

Congratulations!!

The industry has acknowledged two leading office professionals who have achieved excellence in their field.

At the PA of the Year Awards 2014, organised

by Dictum and held at Emperor’s Palace recently, Lizzie Mudzingwa, PA to the Office of the chairman of Telkom, not only won the title but also a number of wonderful prizes in honour of her leadership, skills and aptitude.

In another event, the prestigious OPSA Rexel South African National Office Professional of the Year Awards, Magda Hamman, PA to Charles Alexander who is GM of Discovery, received the top award for her passion and outstanding service.

Hamman is the fourth Discovery PA to win this prestigious award.

The Association for Office Professionals of South Africa (OPSA) is the professional body for secretaries in the country, with the Office Professional Award celebrating its 34th Year.

Congratulations to both Magda Hamman and Lizzie Mudzingwa. www.shop-sa.co.za

Lizzie Mudzingwa receiving her PA of the Year Award

Precilla Morgan of PPC is the winner of the July edition of Win This.

Her prize was a Kubo bag, sponsored by Fila Cartorama SA.

Magda Hamman, winner of this year’s OPSA Rexel SA National Office Professional of the Year Award

The winner of the September edition of Win This is Sumaya Khan, who won a Ferrari Primary Trolley Backpack, sponsored by Fila Cartorama SA.

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eco news

Curved TVs offer greater energy efficiency

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he advanced features offered by curved televisions, such as innovative designs, ultra-high definition (UHD) resolution, 3D compatibility, high contrast and less reflection, auto depth enhancer and uniform viewing distance, is seen to be driving market growth.

This is according to Transparency Market Research’s Curved Televisions Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2013 – 2019 report.

In addition, the light-emitting diode (LED) and organic LED (OLED) technology used in curved televisions offers high energy efficiency, environmental friendliness and durability.

It requires less operational cost and is seeing commercial organisations opting for curved televisions.

Considered the future of consumer electronics displays, OLED technology uses an organic chemical compound as a key material to emit light in response to an electric current.

Curved screens also offer highercontrast images than liquid crystal display, and are so thin that future mobile devices will be able to “fold like paper”.

At present, the market for curved televisions is limited to upmarket

shopping malls, commercial trade centres and consumers with high disposable income. To encourage more market penetration, manufacturing costs are being reduced by decreasing the standard size of these displays.

In South Africa, LG leads the transition from the flat screen to the gently curved screen - reportedly the most optimal form for any display, providing equal distance from all parts of the screen to the eyes, with the degree of curvature being based on careful calculations. The resulting screen allows no distortion of objects as it is shaped after the natural form of human sight and vision, taking the viewer right into the centre of the onscreen action.

For further information contact LG South Africa on www.lg.com.

eco news

Solar laptop charger boosts adventure, mobility Voltaic Systems designs products, including solar chargers and solar backpacks, that produce and store their own power to run your electronics anywhere.

Sold and distributed by ADF South Africa, their Solar Generator Laptop charger pack comprises three panels of 10W each, which charge a 60W capacity battery on the inside of the pack. When charged for just one hour by the sun, AC or car, the solar charger can run a laptop for up to 30 minutes at a time, or charge a smartphone up to eight times.

Pricing is around R5 450, excluding VAT. They are available through ADF Outdoor, at www. solarmobile.co.za.

Shine on with solar solutions from In2Brands In2Brands has entered the solar market with their recently launched Switch to Portable Solar Power campaign.

Their current portfolio of portable solar products includes In2Brand’s own locally designed and created EcoBoxx, and the Dutch WakaWaka.

Both make use of the very latest in patented solar technology to supply electricity to those in need.

In addition to providing an emergency source of power during load shedding and power cuts with its solar generator providing plug-and-play portable power, EcoBoxx also offers a range of specially designed custom kits. These include a cooking kit with

microwave or food grill, and a TV kit with a TV. For those who require a smaller, yet equally effective solution, WakaWaka (meaning “shine bright” in Swahili) offers a portable solar powered lamp and phone charger, which provides in excess of 40 hours of safe, bright reading light from a single eight-hour charge. It has the ability to power any USB-enabled device or smartphone in less than two hours.

The perfect safety accessory for mobile workers, it ensures users can charge devices on-the-go and stay connected wherever they are.

For further information contact Talana Cole on (021) 447 6849.

product showcase

LG20M35A LG MONITOR 20” • • • • •

Size: 19.5” Resolution: 1600 x 900 Contrast: Mega Brightness: 200cd/m2 Interface: HDMI x 1,D-sub

Tel: (011) 248 0300 Web: www.koloksa.co.za

WAX CRAYONS WITH A TWIST! NEW Bostik Wax Twisters are wax crayons but even better! These retractable twist-up crayons are protected by a durable plastic barrel to prevent waste and breakage. There’s no need to sharpen so you’re ensured of a clean line every time. Bostik Wax Twisters are perfect for school projects and home craft afternoons.

12 Bright colours in every pack!

www.facebook.com/BostikSouthAfrica

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

FERRARI EXPANDABLE BACKPACK BLACK LABEL/RED LABEL • • • • • • • •

Padded and reinforced back panel.

Adjustable padded shoulder straps. Double zipped main compartment.

Front pocket with zip. Inside pocket.

Laptop/tablet compartment.

Ferrari shield shaped logo on bag.

Silkscreen printed logo on side of bag.

7cm expandable. 33x42x14cm.

Available in both red and black.

Tel: 087 150 3549 E-mail: sales@filacartorama.co.za Web: www.filacartorama.co.za

FILA CARTORAMA SA (PTY) Ltd

FERRARI MEDIUM POUCH BLACK LABEL/RED LABEL • • • • •

Fabric collection, 600d polyester.

Quilted embroided fabric and Ferrari shield shaped logo on pencil bag.

Contrast colour piping.

Available in both red and black selection.

Also available in a round pencil bag.

Tel: 087 150 3549 E-mail: sales@filacartorama.co.za Web: www.filacartorama.co.za

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FILA CARTORAMA SA (PTY) Ltd

Vol 98 - October 2014

product showcase

NEW PHILIPS DIGITAL VOICE RECORDERS What do you want to record? Philips has the solution for you!

Designed to record! The new Philips Voice Tracers offer best-in-class audio quality in any recording situation, with crystal clear sound and large colour display for ease of use. Optimized for notes, conversations, lectures & interviews, music and meetings.

Tel: (011) 887 1056 E-mail: info@speech.co.za Web: www.speech.co.za

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SOURCE PRODUCTS HERE A ADDING MACHINE, POINT OF SALE AND MACHINE ROLLS PaperGeni Rotunda ADHESIVES, GLUES AND SPRAYS BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Correction Fluid, Glue sticks & Super Glue Palm Stationery Manufacturers - New Wave Freedom Stationery - Marlin ADHESIVE NOTES 3M SA PTY Ltd - Post-it ® ART, CRAFT, GRAPHIC AND DRAWING MATERIALS CTP Stationery - A4 coloured poster boards Freedom Stationery - Marlin Max Frank - Uni, Artline Pentel S.A (Pty) Ltd. - Oil pastels and watercolour paint

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B BAGS AND CASES D.O.S - iStay Flip File - Business cases.

Freedom Stationery - Space Case and Marlin Global Bag And Sportswear Manufactures Custom schoolbags ,tracksuits Kolok - Kenton Topmark - School Bags, Laptop Bags, Pencil Cases, Sports Bags, Luggage BATTERIES Nikki Distributors - Duracell Batteries Nikki Distributors - Energizer Batteries BIN RANGE Krost Office Products BINDING ACCESSORIES AZ Trading - Plastic Comb, Wire, Thermal & Covers CTP Donau - Donau files and slide binders, A4 poster board Parrot Products - Parrot Comb Binding Machines Press Products - Twin Wire®, Plastic Combs,

Plastikoil®, Binding Covers Rexel Office Products - Rexel and GBC

BINDING MACHINES AZ Trading - DSB, Neorel D.O.S - Prima, DSB Parrot Products - Parrot Comb Binding Machines Press Products - Twin Wire®, Plastikoil®, Plastic Combs Rexel Office Products - GBC and Rexel ranges BOARDS BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - BIC Velleda School Whiteboards 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. Quartet magnetic white/cork boards 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 RBE - Papersmart BOOKS AND PADS 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 RBE - NCR Business Books Rexel Office Products - Colourhide notebooks BOXES AND CARTONS CTP Stationery - Archiving Systems Rexel Office Products Specialised Filing Systems - Archive and Off-Site Tidy Files - Acid free archiving products

C CALCULATORS Kolok - HP Nikki Distributors - Truly calculators Palm Stationery Manufacturers - New Wave Power Stationery - Powerstar Rexel Office Products - IBICO CALENDARS CTP Stationery - Diaries assorted sizes CALLIGRAPHY Max Frank - Artline CANTEEN Kolok - Tea, Coffee, milk etc, Sunbeam (appliances), Cleansui (water filters and refills) CARBON PAPER AND FILMS RBE - NCR Business Books CD’S, DVD’S AND DISKETTES Kolok - Verbatim, Kenton CLIP BOARDS CTP Stationery - DONAU brand Parrot Products - Masonite and whiteboard CLIPS, FASTENERS AND PINS Freedom Stationery - Marlin Grip Binders - Essentials, Stephens, Penguin Tidy Files - Filing solution

Effortless binding with perfect results CombBind 100

CombBind 110

CombBind C200

CombBind C210

buyers’ guide COLOURING BOOKS Empire Toy & Stationery - Empire books Freedom Stationery - Marlin Palm Stationery Manufacturers - New Wave COMPUTER ACCESSORIES Kolok - Verbatim, Kenton Krost Office Products Pyrotec - Tower Inkjet-laser labels, business cards and photo paper COMPUTER CLEANING Kolok - ComputerCare Pyrotec - Tower computer cleaning range COMPUTER CONSUMABLES CTP Stationery - Full range of DONAU files KMP - for computer consumables Kolok Unlimited - Penguin (Ribbons, Toners, Inkjets,) ,Till and fax rolls Redfern Print Services - Redfern inkjet/laser/ copier labels and a full range of stationery labels COMPUTER HARDWARE Kolok Unlimited - Blazer UPS systems, Geha (Interactive white boards) CORPORATE STATIONERY & GIFTING Star Stationers and Printers CRAYONS AND CHALKS Freedom Stationery - Marlin Palm Stationery Manufacturers - Chalks and Crayons Power Stationery - Powerstar

Hortors Stationery - Legal diaries Rexel Office Products - NOBO planners, refills and T-card kits, Quartet Monthly/Weekly planner

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South African Diaries - For all your diary

FAX ROLL MANUFACTURERS

needs

Rotunda

DICTATION - TRANSCRIPTION

FILES AND FILING

Olympus Audio S.A - Digital Voice Recorders,

African Filing Systems - Top retrieval filing

Transcription Kits and Accessories.

and arching products

Powerhouse Dictation for Philips - Dictation,

BSC Stationery - Treeline, Mobifile

transcription, meeting recording, mini-tapes,

CTP Stationery - Full range of quality DONAU

foot pedals, accessories

brand Flip File - Executive display files, expanding

DRAUGHTING AND DRAWING OFFICE SUPPLIES

files, Document folders, dividers

CTP Stationery - A4 Poster Boards

Freedom Stationery - Edo / Unifile Palm Stationery Manufacturers - Lever arch, Ringbinder files, Manilla flat folders Grafton/Star

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Kolok - Geha (Binding machines)

EMBOSSERS AND ENGRAVING

document file, clip file and presentation file

Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - Ideal

Rexel Office Products - Prima and Rexel

& Trodat Embossers (pocket, desk and

ranges

electronic), Trotec

Specialised Filing Systems - Top Retrieval,

Palm Stationery Manufacturers - leaver arch, ring binder files, manilla flat folders.

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

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Archive and Off-Site ENVELOPES AND MAILING

Tidy Files - Filing solutions

BSC Stationery - Leo Envelopes CTP Stationery - Commercial envelopes

FOLDERS

Global Envelopes - CelloWrapped, peel+seal

CTP Stationery - DONAU Brand

and FullGum

Freedom Stationery - Marlin

Grafton/Star

Palm Stationery Manufacturers - View files,

KZN Envelopes

polypropylene & board folders

Merpak Envelopes - Complete range of quality

Tidy Files - Specialised

envelopes

D DESK SETS AND ACCESSORIES BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Desk Set Solo Delux Freedom Stationery - Marlin Krost Office Products Ledger Systems - Falcon Products Rexel Office Products - Rexel Eco Range DIARIES, PLANNERS AND ORGANISERS CTP Stationery - CTP Brand

CombBind C250 Pro

See page 46 for contact details

WireBind W20

Narayan Wholesaler - Wholesaler of Quality

FORMS - LEGAL AND MISCELLANEOUS

Envelopes, Peel and Seal

Hortors Stationery - complete range of custom,

PaperGeni

company, miscellaneous, magisterial, etc.

RBE - Papersmart ERASERS & ERASING / CORRECTION FLUIDS

FURNITURE - OFFICE & SCHOLASTIC

BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Tippex tape,

Krost Office Products - accessories

bottle and Pen

New Era Office cc - Specialising in all office

Freedom Stationery - Marlin

furniture desks, chairs, credenzas, boardroom

Max Frank - Uni

tables, etc

Palm Stationery Manufacturers - Tape/Erasers

Reboni Furniture Group - Manufacturing and

Pentel S.A (PTY) LTD - Hi-Polymer and Ain

distribution of educational and office furniture

eraser, correction tape and pens

Specialised Filing Systems - Cabinets,

Power Stationery - Powerstar

Shelving and Hi-Density

MultiBind 230 Comb & Wire

www.rexelsa.co.za ThermaBind T400

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GUILLOTINES AND TRIMMERS AZ Trading - DSB, Kobra Beswick Office Products - Fellowes, Vivid Maynards Office Technology - IDEAL Shredders & Guillotines – SA Distributors Press Products - BindQuip Rexel Office Products - SmartCut and ClassicCut

LABELS 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 Specialised Filing Systems - Filing Tidy Files - Filing solutions LABELLING MACHINES Kemtek Imaging Systems - Distributor of Brother P-Touch Labelling System

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INDEX TABBING AND DIVIDERS 3M SA - Post-it flags, Flag pen and highlighter CTP Stationery - DONAU Brand board and P.P Flip File - Index Tabs, Flip tabs Freedom Stationery - Marlin Grip Binders Palm Stationery Manufacturers Rexel Office Products - Rexel, Mylar and Prima board 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.

INTER-SCREWS / BINDING SCREWS Ledger Systems - Sole suppliers of Inter screws

LAMINATING MACHINES AZ Trading - DSB, Speedlam, Lamiace Kolok - GEHA and Galaxy Parrot Products - Parrot A4 and A3 Laminators Press Products - GMP Rexel Office Products - GBC and Rexel ranges LAMINATING POUCHES AND MATERIALS AZ Trading - A0 to ID card size Kolok - GEHA, Penguin laminating pouches and rolls Parrot Products Press Products - GMP Rexel Office Products - GBC

MARKERS BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Permanent Markers, Highlighters, whiteboard 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 markers, highlighters Pentel (Pty) Ltd. - Maxiflo, white board marker and paint marker Power Stationery - Powerstar MATHEMATICAL GEOMETRY SETS & ACCESSORIES Freedom Stationery - Marlin Palm Stationery Manufacturers Power Stationery - Powerstar MINUTE AND GUARD BOOKS Hortors Stationery - Company registers, minute books and other legal registers Ledger Systems - Falcon products

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

LEGAL STATIONERY Hortors Stationery - All legal registers, forms, diaries etc LETTER TRAYS Krost Office Products

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JANITORIAL Kolok - Goldenmarc (Cleaning products), Brooms, Mops and equipment.

MAILING TUBES CTP Stationery

O OFFICE ERGONOMICS Rexel Office Products - Kensington copyholders, risers, footrests, Rexel range of electric staplers and punches which reduces chances of RSI (repetitive strain injury) OFFICE FURNITURE IXAXA Office Furniture - Office furniture (Desks and Chairs) from reception to CEO’S office

Simply faster to the finish...

TM

Introducing the new line of Fusion Laminators

Fusion 1000L

Fusion 1100L

Fusion 3000L

buyers’ guide

See page 46 for contact details

OVERHEAD PROJECTION AND ACCESSORIES 3M SA (Pty) Ltd. - Overhead film, transparency, multimedia Kolok - Penguin Transparencies Max Frank - Artline Parrot Products - Data Projectors, OHPs, screens and rear projection film Penflex - Penflex Overhead projector pens Rexel Office Products - NOBO

Power Stationery - Powerstar Rexel Office Products - Rexel HB & Derwent Staedtler SA (Pty) Ltd - Tradition, Wopex, Technical, Clutch Pencils and lead PENCIL LEADS BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Criterium 0.5mm leads Freedom Stationery - Marlin Max Frank - Uni Pentel S.A (Pty) Ltd - Ain lead, standard lead - various grades

P PACKAGING Merpak Envelopes - Postsafe packaging range PAPER AND BOARD Antalis South Africa - Office paper and packaging solutions CTP Stationery - DONAU A4 poster boards Empire Toy & Stationery - Butterfly paper Freedom Stationery Grafton/Star Kolok Unlimited - Geha (paper media), EPSON, HP, CANON, Nor Paper Palm Stationery Manufacturers - Cubes and board Paper World Handmade Paper, Embossed Paper, Specialty Papers, Scented Paper Board, Paper Products Peters Papers - Rotatrim, Typek and Smart Copy Power Stationery - Powerstar RBE - Papersmart Rexel Office Products - Prima Paper & Board TRIBE - TRIBE Inkjet Paper and Film

PENCIL SHARPENERS Freedom Stationery Palm Stationery Manufacturers Power Stationery - Powerstar PENS BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - Clic, Crystal, Orange and Prismo 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 Staedtler SA (Pty) Ltd - Ball point, Fineliner, Gel and Pigment liner pens PEN CARBON BOOKS Freedom Stationery - Marlin Power Stationery - Powerstar RBE - NCR Business Books

PERSONAL STATIONERY CTP Stationery - Home office and personal filing system, diaries Grafton/Star

PAPER FOLDING MACHINES Maynards Office Technology - IDEAL Shredders & Guillotines – SA Distributors PENCILS BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd - BIC Evolution Graphite, BIC Matic Clutch ,Velocity Clutch, Atlantis Clutch, BU4 Clutch Freedom Stationery - Marlin / Edo Max Frank - Uni Palm Stationery Manufacturers Pentel S.A (Pty) Ltd - Hotshot, Mechanical Pencil, Techniclick Pencil.

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

Rotunda PRINTING Olivetti Imports - Distributors of Multifunctional Printers / Copiers Star Stationers and Printers Kolok - Epson, Lexmark (Hardware), Hp Printers, Oki (Hardware) PRINTER CONSUMABLES Impression Management - Prinart, Logic, Q-Ink, Sanchi, Oliser and ATIKMP - For computer consumables.

Ink Spot Suppliers - Suppliers of all brands of inkjet and LaserJet cartridges Kolok - EPSON (inkjet, large format etc), LEXMARK, HP, Brother (Toners and Inks), Oki (Toners, inks and Ribbons), Tally Genicom (Ribbons), Seikosha (Ribbons), Panasonic (Toners and Ribbons), Kyocera (Toners), Printronix (Ribbons), IBM (Ribbons), Ricoh (Toners), Fujitsu (Ribbons) 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

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PUNCHES AND PERFORATORS Freedom Stationery - Marlin Krost Office Products Parrot Products - Parrot range of punches Press Products - BindQuip Power Stationery - Powerstar Rexel Office Products - Rexel

R RUBBER STAMPS Max Frank - Schachihata X Stampers Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co. - Trodat RUBBER STAMP MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - AZ Liquid polymer, TROTEC laser engraver, flash

POINT OF SALE PRINTER ROLLS PaperGeni

www.rexelsa.co.za Fusion 3100L

Fusion 5000L

Fusion 5100L

SOURCE PRODUCTS HERE Kolok - GEHA entry level and high-end shredders Nikki Distributors - Nikki shredders Parrot Products - Parrot range of value shredders Rexel Office Products - Rexel range Maynards Office Technology - IDEAL Shredders & Guillotines – SA Distributors

system RULERS Freedom Stationery - Marlin Palm Stationery Manufacturers Power Stationery - Powerstar Penflex - PENFLEX rulers

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SCHOLASTIC SUPPLIES 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

SPECIALISED STATIONERY AND BOOKBINDING Ledger Systems - Law reports and periodicals SPIKE FILES Grip Binders

SCRAPBOOKING Rexel Office Products - Trimmers and guillotines Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - Making memories, Clearsnap, Marvy, Ranger, Bazzill, Carl SHREDDERS AND ACCESSORIES AZ Trading - DSB, Kobra, Roto, Repairs to all makes D.O.S - Kobra

STAMPS, STAMP PADS AND INKS Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - Trodat, preinked stamps, stamp and fingerprint pads STAPLING MACHINES AND STAPLES Freedom Stationery - Marlin Interstat Agencies - Genmes Krost Office Products Parrot Products - Parrot range of staplers Rexel Office Products - Rexel range

STENCILS Freedom Stationery STORAGE SYSTEMS CTP Stationery - Archiving Systems Suspension Files Kolok - VERBATIM (hard drives, USB sticks etc), HP Rexel Office Products - Storage boxes Specialised Filing Systems - Filing Tidy Files - Filing solutions

STACK SHUT DONE

TABLET AND ACCESSORIES D.O.S - Clarys, iStay TAPES 3M SA (Pty) Ltd. - Brand Scotch® MagicTM Freedom Stationery Palm Stationery Manufacturers TELECOMMUNICATIONS Nikki Distributors - Siemens office phones TELEX ROLLS AND TELETEX PAPER Rotunda THERMAL ROLLS Rotunda

STATIONERY SUNDRIES - SCHOLASTIC CTP Stationery - DONAU Scissors and cutting knives Freedom Stationery - Marlin, Edo and Unifile Palm Stationery Manufacturers - New Wave Power Stationery - Powerstar

SCISSORS AND CUTTERS Freedom Stationery - Marlin Palm Stationery Manufacturers Power Stationery - Powerstar Rexel Office Products

The World Leader in Auto Feed Shredding

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

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TONERS AND CARTRIDGES KMP - Computer consumables Kolok - PENGUIN (Inkjets and Laser toners), EPSON, LEXMARK, HP. PaperGeni TOP RETRIEVAL FILING Optiplan a div of Waltons - Paper based top retrieval filing systems Specialised Filing Systems - Total Solution and more 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 - Penguin transparencies for inkjet and laser OEM, Penguin and HP Transparencies Rexel Office Products - NOBO range

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

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CONTACT DETAILS HERE 3M 011 844 9202

PvtBag X926, Rivonia, 2128

(

011 624 8000

Box 86173, City Deep, 2049

(

021 521 2400

Box 36964, Chempet, 7442

7

011 806 2388

Customer Serv: 0800 118 311

7

0866 101 185

labelling@kemtek.co.za

7

021 521 2402/3

info@penflex.co.za

African Filing Systems

Kemtek Imaging Systems - Cape

Pentel S.A (Pty) Ltd

(

011 896 5279

www.africanfiling.co.za

(

021 521 9600

Box 181, Cape Town, 8000

(

011 474 1427/8

Box 202, Crown Mines, 2025

7

086 540 6892

info@africanfiling.co.za

7

021 551 5032

brenth@kemtek.co.za

7

011 474 5563

www.pentel.co.za

Antalis South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Kemtek Imaging Systems - KZN

Peters Papers

(

011 688 6000

Box 6893, Johannesburg, 2000

(

031 700 9363

Box 15685, Westmead, 3608

(

011 677 9000

sadlerly@peterspapers.co.za

7

011 688 6162

marketing.office@antalis.co.za

7

031 700 9369

Sandim@kemtek.co.za

7

011 622 6646

www.peterspapers.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

AZ Trading

Kemtek Imaging Systems - PE

Powerhouse Dictation

(

041 582 5222

Box 15685, Westmead, 3608

(

011 887 1056

info@speech.co.za

7

041 582 5224

clinth@kemtek.co.za

7

086 555 3833

www.speech.co.za

Kemtek Imaging Systems - PTA

Power Stationery

(

012 804 1410

PO Box 816, Silverton, 0127

(

032 533 4003

Box 1305, Verulam, 4340

7

012 804 4286

johlettat@kemtek.co.za

7

032 533 3254

powersta@netactive.co.za

Press Products

KMP (

021 709 0190

Box 183, Steenberg, 7947

(

011 493 6332

marketing@pressproducts.co.za

7

021 709 0199

kmppty@iafrica.com

7

011 499 1019

www.pressproducts.co.za

Kolok Unlimited - Head Office

Pyrotec

(

011 248 0300

Box 4151, Johannesburg, 2000

(

021 787 9600

PvtBag X1, Capricorn Square, 7948

7

011 248 0381

infojhb@koloksa.co.za

7

021 787 9791

tower@pyrotec.co.za

Kolok Unlimited - Cape Town

RBE Stationery Manufacturers (Pty) Limited

(

021 597 2700

Box 6385, Roggebaai, 8012

(

011 793 7321

7

021 297 2799

infoctn@koloksa.co.za

7

011 793 7348

sales@rbe.co.za www.rbe.co.za

Reboni Furniture Group

Kolok Unlimited - Durban (

031 570 4900

Box 4206, Riverhorse Valley East, 4017

(

086 173 2664

www.reboni.co.za

7

031 569 6880

infodbn@koloksa.co.za

7

086 627 7737

sales@reboni.co.za

Redfern Print Services - Cape Town

Kolok Unlimited Polokwane (

015 298 8795

Box 862, Ladanna, 0704

(

021 552 9680

Box 403, Milnerton, 7435

7

015 298 8315

infopol@koloksa.co.za

7

021 552 9681

sales@redfern.co.za

Kolok Unlimited - Port Elizabeth

Redfern Print Services - Durban

(

086 111 4407

www.aztradingcc.co.za

(

041 406 9900

Box 3163, North End, 6056

(

031 205 9598

dbnoffice@redfern.co.za

7

011 792 9732

sales@aztradingcc.co.za

7

041 406 9920

infope@koloksa.co.za

7

031 205 7092

www.redfern.co.za

BIC South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Redfern Print Services - Johannesburg

Kolok Unlimited - Namibia

(

011 474 0181

PO BOX 43144, Industria, 2042

(

00264 (61)370500

Box 40797, Ausspannplatz, Namibia

(

011 837 4119

Box 1445, Crown Mines, 2025

7

011 474 6068

16 Maraisburg Road, Industria, 2042

7

00264 (61)370525

valne@kolok.com.na

7

011 837 8917

jhboffice@redfern.co.za

BSC Stationery Sales

Kolok Unlimited - Nelspruit

Rexel Office Products

(

011 420 3250

Box 278, Brakpan, 1540

(

013 758 2233

Box 4338, White River, 1240

(

011 226 3300

www.rexelsa.co.za

7

011 420 3322

sales@treeline.co.za

7

013 758 2235

infonel@koloksa.co.za

7

011 837 2781

sales@rexelsa.co.za

CTP Stationery

Kolok Unlimited - Bloemfontein

Rotunda

(

011 226 5600

Box 43501, Industria, 2042

(

051 433 1876

PvtBag X01, Brandhof, Bloemfontein

(

021 552 5135

Box 189, Maitland, 7404

7

011 474 9242

sales@versafile.co.za

7

051 433 2451

infobfn@koloksa.co.za

7

021 551 3070

rotunda@iafrca.com

D.O.S (Denton Office Solutions)

Kolok Unlimited - Botswana

Royce Imaging Industries

(

060 000 1777

info@dosptyltd.com

(

00267 393 2669

PvtBag B0226, Bontleng, Gaborone

(

011 792 9530

www.royceimaging.co.za

7

086 237 4614

www.dosptyltd.com

7

00267 317 0762

clemencem@vbn.co.bw

7

011 792 9480

sales@royceimaging.co.za

Empire Toy & Stationery

Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - Head Office

Krost Office Products

(

011 614 2243

Box 261524, Excom, 2023

(

011 626 2067

Box 75401, Gardenview, 2047

(

011 262 1400

Box 931, Wendywood, 2144

7

011 614 3075

empire@netactive.co.za

7

011 626 2912

sales@krost.co.za

7

011 262 1414

trodat@rse.co.za

Flip File

Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - Cape Town

KZN ENVELOPES

(

021 638 3105

Box 2190, Clareinch, 7740

(

031 465 3992

P O Box 41259, Rossburgh, 4072

(

021 448 7008

Box 931, Wendywood, 2144

7

021 633 6942

ashly@flipfile.co.za

7

031 465 1669

info@kznenvelopes.co.za

7

021 448 7014

cpt@trodat.co.za

Freedom Stationery - Johannesburg

Rubber Stamp & Engraving Co - Durban

Ledger Systems

(

011 314 0953/4

Box 6459, Halfway House, 1685

(

011 433 1808

Box 82586, Southdale, 2135

(

083 377 4109

Box 931, Wendywood, 2144

7

011 314 0957

gpsales@freedomstationery.co.za

7

011 433 8863

info@ledgersystems.co.za

7

031 266 1082

dbn@rse.co.za

Freedom Stationery - Cape Town

South African Diaries

Max Frank

(

021 557 9152/3

36-38 Silverstone Rd Killarney Gardens

(

011 921 1811

Box 200, Isando, 1600

(

021 442 2340

Box 4862, Cape Town, 8000

7

021 557 9155

cptsales@freedomstationery.co.za

7

011 921 1569

sarah.schoeman@tigerbrands.com

7

021 442 2341

phoneyman@sadiaries.co.za

Freedom Stationery KZN (Head Office) (

032 459 2820

Box 478, Mandini, 4490

7

032 459 3255

sales@freedomstationery.co.za

Freedom Stationery - East London

Maynards - Olympus Audio S.A / Olivetti Distributors (

0860 00 1922

Staedtler SA (Pty) Ltd

sales@maynards.co.za

(

011 579 1600

www.staedtler.co.za

www.maynards.co.za

7

011 608 3497

admin@staedtler.co.za

Specialised Filing Systems

Merpak Envelopes

(

043 731 2422

Box 14111 West Bank 5218

(

011 719 7700

sales@merpak.co.za

(

011 477 0640

7

043 731 2421

elsales@freedomstationery.co.za

7

011 885 3174

www.merpak.co.za

7

011 477 3528

Global Bag And Sportswear Manufactures 031 305 6507

P.O Box 18586, Dalbridge, 4014

(

083 444 0959

7

031 301 6553

www.globalbags.co.za

7

011 869 7243

www.specfiling.co.za

Star Stationers and Printers

Narayan Wholesaler

(

Global Envelopes

narayantextiles@gmail.com

(

031 569 1061

luke@starstat.co.za

7

031 569 1094

www.starstat.co.za

Technical Systems Engineering

New Era Office cc

(

031 465 5544

envelopes@absamail.co.za

(

011 334 2013

Box 10383, Lenasia, 1821

(

011 708 2304

Box 1532, Northriding, 2162

7

031 465 5634

www.envelopes.co.za

7

011 334 7358

kuban@neweraoffice.co.za

7

011 708 1799

sales@tse.co.za

Gordon’s Productions

Tidy Files

Nikki - Cape Town

011 943 4210

(

031 705 8713

Suite 69, PvtBag X4, Kloof, 3640

(

0860 006731

cpt@nikki.co.za

(

7

031 705 8714

jacquie@gordons.co.za

7

0800 204868

www.nikki.co.za

Topmark

Grafton/Star Paper Products

Nikki - Durban

(

011 837 8045 011 837 7442

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

(

011 262 0777

Box 550, Bergvlei, 2012

(

0860 006731

dbn@nikki.co.za

7

7

011 262 0780

sales@graftonpaper.co.za

7

0800 204868

www.nikki.co.za

Tower (Division of Pyrotec) - Cape Town

Grip Binders (

011 421 1300

Nikki - Johannesburg orders@tigerpaper.co.za

Hortors Stationery

(

021 787 9600

(

0860 006731

jhb@nikki.co.za

7

021 787 9791

PvtBag X1, Capricorn Square, 7948

7

0800 204868

www.nikki.co.za

Tower (Division of Pyrotec) - Johannesburg

(

011 620 4800

Box 1020, Johannesburg, 2000

Nikki - Pretoria

(

011 611 1820

59 Lepus Rd, Crown Mines, 2025

7

086 612 4663

orders@hortors.co.za

(

0860 006731

pta@nikki.co.za

7

011 611 1834

tower@pyrotec.co.za

7

0800 204868

www.nikki.co.za

Tower (Division of Pyrotec) Durban

Impala Vuwa Stationery Manufacturers (

036 634 1535

Box 389, Ladysmith, 3370

Nor Paper

7

036 634 1890

impalastat@mweb.co.za

(

011 011 3900

7

011 011 4099

Ink Spot Suppliers (

011 854 3013

7

011 852 3013

sales@nor.co.za

Optiplan a division of Waltons info@inkspotsuppliers.co.za

Interstat Agencies - Durban

Box 6280, Halfway House, 1685

021 386 4261 (Cpt)

tribe@global.co.za

086 681 8256

rcurrin@gp.waltons.co.za

Versafile

Palm Stationery

interstat@mweb.co.za

(

031 507 7051

viran@palmstat.co.za

7

031 507 7053

www.palmstat.co.za

(

021 551 9555

Box 36696, Chempet, 7442

PaperGeni

7

021 557 5456

Capetown@interstat.co.za

(

011 011 3900

info@papergeni.co.za

7

011 011 4099

www.papergeni.co.za

(

041 453 2558

Box 27693, Greenacres, 6057

Paper World

7

041 453 8504

pe@interstat.co.za

(

012 250 1477/8

info@paperworldsa.com.

7

012 250 0322

www.paperworldsa.com

14 Isando Road Isando

Parrot Products

IXAXoffice@gmail.com

(

011 607 7600

debbie@parrot.co.za

7

011 615 2502

www.parrotproducts.biz

my office magazine

011 314 4746 (Jhb)

7

Box 201707, Durban North, 4016

011 392 3628

tower@pyrotec.co.za

(

Tribe 7

031 569 6559

(

Box 594, Pinetown, 3600

031 701 1285

Pencil Park, Croxley Close, Herriotdale

031 569 6550

IXAXA Office Furniture

031 701 0192

7

011 620 4000

7

Interstat Agencies - Port Elizabeth

(

(

(

Interstat Agencies - Cape Town

46

Penflex

Kemtek Imaging Systems

(

(

011 226 5600

Box 43501, Industria, 2042

7

011 474 9242

sales@versafile.co.za

Vol 98 - October 2014

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