5 Top Office Storage Products for Your Business

Organization is a major concern for any business. Part of keeping any office efficient and productive requires organization and professional products to help accomplish this. This article highlights a variety of stylish office products sure to accomplish just that! These space saving and effective office storage products are an excellent way to say time and money at work while keeping your business operating smoothly.

Product 1: Eastwinds Hospitality Cart

Most all conference, training, and meeting areas feature a beverage cart of some sort. This professional solution to that need is affordable and stylish! The 1015HC cart is quite affordable at $418.99 and is built extremely well. This model comes standard with two adjustable shelves. Locking casters provide easy mobility. The left-side door has two perforated steel storage pockets sized perfectly for 2 liter bottles. Doors have self-closing cabinet hinges, attractive door pull, and standard lock. The handle provided on both left and right legs at a comfortable operating height. The 1015HC is easy to assemble using quarter-turn cam fasteners.

Product 2: 995 Modern Bookcase

Continuing on, the Mayline 995 bookcase is the perfect solution to your modern office needs. Available in two finishes, this cool storage product features perforated steel uprights with thermofoil shelves standard with 5 fixed shelves. It's easy to see and appreciate the industrially influenced style and quality manufacturing of these modern bookcases. Most industry dealers and consumers familiar with Mayline furnishings will tell you, their products are truly tops. The 995 bookcase is a perfect example of that!

Product 3: Stage Coach Pedestal

Now this is a cool product! The Global Total Office Stage Coach Pedestal is a versatile piece of modern office furniture geared towards efficiency. The ESC-19HDL is available in 5 cool paint colors and offers temporary guest seating for any file room. The lower storage cabinet is a great way to transport files and locks for security. The durable casters make for smooth movements and the padded cushion is actually quite comfortable. This is a must have office product for any business!

Product 4: Venice Cabinet

Creating a stylish executive workspace is a must for any office higher up. Visitors need to feel welcome and impressed with the look and style of their environment. In fact, studies have shown that first impressions of a business are often formed from the decor. No need to worry, with products like the Venice cabinet by OFM, Inc. your space can have luxury appeal on a budget. OFM executive wall cabinets like the 55116 offer a choice of Cherry and Walnut finishes. The modern style is easy to spot and the quality craftsmanship is easy to appreciate. Store your files in style with its contemporary design and gorgeous thermofused melamine construction. This unit includes upper open compartment and lower closed compartments. No tools are required for assembly, so you save on installation costs as well. What a value! 

Product 5: Personal Storage Tower 

How about three products in one! Perhaps no manufacturer is more innovative when it comes to office storage products than Global Total Office. This super cool metal storage cabinet offers ample flexibility and space saving features to any office it accompanies. Personal storage cabinet solutions like this one offer three separate compartments, keyed alike to lock for additional privacy and security. The 24" deep ventilated, full height wardrobe section accommodates long coats and jackets with a separate lock for added security. Another awesome feature of these office storage products is the ventilated locker compartment with two shelves suitable for personal items and 3-ring binders (three shelf units are also available). Still not impressed? This unit also offers a separate filing section for your important documents that also locks! Wow, all this in one isolated stand alone piece of office furniture for only $947.99. Now that's a value!

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Wirral to Llandudno Mini Run 2013

 

WELSH car enthusiasts were in for a treat this weekend when dozens of Minis descended on the seaside of Llandudno.

Despite bitterly cold weather fans of the classic small car turned out in force for a show on the resort's promenade, many of them having made the journey from Wirral, Merseyside earlier this morning as part of an organised convoy along the A55 into North Wales.

Life On Cars - fresh from an equally chilly trip across the Welsh countryside - took these pictures in a rather frosty Llandudno:

Have you got a classic car event you'd like to promote? Get in touch with Life On Cars at david.simister@hotmail.co.uk or leave a comment below...

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Cold but brilliant open air motoring

AS we headed ever higher into the mountains above Bala, the muddy green of the countryside became a chilly shade of white.

Today Life On Cars is one of its adventures over the border, with our merry gang of enthusiasts on the way to Llandudno to see the gaggle of Minis which travel to the resort on their annual run from the Wirral.

On the way however, we've ventured through the mountains on the wonderful roads which wind their way through Bala, Blaenau Ffestiniog and Betws-y-Coed, even though at a frosty two degrees it was probably  a tad too cold to have the MX-5's roof down.

 Bloody freezing but big, big fun.

 Check out Life On Cars tomorrow for a full report on the 2013 Wirral to Llandudno Mini Run

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Caterham goes karting

THOSE two cornerstones of heroic driving - Caterhams and karts - have been spectacularly combined in a new entry-level motorsport series.

The Surrey firm who brought you the Seven have drawn on their years of staging one-make racing series - and, more recently, their F1 experience - to create a karting series for keen racers, with the £4,995+VAT package and the machine itself, the CK-01, making at their debut at this month's Autosport show down at the NEC.

Caterham Group CEO, Tony Fernandes, said: “Caterham Karting will once again make this fantastic sport accessible to everyone, without losing any element of the competition and experience. In fact, with tight regulations and totally transparent, controlled costs, Caterham Karting will simply be the best value, most competitive and most fun karting in the world.

“This is not just another new karting championship, this is a revolution in motor racing. Motorsport for all is finally here.”

The package, designed to appeal to novice drivers, includes the kart itself, the necessary training to get your racing licence, entry into a six-race season, and full technical support from the gurus at Caterham itself. The CK-01 is ideal for either launching your motorsport career or - more likely - having an absolute ball on the track for less than the cost of a Citroen C1. It's also - and I know this probably doesn't get said very often - a fantastic looking bit of kit. If you're keen to find out more, go to www.caterham.co.uk or call 01883 333 700.

Can I have a go?

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Awesome Office Furniture and Seating Brands for 2013

With so many furniture manufacturers available, it's hard to know which brand to choose. This article will shed some light on the subject and highlight several of the top furniture manufacturers for 2013. These awesome brands include Flash Furniture, Global Total Office, Mayline, Cherryman Industries, and OFM, Inc. Regardless of your home and business needs, these great companies have the products to keep you working in style and within budget.

Flash furniture is a relative new comer to the seating industry. That being said that have made a huge impression in their short tenure. There variety of affordable office chairs is simply unmatched. Interior designers and top furniture sales companies love Flash as they really understand the needs of the consumer. This popular seating corporation offers a seemingly limitless selection of mesh chairs and discount executive chairs to meet the needs of any space. In addition to chairs, Flash Furniture provides tables, recliners, and a host of other great products that ship quickly. For those looking for products in a hurry, find a dealer selling Flash products!

Global Total Office has been a reputable industry name for years. Their ergonomic office seating solutions are some of the most advanced and user friendly on the market. Products like the new G20 mesh chair and Zira desking collection have already been a huge in January. Along with seating and desking, Global Total Office provides a host of modern conference tables to meet the needs of any boardroom. Their customizable tables are available in a huge selection of finishes and surface shapes. Metal legs and contemporary style are easy to appreciate with these awesome office tables. Additionally, Global provides a host of GSA approved office furniture and seating for government entities. Looking for green and sustainable products? No problem, Global is a manufacturer that truly cares about our carbon footprint and takes the necessary time to have products thoroughly tested to the highest eco friendly standards.

A long time favorite of almost and business furniture provider, Mayline has rapidly become a household name for any reputable business. This industry leader has introduced a plethora of great products for the new year. Some of these include the new ergonomic commute chair and the ever popular e5 open desking collection. These easy to spec solutions offer comfort and efficiency improving features simply unmatched by other products at the same price point. Mayline furniture will undoubtedly start and end this year as one of the absolute best brands available. The quality craftsmanship of all their conference tables and training room tables is hard to beat. They are THE name is filing and storage products and truly set the bar when it comes to small home computer desks for educational and learning environments. Needless to say, Mayline rocks!

If you like quality executive office desks, you'll love Cherryman Industries in 2013. This casegoods furniture specialist makes there mark year after year in the desking community with top lines like Verde, Emerald, and Jade series desking. An old favorite of dealers that seems to be regaining industry steam is the Cherryman Amber furniture collection. This line of revamped desks and reception furniture really pops in the workplace. Cherryman brand products typically ship within 48 hours. A nice benefit for those on a time crunch!

Last but certainly not least, OFM, Inc. furniture and seating. While most of the manufacturers listed in this article specialize in one area. OFM, Inc. never settles and has made incredible strides in both the furniture and seating industries. As for seating, products like the new big and tall Avenger office chair are taking over in a hurry. This incredibly popular chair boasts a wide range of ergo friendly features and a consumer friendly price tag. Avenger office chair models are available in a choice of black or cream leather upholstery and offer a true taste of luxury in the workplace. In addition to to seating, OFM furniture like the ever popular Marque series curved reception desk models have become the number one selling reception station online. The new glass conference table models offer a super cool alternative to traditional wood veneer conference tables and bring and boardroom to life. Look for OFM, Inc. to be a major player in the contemporary office furniture manufacturing game in 2013. Dealers will be scrambling to stock their entire line of incredible products!

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Fire up the... Skoda Citigo

THE ONLY way is up! That's what Europe's biggest car company - the mighty VW Group - are hoping you'll conclude if you're thinking of buying a small car to squeeze into tight parking spaces.

Yet you don't actually have to stump up for a Volkswagen if you're looking to buy the up!, the German firm's smallest offering. Trek down to your nearest Skoda showroom and they'll happily sell you the same car in all but name. That's the joy of the Skoda Citigo.

Skoda, in case you hadn't noticed, stopped making Eastern Bloc oddities years ago and is now quietly taking over the world with a range of cleverly thought-out cars which are usefully cheaper than their VW cousins; the Yeti you'll already know and love, there's a new Octavia saloon on the way, and for anyone thinking of a Golf or Focus there's now the Rapid hatchback too. The Citigo's a bit more obviously related to its siblings - the aforementioned up! and the SEAT Mii - but that's by no means a bad thing.

You get, for instance, the same neatly-proportioned body, although the Skoda's styling is more conservative than the up!'s. You get the same 60bhp, 1.0 litre petrol powerplant with its offbeat engine note, the same gearbox, and the same solidly built, suprisingly roomy interior. You get an awful lot for your money but - and here's the important bit - you get it for quite a bit less than you would if you'd gone for the cachet of the VW badge instead. Depending on which version you go for, you can save roughly between £500 and a grand by opting for the Czech-badged car.

The trickier question, as I mentioned when I drove the up! earlier this year, is whether to go for it over a Fiat Panda, which lacks the Skoda's solidity and style but is roomier and more fun to drive. That's a tough one to call, but if you're dead set on the up! and its siblings you'll be quids in by swapping the Veedub badge for a Skoda one.

Clever marketing or VW shooting itself in the foot? You decide...

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If the Ford Mondeo is brilliant nobody will notice

HERE'S a bit of a motoring prediction for 2013. If Ford's new Mondeo is any good not one of you will bat an eyelid.

Which is a shame, because I reckon chances are it will be. This year the Mondeo celebrates its 20th anniversary - no really, it has been around that long - but take a look at the sharp end of the car sales charts and it's notable only by its absence. The best selling saloon in Britain is the BMW 3 Series.

This says more about the people who buy cars than it does about the cars themselves. When the Mondeo came out petrol cost 43p a litre and the sort of souls you'd see driving them hadn't bought them; they were given them by their fleet managers, which I think partly explained why the Mondeo always got such a kicking in the customer satisfaction surveys. If you buy a car privately you cherish it because you chose it carefully and paid for it with your own money; if it's a repmobile you're not going to be as bothered. Unless it breaks, in which case you - and your bosses - will be furious.

I also reckon, though I'm happy to be proven otherwise, that there's never been a bad Mondeo. Sure, there'll have been an iffy special edition or two in the car's 20 year history and obviously some are better than others but I've always thought the basic package - sensible saloon practicality and Ford value for money mixed with a dash of driving fun - has a certain something. I'll let you into a little secret; everyone I know who really knows their stuff on cars likes the Mondeo.

These days, though, the Mondeo and its ilk are an an endangered breed, and it's not just the £1.30 litre a petrol prices pushing the few remaining reps into family hatches instead. Mondeo Man these days is buying his own car with his own money, and if he isn't ploughing his hard earned into an infinitely trendier Nissan Qashqai than he's got the choice of the BMW 3 Series or the Ford Mondeo. I'll say that again; BMW or Ford. Even if the new Mondeo looks like an Aston Martin Rapide that shrank in the wash - which, amazingly, it does - it doesn't stand a chance.

Keen to find out what all the fuss is about, I've driven the new 3 Series and would like to tell you that it's rubbish and that you should buy a Mondeo instead. Only I can't, because it's brilliant.

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