| If you're looking to save money in the workplace, you | | | | the printer manufacturer. |
| may have thought that you've already economized as | | | | 6. Consumables such as mice keyboards and cables, |
| much as you can, and that you can't make any more | | | | can be expensive or of lesser quality if you have to |
| cost savings. | | | | buy them from a supermarket or a local computer |
| Here are 10 for you to consider that might just help | | | | store. Why not see if your office supplies company |
| you reduce your outgoings. | | | | offers the brands you recognise at a good price? |
| 1. Buy products that you use regularly in bulk if you can. | | | | 7. Don't forget that technology is now playing a bigger |
| Rather than ordering one packet of paper or one | | | | part than ever in office lives. Think about emailing a |
| printer cartridge at a time, buy more and save money | | | | document rather than printing it out and sending it in the |
| on the things that you'd buy anyway - you'll probably | | | | post. What about phoning or organising a conference |
| save on postage too. | | | | call or even using video conferring on your computer, |
| 2. Catering supplies can represent big savings over | | | | rather than visiting in person? This will help you to save |
| supermarket prices, and you'll often get great value for | | | | time, which can be used for doing other tasks. |
| money. Rather than having to stop supplying drinks and | | | | 8. Get organised by ordering well before you run out. |
| snacks for your workforce, why not see if you can | | | | By having a system whereby you've got enough |
| get them cheaper. Your staff will thank you for it too. | | | | paper, or ink, or pens to last another week or two will |
| 3. Getting quality office furniture might seem like a | | | | still mean that you have enough even if your order is |
| waste of money, but if you choose wisely, you'll save | | | | delayed. You won't suddenly run out of paper or ink, |
| money in the long run, as it's much more likely to last | | | | as the items will already have been ordered. |
| longer and be more comfortable. Comfortable staff | | | | 9. By buying online, you can get much better prices |
| are also more productive too, | | | | than compared to a traditional stationery or office |
| 4. Computers don't have to be replaced every year | | | | supplies store. You can also often buy in bulk and get |
| with the latest model. Perhaps you could new | | | | someone else to deliver your goods, which mean that |
| computers as you need them, and find a new role for | | | | you don't have to leave the office and bring back car |
| an older computer? Why not have a dedicated back | | | | full of printer paper and big tins of coffee. |
| up computer, or a music server? What about getting | | | | 10. If you order from one company you can save |
| an external hard drive and some more memory in | | | | money on delivery costs, and you'll know that you |
| order to give an older computer a new lease of life? | | | | haven't forgotten anything. You won't have lots of |
| 5. Cheaper printers can be very expensive to run in | | | | invoices and accounts to reconcile, and have to set up |
| terms of the cost of printer cartridges. You might be | | | | accounts with and for companies that you'll never use |
| better getting a more expensive printer if the cost of | | | | again. |
| cartridges is significantly lower. Alternatively you might | | | | There are many ways to save money in the office, |
| want to consider using recycled cartridges, or | | | | and these are just some of them. What other ways |
| cartridges from a compatible brand rather than from | | | | can you think of? |