Postal Charges – HOW much ???

            A Regulator recently ruled that price controls will be withdrawn from first-class stamps, which paved the way for higher prices. Well, the Royal Mail certainly haven't hung about. It has now been announced that First Class postage stamps will be 60p (yes, you did read it correctly) from the end of April 2012 !!! Also, Second Class postage stamps will be 50p from the end of April 2012 !!! A first class stamp currently costs 46p and a second class... 

Avoid likely postage stamp price increases

      A Regulator has ruled that price controls will be withdrawn from first-class stamps, which paves the way for higher prices. The price of second-class stamps will be capped at 55p but this limit could rise with inflation over the next seven years. A first class stamp currently costs 46p and a second class stamp costs 36p. The regulator has said that changes needed to be made to price limits, because the future of the UK's universal, six-day-a-week postal service was... 

Probably the most adaptable software in the world ?

  Spindle Professional is designed to help your business create the right impression and save you time and money. It's an ideal tool to streamline and automate communications in small to medium-sized businesses. Using Spindle Professional can result in significant cost savings on stationery, postage and staff administration (one client saved £70k in the first year and paid for the solution within 6 days just by sending out their invoices using Spindle Professional). With Spindle... 

Harley Grove are now a Draycir Engaged Partner

Harley Grove are very pleased to announce that they have successfully been awarded  Engaged Partner status from Draycir. Never heard of Draycir ? Draycir is a software development company. They create software that provides practical solutions to real business problems – helping businesses to reduce their environmental impact, cut costs and bad debt, and improve cash flow. Their multi award-winning software is used by small and medium-sized firms, as well as public sector organisations... 

How To Achieve A Paperless Office?

Image via Wikipedia   Going paperless has a lot of benefits that every office would love to have: The cost of office paper will be zero. You will do the environment a huge favour, and that also can help a company’s image. Having less paper to deal with also makes organising much easier. If you’re interested in achieving a paperless office, just take a humourous hint from some of these great tips! Instead of investing money in advertising through the mail, advertise... 

Stop throwing money away on Postage

          A Regulator has ruled that price controls will be withdrawn from first-class stamps, which paves the way for higher prices. The price of second-class stamps will be capped at 55p but this limit could rise with inflation over the next seven years. A first class stamp currently costs 46p and a second class stamp costs 36p. The regulator has said that changes needed to be made to price limits, because the future of the UK's universal, six-day-a-week postal... 

Why waste time distributing your documents ?

There are so many scenarios when sending out documents within a business that are just huge timewasters. We've all been there when printing the documents several times (then sorting and collating them) or scanning them to email them or electronically store them etc…etc… etc… The customer wants orders, invoices etc…sent to them by email but backed up by a copy in the post. You'd typically email the document and then print the copy separately. Obviously this would... 

Make sure your customers receive your invoices

Businesses have it bad enough already in these difficult times, without the prospect of not getting paid because there has been a delay in their invoices getting to their customers. Often these delays are through no fault of the business itself. Postal strikes, bad weather etc…. inadvertently contribute to your customers not paying you. We all know that there are many other reasons, but if you are unable to get your invoices to your customers in the first place, then they could potentially... 

7 Ways to create a Green Office

Never before has there been more pressure to conform to being green. Here is a short, succinct list of ways to create a low carbon, green office. 1. Recycle – every town has a local recycling point and almost anything can be recycled. Keep a separate bin in the kitchen for tins and milk bottles. Keep and recycle all non-confidential paper. If you don’t know where your local recycling sites are then contact your local council – many will offer to come and collect your recycling... 

Where is the job bag and other tales from a messy office

Where is the new client contract ? Have you seen it ? Who had it last ? Are these phrases often shouted across the office ? Whatever business you’re in client information is of utmost importance. There are so many important everyday items that we hold in paper copy; files of paper, printed out emails, letters, sign off sheets, quotes, invoices, purchase numbers – the list goes on. My guess is that the amount of paper in your office is an awful lot. Wouldn't it be nice to operate...