These days many individual and businesses opt for the laser printer in their homes and offices. With many companies’ now printing text and graphics it’s more important than ever before to achieve the quality that a laser printer gives. Businesses now print their own envelope designs and flyers rather than outsourcing the work, they create CD Labels and headed paper and they even send glossy print outs and photographs. And of course you have your everyday colour printing requirements such as charts and graphs and various presentation paperwork.

Thanks to inkjet, laser printers have not only a higher resolution, but they boast a higher print speed too. What’s more, when the print is complete, the ink won’t smear or bleed either, as it sometimes does with inkjets. The common misconception is that laser printers cost a fortune in ink in comparison to inkjet varieties; however it actually costs less per page to print with a laser printer as a single toner cartridge can actually last for thousands of pages!

At LA Office, not only can you get your hands on a great selection of Laser Printers, but we also have a large variety of Laser Labels too! Available from brands such as 5 Star and Avery you can choose between quality budget and superior perfection. Designed to work in sheet-fed laser printers, you can be confident in the perfect results you’ll receive.

We have a variety available in clear which are great when using coloured or patterned envelopes, plus we also have various other colours too, like blue, white, green, red, yellow, silver, neon red, fluorescent yellow and neon yellow! But that’s not all, the list goes on further! Our laser labels also come in permanent or repositionable adhesive too, along with other options such as Jam-Free, Quick-Peel, Recycled, Blackout, Price Gun, Block-Out, Anti-Tamper, Name Badge, No-Peel, Triple-Bond, Weatherproof and Pre-Printed. Phew! So before you shop, we suggest you decide specifically what it is you’re looking for!

If you’d like some help choosing, please don’t hesitate to get in touch! You can contact us on 0870 766 1722.

Staples, what an utterly boring subject, but someone has to explain them, so I guess it’ll have to be me! Although they are extremely tiresome and some of our readers may even fall asleep while reading this, it is important to know your stuff before buying them as they’re not as simple as they may seem! Thing is, once you know it, it really is simple, one of those times where you’ll kick yourself for not figuring it out for yourself…well, if it’s that important to you! It’s all about simply knowing what the numbers in the size represent. Basically, the two numbers used (in international staple sizes) are the gauge of the wire and the length of the staple shank; these are given in millimetres. Remember that the lower the wire gauge number, the thicker the staple, and the higher the shank number, the longer the length. A simple guide to remember would be the most widely recognised standard for staple sizes. This reads in the format wire gauge/shank length, for example 23/8, where the gauge of the wire (23) is the former, and the shank length (8 mm) is the latter. There are however exceptions to this rule for example the common size No. 10 staple, this being the standard size for use in mini staplers.

There are many varieties of staples designed for many different purposes, for example heavy duty staplers use staples which are intended for stapling thicker stacks of paper, say 25 sheets or more, or alternatively for sealing boxes along with various other industrial purposes. The standard heavy duty staples sizes are 13/10, 13/14, 23/12, 23/15 and 23/24.

The most common and also the most popular stapler however is the one you’ll find in most every home or classroom. These standard staplers use staples of the following sizes; 13/6, 13/8, 24/6, 24/8 or 26/6. This type of stapler is used for tasks such as re-sealing packets, stapling fewer than 25 sheets of paper together, fastening pages to a notice board or wall and so on.

The most important thing of all to remember before you go and buy your staples is to check the stapler to see if it is marked with the staple code it requires. This can often be found on the inside cover or on the base of the stapler and is the manufacturers recommendation and therefore is sure to give the best results. Here at LA Office you will find many staple sizes available, however if you are unable to find the size you need, please do call us and I’m sure we’ll be able to find what you’re looking for. 0870 766 1722