problems in business
pp. 64-65 · Read in the full issue
How to overcome paper problems in business
The collation and preservation of business papers is a constant prob lem in today’s office. The daily flood of mail, swelled by copies of internal output, has to be sorted, disseminated and filed away for reference. General Binding Corporation has built a world-wide business on the fact that business now needs help with paper handling, collating, punching and binding equipment for books, sales reports, catalogues, computer print out sheets and price lists, with pro tective coverings for irreplaceable documents, and with security mea sures to protect trade secrets.
GBC makes 11 different models of electric collators for gathering and sorting loose pages into books or sets, manual and electric punches and binders, including the Combo, which punches 20 holes in paper margins and then binds the sheets together with a tough plastic comb, and eight different types of web-fed laminators for sealing paper in transparent film.
Other GBC products include the Shredmaster range of paper shred ders, custom-made plastic binders and covers, a variety of metal loose-
iaf binders, Cerlox plastic bindings nd cover materials.
In the security area, GBC offers portable, easy-to-use, tamper-proof 3w-cost identification system. It ikes either colour or black and /hite pictures. There is a wide range f card sizes. The back of the icture takes embossing or printing.
Another GBC security product is le Identi-Logic access control sys :m, which uses electronic keys to mit door access to authorised per- Dnnel. Installations vary from one > 40 doors, with each door having vo million combinations. GBC photo lentification cards are compatible Tth the Identi-Logic system.
General Binding Corporation is mong the world’s largest companies i paper handling and security equip icnt.
It has branches in all major coun ies, including an Australia-wide etwork of branches and agents.
Head office and the main manu icturing plant are situated at North rook, Illinois, USA.
Fiji's Native Land Trust Board uses the Brownbuilt Compactus filing system.