| Office equipment plays a significant role in our | | | | one of the largest consumers of energy. Look for an |
| day-to-day workplace activities. However, office | | | | Energy Saving Recommended logo and set systems |
| equipment puts a massive load on a company's space | | | | to turn off the monitor and hard drive when not in use. |
| and electricity requirements. Organisations spend much | | | | You can also set them to go into standby mode that |
| of their time on growing and managing their | | | | saves even more energy. These energy saving |
| businesses. In the process, they often fail to take note | | | | systems can reduce your energy costs by up to 50 |
| of equipment that could help save time, space and | | | | percent. The latest computers are space saving and |
| energy. A small investment in the form of cost-saving | | | | extremely fast. |
| equipment could make a huge difference to your | | | | - Fax Machines: Fax machines are usually powered 24 |
| bottom line. | | | | hours a day, and therefore provide immense scope to |
| Save time, space and energy with office equipment | | | | save energy and, hence, costs. Fax machines that use |
| When selecting any office equipment for your | | | | energy saving technology power down when not in |
| organisation, there are several key elements that have | | | | use and power up automatically for receiving faxes. |
| to be considered. Here are the six main office | | | | - Photocopiers: These office machines traditionally take |
| machines and what you need to bear in mind while | | | | up the maximum space and use the maximum energy. |
| purchasing them: | | | | The new style of photocopiers are very compact and |
| - Printers: The newest energy-efficient printers can | | | | space saving, they are also more energy efficient. |
| print up to 22 pages per minute and carry an Energy | | | | - Shredders: There are shredders that shred from |
| Saving Recommended logo. Depending on the printer | | | | about 100 pages a day to about 30,000 pages a day. |
| in question, one can save up to 60 percent of the | | | | To save on space and electricity, avoid buying a |
| annual energy costs. Opt for printers with double-sided | | | | shredder that has substantially more capacity than you |
| printing capability, which will cut down not only on | | | | need. The level of security you need would also |
| energy costs but also paper costs. Combining the | | | | determine the size of shredder you should purchase. |
| printer with a fax machine or a copier will help save on | | | | Your purchase would also depend on what you need |
| valuable space. | | | | to shred (only paper or also DVDs, CDs, credit cards, |
| - Computers: Due to the large number of computers | | | | etc). |
| used in offices, this category of office equipment is | | | | |
