Filing & storage

The working day is easier and more efficient with a tidy desk organiser. There is a wide range of suitable products. From desk pads to stand-up organisers for pens and letter trays - you can organise your desk in the office or at home individually to keep it tidy. The products are available in various materials and different designs. At MAUL, we offer you an extensive range in 11 categories for every requirement. Whether you are looking for simple but functional pieces for furnishing an open-plan office or want to realise an individual and personal style in an assortment - we will be happy to help you.

What products are available for desk organisation?

Today, the range of suitable products in the storage/filing/shelving area is very extensive. Real classics are items such as writing pads and pen holders. To organise the flood of paper on the desk, there are also products such as file folders, drawer boxes and note boxes. All products are designed to make work more efficient. With the right desk organisation, it is easy to always have documents and utensils to hand.

It's not just the range of product types that is impressive. The choice of materials and colours is also constantly increasing. Durable and easy-care plastic solutions are available, as are robust wooden models and elegant products with leather elements. Metal is particularly popular, as the material is both durable and easy to clean and is available in a wide variety of designs. Below you will find an overview of some of the most important desk organisation products.

Offers for storage

Drawer box

A drawer box is a space-saving way to store documents and writing utensils. A simple drawer box has two compartments and can hold A4-sized papers. Other models have several drawers and different dimensions. You will find drawer boxes made of plastic and metal. High-quality pieces are made from a wooden frame with a leather cover.

Stand-up organiser

Another option for filing letters and documents is the magazine file. These offer one or more storage options for the papers. Stand-up filing cabinets made of clear acrylic are very modern and timeless. Of course, you will also find offers made of metal, plastic or wood in this area. Incidentally, the individual standing file collectors are also very suitable for mobile use. They hold a moderate amount of documents and can be easily transported from one desk to another. This means that current folders can be collected at reception and then brought to the desk for analysis

Offers for filing

Filing basket

The open storage basket is a real classic. The individual storage baskets can usually be stacked as required. In the standard A4 version. Wire baskets and compartments in timeless colours such as black, white and silver are particularly popular. However, you can also choose from many other colours to implement a colour-coded filing system, for example. The baskets also help to store items such as staplers or hole punches neatly and, above all, in a space-saving way.

Letter tray

Even though the number of postal items in the private sphere is decreasing, sorting incoming and outgoing mail in letter trays is still part of everyday office life. A letter tray makes this work much easier. You always have an overview of which mail has already been processed, which letters have just arrived and which items still need to be posted. A simple letter tray has at least two compartments for outgoing and incoming mail. Modern letter trays are made from robust plastic or metal.

Letter tray

A note tray is almost indispensable for organising your desk. You can immediately find a piece of paper when you need it. Offers for personalisable note trays are particularly popular. You can customise these with a photo, logo or business card, for example - ideal for any requirement.

Other offers - the desk pad is particularly popular

A desk pad has a number of advantages to offer. You can get products that are simply designed to protect your desk and provide a comfortable surface for writing on. You will also find models that offer many other functions. For example, they integrate pen trays, calendars, a clock and paper for jotting down notes. Elegant writing pads are edged in leather and are therefore extremely durable. They make a good impression on a desk where there is a lot of public traffic. However, if customers and clients or business partners are not regularly asked to sit at the desk, there are also plain plastic models

The advantages of good desk organisation at a glance

To keep your workplace organised, you need the right utensils in your office, practice or home office. Organising writing utensils and office supplies is particularly easy. Well thought-out desk organisation and the right products have many advantages to offer:

• Matching items for pens, hole punches and other writing utensils
• More filing solutions for papers and documents
• Large selection of materials: acrylic, metal, wood and more
• Organisation systems for individual areas (letter filing, notes, folders)

Where are the desk organisation products used?

Well thought-out desk organisation is particularly relevant in a professional working environment. This is because the right products such as letter trays or other accessories can make everyday work much easier. Whether you are simply looking for a place for your hole punch or organising the letter tray for an entire department: A customised solution can definitely be implemented.

In addition, individual products can also be used in other areas. The notepad holders are just as useful on the kitchen table at home as they are on a teacher's desk.

The selection of filing systems for desk organisation is enormous. It's not always easy to find the right product. It is therefore worth taking a very close look at the individual products. First and foremost, of course, the individual use must be covered. But whether you are buying drawer boxes or a wastepaper basket - these criteria are always relevant for the purchase:

• Material
• Processing
• Colour
• Design
• Dimensions
• Possible applications
• Equipment features
• Lifespan

But how can you recognise which products and accessories meet the above criteria? In the following, we go into the points mentioned in detail. This makes it easy to make a well-informed purchase decision.

Material and workmanship

The individual filing systems (letter trays, filing baskets and accessories) are available in many materials. Metal and plastic are particularly popular with consumers. Acrylic is a robust and scratch-resistant plastic. Even after many years of use, it often shows few signs of wear. The material is also shatterproof to a certain extent.

Metal usually has the edge when it comes to durability. Steel, aluminium and other metals are extremely durable. However, the joints between the individual product elements may not be well made. It is therefore essential to check for unclean weld seams or loose screw connections when purchasing.

Colours and design

This area is often a matter of taste, but can also influence the quality of the products on offer. A well thought-out filing system in the office can be implemented very well with colour coding. Colours also play an important role in work psychology. If an entire open-plan office is coloured red, for example, this can increase productivity on the one hand and lead to discussions between colleagues breaking out more quickly on the other.

Possible uses and equipment features

The drawer box with integrated pen holder or pen holder and letter tray is a real all-rounder. However, whether a comprehensive model is really necessary depends on the desired use. It's worth looking in detail at what the chosen desk organisation products have to offer. If no notepads are used, a pen holder with lots of compartments and an attached notepad holder is an unnecessary choice. At the same time, a simple, round pen holder may lack the organised storage option for erasers and the like.

Tips and tricks for the best desk organisation

Which organisation system or filing system is best suited to which working environment depends on many factors. The organisation in an open-plan office with shared workstations has different requirements than a reception desk or workstation in a home office. There are a few things that can be customised to the respective working environment to meet the requirements.

A simple but effective method of organising documents is the aforementioned colour coding. A simple colour system can, for example, reserve black for new documents and white for documents that have already been processed. Folder and filing systems with matching colours can then be used within departments or even across departments. A uniform system, an assignment of categories in the colours of the folders, for example, ensures clarity and order and makes everyday work easier and optimises the training of new employees or holiday replacements.

Personalised writing pads help medium-sized and large companies in particular to organise important events and deadlines. Specially designed calendars can be inserted into the writing pad itself. These can highlight company-relevant seasonal events, for example, or show general holiday closures during the peak season. An internal company birthday calendar is also conceivable - there are no limits to the imagination here. A tool like this is ideal for taking organisational measures and boosting employee morale.

Less is more - don't clutter your desk

Although there are countless options for organising desks, it is not helpful to use all the available utensils indiscriminately. Not only can this lead to a lack of space, it can also cause unwanted chaos

Get goods for desk organisation from MAUL

With MAUL, you have an experienced partner at your side. We stock an extensive range of filing and storage products. You can therefore easily find the right products for your individual requirements. Our good quality and fair price-performance ratio have proven themselves in both professional and private environments. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have about our products. Contact our trained staff by phone or online.

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