Introducing “Poptart” for the GoGoDiscover Trail 2022

Do-You-Think-He-Saw-Us?

As we head into the summer of 2022, Norwich will once again be the host of the amazing GoGoDiscover Trail in which for the next 11 weeks there will be 55 large t-rex’s, 24 steppe mammoths and 98 small Breakasaurus’ scattered around the city and surrounding areas of Norfolk. We are thrilled to be part of this wonderful event and had the privilege to have the dinosaur painted by the extremely talented Jina Gelder. Poptart can be found on Tombland (Norwich) in front of the cathedral. Make sure you take some snaps and tag us in the photos!

Search “PoptartUK” on Instagram and Twitter.

Visit https://www.break-charity.org/gogodiscover for details on all the sponsors for the event and more.

Who are Break Charity?

Break is changing young lives across East Anglia by supporting children, young people and families in four key areas: young people in care and moving on; children and young people with disabilities; families in need of support and children at risk.

The charity was started back in 1968 by Geoffrey and Judith Davison and their friend Leslie Morley to provide holidays for children and young people with disabilities which would give their parents a break too. They chose Norfolk as a great place to have a holiday.

Working in partnership with Norfolk County Council and Cambridgeshire County Council, Break runs seven family-sized children’s homes providing safety and stability for children and young people who, for whatever reason, can no longer live with their own families.

On behalf of Norfolk County Council, Break provides residential assessments for families whose children are at risk, giving families the opportunity to prove that they can keep their children safe from harm. We also provide community-based assessments on a spot purchase basis.

For children and young people with disabilities, in partnership with Norfolk and Suffolk

County Councils, Break provides short breaks, giving the family a chance to recharge their batteries and the young people the opportunity to join in with fun activities. These services are based in Norfolk and Suffolk.

Families’ House, which joined Break in 2012, has an established reputation for supporting families with a wide range of difficulties in Norwich and Norfolk, including support for families who are “parenting apart”.  Families’ House also provides a Young Carers Project.

Jake Humphrey, sports presenter, has been Break’s patron for several years. He is an invaluable asset to the charity, spending as much time as he can meeting our young people and families. He is passionate about Break and we are grateful for everything he does for us.

Visit: http://www.break-charity.org for more info.

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Mayday’s ROARSOME Quiz Night!

Mayday are proud to announce our first ever charity quiz night in partnership with Break Charity. 

We would love for you to come and join us for a “ROARSOME” quiz at EPIC Studios in Norwich, organised by Mayday Office Equipment Supplies supporting Break Charity on Wednesday 22 June.

Team entry is £100 per team of 4-6 people, including fish and chip supper from Grosvenor Fish Bar.

There will also be some great prizes for the top teams on the night.  The bar will be open too and we will be using table service for your ease.

You can also help support this event by upgrading your ticket with a sponsorship package at the cost of £50 which includes your logo across all marketing materials and on the night.

Mayday is one of this summer’s GoGoDiscover sponsors, the t.rexellent event which will bring 80 t.rex and steppe mammoth sculptures to Norwich and Norfolk.

This wonderful charity quiz is Mayday’s main fundraising event to support the charity this year as their commitment to helping their work with children and young people on the edge of care, in care and moving on from care.

Come and get quizzing with us and let’s make a mammoth difference and change young lives.

For live updates please see our Facebook event page here and to invite your associates, friends to colleagues to join us. To book your table please click this link, or please email fundraising@break-charity.org with contact details and an invoice can be sent to you.

Please share with your colleagues and corporate friends and let’s get some friendly competition going!

 

Mayday Sponsor New Taverham Players “Sister Act”

Mayday are proud to be supporting the fantastic local production of “Sister Act” performed by Norfolk’s own “New Taverham Players. This May, Tracy Melton directs the long awaited musical comedy Sister Act.  Tickets will be available here online and via our box office which will open March 1st.

Established in 1975 The New Taverham Players have over 70 members and performs locally at the Taverham Village Hall, Taverham, Norwich, Norfolk.

New members are always welcome on stage, back stage, front of House and production crew.

For all the exciting history of the “NTP” make sure you go check out their website for the full story as it’s truely facinating!

We are pleased to support our local community in as many ways as we can and couldn’t think of nothing better than partnering for this fantastic show. Keep a lookout for some exciting content and dont forget to get your tickets quick as they sell out fast!

http://www.newtaverhamplayers.co.uk.

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Much more than you think…..

Here at Mayday our aim is to provide our clients a “Complete Office Solution” from printing products to the latest executive chairs we have it covered! Visit our online store today showcasing thousands of products with the most competitive prices on the market.

Mayday prides itself on being a “local” business and aims to provide our customers with our unique personal touch.

Some of the excellent products we showcase:

  • Office Furniture
  • Paper
  • Stationery
  • Computer Supplies
  • Presentation Equipment
  • Digital Whiteboards
  • Mail room & Warehouse
  • Janitorial

Our Mission

Mayday Office Equipment Services Ltd continually pursues product innovation, customer satisfaction and operational excellence by setting challenging business targets. It is our goal to satisfy the needs of our customers and continue the role as a premier business partner of specialised office systems and products.

Call our Office Products sales team on: 01603 481995 or visit: http://www.mayday-stationery.co.uk/

How Important is Voice to Your Business?

In today’s digital-first world, organisations are rethinking their communications and telephony service to increase efficiency, save costs and reduce complexity. Unified Communications (UC) is the answer to this need, blurring the boundaries of telephony and merging it with instant messaging, video conferencing and a plethora of different applications, such as CRM systems, contact centres, and reporting.Since its release in 2017, Microsoft Teams has significantly impacted the UC market thanks to its ease of use, free inclusion in most Microsoft business licenses, and slick desktop integration. In the past six months, mostly due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and the subsequent uptake in remote working practices, Teams’ daily users have skyrocketed, increasing from 44 million in March 2020, to 75 million as of April 2020 .

As an integral part of Microsoft 365 E3 and E5 business licences, many organisations have chosen Teams as their preferred collaboration solution. With its free instant messaging, voice and video features, Teams is a no-brainer for businesses looking to simplify their internal communications. However, the solution opens a lot of questions for organisations considering it to support the telephony needs of the whole business, and how easy and cost-effective it is to implement.

How important is voice to your business?

The enterprise communications ecosystem is broad and complex. While instant messaging, content sharing and virtual meetings are becoming increasingly popular amongst employees, voice is still key to wider business operations. According to Zendesk, 68 per cent of customers prefer to communicate with a company via phone, with only 34 per cent choosing chat as their preferred channel2. Therefore, having the right UC solution is vital to make sure your customers receive the best service possible, while also increasing efficiency and operability within your organisation.When considering the best UC solution for your business, it is critical to first understand your business requirements and how these compare to the solution’s capabilities. Out of the box, Teams supports voice over IP (VoIP) calls to any other member of the business using the application, but it does not connect to your telephone network. This means that in its most basic form, Teams can only be utilised as an internal collaboration tool, while you will also have to retain a separate telephony solution for external calling.For organisations struggling to cope with too many ineffective internal communications tools, Teams offers the perfect single point of contact to enable collaboration across the business. However, Teams’ basic functionality will not provide the telephony features of a PBX, such as contact centre functions, queuing, and interactive voice response (IVR), that might be necessary to the wider business and that would be available with a fully integrated UC solution.

integrated UC solution. Moreover, minutes bundles cannot be shared nor carried over, and your organisation will require communications credits if you run out of minutes in your calling plans, or if you receive toll-free calls. In this instance, an empty communications credits balance would stop you from making calls altogether. To overcome this issue, Microsoft suggests setting up an auto-recharge amount with a minimum balance that will trigger a purchase for that recharge amount3 – a recommendation that could easily promote bill shock if you’re not keeping track of the additional expenditures. Microsoft Direct Routing is a more flexible, accessible, and cost-effective alternative to Microsoft Calling Plans, enabling users to make and receive calls using your existing telecom provider. This option is particularly beneficial to leverage existing contracts with service providers, and to ensure interoperability with on-premise telephony equipment and desk phones. Moreover, while Direct Routing’s costs depend largely on the carrier rates, it is fair to say that it will almost always cost less per user than Calling Plans, with many providers offering unlimited and flexible minutes bundles.

Conclusion

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many organisations adopted Microsoft Teams as the easiest option for their sudden remote working requirements. However, many are now re-evaluating their long-term communications strategy to understand which solution is best for business continuity and permanent remote or flexible working. While Teams is integrated into most Microsoft business licences as an internal collaboration platform, enabling external calls requires additional costs, including Microsoft Phone System licence and minute bundles. Microsoft Calling Plans and Direct Routing differentiate in terms of cost-effectiveness, number of suppliers, and flexibility of bundles. Alternatively, organisations might also want to consider adopting a fully integrated UC solution from a different single supplier.Ultimately, the solution you choose primarily depends on your organisation’s current and future needs, such as whether want to retain your current carrier, whether Teams has all the features that your business requires, how important an end-to-end SLA is to your business, and how much additional costs and complexity you’re willing to take on.

Want to know more?

Tel: 01603 481995
Web: www.mayday-online.co.uk
Email: itsupport@maydayit.co.uk

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Email Security archives all inbound, outbound and internal email for up to 10 years,resulting in easily tracked and safe corporate mailboxes. Your emails are indexed, compressed and securely archived in real time at twin geographical independent data centres. You are also able to view and retrieve eachemail independently or group thousands by date, providing you with the tools to recover archived emails quickly and easily back into your mailboxes.

Want to know more?

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Mayday Join’s The GOGODISCOVER Trail 2022

Proud Sponsors of “GoGoDiscover2022”

Following the massive success of “GoGoHearo” part of the “GoGoHares2022” Mayday are happy to announce we will once again be sponsoring Break Charity’s “GoGoDiscover” Trail event this year! (2022). All the designs and details have been done and our little bundle of joy is currently in his cave being painted as we speak, it’s going to be a “Rawesome” Adventure that’s for sure!

So much more to be announced along with dedicated social media accounts so make sure you head over to “PopTarts” Social media feeds for regular updates.

Search “PoptartUK” on Instagram and Twitter.

Visit https://www.break-charity.org/gogodiscover for details on all the sponsors for the event and more.

Who are Break Charity?

Break is changing young lives across East Anglia by supporting children, young people and families in four key areas: young people in care and moving on; children and young people with disabilities; families in need of support and children at risk.

The charity was started back in 1968 by Geoffrey and Judith Davison and their friend Leslie Morley to provide holidays for children and young people with disabilities which would give their parents a break too. They chose Norfolk as a great place to have a holiday.

Working in partnership with Norfolk County Council and Cambridgeshire County Council, Break runs seven family-sized children’s homes providing safety and stability for children and young people who, for whatever reason, can no longer live with their own families.

On behalf of Norfolk County Council, Break provides residential assessments for families whose children are at risk, giving families the opportunity to prove that they can keep their children safe from harm. We also provide community-based assessments on a spot purchase basis.

For children and young people with disabilities, in partnership with Norfolk and Suffolk

County Councils, Break provides short breaks, giving the family a chance to recharge their batteries and the young people the opportunity to join in with fun activities. These services are based in Norfolk and Suffolk.

Families’ House, which joined Break in 2012, has an established reputation for supporting families with a wide range of difficulties in Norwich and Norfolk, including support for families who are “parenting apart”.  Families’ House also provides a Young Carers Project.

Jake Humphrey, sports presenter, has been Break’s patron for several years. He is an invaluable asset to the charity, spending as much time as he can meeting our young people and families. He is passionate about Break and we are grateful for everything he does for us.

Visit: http://www.break-charity.org for more info.

Looking to save money in your business? We CAN help!

Visit: mayday-online.co.uk

Mayday Proud to Introduce Supply of Thermal Imaging and Temperature Screening Solutions.

Following the global pandemic of Covid-19 Mayday Office Equipment Services are proud to announce from today we will be supplying temperature screening and thermal imaging solutions to assist with detection of high temperatures allowing both old and new customers to take quick and preventative steps to avoid spread and stay safe in these uncertain times.

Some of the key features of these thermal cameras and handheld screen solutions are as follows:

  • Allow screening for multiple targets at the same time.
  • Audio alarms and instant notifications and screenshots via smart devices and email if high temperature detected.
  • AI face detection.
  • Non contact camera allowing temperature measurement from 1m away.
  • Real time video of thermal and optical channels.
  • High accuracy of up to ± 0.5°C.

Thermal Screening technology can be used in a variety of scenarios from airport security, entrances to workplaces, public houses, football stadiums, schools and venues to name just a few.

Further details on what thermal imaging is and what products are available are listed below.

If you are interested in discussing this product further and seeing how Mayday can assist, contact us today on: 01603 481995.

 

 

If you are interested in discussing this product further and seeing how Mayday can assist, contact us today on: 01603 481995.

Top 5 Interesting Facts About Stationery

We love stationery, it’s why we sell it! So a list of some of the most interesting facts about those random pieces of equipment you use in your everyday working environment sounds like a great way to show you why!

Below is our top 5 interesting facts about stationery! Enjoy!

1. Pencils can write underwater.

It’s true! We tested just to prove the theory. No idea what the need for this would be but an interesting fact none the less.

2. Before erasers were invented, stale bread was used to rub out pencil marks 

Next time you are walking around Sainsbury’s and think to yourself “I made a mistake writing doughnuts on the shopping list” and you don’t have an eraser to hand, well pop over to the bakery section, grab yourself a loaf of hovis and away you go!

3. Yellow highlighters account for around 85% of all sales

As yellow is in the middle spectrum of visible light, yellow ink highlighters work really well for people with colour blindness and this is one of the biggest reasons for the high quantities of yellow highlighters ordered.

4. Pen lids cause an average of 100 deaths a year

How many times have you been told off by a teacher or employee for chewing on a pen-lid? Here’s why! To help people breathe, many pen manufacturers now put holes in the pen lids to help prevent choking.

5. Pens are 5,000 years old!

Ancient Egyptians used reed straws with ink made of soot or red ochre pigment mixed with beeswax or vegetable gum. Almost as impressive as the pyramids we’d say!

Want to find out more about stationery and how Mayday can help your business? Get in touch today: 01603 481995 or drop us a message.

5 Ways You Are Loosing Sensitive Documents When Printing

In world full of data protection and “GDPR” it’s more crucial than ever to ensure you are protecting sensitive information, printing is one of the most common causes of data leaks within the office environment, some you might not even realise you are doing.

So take a look below at the top 5 ways you are loosing sensitive documents when printing.

1. Leaving them in the printer tray. 

You know that stack of documents lying on your printer? That’s wasteful. But it’s a threat too. In that stack might be someone’s pay review, your customers’ data or your company’s financial plans and roadmap.

If you don’t want that stuff just lying around, make sure your printer’s smart enough to authenticate your users before it prints out their documents.

Looking for a smarter printer? Get in touch today: 01603 481995 or drop us a message.

 

2. Sending files without password-protecting them.

You need to scan a file and send it to your colleague John. You’re in a hurry. So you scan the document really quick and mail it to John – the wrong John. Oops.

Get yourself a printer that helps you password-protect files.

 

3. Saving the sensitive files in an unsafe folder. 

When someone needs to scan a document and then save it to the cloud, they usually need to save that scanned file somewhere local first.

It might be their desktop or some local folder. But if they forget to delete that file after copying it to a shared Dropbox or Google Drive or wherever, you’ve got a problem.

Make sure you’ve got a printer that’s smart enough to automatically save your users’ files in the cloud for them. And they won’t leave sensitive files lying around.

 

4. Getting someone else to print for you.

Sometimes remote workers need something printed before they come in. A common way around this is to ask someone else to print the file for them.

But if they save that sensitive file in an unsafe place, you might be in trouble.

If your printer supports mobile printing, your remote workers won’t need to go through someone else to print their files. And this won’t be a problem.

 

5. Leaving the data on the printer’s hard drive. 

You probably don’t think of your printer as a computer. But the smartest printers have hard drives and they’re central to the way information flows through your company.

So make sure your printer automatically overwrites its own hard drive for you. More important, make sure the printer’s disk is well encrypted too.

 

Want to find out more about smart printing? Get in touch today: 01603 481995 or drop us a message.