Articles by Southwest Bindings

Every year we exhibit at the Graphics Canada tradeshow. We work with a partner to build a booth, we hem and haw over which equipment to showcase, what to bring, what we’ll give away, and how we can ensure that we are capturing terrific new prospects. This year, having just completed another successful exhibit at the show, we wanted to capture some of the most important things we’ve learned d...

Toronto, ON, Monday, December 03, 2018 Southwest Bindings, a Toronto, Ontario based, 40-year old Canadian company, which sells print Finishing Equipment, Binding Supplies, presentation and branding material, today has announced a name change to Southwest Business Products Inc. that includes a new logo and tagline: “This is an all-encompassing business brand that communicates our proud Can...

A messy environment usually leads to a messier state of mind. It is important we make efforts to look after our workspace and at least keep it civilly organized. We should recognize that by doing so, we can have more time for efficiency. Better productivity is directly related to thorough efficiency, which means doing more quality work, faster. With the increasing demands from workplace today, ...

The holiday season is almost here and we, at Southwest, have some amazing tips on how you can do your holiday mailings in a matter of minutes. This time of the year brings immense joy to everyone around for reasons more than one. The season is marked by sending out personal greeting cards to family and friends. Haven’t we all had the simple idea of addressing the envelopes to our loved ones ...

Southwest Bindings has been an advocate of responsible environmental conservation for a very long time. A top brand in the office supplies and stationery industry, Southwest Bindings strengthens its commitment to the noble cause of the environmental protection with the Forest Stewardship Council certification. Its eco-friendly practices have become the symbol of its operations. The company a...

Ring binders can be of great use to keep any kind of paperwork arranged in an organized fashion. People like using ring binders for several different purposes such as compiling their training materials, health and safety manuals, legal notes, student worksheets, hobby notes, and numerous other things. Besides being the best way to stay organized, binders can be easily designed and you can cr...

Your reliable USB flash drive isn't just reasonably priced and portable but it is also extremely flexible and resourceful as far as its capabilities are concerned. Surprise! Your USB flash drive can do a great deal more than just moving data around. You will be amazed to know that storing files probably is not the only best use of thumb drives after all. Here are some lesser known USB flash ...

It is everyone’s dream to be able to work from the comfort of their own home. But, it can have a negative impact and damaging effect on your productivity and work efficiency if you don’t have a well set up home office with all the required elements. The essentials of a home office don’t always end with a work desk, computer/laptop, high-speed wifi, printer, office phone, paper shredder, pens...

Ring binders are a staple of school lockers, office shelves and conference tables. Few people, however, spend much time thinking about what actually goes into the mechanism that holds all those pages in place. Here, then, is everything you need to know about the mechanics of ring binders. Rings Binder rings come in three basic types: Round or O-rings, D-rings and Slant-D Rings. The size of a ...

Spiral binding is one of the most popular ways to permanently hold documents together. Holes are punched into the pages before inserting a Plastic Coil that creates a flexible spine. There are several advantages to this method of binding, including its low cost and range of sizes. At each step of the process, purpose-built tools make the job of spiral binding much more efficient. Professiona...