Buying Guides
Advice from people who order this every day
The questions our team fields most often, answered properly — with the actual numbers rather than a sales pitch. Written for the person doing the ordering, whether that's a practice manager checking first aid compliance, an office manager choosing a shredder, or anyone who has ever stood in front of a printer wondering which cartridge it takes.
Most of what gets bought wrong is bought wrong once, then reordered for years. A few minutes reading beats a cupboard of the wrong thing.
First aid requirements for Australian workplaces
How many kits and where they go, the recommended minimum contents list, first aider ratios for low and high risk sites, how often kits must be checked, and when you also need a defibrillator, eyewash or emergency shower.
Read the guide →Paper shredder security levels explained
What each DIN 66399 level means in particle size, which one an Australian office actually needs, what the Privacy Act says about binning versus destroying paper records, and how to choose on volume and run time rather than level alone.
Read the guide →How to find the right ink or toner cartridge
Match your printer model to the right cartridge code, compare standard against high yield on cost per page, understand where inkjet beats laser and where it doesn't, and know the extras — drums, waste toner, fusers — that stop a machine just as firmly.
Read the guide →Ready to order instead? Shop for Your Business has curated lists by workspace and by industry — health clinic, retail, cafe, home office, on the road, legal, real estate, accounting, government, education and hospitality.
Question we haven't covered?
Our team has been specifying office, education and first aid supplies for Australian businesses for years. Ask us — we'd rather you bought the right thing once.
