Office Products Top Performer – Versatile Classification Folders Keep You Organized
Posted in Small Business on December 11th, 2011 by Tristan Hill – Be the first to commentOn the market today exist all kinds of file folders. There are folders for expanding, for hanging, for securing paper with fasteners, and the ever-popular 1/3 cut file folders for neatly arranging office files. Yet the titan of all folders on the market remains classification folders.
The reason for this is that classification folders serve so many purposes. In the beginning, file folders were used purely as firm, protective folders, made of heavy card stock cut in letter and legal paper sizes, to be stored in filing cabinets, desk drawers and brief cases.
These folders were given a variety of “cuts” so that people could use these cuts, or tabs, to write the subject matter that is inside the folder in a visible place when the folder is filed away. The most popular cuts are 1/3 which means the tabs are in three different positions, left, center and right, and 1/5 cut which means there are five different tab locations ranging from left to right.
The evolution of file folders with unique features soon followed. That is, until many of the features coincided with the creation of the “do everything” classification folder. This is the folder that has become the customary folder in the medical, dental, legal and real estate professions, among other industries with a need for significant paper filing.
Classification folders take all the features from a variety of filing supplies, and wrap them into one great product. Let’s take a look at each feature. Do you need your folders to hang in a filing cabinet? Many people prefer to use hanging classification folders which hang by containing convenient metal rods that hang on the rails of filing cabinets or storage boxes.
Or you may need to have fasteners on your file folders to ensure that your papers do not fall out. The metal fasteners that come with classification folders can let you 2-hole punch your documents for filing within the folder. There are classification folders with 2, 4, and as many as 6 fasteners for optimal security.
Need a big folder that expands to hold more documents? Classification folders have you covered as most are built with durable tyvek expansions that can expand to as large as 3″ to hold large amounts of pages. Want to file your information in separate sections so you can segment important information by topic? Classification folders are known for coming in a variety of sections to do just that, including four sections, six sections, and even eight sections.
All of these features- the size, the security, the durability and the functionality- explain why “paper pushing” offices so often choose classification folders to tidy their office documents. In my opinion, Universal classification folders offer the best value, while Smead classification folders offer the best quality and overall selection. You can’t go wrong with Pendaflex or Esselte classification folders either.
Setting out to find the right classification folders for the business you’re in is not the easiest thing in the world, given the number of different features and styles of folders out there. I prefer to shop for folders and other supplies through independent office supply stores online. I also search to find companies that give back to the community, practicing Conscious Capitalism as a business model. I lastly choose small, independent businesses over large corporate superstores at every opportunity because of the importance of supporting local businesses in America.
Tristan Hill writes helpful articles on shopping for office supplies like Classification Folders. He’s an Office Products expert who recommends Zuma Office Supply for guaranteed low prices, and they give back 50% of profits to charity. You’ll love them!