OSOffice Supplies Guide UK

UK office product comparison

Best Office Box Files
for 2026.

A sensible best office box files choice comes down to spine width, file size, closure and pack quantity. We have given each listing its own place in the comparison rather than treating them as interchangeable.

Prices, stock, delivery and final specifications should be checked on the retailer page.

How this page works. Five relevant catalogue products are compared, and every card uses the other four as its reference point. The copy is based on listed product information, not hands-on testing.

Best starting point

5 Star Box File Foolscap Blue (Pack of 5) 332837

This is the first option to inspect when pack of 5 is central to the job.

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Compare the options

Our picks compared

All five products are shown here. The table keeps the useful catalogue cues together, while the cards explain how each pick differs from the other four.

ProductRetailer categoryTitle cues
5 Star Box File Foolscap Blue (Pack of 5) 332837Box Filespack of 5, blue
Hermes Heavy Duty 80mm 2D-Ring Polypropylene Box File A4 Black 8.BA4.001Box Files80mm, black, a4
Hermes Heavy Duty 80mm 2D-Ring Polypropylene Box File A4 Blue 8.BA4.007Box Files80mm, blue, a4
Hermes Heavy Duty 80mm 2D-Ring Polypropylene Box File A4 Silver 8.BA4.006Box Files80mm, silver, a4
Pukka Recycled Box File Foolscap Black (Pack of 8) RF-9486Box Filespack of 8, recycled, black

Product notes

Five different buying angles

Best pack of 5 cue

5 Star Box File Foolscap Blue (Pack of 5) 332837

A practical place to start if pack of 5 decides the fit.

Against the other four, ask whether pack of 5 should lead the choice over Hermes Heavy Duty 80mm 2D-Ring….

What we don't like

  • pack of 5 is title-level detail only.
  • Less 80mm detail than Hermes Heavy Duty 80mm 2D-Ring….
Product5 Star Box File Foolscap Blue (Pack of 5) 332837
Retailer categoryBox Files
Title cuespack of 5, blue
Comparison positionPick 1 of 5. Four alternatives are compared in the bullets.
View product at Office Monster

Best defined closure and pack quantity option

Hermes Heavy Duty 80mm 2D-Ring Polypropylene Box File A4 Black 8.BA4.001

A practical place to start if closure and pack quantity decides the fit.

The catalogue makes closure and pack quantity the clearest angle, unlike Hermes Heavy Duty 80mm 2D-Ring….

What we don't like

  • No clear edge over Hermes Heavy Duty 80mm 2D-Ring….
  • Less blue detail than Hermes Heavy Duty 80mm 2D-Ring….
ProductHermes Heavy Duty 80mm 2D-Ring Polypropylene Box File A4 Black 8.BA4.001
Retailer categoryBox Files
Title cues80mm, black, a4
Comparison positionPick 2 of 5. Four alternatives are compared in the bullets.
View product at Office Monster

A clear file size pick

Hermes Heavy Duty 80mm 2D-Ring Polypropylene Box File A4 Blue 8.BA4.007

A pick for box files when file size is central to the choice.

The catalogue makes file size the clearest angle, unlike Hermes Heavy Duty 80mm 2D-Ring….

What we don't like

  • No clear edge over Hermes Heavy Duty 80mm 2D-Ring….
  • Less silver detail than Hermes Heavy Duty 80mm 2D-Ring….
ProductHermes Heavy Duty 80mm 2D-Ring Polypropylene Box File A4 Blue 8.BA4.007
Retailer categoryBox Files
Title cues80mm, blue, a4
Comparison positionPick 3 of 5. Four alternatives are compared in the bullets.
View product at Office Monster

Best fit for silver

Hermes Heavy Duty 80mm 2D-Ring Polypropylene Box File A4 Silver 8.BA4.006

The listing makes its clearest case around silver.

This listing reads differently because silver is the clearest cue in its name.

What we don't like

  • Silver is title-level detail only.
  • Less blue detail than Hermes Heavy Duty 80mm 2D-Ring….
ProductHermes Heavy Duty 80mm 2D-Ring Polypropylene Box File A4 Silver 8.BA4.006
Retailer categoryBox Files
Title cues80mm, silver, a4
Comparison positionPick 4 of 5. Four alternatives are compared in the bullets.
View product at Office Monster

The pack of 8 alternative

Pukka Recycled Box File Foolscap Black (Pack of 8) RF-9486

Choose this over 5 Star Box File Foolscap Blue (Pack of 5)… when the pack of 8 cue fits your brief.

Against the other four, ask whether pack of 8 should lead the choice over Hermes Heavy Duty 80mm 2D-Ring….

What we don't like

  • pack of 8 is title-level detail only.
  • Less 80mm detail than Hermes Heavy Duty 80mm 2D-Ring….
ProductPukka Recycled Box File Foolscap Black (Pack of 8) RF-9486
Retailer categoryBox Files
Title cuespack of 8, recycled, black
Comparison positionPick 5 of 5. Four alternatives are compared in the bullets.
View product at Office Monster

Buying checks

What to check before ordering

Compare spine width, file size, closure and pack quantity. Then confirm the exact variant, delivery access, assembly requirements, returns terms and quantity on the retailer page.