19 Mar 2024

Flip Top tables have become increasingly popular in recent times, due to their flexibility and cost effectiveness. Flip Top Tables come in a range of shapes and sizes, so can be combined to form a wide range of Desk and Table configurations. They are also mobile (with braking castors) so can be moved from room to room (and secured) when required, and last but not least the Table Top flips from horizontal to vertical so the Tables can be rolled together and 'nested' to significantly reduce the space taken. Given the wide range of 'desking' and 'table' solutions that Flip Tables offer they represent a very efficient and cost effective solution

18 Jan 2024

Keeping your paper based and digital records in order is actually a fairly straighforward process. An efficient 'filing' system will make retreival and refiling of records a quick and simple process, help to eliminate mis-files and ensure inactive records are dealt with in a compliant, timely and accurate manner. Most businesses will create and collect a vast amount of paper-based and digital information over time. If you don't keep these records in a secure and ordered way, valuable time and money will wasted searching for a key document when you need it. Some documents will also be kept for an unnecessary amount of time, leading to expensive storage costs. Also legislation requires you to retain certain documents for specific periods of time. Nor having an ordered, well-maintained filing system can lead to a mine-field of issues - including unnecessary cost.

14 Dec 2023

Professional fees, such as architect, design consultancy and project management fees, can form a significant part of the total cost of an office fit-out. Add in freight for delivery of your fit-out package and installation and your up-front costs have already mounted up. Tight timelines can also add to the cost, as can installer call-outs to complete work that is needed due to a late delivery. These up-front costs do not include the cost of your time and your team's time spent organising an overseeing the project.

16 Nov 2023

Second hand office furniture might seem the best option from a cost point of view and you may think you've 'snagged' a bargain, but then a few months later, that height adjustable desk or that chair develops a fault. You spend time searching for replacement parts to repair the fault only to find that the product you purchased is no longer being manufactured and replacement parts are no longer available. The only option left for you, is to buy another desk or chair!

19 Oct 2023

An element that is apparent in almost every workplace environment is a requirement for Trolleys. Be it an office, a classroom, a manufacturing plant, a warehouse or a retail outlet, the need to have a suitable, reliabe Trolley for moving or storing your workplace resources is an essential element - to avoid workers having to manually carry loads that are excessively heavy and could pose the risk of serious and costly injury to employees. There are numerous different Materials Handling/Trolley requirements in workplaces throughout the country, so to source a quality, affordable heavy duty Trolley for your specific needs you need to have access to the widest range of Trolleys possible. Office Products Online has just that range - with Trolley styles and functionalities to suit every workplace requirement.

20 Sep 2023

When school classroom furniiture also happens to facilitate effective learning, the value of the furniture item multiplies. This becomes apparent not only for the student, but also for the teacher, as well. Collaborative whiteboard tables are a perfect example of this, with several key features integrated to create a unique and highly efficient learning tool. According to the Oxford Dictionary, the word collaborate means “to work jointly with others or to work jointly on an activity or project.” While any writing surface can be used for collaboration, a table designed with a whiteboard writing surface has specific elements that encourages thinking, sharing of ideas and enhances recall and memory - all essential elements of a positive learning environment.

14 Aug 2023

Whiteboards are an easy to use and a very effective communication tool in any office, classroom, training centre or warehouse. Whiteboards can be found in most offices, classrooms, or any learning centre around the world, but why is this and why should you purchase one, if you don't already have one? Since their invention by Martin Heit in the 1950s whiteboards have come a very long way and they have become very affordable. From single sided vinyl Whiteboards, Magnetic Whiteboards, Mobile Whiteboards (singe and double-sided) through to inter-active Whiteboards and more recently Whiteboard Wall Paper. Whiteboards are the most common and popular tools for presenting knowledge and information, generating interactive discussion, brain-storming, recording staff meeting minutes and much more.

27 Jun 2023

As the world population continues to increase, space is getting more limited by the day. Pigeonhole storage units are getting increasingly more popular due to many offices having limited floor space and the flexibility and capacity of these storage units. In order to better manage storage or distribution of various items especially in buildings and offices with large numbers of individuals, Pigeonhole units have become a very cost effective and efficient option.