04 Sep 2024

In this 'Handy Hints' article we outline a number of steps to help you set up an ergonomic workspace, that will reduce stresses and strains on your body, improve your focus and productivity and enable you to achieve the most ergonomic working postures. The impact of not introducing and maintaining ergonomic pratices into your workspace can be significant. These impacts include the risk of long term injury, absenteism, a decline in work effectiveness and productivity and a loss of morale and motivation - to list a few of many.

01 Aug 2024

Chair Mats are one of the most under-stated and under-estimated office products on the market. They are extremely affordable and contribute so much to the functionality of your home or workplace office. Apart from the obvious benefit of protecting your floor and/or floor covering, they significantly enhance the appearance of your office, and the provide 'users' with effortless movement. This optimises the ergonomics of your Chairs and increasesworkspace comfort and productivity Chair Mats are often overlooked - and due to their relative low cost, this doesn't need to be. In this article, we will details the full range of benefits that can be derived from using Chair Mats

10 Jun 2024

The first important point regarding ergonomic Office Chairs is that what is ergonomic for one person, may not be ergonomic for everyone one. This doesn't mean that in an office of 20 people that you need 6-8 different chair types to cater for everyone's 'ergonomic' needs. You simply choose a single chair that has multiple ergonomic features that can be adapted to each invidual's needs. The second important point regarding ergomonc Office Chairs is that there is a perception that they are more expensive. There are many very affordable Office Chair options that have built in ergonomic features to cater for most requirements.

02 May 2024

The critical factors in budgeting for an office upgrade in difficult times, are thoroughly researching your options and ensuring that you are getting value for money. There are a myriad of options when it comes to office furniture, from your local furniture store through to a wide range of on-line 'shopping' otions. But if you are guided by those critical factors, you can research the market to establish what added value you can get for your budget, and whether the offering provides everthing you need in terms of cost, quality, warranty and functionality. You need to be sure that whichever office furniture supplier you work with, can not only supply you with quality affordable furniture options, but also fully understands your workflow processes and can provide obligation free floorplan options that enhance your business operation.

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!