There’s no ‘one size fits all’ solution when it comes to university furniture. All universities and colleges need a diverse range of furniture for a multitude of purposes, whether it’s study space furniture, classroom furniture, common room furniture or library furniture. As educational furniture suppliers, we understand your needs and will be happy to advise…
Indoor air quality in the workplace has always been important, but since the pandemic it’s become a priority for most businesses. In 2019, Public Health England published guidelines on indoor air quality which outlines how volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can affect both health and productivity. The report’s authors stated that: “Health Organisations (eg The World…
You may think there’s nothing more to buying a desk than whether it fits into the space you have available and matches your other furniture, but there are so many more things you need to consider before buying. Bench desks Sit-Stand desks Desk Accessories What kind of desks do you need? The type of desks…
Thanks to technological advances, many office systems now operate entirely in the cloud, allowing offices to go paperless (or at least very nearly paperless) which means valuable office space no longer needs to be taken up with bulky servers and filing cabinets. Without the need to store so much, and with the growing body of…
Buying office furniture is trickier than you’d think. It has to appeal to a large number of people, at the same time as being functional, ergonomic and comfortable, which means the buying process is not a straightforward one. So we’ve created this guide to buying office furniture that explains everything you’ll need to know to…
Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic will come to an end, the virus will sadly probably never leave. None of us want to go through the uncertainties and lockdowns of 2020 again, so taking steps to keep your educational setting hygienic and COVID-safe is always going to be a priority. In addition to the fact that it…
In the UK, we’re hopeful that the vaccination programme will allow us some kind of normality and schools will be able to return to business as usual by the next academic year. However, we suspect it will be a long time before head teachers can make procurement decisions that don’t have hygiene and cleanliness at…
The value of allowing people flexibility in the workplace is well documented. Staff who can work in the way that suits them best tend to be more motivated, more productive and take fewer sick days. The spirit of flexibility can also work successfully in the office layout itself. By creating different zones, you’ll give your…
We now have a proposed date for when life can go back to ‘normal’ – 21st June (correct at time of writing). As long as there are no unexpected problems, it looks like we’ll finally be able to get back into the office to start exploring the new ways of remote and hybrid working that…
Since the beginning of the pandemic, many of our business customers and schools have added an extra layer of protection to their premises with antimicrobial surface coating. The good news is that the manufacturer of the product we use has had independent testing which confirmed that it provides antiviral protection against SARS-CoV-2 (which is the…
2020 was the year we discovered that working from home is more than just a possibility, so having a comfortable home desk is a must! In its latest guidelines (at time of posting), the government advised that, wherever possible, we should plan to work from home. Do you have the right type of home desk?…
The way we use offices is changing. With so many office-based staff working at home during lockdown, we discovered it made a huge difference in terms of our work–life balance. And the crisis ensured that even companies that had previously been reluctant to consider remote or agile working practices were forced to adopt them anyway,…
