10 Tips For Choosing Office Furniture

10 Tips For Choosing Office furniture
Office furniture is arguably as important, if not more important than the
location of your office. You and your colleagues will be spending around
8 hours a day, 5 days a week in the office.

1. Make sure the office furniture you choose fits the room and that there
is enough room to open cabinets and drawers, and that people have
enough room to get to their desks, and in and out of the office. There
are by-laws that require wider corridor widths for fire access.
2. Office furniture needs to be suitable for the purpose. A cool looking
desk isn’t necessarily functional. Café style chairs and tables might
look good in a catalogue, but are they appropriate for a legal office.
3. Don’t forget extra office furniture items like storage cabinets, book
shelves and computer stands as these will provide additional
functionality, ergonomics and storage space for your office.
4. Make sure that your office furniture is ergonomic. It is important that it
is comfortable as well as stylish and practical. Health and safety
requirements need to be adhered to as many strains, aches and other
work related ailments should be avoided.
5. Divide the room where possible by having separate areas for different
types of staff. Those who spend all day on the phone will have different
furniture needs to those who need room to view design ideas or those
who need peace and quiet.
6. Different moods can be created by using different coloured chairs,
desks, or tables. Partition & Screen heights offer acoustic assistance and
shelving options.
7. Stylish hi tech modern designs, or functional; basic shapes? What you
choose will depend on the nature of your business and your budget.
Your office furniture may be fashionable today, but will it still look
stylish in 5 years time?
8. Think about the impression your office furniture has to give to clients as
well as staff. Office furniture for a firm of accountants needs to be different from a graphic design company or a call centre. The office might be part of a factory, restaurant or a shop, so it needs to be appropriate and in keeping with the company image. A design agency will want to appear creative and vibrant, whilst a solicitor’s office will want to appear professional, calming and welcoming.
9. Think about the future, how easy is it to expand the office layout, using
your chosen furniture? New employees, technology changes or processes and procedures may mean that the office layout has to change frequently.
Can you move desk around yourselves, or do you need the fitters to take the desks apart so they can be rebuilt in a different part of the office?
10. Good office furniture will encourage and assist employees to be more
productive, by ensuring that all they need is at hand, and they can carry out their duties without disturbing others.
These tips should help you to decide which office furniture is best for your
needs and will meet the needs of your staff, giving the right impression to
your clients and other visitors. The right office furniture will look good, be
comfortable and last a long time. Why not consider updating your office
furniture today.
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