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Office Desks: New Ranges Part I

We’ve been making some changes around here at Office Furniture. We’ve been working hard behind the scenes to find new and exciting office desks ranges to show our customers. Office fashion and design is constantly evolving and we always like to be one step ahead of the curve. We’ve added so many new ranges and can’t wait to introduce them. We’ll be posting a few blogs covering each range in a bit more depth. Keep reading to see the first of our new ranges… Essentials Office Desk Range Our new Essentials range has been designed for all standard office applications…. Read more

Building Regulations for Notice Boards

In the “Official Buildings Regulations” with which all public buildings must comply, there is specific reference made to the usage of Fire Retardancy materials on walls in areas of sensitivity/ risk such as fire escapes. When looking to purchase a notice board for public buildings e.g schools we advise you ask your self the following questions: Where will the notice board be placed? Does the designated wall form part of a Fire Escape Route? Are you planning to use a covered tamperproof notice board? If you answered corridor, stairway or entrance/exit within a public building to question 1 then fire… Read more

How to make the most of your workspace

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Workspaces come in all different shapes and sizes. Not all of us are lucky enough to have a separate office at home, or a spare bedroom that we can transform. Therefore, we have to make the most of the workspace available to us. When faced with the dilemma of choosing the best place to set up a home office, the internet can shed some light on innovative ideas. Some people have chosen to make us of closets and spaces underneath the stairs to create a cosy and somewhat compact home office space. Other people have utilised alcoves or have created… Read more

Making yourself at home in the office

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With Christmas and the festive season just around the corner we have been thinking about how we have made ourselves at home in the office over the last few weeks. The Christmas decorations have gone up, tinsel around computer monitors and a Christmas tree in the corner of the office. Perhaps just as much effort has been made to decorate our office, as there has been to decorate our homes. It will be a shame that once back at work these decorations and festive comforts will be taken down and packed away for next year. This has got us all… Read more