Team work and collaborative working is becoming an increasingly popular way to get the job done for many businesses and work forces across the UK. The old saying goes, two heads are better than one, and imagine what you can achieve with four heads, instead of just two and so on.
Every office and every business has a wide range of duties and responsibilities that need to be completed. Most businesses will have separate departments for specific needs of the business, and this is where desk partitions and screens can be handy.
Hot desking is a concept that has grown in popularity over the past few years and is increasingly becoming a popular practice in many workplaces. For those not familiar with the term, ‘hot desking’ basically refers to a system that allows employees to move freely throughout the office in terms of desk use: employees don’t have a set desk and will use desks available when they start their shift.
We sit at our desks on an estimated third of our lives, and although you may not consider the importance of the layout of your desk, it can be detrimental to your productivity and even your mood if it is a complete mess. To get you back in focus for work and to give your productivity levels the boost it really needs, we have collected five desk organisation hacks!
Are you sitting comfortably? If not, you, like so many other office based employees, may be suffering the consequences of poorly designed furniture that breach the health & safety requirements and guidelines promoted for office furniture!
Although it can be tempting to keep costs down, upgrading your office furniture can be more beneficial than saving a pretty penny. There are so many different designs that range from affordable to disposable budget, and depending on what you’re in the market for, upgrading your office furniture will only have a positive effect on your business. Here we share five reasons to upgrade your office furniture in 2019.
Shopping around for a new desk this new year? Maybe you should consider one of the latest trends in office furniture – standing desks. Standing desks are perceived as offering many benefits, and many businesses are already operating standing desks only in their offices worldwide. But just what are the benefits of standing desks?
How important can it be to arrange your desk for optimum productivity? The Huffington Post recently released an info-graphic that claims to be the ideal desk arrangement according to the interest of boosting productivity. In this post we will be dissecting this information and giving you some insight on the benefits.
Something we often ignore is the effects that our surroundings can have on our health, including at work. For the majority of us, we spend almost half of our lives at work so it is important to recognise where you can improve or benefit your health and your posture. Poor office chairs are one of the most common causes of bad backs and bad posture, with bad backs being one of the most common complaint from workers, usually causing many sick days. We’re exploring how much damage your office chair is doing to your physical health and how you can avoid causing yourself anymore strain.
Treadmill desks have been slowly making their name in offices worldwide. They are exactly as described, a desk that is attached to a treadmill, created in an attempt to encourage office employees working long hours to stay fit and healthy. But, are they practical? Are they revolutionary? And do they work? We’re exploring the future of the treadmill desk.
