Pip Jackson, UCL As Access and Inclusion Manager for UCL I work closely with our design teams and furniture providers, including JPA, to consider how both the built and internal environment can assist in creating an inclusive environment. So - what’s the deal with furniture and inclusion? Is there a link? What guidance is out […]

Ensure your team, workers and employees stay active during the working day. Office layout and furniture plays a crucial role.

As the sun starts disappearing behind the clouds on a (much) more regular basis and the temperature begins to drop, we start to wave goodbye to those glorious long summer nights, and our hibernation setting kicks in....

Global Campaign to ensure that wooden furniture and components are Responsibly sourced. By Alun Watkins Executive Director of PEFC and Chairman of FISP. The furnishings industry is the third-highest user of wood in the world, behind the construction and paper industries. It also accounts for approximately 12 percent of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions. The […]

You may think that looks are superficial, especially when it comes to your workspace, but there’s a lot more to designing an office space than choosing a neutral colour for the walls and having matching desks. Your office space needs to reflect your brand values not just because it looks good - although that’s important […]

It’s true - being happy at work really does increase productivity. Employers who encourage and support their staff will benefit not only in terms of productivity but also in terms of loyalty, staff retention and fewer sick days. Your office interior is a hugely important element in helping to create a happy workplace, and we […]

The ‘circular economy’ is a phrase you’ll become more and more familiar with in the future. We have become hyper aware of the effects of our throwaway lifestyle and how we are using up the earth’s resources, and two years ago, the UK government declared a Climate Emergency. The need for sustainability has become more […]

Hybrid working is here to stay. With so many office staff working from home during the lockdowns, the business community has discovered that people don’t need to be tied to the office building in order to be productive. Research from CIPD shows a dramatic increase in organisations offering remote working options, with 63% of surveyed […]

The Russell Building at Rothamsted Enterprises in Harpenden, has been newly refurbished to provide much-needed office and hotdesking space for growing SMEs across agriculture, innovation and technology. The historic red-brick building, which had lain empty since 2014, has been transformed with the support of the Lawes Agricultural Trust and Rothamsted Enterprises, and the help of […]

An Arc Wireless Charger could be the most useful furniture accessory you ever buy! Have you experienced that feeling of dread when you realise you’ve forgotten to take your charging leads with you? Have you lost more chargers than you care to remember?  Are you fed up with sharing or borrowing cables at work, or […]