Having safe, comfortable, and practical office equipment for your staff will assist greatly in ensuring your office operates smoothly and efficiently. Having quality office furniture can also create an aesthetically pleasing environment, with your office neat, tidy, organised and well presented to any potential clients.
Typically, office furniture includes a broad range of products, including the standard desks and chairs, right the way through to collaborative and innovative furniture such as adjustable stand-up desks, interactive whiteboards, and boardroom tables.
We outline some of the most common pieces of office furniture below.
Office desk
Office desks are undoubtedly the most common piece of office furniture and are found in every office around the world. With advancements in technology however, gone are the days where a standard top and 4 leg style desk is the norm. These days desk future ranges include a variety of shares, sizes, heights, and finishes. Desks can be adjustable in height, colour matches to other office features such as walls and blinds, or custom designed to fit in a particular space.
With a strong focus on health and safety, height adjustable desks, which enable employees to spend time either sitting or standing to complete their work, provides a great solution in terms of promoting physical wellness.
Office Chairs
What is a desk without a chair, right?
Like their partners the office desk, office chairs have also come a long way in terms of design and features over the last few years. Office chairs come in a variety of shares, sizes, colours and can be made from a variety of materials to suit the needs not only of the business, but the comfort needs of the employee. These days breathable mesh chairs are quite popular additions to many offices, providing great flexibility, with adjustable heights and back supports ensuring maximum comfort.
In addition to ranges of desk chairs, other office chairs include those commonly found in waiting areas, those used in meeting and board rooms and also those used for one-time events that may be held outside the office.
White boards
Perfect for brainstorming and collaboration, white boards are an essential element of any collaborative workspace. Coming in a variety of shapes and sizes from A4 size board with magnets that are perfect to place on the office fridge for reminders, through to large wall size white boards that are perfect for training and interaction.
For additional flexibility, whiteboards on castors that can be moved throughout the office from room to room also provide businesses with a cost-effective piece of furniture that can easily be stored away when not required.
Boardroom tables
Boardroom tables come in a variety of shapes, sizes, and finishes. From circular tables that are great for more intimate meetings with smaller teams, to large lengthy, solid tables designed to seat a crowd, there are many options available.
Ergonomic Chairs
Ergonomic office chairs are extremely popular additions to offices due to the health benefits that they can bring. An ergonomic chair is a chair specifically designed to properly support the body, taking into consideration the user’s posture, comfort and providing suitable support.
The most effective ergonomic chairs are adjustable, which is important for offices where multiple users share a chair from time to time, providing the ability for the chair to be adjusted to suit each person.
Other
There are many other essential pieces of office furniture that will assist your business to operate effectively. These include filing cabinets, storage cabinets, privacy screens, reception desks and much, much more.