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Leasing Office Furniture

Posted by: admin in Office Furniture, Buying Office Furniture on Oct 29, 2008

Companies and organisations often lease cars and other capital equipment, but they don't realise that they can lease office furniture as well. You may want to consider leasing office furniture for tax reasons, or simply to conserve cash flow. Leasing office furniture will allow you to spread the cost to match your income, with periods ranging from two to five years. One of the benefits of leasing

How to Choose Executive Office Furniture

Posted by: admin in Executive Office Furniture, Buying Office Furniture on Oct 28, 2008

The first decision to make when choosing executive office furniture is what material and finish you want. The choices are real wood veneer or melamine or similar artificial finish. Real wood veneer is obviously the most prestigious, but is also the most expensive and requires considerable care and maintenance. Modern melamine finishes look virtually as good as veneer and are considerably cheaper

Tambour Cupboards

Posted by: admin in Planning Your Office, Office Furniture, Buying Office Furniture, Budget Office Furniture on Oct 24, 2008

Tambour cupboards are a recent addition to office furniture ranges. Their key feature is that they have roller-shutter type doors that roll into the side of the cupboard. This makes them much more reliable and user-friendly than the type that roll upwards into the top of the cupboard. Because the doors roll into the side of the cupboard they take up much less space that traditional filing

Height Adjustable Desks

Posted by: admin in Planning Your Office, Office Furniture, Buying Office Furniture on Oct 23, 2008

Height adjustable desks can be specified for a number of purposes:

For people with reduced mobility or other special need, for example to enable a wheelchair to be pushed under the desk. In some cases it can be a requirement of the Disability Discrimination Act to provide such facilities.
For people such as architects, graphic designers etc who often work either standing up or sitting

How Much Should I Spend on Office Furniture

Posted by: admin in Buying Office Furniture, Budget Office Furniture on Jun 05, 2008

This question is very difficult to answer as it depends on so many factors. The range of pricing in the office desking market varies from less than £100 for a rectangular 18mm thick melamine desktop supported on the most basic of square steel tube frames to over £4,000 for a hand built wood veneer desk built in the traditional way by experienced craftsmen.