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Office Furniture and Affableaardvark.co.ukWelcome to our office furniture site. This site has link strips at the top and the bottom of every page and clicking on Index will always bring you back to this page. It's the most influential purchase you will ever make. A poorly finished office looks unprofessional, uninviting and creates a disharmonious and inefficient workspace. A well-planned and furnished office creates instant efficiency and visual appeal. It says your company is forward thinking, successful and dynamic. It also rewards your workforce with working areas that they feel happy to be in. Personnel organisations quote employees seeking improved working conditions as the second most common reason for workers changing jobs (next to improving salary). That represents a big loss of talent and knowledge that could be easily retained by companies improving the working environment. Think of increased work rates, higher staff retention, customer loyalty and improved credibility within your market and you can see why furniture is often called the investment that makes money. Stay legal: There are comprehensive and complex Health & Safety laws controlling office furniture. Many of the regulations are to be found in the Health & Safety at Work Act of 1974 with its various revisions since then. All furniture products on AffableAardvark.co.uk meet or exceed the requirements in the law, now and in the foreseeable future. These include requirements on the sizes of desks, desk finishes and reflective surfaces, stability and movement of chairs and ergonomics as they relate to desks and chairs. They also comply with requirements on the adjustability of chairs - backrests, tilts, seat heights and other movements. All furniture products on AffableAardvark.co.uk are fully guaranteed and comply with the strict control requirements we place on them. Your workspace has never been more important to the smooth running efficiency of the modern company. Space itself has never been so expensive and so the pressure is on to invest in new furniture that makes the very most of that space. In addition, employees demand pleasant and effective working areas. Style is crucial - the design-literate homeowners of today want to spend their working days in an office space that reflects the eye appeal that has launched scores of home makeover television programmes. Our furniture has that style appeal. A variety of wood finishes like blonde oak; warm beech and cool maple blend with silver and grey structures. The result is a collection of desking and storage that will transform any office space. And the beauty does not detract from the strength of the product. Unlike some, we never forget that the desks we supply could well be supporting thousands of pounds worth of IT equipment. We put our desks and storage through stress tests so that you don't get stressed about your work environment. Remember, adopting new working practices such as greater use of mobile units, cluster team working, vertical storage and modern system storage can increase productivity up to 41%. That means getting the right furniture solution makes good financial sense. Desking will be delivered flat packed and prices do not include installation though we have teams of installers covering the UK should you require installation. Our stocking pledge: We have direct access to Europe's largest wholesale stock of office furniture; handled and distributed by specialists in this field. It gives us, and our customers, choice and value in the very best office furniture from the world's leading manufacturers. Please contact us for details. Jargon Buster... Some simple terms explained Linking: A small desk unit that links two larger desk tops and creates an L-shaped workstation. Cantilever desk: Desks with a C-shaped leg support. Clusters: Groups of desks placed together to form team-working shapes. Courtesy panel: Sometimes called a modesty panel. A wood finish screen in front of the desk. Footprint: The space taken by a desk or chair (when planning always include space for access and user movement). MFC: Melamine-faced chipboard. A very durable wood effect finish. Mobile pedestal: A multi-drawer storage pod on castors that can be moved around and fits under desks. Panel end desk: Desks with a wood finish end frame. Radial desk: One-piece L-shaped desks recommended for use with conventional PC monitor fitting in the corner. Ideal for clusters. Secretarial file: Unit containing several small sliding drawers to hold essential stationery needs. Suspension file: Card files that hang from a cradle in the filer, cupboard or pedestal. Trapezoidal table: Table with one edge longer than the other - a pyramid shape without a pointed top. Wave desk: Ergonomic and space efficient desks with curved working edge. Ideal for work with flat screens Let's face it; for most of us, more than half our waking hours are spent at the office, so the ergonomics and aesthetics of our working environment are important. Creating the right balance of space and functionality is key. It affects our comfort, state of mind and productivity. Things like workspace shape and area, storage practicalities and accessibility day-in, day-out, greatly influence us. The modularity of the Hawk range gives us the flexibility to put together exactly the right package for you. When planning your workspace, take it one step at a time. The flexibility of the Hawk range means you can specify any combination of desktop, legs and handles and we'll create whatever works best for you. |
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