Lifetime Achievement Award for our Chairman Awards Jun 13, 2016 On 9 May 2016 our Chairman, Tony Brown (left), was honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Furniture Makers’ Company. The award was presented by... Read more >
Steel yourself for the future Opinion Jun 2, 2016 Last week we spent a fun-filled three days at Clerkenwell Design Week with Workflow, our water fountain made from Multidrawers. During the festival we asked... Read more >
Clerkenwell - past, present and future Experts May 9, 2016 Grant Gibson, gives us his thoughts on Clerkenwell Design Week, past, present and future. Have you heard the news? We’re making our debut at Clerkenwell... Read more >
You don’t get all the clues in the workplace Events Apr 21, 2016 How do you approach workplace design was one of the many questions thrown at our expert panel at our recent Designing for Modern Work event. Research,... Read more >
Where do you keep yours? Opinion Mar 5, 2016 Do you ever feel like you’re being pulled in two directions in the office? We’re told to ‘bring our whole selves to work’ and to consider our wellbeing,... Read more >
Office furniture to meet the demands of the TMT sector Experts Feb 2, 2016 Much has been written about how, particularly in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sector, the introduction of a large crop of professional... Read more >
Do we automatically respect working spaces that aren’t our own? Opinion Jan 15, 2016 At our ‘Belong at Work’ event in November a member of the audience asked our panel how users of shared work spaces can be encouraged to respect them. Does... Read more >
If people don’t feel like it’s their space they’ll move on Opinion Jan 15, 2016 We can all be creatures of habit. From nabbing the same sun-lounger by the pool everyday on holiday to the 3pm chocolate biscuit pick-me-up. But how does our... Read more >
Is it places or people that make things happen? Opinion Jan 15, 2016 Many businesses are looking for ways they can increase collaboration, and indeed it was a hot topic at our recent ‘Belong at Work’ event. Work spaces on... Read more >
Can nomadic workers truly belong anywhere? Dec 2, 2015 Hot desking, flexible working, activity based working, task orientated workspaces; the list of words we use to describe how we work now keeps growing. But does... Read more >
Recognised for our high standards Awards Nov 16, 2015 On Thursday 5 November we were awarded the Manufacturing Guild Mark by the Furniture Makers’ Company. This award assures all our customers that the furniture... Read more >
Choice in the evolving workplace Experts Sep 14, 2015 For some time now, we have been hearing about the imminent death of the office. Yet the day of its demise never actually seems to come any closer, which... Read more >
Sustainable supply chains and green building design Experts Sep 14, 2015 We are rapidly developing a global perspective on sustainable supply chains and green building design, driven by the needs of sophisticated clients and some of... Read more >
Pantone and colour Experts Sep 14, 2015 A four hundred year old colour guide that proves we have always had a fascination with understanding colour. The familiar Pantone colour chart was first... Read more >
Knowledge management in the agile working economy Experts Aug 12, 2015 Mark Eltringham considers how the move to more flexible working practices must be balanced by the continuing needs of businesses to bring people, and their... Read more >
