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Top 5 UK Conference Locations

Your office may be equipped with the most up to date technology, the latest office furniture and situated in the perfect location, but if you want to hold a big event, such as a conference, you might need to think about outsourcing to a different location to be able to cater for a large number of delegates.

BT office furniture has provided a quick guide to 5 of the best conference locations!


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Posted by Derek, 8 March 2010 , 10:51 am

Decorating a Commercial Property on a Budget

It is fine to have an eclectic mix of furniture in your home, but in a commercial property, it’s important to maintain some kind of uniformity. This doesn’t necessarily mean having everything exactly the same, but simply choosing a style and sticking to it. Some great office styles are based on different aspects or features of the office itself:

  • The building’s era or architecture
  • The colour scheme within the office
  • A favourite painting
  • A large boardroom table or other statement piece of furniture

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Posted by Derek, 1 March 2010 , 10:18 am

Qualities of a Good Office Chair

Due to today’s modern technology, enormous amounts of people are spending most of their working hours behind a desk in an uncomfortable office chair. Because of this deskbound lifestyle, more and more individuals are becoming overweight, out of shape, and developing other health problems.

Although a sedentary lifestyle causes health problems in itself, an uncomfortable office chair causes a completely new arena of problems. Hours upon hours in a chair without ergonomic features brings about back problems, neck pains and just overall body aches from bad posture.


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Posted by Derek, 22 February 2010 , 9:54 am

10 alternative ways to get to work

With unexpected snowy conditions, recurring tube and bus strikes and the pressure to use greener transport modes, there is now a need to find new and alternative ways to get into the office. In this blog post we look at different ways to get to work - including green commuting, extravagant travel and snowy options and of course some fictional alternatives too….

Pod Car

Pod Car

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Posted by Derek, 28 January 2010 , 1:25 pm

10 Best Office Locations

So what makes a good office location? It may be an amazing office building or an unusual location, an address to impress or perhaps windows with breathtaking views. Having an office in a great location usually means that your business has made it and it can be an important factor to impress potential clients or attract the best work force. Our list of the 10 best (and some unusual) office locations takes us all around the world and beyond.
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Posted by Derek, 18 January 2010 , 10:22 am

Office Storage

In the current business climate many businesses may find themselves in smaller offices than they desire, but with the cost of moving and higher rents companies may be looking for alternative ways to free up valuable floor space. With clever office storage solutions you can gain space and at the same time achieve a clutter free office.

Office Storage Wall

Office Storage Wall

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Posted by Derek, 26 August 2009 , 8:09 am

Oak Office Furniture

Oak office furniture is a popular choice for the office. It is an attractive wood that blends in with both a classic and a contemporary interior. Known for its durability and strength, it is also easy to create a design around oak furniture as it can be matched with almost any colour and complement both fabric and leather chairs and sofas. For a harmonised look it is advised to buy oak office desks from the same range and of similar quality and shade as your bookshelves, oak office coffee tables and other main furniture in the office. more…

Posted by Derek, 12 August 2009 , 8:35 am

Red Office Furniture

Looking for a new design for your office or feel like your office space is in need of some added colour or warmth - then why not introduce some red office furniture to the theme? Red is best used as an accent colour, with a few red pieces together with white, black or wooden furniture. There is currently a great range of red office furniture available on the market; including red cabinets, red desks and even red drawers.

Red office furniture is great for adding warmth and colour to a light or open space, it will give the space a focal point and something to rest your eyes on as white on its own can be hard on the eye.

Red Office Arm Chair

Red Office Arm Chair

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Posted by Derek, 30 July 2009 , 8:29 am

School Office Furniture for kids

- Furniture for the modern classroom

The key considerations for a classroom design include functional and flexible furniture, classroom layout and choice of colours. Education furniture also needs to reflect the requirements of the modern classroom and incorporate electronic equipment. Today a classroom is usually divided into different spaces for various activities and furniture may frequently be moved around to adapt to different learning techniques. As technology and learning methods are constantly changing the modern classroom requires furniture that can adapt to these changes and it is important that your education furniture supplier understands such requirements.

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Posted by Derek, 2 July 2009 , 8:49 am

Executive Leather Office Chairs

Its durability and great style make the executive leather office chair an excellent choice for the office or home study. Executive leather chairs also have superb ergonomic features making them very comfortable and suitable for heavy use. Styles are available in contemporary and classic designs and in different price ranges to suit everyone’s budget. Apart from the regular brown and black leathers some models are available in green, red and blue leathers should you fancy something a bit different.
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Posted by Derek, 26 June 2009 , 11:36 am