Breakout

In general things do seem to be improving as we head into the summer months. The weather is better, the evenings are light until well after 9 o clock, and it is still relatively warm.

People in general seem a little  happier and now there is some sort of stability with our government.
Plus the football has started, and even if you are not an avid fan of the game itself, the international aspect of it always makes it worthy entertainment.

Business seems to be a lot more buoyant with lots of enquiries for office furniture, both from home and from businesses.

We have even had new orders from some of our customers in the house building trade, which is always a good sign that the economy is moving again.

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Well, you know what its like; you are very busy and the telecommunications salesperson seems to have exactly what you want.

You ask him about notice of cancellation and are told that you can cancel anytime after the first year, So, satisfied with the service on offer, you sign on the dotted line.

Then five years and one month later, when you give notice of cancellation, you find out that you can give notice, but you can only cancel at each anniversary of your contract.

Unbelievable, maybe, but true definitely. We have just experienced this when changing our telephone services for our office furniture showroom in Colchester.

And the service provider is TML Communications Ltd, and they are meant to be one of the better service providers, apparently, or so they tell us.

It does make you wonder why business life could not be simpler. When you decide to change a service provider, surely a months notice should be enough.

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Sometimes, believe it or not, things happen that are more exciting than office furniture, and when they do, we try to let as many people as possible know about it.  Usually though, it is to do with a new design of office desk or an innovative office chair for example, or we explain how new trends such as height adjustable desks both for office and home use are starting to take hold.

But this time it is nothing to do with office furniture, but a recommendation about a remarkable business situated between Sudbury and Colchester. We are based nor far from Colchester and stumbled on country pursuits oulet called Taylors of Sudbury whilst collecting some old desks from a customer in Colchester.

The business is family run, and stocks just about everything you might need for your horse and all the country clothing that you could ever require. Top brands such Musto, Barbour, and Seeland are well displayed in their attractive a spacious showroom. There is even a coffee area on site, which is handy, as you could easily spend a few hours in this establishment.
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Office Furniture

Whilst our main business is supplying office furniture, we try to offer as much advice and information on our website, in the hope that it might help our current and  potential customers!. We have written many articles on what is a very wide reaching and comprehensive subject, and hopefully some people have leant something from our scriblings Continue reading »

a 1950s Steelcase Desk

According to an article in The National Post a vintage Formica-topped Steelcase desk with its original key, built in the 1950s can be worth a fortune. In retro boutiques in Los Angeles, New York or Toronto, a vintage steel desk, cleaned, stripped and polished, can fetch $2,000 or more. Its hard to believe, but people are now scouring second hand furniture warehouses looking for such retro  furniture to do up and re-sell in trendy design shops.

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A few days ago I was watching the final of the UK TV programme, The Apprentice, with Sir Alan Sugar. Over a

BBC The Apprentice

period of several months, competitors, in teams, have to carry out a series of business related tasks. Each week, Sir Alan fires one member of the losing team. What’s this got to do with office furniture?

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Most reasonable sized offices have a staff canteen or breakout area where employees can each their

Canteen Furniture

lunch or take their coffee breaks. CH Workspace, a large office furniture dealer, has a wide range of canteen furniture available from stock. The furniture available ranges from traditional bistro style tables and chairs through to modern designer canteen furniture.

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In our first article on how to make your own office furniture we showed you how to make an office desk and office chair from scrap. In this article we will attempt to make more complex office furniture items, again from scrap materials. Once you have your desk and chair you will probably need some sort of filing cabinet. Continue reading »

If you really want to economise of your office furniture you could attempt to make your own desk. In order to do this there are a number of strategies you could employ.

Home Made Office Furniture

First you need to find a desktop – many people find that a door is a suitable size and shape, so its probably best to start looking here. Firstly, try to find a flat, wooden door. Taking down your office door would be very convenient, but make sure that you don’t need it later – putting the door back is harder than taking it down. Continue reading »