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A Buyers Guide to GDB Office Furniture

GDB Design is a European wholesaler of business  furniture, with offices in most European countries, including the UK. They negotiate with some of the best furniture manufacturers in Europe and beyond to provide one of best ranges of furniture on the European market.

One of the most interesting features of the GDB system is that they have huge quantities of furniture stored in a European warehouse, which is shipped out, on demand, to local warehouses. The logistics system is so well adapted to the market that all GDB’s desks and chairs can be delivered and installed anywhere in Europe within a week or so. Most business  furniture manufacturers make their furniture  to order, so you might have to wait for up to six weeks for other  furniture for your office . Continue reading »

1. Logistics.

The products in CH Workspace’s office furniture catalogue come from one of Europe’s largest furniture distribution centres. This gives us the capacity to supply and deliver what you need, when you need it and at the right price. Our logistics chain covers all aspects of business  furniture supply, from manufacturing and warehousing, through delivery and installation for the end user, through to an after-sales service second to none. Continue reading »

As you are probably aware, the office furniture market is very competitive and, like most highly competitive markets, a lot of competition focuses on price. You often see headlines on web sites and catalogues saying “60% off”, “half price” etc. Unlike the retail market, where there is more regulation, the business to business market is free to do pretty much what it likes. Continue reading »

Office desks are available in a wide variety of range of styles, shapes, sizes and prices. It may be stating the obvious, but the first task in the process of buying office furniture is to be clear about what you want the office desks to do.

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Questions you need to ask are:

• How many people do I need to fit in the available space now, and how is that likely to change over time?

• Do I need a flexible, modular system so that I can change the layout and workgroup pattern when I need to?

• Is style important? Stylish desks are often, but not always, more expensive than standard, old-fashioned desks

• Do I need continuity of supply so that I am sure of being able to obtain the same furniture if I need to add more in the future?

• Do you need other items of office furniture to match the desks, eg filing systems, reception counters, meeting room furniture etc?

• How quickly do I need the office furniture – some office furniture dealers have stocked products available for delivery and installation at short notice, other products are built to order and may take several weeks to be delivered.

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Getting the most  from your office space, is usually best left to the professionals, but don’t be put off as most of them will offer this service for free, on the basis that you will let them quote for your new furniture.
They will have the latest Cad equipment to produce 2 and 3D renditions, allowing you to “see” your office before you spend any money.
From one room to a whole building, you will be surprised at how much help you can get for free…..

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Most office furniture dealers will be able to offer some sort of credit arrangement (subject to your status), but will probably require a deposit with order. This can range from 30% up to 75% depending whether the furniture is available from stock, made to order to a stock design, or made to your exact specification and requirement.
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