Posts Tagged ‘soft seating’

If you are considering new furniture for you reception or breakout area take a look at some of the innovative and stylish products which have started to appear in offices throughout the country.

Forget the dark leather sofas, and think how some of these designs could work for you :-

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Much has been written about the Disability Discrimination regulations relating to reception desks and many unscrupulous dealers mislead clients by stating that as it’s the law you must comply. Indeed when the regulation was first introduced many in the office furniture industry capitalised on client’s ignorance to sell product that legally wasn’t necessary.

Building regulations simply state that “reasonable provision shall be made for people to gain access to and use the building and its facilities”. And the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) sets out no specific requirement for reception desks. The relevance of the DDA is that it states that ‘reasonable adjustment’ should be made to meet the needs of disabled people and of course the word ‘reasonable’ will be interpreted differently by different people.

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An interesting trend has developed in offices in recent years, often referred to as the breakout area. Companies have recognised the importance of providing staff somewhere they can go, away from their desk to relax for a short period so that they can return to their desk raring to start work again. We all use computers these days, or at least I hope we do or no one will read this! And sitting all day staring at a computer screen is not a Continue reading »