Whether it’s to achieve a more modern look and feel, or to make your space more practical and efficient, redesigning your office is essential to creating a productive space where your people feel comfortable and excited to come to work. One of the best ways to redesign your office is with your furniture choices. But what about your old office furniture? Most of it is probably in fair condition, but it’s probably not right for the space you’re trying to achieve now. The good news is that there’s no need to throw it out or to worry about it going to waste!
Guilt-free, easy office furniture removal in NJ BE Furniture offers an eco-friendly office furniture removal service where we remove old furniture and office fittings for recycling. Our team will evaluate your materials and furnishings, disassemble, and utilise the pieces for upcycling or the design and development of other office furniture. Thus making your office redesign environmentally friendly and low waste. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, a massive 8.5 million tons of office assets end up in our landfills! Much of this is custom furnishings that quickly outlive their usability and is then dumped. While our office design team believes customization is key to a great office environment, we actively take a stand against fast furnishings by building sustainability into our office furniture at every stage of the creative design and manufacturing process. This includes using recycled office materials in our process, including old desks, filing cabinets, bookshelves, carpeting, cubicle walls, and office chairs. We even prioritize alternative packing materials for new furnishings, properly disposing of Styrofoam and cardboard. Your clients will love it too! This service is important to us and our clients for two reasons – not only does it make the office redesign process guilt-free and reduce waste going into landfills, but it also supports sustainability efforts that your clients can’t get enough of. Many of the businesses we work with already understand just how important sustainability and meaningful green initiatives are to their customers. After all, according to a large-scale survey from IBM in 2020, 80% of customers showed that sustainability was important to them, with 70% indicating they would be willing to pay a premium for goods and services from companies that demonstrated these values, and 57% saying they’d change their shopping habits to reduce environmental impact. A cutting-edge, custom office design will surely wow your clients and customers – but being able to say that you’ve actively supported sustainability throughout your redesign process is the cherry on top! Making office redesigns and remodels greener in the tristate area BE Furniture offers services to clients throughout the tristate area, specializing in custom and sustainable office designs, as well as office furniture removal and recycling. Our team will remove and recycle all your old office furniture, so you can feel even better about your new office space! We also offer furniture restoration to bring older furniture back to life and furniture storage if you aren’t ready to let go of that beautiful, wood veneer conference table yet. Contact us today for the greenest office solutions in the tristate area and learn more about what we do at: https://www.befurniture.com/services/office-furniture-removal/ The original blog is posted on: https://www.befurniture.com/stuck-with-your-old-office-furniture/
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With the renewed interest to prioritize all forms of employee health in the workplace, it’s a good idea to look into new wellness initiatives to introduce to your business. This can mean investing in office health and safety products like body temperature kiosks and HEPA-filtered air purification systems or encouraging more physical exercise through a dedicated office fitness center. After all, employee wellness is key to strong employee retention after “The Great Resignation”! Here are some new wellness initiatives you can introduce to your returning employees from our office specialists at BE Furniture.
Health Education It might sound a little like going back to school, but health education is one of the best ways to empower your people to live healthier lives! Rather than covering the basics, bring in specialists regularly for talks and even classes. These can include workshops and seminars on biokinetics, nutrition, meditation, First Aid skills, yoga, and much more, covering topics from injury prevention and fixing back pain to reading food labels and portion control. Health screenings Most of us suffer from one health issue or another, but we often push these to the side to get on with the job at hand. The problem is that they tend to get worse without treatment, and that means struggling to get through a day’s work or even taking sick days. Health screenings give people a comprehensive picture of what is going on with their health, from their blood pressure and cholesterol to energy levels. And it’s a great opportunity to ask a specialist about any small issues and get advice without having to take time off work and pay for an appointment! Free or subsidized health support Getting healthy isn’t always easy and it’s often expensive too! To help support and motivate your employees on their health journey, think about ways you can make it a little easier. This could be a free pass to a program that will help you quit smoking, confidential support for depression/anxiety/substance abuse, discounts on gym memberships, and more. You can also make this fun – for example, having a chef teach your team 5 healthy meals they can make easily at home and turning it into a small social event. Motivational challenges It’s also very difficult to stay motivated on your health journey when junk food is so easily available and when you’re tired from a day’s work – but that’s where wellness initiatives can help too! Keep in mind your employee’s health and fitness and try to make these as accessible as possible. For example, unless you are a pretty physically fit team, a running group probably isn’t going to take off, but a walking group might! You can join fun charity 5kms and community events, raise money for great initiatives, win prizes, and help motivate each other to stay committed to your goals. The key to a well and healthy workplace is making these initiatives as accessible and rewarding as possible, making sure that there is something for everyone and that it’s all about positivity and good health. It’s about having a workplace culture that is supportive, motivating, and innovative – and your office design should reflect this too. BE Furniture is a leading supplier of office design services and office furniture in New Jersey, with an innovative approach that supports productivity, health, and engaged, positive work culture. We love a challenge, and that includes using design to optimize wellness in the workplace! Contact us today to talk about wellness initiatives in the workplace that meet and exceed office health and safety regulations – and help your business grow. Visit – https://www.befurniture.com/ Original content is posted on https://www.befurniture.com/new-wellness-initiatives-for-the-workplace/ As we reach nearly two years into the pandemic, it’s been interesting to see how the office design environment has evolved. Our workspaces have transformed not only to accommodate health policies and regulations, but to also embrace opportunities offered by technology and productivity innovations. Today, the office design focus has shifted from “How many people can I fit in my office space?” to “How do I make people feel more comfortable in my office space?” So, with this change in focus and hybrid work options here to stay, what are our offices going to look like in 2022?
Trend #1 – Micro Offices Businesses large and small understand the benefits of remote teams but having everyone work remotely all the time just isn’t practical or efficient. Some people prefer working in the office, some jobs require you to be on-site, and some aspects of certain roles simply can’t work without face-to-face interaction. Micro offices are one way to create that balance and reap the rewards of office-based and remote working at the same time. These small offices are custom designed to fulfill your onsite business needs, whether it’s for working one-on-one with clients, providing a team with specific resources, or hosting specific departments. This hybrid workplace design allows you to create a professional space that supplies everything your staff needs to function that can’t be fulfilled remotely. This choice also allows you to benefit from reduced operational and rent costs, access to a wider talent pool, higher employee retention and more. Trend #2 – Hub-and-Spoke Office Design Not to be confused with micro offices, hub-and-spoke models are another way to balance remote and onsite team requirements. Rather than having one or two micro offices, this hybrid workplace design includes one larger central office space with satellite offices in key locations. The central office space is essentially your office headquarters and the face of your brand, with the satellite offices placed in key locations that either support a concentration of your workforce or key functions of your business. For example, you may be a digital agency with clients focused around New York City, so you want a brand presence there. This will be the hub or central office. However, rental is expensive here and many of your non-client-facing employees may live outside of the commuter area. You can then create spokes, or satellite offices, in more affordable areas, reducing operating costs and allowing you to hire talented individuals far outside your usual search area. Trend #3 – Lifestyle building amenities How the office looks and feels is also changing. Health and wellness have become central to our lives, and our personal and home values are making an impact on our work lives. Because hybrid working is not going anywhere and both managers and employees are seeing positive results in terms of productivity, it makes sense to try to bring the office and home closer together. Again, this is about bringing together the best of both worlds to create an ideal working environment based on how our communities have changed through the pandemic. We want the focus, easy access to team members, and resources of the traditional office, but we also want the freedom, comfort, and balance of home life. This will look different for every office space, but common threads include a home-like design that makes offices feel cozier and welcoming, access to showers, bike storage, and fitness rooms, a combination of social and private spaces, and amenities that support other aspects of our lifestyles. Designing Offices for How You Want to Work BE Furniture is a custom office design business specializing in the development and building of innovative office interiors. We’re passionate about delivering spaces that are not just an office, and firmly believe that customizing each office design to a client’s specific goals helps to create happier, healthier, and more productive spaces. Talk to our team today about reimagining your office space in 2022 or finding out more about the benefits of a hybrid office model. Original content posted on https://www.befurniture.com/working_life_in_2022/ |
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