Office Acoustics
As we move more and more into open plan offices the acoustic design of the office is more critical than ever. The level of noise that causes stress or distraction is subjective but there are some statistics that would alarm many employers of office staff. Noise affects performance it is believed by up to 20%, this is characterised by errors and a reduction in motivation. Also studied have revealed that a loud office is less likely to attempt to solve specialist or technical issues. Modern hard materials and flat surfaces will absorb less sound and this also has an effect on the office environment.
Good design should take account of the nature of the work and arrange that space thoughtfully. If noise is necessary through collaborative activity then there could also be “think tank” or areas for creative or work that requires a greater degree of focus.
The considered use of acoustic screens such as Alumini or DoRayMe which are filled with mineral core acoustic material can be of great benefit. Also acoustic wall panels can be fixed to the walls or the backs of cabinets providing a sound absorption surface that will reduce the effect of noise. These panels can be provided with customised designs.
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Office Reality have just supplied and installed conference furniture for the new conference centre at All Hallows school in Macclesfioeld. Products supplied included rectangular and trapezoidal Harley Axis tables, oak veneer and silver frame. Stakka chairs in Xtreme fabics with an aluminium finish frame was chosen as the main conference chair. A boardroom setting was created with a Harley modular table system in 38mm banded veneer and Mode conference chairs in black leather with backs stained to match the table. There is also an Internet cafe with Florida poseur tables and Arancia bar stools from Cafe Reaity and Pebble break out seating from Allermuir. A small skate or trolley was provided to enable the stakka chairs to be moved around easily.

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The Ride Office chair
This chair specialising on quick and simple adjustments from the sitting position. A lumbar support is provided which can be moved up and down without having to leave the chair. This office chair has a smooth running synchro action maintaining constant contact with your body no matter what the position. The operation is via the unique gear shift  mechanism controls which are located on either side of the seat again allowing quick and easy adjustment while remaining in the seated position. Arms can be positioned at any angle, height and depth
Other features include single wheeled oversized castors and satin aluminium
base
There are three distinctive models Ride executive which includes a head rest, Ride task which has all the standard features and Ride Lite which has fixed lumbar support and fixed arms. The cost effective Ride Lite is often used a s a conference chair. This office chair carries a five year warranty
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Bisley
With manufacturing bases in Newport, South Wales and Bisley in Surrey Bisley are one of the largest office furniture manufacturers in Europe and employ over 1000 people. The business was founded by Freddy Brown in 1931 who first started repairing card at a site near Woking. In 1941 Freddy moved the Company to its present location on te  back of MOD contracts to support the war effort,. One of these was the manufacture of containers carrying supplies that were dropped by parachute. At the end of the war with manufacturing capacity and no orders the Company went back to car repair. A chance meeting with a London based office equipment wholesaler produced a order for 24 metal waste paper baskets and the move into office furniture began.
Tony Brown, Freddy’s son joined the business in 1960 when the turnover was around £95,000 pa and employees numbered 28. By 1970 Tony has bought the business from his father and the Company continued to prosper. 1980 saw the launch of their first filing cabinet and 1190 the side opening tambour cupboard. 1198 saw the addition of te Newport manufacturing facility. Bisley have been awarded two Queen’s awards for exports in 1992 and 1997
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The FBL Group of which Della Rovere is a subsidiary was created  by Alfredo Forni in the mid 1970’s specialising in the  manufacture of domestic furniture for the Italian market. By 1977 other members of Alfredo’s family had joined the business and the company had started to export to the middle east. The 80’s saw rapid growth in the home market and further exports to Northern Europe and Israel. In 1993 The company moved to Pesaro and began its office furniture division Della Rovere. Today the group employs 130 people with a turnover or 30 million Euros and export office furniture through a network of dealers all over the world. Alfredo’s son Roberto runs Dell Rovere and his wife is the Group Financial director. Della Rovere furniture ranges include Kompass, Edison and Universal storage. All products are made to ISO 9001 2000, and ISO 14001:04 Environmental management system.
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The rise of the Global group of Canada is a tale of hardship and endurance that begins in a Polish ghetto during the second world war and ends with one of the most successful office furniture and office seating companies in the world. Saul Feldberg and his family were captured and held by the Nazis before fleeing to Siberia where they stayed until the end of the. Saul persuaded his family to move to the newly formed Israel to where they settled for a few years in the Gaza strip.  The family finally moved to Toronto and in 1966 established the Global Upholstery Company manufacturing office furniture and office chairs. A humble beginning Saul was the salesman his wife Toby did the deliveries and his father the sewing. Today Global and its associated companies employs over 9000 people and has over 2000 dealers worldwide. It is still very much a family business with Saul’s son Joel heading up Global and his other son at he Helm of the Office furniture manufacturer Teknion. In the UK Global is known as GGI Europe and manufactures office chairs in Darwen Lancashire. Some of GGI office chairs include the Obusforme, Futura, Concorde 24 hour office chair and Azeo GT office chairs

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Verco Office furniture Ltd
Verco are one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of office chairs and furniture
Founded in 1912 by Derek Vere early wood framed chairs were produced in High Wycombe where the Company still remains today. The abundance of local beech timber had produced a thriving furniture business in the town. Chair bodgers who mainly frequented the Chiltern Hills would supply Derek with turned wood and chair components in order to produce the classic Windsor chairs. This was a common practice in Buckinghamshire and didn’t die out until the 1950’s.Derek’s son Albert joined the firm on the move to Dashwood Road in 1920. Then fuelled by expansion they moved to their present address in Chapel Lane. During in the War years the company remained in production after accepting a commission to produce folding chairs for the Armed forces.
In the early 60’s the next generation of the De Vere family Derek and Roger moved the Company into office furniture. In 1990 the Company was renamed Verco Office Furniture Ltd. Verco remain committed to provided high quality office furniture, office chairs and executive furniture. Their roducts include the Corniche range of boardroom tables and executive furniture and the V Smart range of office chairs
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Pledge office seating founded by current managing director David Carter in 1970 has moved to various locations in Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire. From the humble beginnings in Friday Street with 10 employees, moving later a 2000 square metre factory  with facilities including robotic welding, and automatic saw machine and a powders coat spay plant. At this time Pledge grew to 120 strong. The move to Mill Road in 1991 saw Pledge office chairs occupying 14000 square metres on a 9 acre site and reaching a turnover in excess of £13 million. Pledge office seating are one of the UK small number or true office chair manufacturers, producing many of the components in house rather than just being an assembly line of imported office chair componentry. This gives Pledge total control of the production of office chairs and they can gear this production for special and large contract orders. Products from pledge include the mesh back oxygen designer chair, Decimo sofas and the Ozone modular seating.
Please manufacture office chairs to ISO 9001 quality assurance and ISO140001 Environmental standards
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Josef Hoffman (1870-1956)
Jospeh Hoffan an Austrian Architect founded firstly the Vienna Succession where he worked alongside and was influenced by Otto Wagner a renowned architect and later the Wiener Werkstatter or Vienna Workshops. Funded by industrialist Fritz Warndorfer many important artists and designers joined the workshops and many fine pieces were designed in ceramics, furniture and jewellery such so that their motto was ‘better to produce one item in 10 days than 10 items in one day’. Working in close collaborations the workshops developed their own style and set the foundation for the new modernist movement. Hoffman cubic and geometric style gave rise to the Hoffman Cubis arm chair and sofas which can be hound in office reception areas, boardroom and executive offices Hoffman went on to design the Sanitorium in Purkersdorf  a building which was later to inspire Le Corbusier and the Palais Stoclet in Brussels

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Dams International
Dams was founded by Barry Scott in 1967 based in Liverpool they began life selling office furniture alongside Dictation and Adding machines. The office furniture side began to grow and Barry opened a small manufacturing facility in North Wales and very quickly out grew the local competition. in the late 70’s Dams returned to Liverpool and fuelled by their expansion and the introduction of flat packed office furniture they began to acquire additional manufacturing facilities in the Kirkby area. Further expansion in the 80’s and 90’s saw the introduction of 155,000 sq ft warehouse designed to hold two weeks production. This was further supported by a network of regional distribution centres allowing rapid deliveries from stock of their core products. Barry Scoot has now retired and handed over the reigns to his son Chris. Dams have gown to become one of te largest office furniture manufactures in the UK with a strong base in Liverpool and regional offices in Bridgwater, Maidstone, Telford, Glasgow, Belfast, Dublin and York.
Core ranges include Maestro 18 and 25 entry level office furniture, Illusion which includes desk with three optional leg styles and a large range of wooden storage cupboards. Dams also provide metal storage cupboards and metal filing cabinets on a quick ship programme