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		<title>Bill Stumpf designer of the Aeron office chair</title>
		<link>http://www.officereality.co.uk/articles/bill-stumpf-designer-of-the-aeron-office-chair-513.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Bill Stumpf (1936-2006)
Bill Stumpf was a furniture designer at Herman Miller and invented the first ergonomic office chair the Ergon and the later the famous Aeron office chair. Born in St Louis Missouri his father a brewer at Anheuser-Busch died when he was only 13. The family them moved to Winconsin. After a spell in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bill Stumpf (1936-2006)<br />
Bill Stumpf was a furniture designer at Herman Miller and invented the first ergonomic office chair the Ergon and the later the famous Aeron office chair. Born in St Louis Missouri his father a brewer at Anheuser-Busch died when he was only 13. The family them moved to Winconsin. After a spell in te US Navy Bill graduated from the University of Illinois in Environmental Design. At Herman Miller he met a freelance designer Don Chadwick. Bill and Dom designed the Ergon range of chairs a precursor of many of the office chairs we sit on today. These chairs set new standards in the world of office seating. Bill was also able to start his won design practice as well as working at Herman Miller and also was on the design team that produced the Ethospace office furniture system. In 2006 Bill was awarded the National Design Award for product design by the National Design Museum in New York where the Aeron chair is on permanent exhibit.</p>
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		<title>Nowy Styl office chairs</title>
		<link>http://www.officereality.co.uk/articles/nowy-styl-office-chairs-510.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
		
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Nowy Styl Group
Started in 1992 by two brothers Adam and Jerry Krzanowski in Krosno Poland, the group has sold over 60 million office chairs and has a presence in Ukraine, Hungary, France, UK, Russia and South Africa. In 1993 they opened their first subsidiary for metal work production. In 1995 their early products were shown [...]]]></description>
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<p>Nowy Styl Group<br />
Started in 1992 by two brothers Adam and Jerry Krzanowski in Krosno Poland, the group has sold over 60 million office chairs and has a presence in Ukraine, Hungary, France, UK, Russia and South Africa. In 1993 they opened their first subsidiary for metal work production. In 1995 their early products were shown at a trade fair in Russia and in 1996 a more comprehensive offer was exhibited at Orgatec. 1999 saw the launch of their wood flooring Company Baltic wood. In 2000 they sold office chair no 10, million. In the new millennium the group has gone from strength to strength. Highlights are a joint venture with the Austrian office furniture giant Bene, the acquisition of Ejot office chairs, the supply of stadium seating for the Athens Olympic games in 2004 and the launch on BN office furniture. Examples of Nowy styl products are the <a href="http://www.officereality.co.uk/executive-chairs-16.php">Nadir </a>leather office chair and the <a href="http://www.officereality.co.uk/executive-chairs-2-1.php">Indiana</a> executive office chair.<br />
Please contact us for further information in Nowy Styl office chairs</p>
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		<title>Haworth</title>
		<link>http://www.officereality.co.uk/articles/haworth-506.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
		
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Haworth Office Furniture
Founded by High School Arts Teacher GW Haworth the Company was first known simply as Modern Products and made wooden furniture. The move into the world of office furniture began with the production of modular office partitions or office screens in 1954. In 1967 Haworth began is involvement ion office chairs with the [...]]]></description>
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<p>Haworth Office Furniture<br />
Founded by High School Arts Teacher GW Haworth the Company was first known simply as Modern Products and made wooden furniture. The move into the world of office furniture began with the production of modular office partitions or office screens in 1954. In 1967 Haworth began is involvement ion office chairs with the launch of the Plia chair designed by Giancarlo Piretti. This chair is a permanent exhibit at the New York Museum of Art. In 1971 Modern office modules designed by Dick Haworth as a response to the growth of office screen based workstations that was sweeping across the US. With Dick Haworth as CEO Haworth expanded rapidly in the 80’s. Products as this tome included pre wired panel based office screen systems called Power Base. In 1992 Haworth became the first US office furniture manufacturer to receive ISO 9000 and in 1999 ISO 140001 for environmental practices. In 2005 after being with Haworth for over 10 years Fanco Bianchi took over as CEO and President. Haworth is still a privately owned Company and has offices in 120 countries employing more than 8000 people.<br />
Signature office furniture ranges include Vertical Office ranges including reception desks, the Audience range of modular meeting tables, and K22 glass office screens<br />
Please contact our office for further information on Haworth Office furniture</p>
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		<title>Herman Miller Office Furniture</title>
		<link>http://www.officereality.co.uk/articles/herman-miller-office-furniture-501.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
		
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 Herman Miller Office furniture
Based where they were founded in Zeeland Michigan Herman Miller is one of the largest office furniture Companies in the world and operate in excess of 100 counties and have factories in China, Italy and the UK as well as the US. Founded by DJ De Pree in 1923 when he saved [...]]]></description>
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<p> Herman Miller Office furniture<br />
Based where they were founded in Zeeland Michigan Herman Miller is one of the largest office furniture Companies in the world and operate in excess of 100 counties and have factories in China, Italy and the UK as well as the US. Founded by DJ De Pree in 1923 when he saved the Star furniture company from bankruptcy. De Pree met a New York based furniture designer Gilbert Rohde who convinced him to market more contemporary designs. This met with immediate success and there followed further collaborations with legendary designers including George Nelson, Isamu Noguchi and Bill Stumpf. In the 1960’s Herman Miller revolutionised the office furniture industry with a panel base system called Action Office. The use of vertical office screen panels to support desk top and storage modules and to create landscaped open plan offices was utilized across Corporate America and in many other countries. Herman Miller continues it cooperation with many gifted designers and is also committed to operational excellence. In 1996 in the face of growing competition and declining prices Herman Miller adopted the Toyota production system model reducing its manufacturing costs and also the lead time of many of its products from 6-8 weeks to 10-12 days.<br />
Please contact us for further information on Herman Miller Office Furniture</p>
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		<title>Sedus Stoll office chairs</title>
		<link>http://www.officereality.co.uk/articles/sedus-stoll-office-chairs-496.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
		
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Sedus Stoll Office Seating
Sedus a German manufacturer have been involved in the manufacture of office chairs and office seating since 1871 and were the fist company to introduce the  swivel chair in 1925 and also the first to develop an office chair on castors in 1930. Always as the forefront of developments in the world [...]]]></description>
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<p>Sedus Stoll Office Seating<br />
Sedus a German manufacturer have been involved in the manufacture of office chairs and office seating since 1871 and were the fist company to introduce the  swivel chair in 1925 and also the first to develop an office chair on castors in 1930. Always as the forefront of developments in the world of office furniture, in 1971 they opened their own research facility with the largest in house testing facility in the office furniture industry at the time. In 1991 they sold the their one millionth office chair from their Paris collection and were also awarded ISO 9001. 1995 saw Sedus become the German equivalent of a PLC and they later took a major stake in  Klober GmbH, one of their rivals. In 2002 they merged with an office furniture manufacturer, also in Germany called Gesika. Today the group turnover £140 million and the employ over 1100 people. Sedus office seating have offices across Europe including the UK. Landmark ranges include the Early Bird and Open Up office chairs and Silent Rush break out seating.<br />
Please contact us for any further information on Sedus office seating</p>
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		<title>Allure office  screens</title>
		<link>http://www.officereality.co.uk/articles/allure-office-screens-492.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
		
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Allure desk top screens
Acrylic desk top office screens available in 8mm polar white, 8mm frosted green or 4mm arctic blue. Standard chrome fittings are available with a 25mm desk clamp included. Special brackets are available for desks that are thicker than this or that have modesty panels with insufficient clearance for the desk clamp. There [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.officereality.co.uk/office-screens-19.php">Allure desk top screens</a><br />
Acrylic desk top office screens available in 8mm polar white, 8mm frosted green or 4mm arctic blue. Standard chrome fittings are available with a 25mm desk clamp included. Special brackets are available for desks that are thicker than this or that have modesty panels with insufficient clearance for the desk clamp. There are three shapes of screen, rectangular 400mm high Wave shaped from 400mm to 200mm high and curved from 400mm to 50mm high. Special sizes and shapes can also be considered. Allure screens are manufactured in the UK and are available on a 2-4 week delivery period. Linking can be achieved with 2 way and 3 way 90 degree connection bracket as well as a 3 way 120 degree and 3 way 90 degree. Acrylic screens are becoming increasingly popular as they allow light through to the desk but can still landscape the office and prevent papers and other desk top items from being seen.<br />
Please contact our office for further information<br />
Jason Office furniture sales</p>
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		<title>Olympus Cameras</title>
		<link>http://www.officereality.co.uk/articles/olympus-cameras-486.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
		
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Olympus Cameras go Kinetic
The Kinetic office chair has been supplied to Olympus since it was first launched on our web site three years ago. These chairs features independent seat tilt, and pump up lumbar support as standard. A management size seat and back adds to the comfort of this office chair Height adjustable arms have a drop down [...]]]></description>
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<p>Olympus Cameras go Kinetic<br />
The <a href="http://www.officereality.co.uk/operator-seating-chair11.php">Kinetic</a> office chair has been supplied to Olympus since it was first launched on our web site three years ago. These chairs features independent seat tilt, and pump up lumbar support as standard. A management size seat and back adds to the comfort of this office chair Height adjustable arms have a drop down facility. This is very useful when the chair is likely to have a number of users over its lifetime. In fact, this is almost certainly always the case since you should really hope to get more than 5 years out of your office chair in a medium use environment. The arms on the Kinetic office chair can be dropped out of the way to enable the user to seat closer to the desk and also allow the chairs to be easily rolled under the desk top which is useful when cleaning the office. The Kinetic office chair is manufactured in the UK and is available in a comprehensive range of fabrics, genuine or man made leather on a 10 day lead time. These office chairs are delivered assembled and ready to use,. An adjustable headrest is also available as a useful accessory.<br />
Please let us know if you would like any further information on Kinetic office chairs</p>
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		<title>Office filing systems</title>
		<link>http://www.officereality.co.uk/articles/office-filing-systems-484.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:18:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Storage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Filing Systems The Pro’s and Cons
In my last post I determined the three main types of traditional office filing as being shelf filing, vertical filing and lateral filing and a promise to explore the features of each.
Shelf filing
Files placed on shelves in lever arch or box files can be placed in tall cabinets and is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Filing Systems The Pro’s and Cons<br />
In my last post I determined the three main types of traditional office filing as being shelf filing, vertical filing and lateral filing and a promise to explore the features of each.<br />
Shelf filing<br />
Files placed on shelves in lever arch or box files can be placed in tall cabinets and is good for archiving or filing documents that aren’t used often. When space is at a premium it is often worthwhile to consider the amount of space that is not utilised within these files themselves. We have seen semi archival filing systems which have only a few sheets in box files  while other departments are trying to find open plan space, in one office in particular we have redesigned the whole area and released vital floor spece by reducing the size of the archival filing system.<br />
Vertical filing is the most popular form of filing in the UK often in the form of wooden and metal four drawer filing cabinets. It is ideal where the files are retrieved and refilled on a medium to high frequency basis. It is less space efficient than lateral or shelf filing as additional space is required to pull out the drawer or filing frame and vertical filing has height restrictions for health and safety reasons<br />
 Lateral filing where the file is inserted into the file holders sideways is the most space efficient with some tall tambour cupboards able to house seven rows of filing. There are also no pull out elements to it and is comes into its own in corridors. As the file only expands the amount of paper it holds if is more space efficient than shelf filing. The file holder is always in the same place this means this system performs well when files are required quickly as the user instinctively knows where the file is placed within the system<br />
Our product library around is around 30metres of lateral filing and as we are constantly advising our clients on designs and products on the telephone it has become an invaluable tool.</p>
<p>Paul Office furniture sales</p>
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		<title>Simple filing systems</title>
		<link>http://www.officereality.co.uk/articles/simple-filing-systems-479.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
		
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Simple Filing Systems
Traditionally in the UK we can split types of filing into three very simple systems and this seems to cope with the huge amount of files that we tend to create
Shelf filing
Files sit on the shelf in a cabinet more often than not in A4 or foolscap lever arch binders and lever arch [...]]]></description>
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<p>Simple Filing Systems<br />
Traditionally in the UK we can split types of filing into three very simple systems and this seems to cope with the huge amount of files that we tend to create<br />
Shelf filing<br />
Files sit on the shelf in a cabinet more often than not in A4 or foolscap lever arch binders and lever arch files. If the files are unable to sit on the shelf then we recommend a slotted shelf with dividers for other files a simple plain wooden or metal shelf is sufficient.<br />
Vertical or Suspended filing<br />
These are the files that are used in a filing cabinet and can be A4 or Foolscap, they are also suspended on pull out filing frames within tambour cupboards. Most good filing cabinets and pull out frames will support both A4 and foolscap although you should always ask the question before making a purchase<br />
Lateral filing<br />
In the UK this is filing where the papers are filed sideways on, often with a manilla inner file leaving the lateral file holder in a permanent position. These files hang off a lateral filing frame or cradle, or from a lateral shelf. Confusion arises over US terminology for a lateral filing cabinet which we sometimes call a <a href="http://www.officereality.co.uk/office-storage5.php">side filer</a> which houses vertical files.<br />
Confused? Come back for a further analysis of these three filing systems.</p>
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		<title>RH Chairs</title>
		<link>http://www.officereality.co.uk/articles/rh-chairs-476.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
		
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RH Office Chairs
Founded by Rolf Holstensson in 1977 in Bodaford Sweden. Rolf founded the Company after experiencing discomfort with his won office chair as well as witnessing the issues that his colleagues were having with their office chairs. The chairs developed by RH seating are designed to facilitate an upright posture. Their chairs are hi [...]]]></description>
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<p>RH Office Chairs<br />
Founded by Rolf Holstensson in 1977 in Bodaford Sweden. Rolf founded the Company after experiencing discomfort with his won office chair as well as witnessing the issues that his colleagues were having with their office chairs. The chairs developed by RH seating are designed to facilitate an upright posture. Their chairs are hi performance often with extra high backs and seats to give a greater degree of comfort. T<br />
Some RH office chairs are 100% recyclable, coupled with their low energy production methods and exchangeable back and seat rest pads makes a purchase from RH environmentally sound. Today RH office chairs turnover 38million Euros and operate in Sweden, Finland, Denmark and the UK. The UK office and showroom is located in South West London. The brands are well known by physiotherapists across Europe and all have the Mobelfakta awards which is equivalent to UK standards for office chairs. Rolf also introduced the two point philosophy. Active seating (1) in the upright position (2) and it is under this criteria that chairs from RH have been created.<br />
Please let us know if you would like any further information on RH office chairs.</p>
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