Mobile storage which can be brought easily to the desk is provided by On Time a series of mobile caddies with a crisp clean aesthetic and mobile functionality. The options of green or orange sides with add a splash of colour to any office environment, however for a more neutral look Maple and White are also provided as standard options. The units are lockable and have robust anti skid castors. Drawer internals are metal for added durability. The taller models also have an integral coat hanger and letter box for use alongside hot desking areas. Prices start from £276.00 ex VAT including delivery at the time of writing. Manufactured in Spain the lead time for these items is normally 3-4 weeks from order. These products carry a three year warranty and comply with EU standards for office furniture
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Avalon budget under desk pedestals are an ideal way to provide under desk storage close at hand. These pedestals are available in 12 colour options, including white, walnut, Buro oak, beech and maple. The pedestals are available in two types of drawer configuration. Three shallow drawers ideal for stationery, personal items and general office equipment or a two drawer options which consists of a shallow drawer and a filing drawer. The filing drawer supports A4 filing and foolscap files in left to right orientation.
The drawers run on metal glides and are closed on all three sides. They are lockable and are supplied with two keys. They are delivered in 10 working days assembled and ready to use. A very economical solution Avalon pedestals are offered for only £89.00 at the time of writing. As with hall products on the Office Reality website there is no delivery charge

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Gapsa manufactures tambour front cupboards from its factory in Barcelona. Focusing on just this one product line the Company has grown from employing 14 people at their beginnings in 1996 to 150 people in 2008. Turnover in the same period has risen from 1.4million to 20.9 million Euros. Almost all Gapsa’s sales is to the export market selling 78% of their storage cupboards to France. The ranges of metal tambour cupboards includes the Roller series of mobile cupboards, the Horizontal series of cupboards which feature an horizontal opening shutter. There are 7 standard carcass colours and 13 colours of shutters as well as a very comprehensive range of handles

Mobile filing systems are a great way to save floor space.  Storage cabinets can be placed on a raised platform with inset rails and opened only at the space required. The cabinets can be arranged sideways which is the most common method or alternatively
In a “slide aside” system the mobile run of cabinets is placed in front of a static section of cabinets the front row of cabinets is then pushed either left or right to allow access to the back row. Such solutions needn’t be that expensive either since it is sometimes possible to use existing cabinets of the same size, the only outlet is then the base and installation costs. It is also possible to utilise this system with open racking. There are also excellent security benefits with these two filing systems as the whole structure can be locked into place when not in use. Floor loading should also be considered, condensing all of your storage into a more condensed footprint will put a greater strain on the floor, if the installation is planned for the upper floors in an office block we would recommend you consult with a structural engineer.
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Maine Engineering
A UK based office furniture Company Maine specialise in metal office storage solutions and in particular lateral filing cabinets. Maine has been manufacturing steel based office furniture from their site in Kings Langley Hertfordshire since the 1960’s. Following the deregulation of the stock market there was a large influx of US based Companies into the UK. These Companies were used to using lateral filing cabinets as their means of filing and brought rapid growth to Maine Engineering. One of their key suppliers Milton Keynes Pressings Ltd bought Maine in 1986 since then the Company has grown from strength to strength supplying not only US based financial institutions but UK based firms and the government sector
Pr5oduct ranges include Storwal lateral filing cabinets, Add2 filing cabinets with customised tops, and series 31 which boasts over 59 height options and five width options.
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Magirond revolving storage
A perfect solution for storage of A4 lever arch files in compact spaces in a busy office environment. Magirond is particularly useful when the speed of file retrieval is important.
Each tier holds up to 24 lever arch files in a space of only 800mm diameter, which means that within the 2270mm high unit then 144 A4 lever arch files can be stored, this compares around 60 in a tambour cupboard. Prices quoted on the web site also include installation and this product is held in stock for a 7-10 day delivery
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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 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.
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
 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
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.

Paul Office furniture sales