•Second Hand Furniture – the Ideal Solution in an Economically Tough Market?
Second hand office furniture brokers don't tell you the full story and paint a hassle free picture.
So you’ve seen some office furniture going cheap, because a company up the road has gone bust – or they are reducing their office needs? That works well, as you need to update your office and although it’s not brand new – it’s in alright condition. Things are a bit tight at the moment, so the £1000 cash price tag for everything there looks like a bargain against the £3000 they paid for it 4 years...
•So You’re on a Tight Budget But Still Want Great Looking Furniture at Cheap Office Furniture Prices?
It’s one of the most common briefs that furniture dealers are presented with – and one that receives numerous different responses. “We want a stunning office – but we’re on a really tight budget’.
Most dealers offer a deep sigh and think to themselves ‘on no - not again’. Some dealers just hang up the phone.... A good office furniture dealer will however see it as a welcome challenge – an opportunity to really show what they can do. To showcase their talents of listening to a client and...
•The A & D Community – Why They so Often Hate Office Furniture Suppliers?
Okay, so we may be generalizing a little here – not every architect and designer hates every office furniture company. But, there has been comments made in the industry that suggests that office furniture suppliers could probably do with listening to. And acting on as well....
Firstly the biggest complaint is that there seems to be no mutual understanding or appreciation of how the other works. Too many suppliers appear to feel that if they dress like an architect, that they will somehow...
•The Credit Crunch and Why Business Owners Should be Cautious
Article about watching for the enemies within, and protecting yourself in a litigious environment.
If the saying goes, “when the going gets tough – the tough get going” – does that mean there is an exact opposite to match? How about “when the going gets tough – the weak get falling” or perhaps “when the going gets tough – the greedy get suing?”. Pretty miserable thought isn’t it? To be fair to the vast majority of people, the thought of suing someone for the kind of petty nonsense that is...
•The Importance of Being Honest With Your Suppliers
It’s the question that everyone hates to be asked – or more importantly hates to answer – “What is your budget?”. When the sales person on the other end of the line asks you this it’s not always a bad thing. The immediate reaction from many people is to assume that the person asking is being mercenary and the question is designed to deign if you are worth talking to, or if you are a cheapskate. True, there are people that ask for that reason – and you are better off hanging up there and then –...
•What Difference Can a Colour Make?
Have you ever walked down a street and turned the corner – and there in front of you is the most hideous coloured car you have ever seen in your life? A hideous purple, or gaudy green? The car itself may be quite fabulous (in the dark) but the owner has seen fit to cover it in the most awful paint imaginable. Sure, there are boring colours that seem to dominate particular years of car design – Audi ‘metallic sand’ was the colour of choice for many years. Ford even saw fit to allow buyers to...
•What Makes a Well Designed Office?
As Daniel Craig’s character in the film ‘Layer cake’ said – “That’s a very expansive question”. And to be honest, there is no easy answer at all because there are so many elements in the equation. And those really depend on who you are talking to.
Interior designers will say the decor is the key. Office furniture companies will say it’s the choice of furniture that matters. The IT guys will say it’s all about cable management. The health and safety guru will say it’s the safety that is...
•Why go Direct to a Manufacturer?
On the face of it cutting out the middle man is a great idea. After all – we buy insurance direct from the company – and cut out the broker, and we buy clothes direct from the outlet – and cut out the retailer. We even buy food direct from the farmers market and cut out the supermarket. But how effective is that for a specialist purchase of say office furniture. It’s the sort of purchase that most companies only make every 7-10 years – and let’s be honest it’s never cheap. If we go direct to...
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