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March 2, 2013
by Mark Eltringham • Comment, Facilities management, Technology, Workplace, Workplace design
March 1, 2013
by Mark Eltringham • Comment, Knowledge, Workplace
Today is the Trades Union Congress’s self-styled ‘Work Your Proper Hours Day’. Last week the TUC announced that it had used Government statistics to calculate that more than 5 million UK employees put in an average of over 7 hours of unpaid overtime a week, adding around £28 billion a year to the economy. Like me, you might be surprised the figures are that low and certainly I think a lot of people would be delighted to only put in an extra 7 hours a week. You might also be dismayed the TUC is advocating workers add less of their time into the economy by clocking off on time today. However, the bigger problem is surely with the language and ideas put forward by the TUC.
February 28, 2013
by Clark Sept • Comment, Facilities management, Technology, Workplace, Workplace design
February 28, 2013
by Mark Eltringham • Comment, Facilities management, Property, Workplace design
February 27, 2013
by Simon Heath • Architecture, Comment, Facilities management
February 26, 2013
by Mark Eltringham • Comment, Workplace
February 25, 2013
by Sara Bean • Comment, Legal news, Technology, Workplace
February 24, 2013
by Mark Eltringham • Comment, Facilities management, Technology, Workplace, Workplace design
February 24, 2013
by Ciaron Dunne • Comment, Property
Finding a great office can be a hugely important step on the road to success for a small business. Business can not only outgrow their existing space, but even for those who want to remain small, escaping the distractions of a home-working environment by moving into a space specifically designed for working can give a real boost to productivity and provide a great sense of identity. Of course, when you’re searching it’s essential for small business owners to do all the most common-sense things: including shopping around, getting out to view properties and so on. But it’s also worth bearing in mind a few of the following pointers:
February 24, 2013
by Paul Statham • Comment, Facilities management, Technology, Workplace design
February 18, 2013
by Mark Eltringham • Comment, Facilities management, Furniture, Legal news, Technology, Workplace design
March 4, 2013
Using the office treadmill to fight the flab
by Sara Bean • Comment, Furniture, Knowledge, Workplace

While shopping recently for a new arm chair, I noticed the prevalence of “snuggle chairs”, marketed as wider than average chairs in which two people can sit cosily together. However, judging by some of the customers checking them out, they appeared much more suitable for use by individuals with a wider girth. You don’t have to people-watch in a furniture store or visit the town of Tamworth, which this weekend the Daily Mail branded ‘”the fattest town in Britain” to notice people are getting fatter. Could a new “office treadmill” help address the obesity problem? More →