Nobody wants to throw away money unnecessarily, and businesses are no exception. When it comes to buying office furniture, it’s extremely important that you think your purchase decision all the way through. Otherwise, you may find yourself spending considerably more than you need to—or, even worse, in possession of office furniture that you can’t even use. Before you reach the point where you need Furniture Installation Services, make sure you take into consideration these 5 common mistakes.
Nobody knows your employees’ needs better than the employees themselves. Be certain to consult with them to make sure that the office furniture you install services their needs, whether their requirements are work-related, such as sufficient desk space and storage, to medical needs, such as ergonomic chairs and keyboards, or even personal preferences, such as the height of their partitions, preferred colours, and so forth.
By involving your employees in your furniture purchase installation, you make sure that your furniture is meeting their requirements, and you will also raise morale by involving them in the decision process.
Open office layouts are becoming more prevalent: Some jobs, particularly those that involve confidential or classified information, need to be performed within an isolated environment. It’s extremely important that these workers have access to workspaces in which passersby cannot read sensitive information over their shoulders, and that the terminals they use do not store the information on publicly accessible machines. That’s why it’s so important to make sure your office furniture installation meets the needs of industry best practices for privacy and security.
Sometimes the most beautiful option isn’t the correct choice. Often high-end furniture will make sacrifices for the sake of design, such as limiting the amount of storage space to make a desk more streamlined. While esthetics is an important facet of office furniture selection, utility must always come first.
Planning your layout to the detail is the best way to ensure that you’re getting full use out of your space, while making sure that the furniture you’re purchasing actually fits where you need it. While most new retailers will provide a service allowing you to exchange unused office furniture, there will still be a cost to transport, exchange, re-stock, and re-install. Whether you’re furnishing an entire floor or simply purchasing a single desk, the carpenter’s adage of “measure twice, cut once” applies here… albeit as “measure twice, buy once.”
Office furniture can take non-professionals an exponentially greater amount of time to properly move and install, which is why it’s always worth looking into professional office furniture installation services. Proper, efficient installation of furniture requires knowledge, training, and skill; not calling the professionals to store, move, and install your furniture can result in furniture that is improperly installed, unstable, damaged, or even destroyed.
Whether you’re purchasing new furniture or upgrading a few old pieces, don’t take chances. Give us a call today.