Office Layout

We can help you design innovative ways of organising office work whilst ensuring you meet current health, safety and ergonomics legislation and standards.

We can help you:

• devise more efficient ways of working
• identify potential issues early in design before modifications become expensive and disruptive
• build effectiveness, efficiency and user satisfaction into the overall office design process
• Improve the buy-in of staff and other key stakeholders with an independent, consultative approach
• procure new office furniture and equipment which meets the needs of your staff.

Benefits

By using our knowledge of human capabilities to optimise the design and selection of office equipment and the office environment, we can help your business:

• improve productivity and quality
• reduce sickness
• cut compensation claims
• avoid costly mistakes in equipment purchase.

Our approach is:

• Structured.  It can be incorporated in current design methodologies without major changes to process
• Well proven.  Based on the UK's Health and Safety Executive Guidance, industry best practice and international ergonomics standards - which we helped develop.
• Expert.  Our consultants are qualified health & safety practitioners/ergonomists with extensive commercial experience.
•  Independent.  We do not endorse or sell any equipment or products.  
• Clear and straightforward.  Our results are presented in an easy to use format.  We agree the level of detail required with you in advance, from summaries of key points to illustrated fully detailed reports
• Practical and cost-effective.  We can advise on simple adjustments to overcome workplace problems during the assessment.
• Prioritised.  Our recommendations are prioritised to help you make informed choices and take appropriate action in view of the level of risk and your resources. 

Typical projects

• Assisting the TUC with a major refurbishment programme and steering the move to open plan layouts
• Evaluating seven prospective schemes for workstation designs for Barclays headquarters in Canary Wharf
• Providing the ergonomics design for a large American financial trading institution
• Advising on health, safety and ergonomics requirements for a UK high street bank to ensure that the architect's designs were compatible with safe and comfortable working.

What do our clients say?

The concept of open plan working is a sensitive issue for us and staff had real concerns about its impact on the way they worked. System Concepts worked with us to allay many of those concerns, drawing on their expertise in bringing about the changes and, because of their professionalism and sensitive approach, the team has built up a high degree of credibility with staff.

Mike Jones, Head of Management Services, TUC.

For more information on any of our services, please contact us