Office Workplaces

Office design is under pressure with high rents and changing work patterns, encouraging our clients to explore new styles of office layout eg hot desking. We help them design new and innovative ways of organising office work whilst ensuring that they meet current health, safety and ergonomics legislation and standards.

Some of the ways our consultants can add real value to your business include:

• investigating problems and complaints in an existing office
• devising new ways of working
• advising on the procurement of new office furniture and equipment.

We use our knowledge of human capabilities to optimise the design and selection of office equipment and the working office environment giving your business the benefit of:

• improved productivity and quality
• reduced sickness
• cuts in compensation claims
• no costly mistakes in equipment purchase.

Benefits

• Quick and cost effective - our advice can take as little as one day
• Major issues can be identified early in design before modifications become expensive and disruptive
• Ensures effectiveness, efficiency and user satisfaction are built into the overall office design process
• Independent authoritative expertise improves buy-in of staff and other key stakeholders.

Our approach

• Structured process which can be incorporated in current design methodologies without major changes to process
• Based on industry best practice and international ergonomics standards - which we helped develop
• Experienced consultants can work closely with your design team
• Clear and straightforward results presented in an easy to use format
• Practical recommendations - we will continue to work with you to improve your design.

Typical projects

• Auditing the workstations for the UK subsidiary of global biotechnology company Amgen and providing advice and training
• Assisting the TUC with a major refurbishment programme and steering the move to open plan layouts
• Providing the ergonomics design for a large American financial trading institution.

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