Andrews Office Furniture Blog

Herman Miller was a businessman from West Michigan, who helped D.J. De Pree, his son-in-law, buy the Michigan Star Furniture Company in 1923. The Michigan Star Furniture company would eventually become the world-renowned brand, Herman Miller. By the 1950s, the name was widely known as a market leader, an innovator, and still is today. With manufacturing facilities in the United States, China, Italy, and the UK, Herman Miller chairs can be found in over a hundred countries.

After decades of faithful service to Andrews Office Furniture customers based around the Essex area, our Chingford furniture showroom is sadly closing on the 31st of May. However, there are still a few days left to grab yourself some home furniture and office furniture bargains!

If you’re moving into a new office or refurbishing your old one, you might be on the hunt for some reception furniture. But where to start? Using our collective knowledge of over 50 years in the industry, the AOF team have come up with six useful tips that will help ensure an impressive and welcoming reception space.

As Spring gives way to Summer, many of us are desperate to get more sunshine in the coming months. As such, we thought we’d give you some of the best tips for how to brighten your office space, using the knowledge we’ve gained from furnishing offices all over the UK for more than 50 years.

More and more of our customers are setting up their home offices around the UK and we’ve noticed that more than ever are choosing to go green with used home office furniture. It makes sense financially too. Why spend hundreds or thousands of pounds on new furniture when you can have a practical and attractive set-up for half the cost? That’s why we’ve decided to write this short guide to the advantages of going green with second-hand home office furniture.

The beginnings of world-renowned manufacturers, Verco Office Furniture, goes as far back as 1912, when the great-grandfather of the current managing director began carving Windsor Chairs. As the years have gone by, Verco has become one of Great Britain’s leading office furniture designers and manufacturers, now offering an extensive and diverse range of office furniture solutions.

Today is Global Recycling Day and to help promote and celebrate that we are going to show you why choosing second-hand office furniture is the future. Not only does doing so help reduced landfill waste, as well as your carbon footprint, but you can buy high quality furniture for discounted prices. It’s win-win for you and Mother Earth!

Established in the UK in 1983, Boss has quickly become one of the leading designers of home and office furniture the world over. Known for combining traditional furniture design skills with modern technology, Boss Design furniture is often practical, aesthetically pleasing, and postmodern in style.

As we settle into 2025, we thought we’d give you some expert advice on what the latest trends are that are appearing throughout the office world and office culture. Our clients give us plenty of insight into what’s hot and what’s not, and as January is always our busiest period, we have plenty of resources to choose from! So, what are the latest trends in the office world in 2025?

The Senator Group is a certified AAA+ designer and manufacturer of high-quality office furniture, as well as a family-owned, independently run, global design-led business. Since its inception in 1976, by now-chairman, Colin Mustoe, it has grown into one of the world’s leading designers and manufacturers of office furniture. Big brands under the Senator Group umbrella include Allermuir, Torasen, and Teal. But how and why has Senator furniture become so known and trusted worldwide?

Allermuir furniture is world-renowned and highly sought after. Famous for producing a variety of types of furniture, Allermuir has designed and manufactured indoor and outdoor furniture, chairs, stools, sofas, meeting booths, and more. Known for emphasising innovation and sustainability, Allermuir was established in the 1970s by the Vaghetti family, and has become one of the elite furniture designers and manufacturers in the world.

As we launch ourselves into 2025 we thought we’d take a look at some of the main ways you can change your workplace for the better. Our environment greatly affects our mood and levels of productivity, so it’s always important to feel safe and happy in our space, to ensure a higher level of morale and workplace productivity.