Andrews Office Furniture Blog

When purchasing office furniture, it can be difficult to get the look and feel that you want without paying tons of money for it. However, if you’re open to the second-hand office furniture market, you can find some real gems at a fraction of the cost of new. Let’s discuss the best ways to bag yourself some second-hand office furniture bargains.

Office Furniture Trends & Innovations As the office furniture industry frequently evolves, different office furniture trends naturally emerge to cater for changing needs and demands. One noticeably prominent change in recent times is the decline in the need for classic filing cabinets. Paperwork is now largely done via computers, so storage and filing of important documents has now switched...

In the Summer of 2002 a future giant of the office furniture world was born in a small village in South Wales (Hengoed). Starting as a small group focused on task and office chair manufacturing, the Orangebox furniture team has grown in size and expertise over the last 20 years, now with close to 500 employees in all.

Herman Miller was originally a businessman from West Michigan, wo helped his son-in-law, D.J. De Pree, buy the Michigan Star Furniture Company in 1923. The Michigan Star Furniture company soon became the world-renowned brand, Herman Miller. By the 1950s, the name had already become 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, and shows no signs of slowing down.

When your office needs a makeover, or you’re moving into a new one, you almost always have to buy office furniture. The question is where to begin? How do you ensure you get the best furniture for your money? Well, with our collective experience pooled together here at AOF, we've agreed on five of the most useful tips we know that will help you in your quest!

There are so many designer office chairs available on the market today. With so many different styles, price points, and features, it’s difficult to know exactly where to begin looking. That’s why we’ve used our experience, knowledge, and customers’ feedback to narrow it down to four of the very best designer office chairs money can buy!

Many of our customers come to us for advice when they are moving to a new office or re-furbishing their existing space. That’s because our expert sales managers and CAD technicians combine their knowledge and skills to help achieve the layout and style they desire. All our customers need to do is pay for their furniture, then we work with them on their space planning, as well as deliver and install their furniture for FREE!

Meeting booths, meeting pods, acoustic booths or pods, and meeting room pods. These are all slightly different names for what is essentially a booth or pod, which is at-least-partially closed off from the outside world. All the rage in modern office spaces, these booths allow for more privacy when working alone, or when conducting meetings.

Office storage is arguably the most evolved type of office equipment, as it has had to adapt to our ever-changing needs in the workplace, as well as evolving technology. This is a quick look at how office storage has changed along with office culture throughout the years.

The office furniture industry has seen many stylistic trend changes over the years, and one item of furniture that’s seen significant changes in recent years, is the humble office desk. Once a simple rectangular wooden surface that sat stop a rudimentary wooden or steel base, now we have desks in all manner of shapes, sizes, styles, and materials. The most significant recent changes have seen the emergence of adjustable desks and bench desks.

As another new year begins, many of us will be looking to revamp our office spaces with new furniture, new styles, and new themes, to revitalise their look and feel. However, why pay extraordinary prices for brand new furniture to impress your visitors, when you can achieve an attractive new look, at a fraction of the cost? That’s where second hand reception furniture comes in!

Adjustable Standing Desks Did you know that the average office worker spends over 6 hours a day sitting at their desk? This statistic adds up to 1700 hours each year. Being seated for such prolonged periods of time can have negative impacts on your health, which is one of the main reasons why we recommend using adjustable standing office...