used office furniture

Furnishing an office for 20 people sounds straightforward. You need 20 desks and 20 chairs. Add some storage, a meeting table and perhaps a few cupboards, and you're finished. Except that's rarely how a successful office fit-out works.

When you're furnishing an office, one of the first decisions you'll face is whether to buy new or second-hand furniture. At first glance, the choice can seem straightforward. Buying new gives you complete freedom over finishes, specifications and quantities. Buying second-hand can reduce the initial investment significantly. But price is only one part of the decision.

A few scratches don't necessarily make a used office desk a bad investment. Equally, a spotless desktop doesn't automatically make it a good one. When buying second-hand office furniture, appearance only tells part of the story. The real question is what sits underneath.

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.

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!

One of the strongest purveying trends of late in London’s office culture, as well as in the world in general, is the penchant for all things sustainable. ‘Help save the world’, ‘recycle’, ‘be greener’, are all types of slogans we hear and see on a regular basis. So, we’ve decided to look at some of the most effective ways to source sustainable office furniture in London.

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.

If you are looking to source office furniture, there are various good reasons for you to seriously consider buying the chairs and desks used rather than new.  One reason is that, quite simply, you can save a lot of money — as furniture can depreciate quickly after being bought new. Another reason is that buying used furniture is more eco-friendly, as you can prevent pieces from being consigned straight to a landfill. 

The current movement of the economy has influenced all sectors. The average cost of renting a newly built office in the UK has increased by 13% for 2022. This has led many to refurbish their office space in a more budget-friendly manner.