Chrisbeonislighting up office life in style

Commercial Feature

Workplaces have been transformed over thelastyearasbusinesseshave needed to adapttothe waytheyoperateinthe wake of Covid–withone successfulShropshirecompany saying more is on theway in 2023

Office furnitureand stationery suppliesspecialistChrisbeon hasbeen ideallysituatedtomonitor theunprecedentedshift andislooking forwardto continuing working with businesses of allsizes as they settle into newworkingroutines, whetherthatbewith staffworking remotely,teams fully back in theoffice or firmsoperating a hybrid amalgamation of thetwo.

RichardHughes, of Chrisbeon, based on Stafford Park in Telford, said:“It hasbeenaverybusyyearfor us and we have seen some interestingchanges in theway business leadersare thinkingabout how they work. Trends have shifted significantly andmany firms have used theeventsofthe last couple of yearstotakestock andreboottheir operation. We canonlysee this continuing in 2023

“Manyare carrying on with allowingstaff to workremotely, some are adopting thehybridworking approach whilemanyhaveseenareturntothe office –but with greaterimportance placed on theworking environment andstaff wellbeing.

“A lotofemployees arenow getting to experience ahome-from-home feel as theresimercialtrend –a mixofresidential andcommercialdesign–increasesinpopularityinthe workplace We workedwithone business that had 100desks in rows within theoffice but wanted afacelift

“Theyallowed stafftoworkfrom home permanentlyiftheywanted to create amorecomfortable space forthose goingintothe office.They part-exchanged 70 deskswithusand broughtinsofas andboothstogivea more comfortable, homely feel.”

He added: “Aswenearour 50th anniversaryin2024itisinteresting to reflectonhow much haschanged over thoseyears, butwehaveremainedsuccessfulby adapting to meet theneeds of ourclients –and we arerelishing the prospect of supporting even more.”