Entries Written By Mark Eltringham
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Three quarters of Germans in underperforming offices, but there are solutions, Gensler study finds
New research by global architecture firm Gensler has found that a staggering 13 million German employees work in underperforming offices, with poorly designed shared and group offices standing in the way of innovation and collaboration in businesses. Whilst Germany remains undeniably one of the most innovative countries globally, Gensler’s 2019 Workplace Survey found that the …
Taking an enlightened view of the environmental performance of office furniture
The term ‘greenwash’ has been around for quite a while now. The first recorded use of the term dates back to 1992 at the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit and first entered the Oxford Dictionary in 1999, where it is now enshrined as ‘disinformation disseminated by an organisation so as to present an environmentally responsible …
Is salutogenic design the next big issue for the workplace?
A number of progressive workplace issues have crossed into mainstream thinking over the past few years, and perhaps none more so than biophilia. It is now a principle that has become an issue talked about in the mass media, as shown by a recent CNN interview with one of Europe’s leading proponents of biophilic design …
Why activity based working is an increasingly popular workplace solution
The language we use to describe work and workplaces evolves almost as quickly as the workplace itself. And if there is one term that encapsulates cutting edge workplace design thinking in this part of the 21st Century it is Activity Based Working (ABW). As with most of these ideas there is nothing magical, or even new …
Mobile forms in the workplace
Flexible and easy-to-use space definition The trend for ever-greater space densities, driven by increasing property costs is now passing and we will instead focus on the flexible structuring of floorplates and the creation of a range of work settings for different forms of work make acoustic and visual privacy more important than ever before. Long …
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Sedus reinvents the swivel chair – two world premieres at Orgatec 2018
Sedus set standards that are valid around the globe: Already in 1926 Sedus invented and patented the legendary spring mounted swivel chair worldwide. The first swivel chair with castors (1929) and countless trend-setting patents such as the Similar mechanism (1973) and the Similar-Swing mechanism (2012) followed. This year Sedus is launching two innovative swivel chairs …
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2017 annual financial statements: Sedus Stoll Group remains on track for success
Outstanding start to the 2018 financial year With an annual surplus of € 9.9 million (2016: € 9.5 million), 2017 proved to be another successful year for the Sedus Stoll Group. Turnover was up and there was also a similarly strong increase in the order volume of 1.4% by the end of the year to …
Freedom of Choice
Appreciation of employees shown by an attractive work environment How can furnishing solutions for the future world of work be developed that promote well-being, satisfaction and cooperation among staff? Especially in the context of illness prevention in the company, work environments need to take account of essential processes, demonstrate employee appreciation on the part of …
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Sedus INSIGHTS N°6 — Listen instead of read
Sit back, relax and enjoy being read the inspiring content from Sedus INSIGHTS just like you would with an audio book.Subscribe to the podcast now so you don’t miss a thing – either online on your computer, via iTunes or via Android podcast apps. You will then have the option of listening to the individual …
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Sedus Stoll AG joins the Global Compact of the United Nations (UNGC)
The entrepreneurial conduct of Sedus has always included a holistic, sustainable approach to business. In our strategy, this means that “we take economic, ecological and social aspects into account in all our decisions.” In order to underline the position of Sedus Stoll AG with regard to sustainability, the directors of Sedus Stoll AG signed the …
