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I have been working in this field for 25 years, and I am constantly surprised by the naiveté of companies in the way they go about moving office, and the costs they are ultimately willing to commit over 10-15 years without having any idea of what they’ll need in terms of office design and build, and how critical that decision will ultimately be in the development of the business.

Office space is expensive! Get it wrong, and you will literally be paying for it for years. Your staff will be unhappy, demotivated by their surroundings, and in the long run, your business cannot reach its potential.

Consider the long-term costs to the business of acquiring a building with too much – or even too little – space. If you were to consider current rental costs in London’s West End, they’re in excess of £100, £115, £120 per square foot, and the cost of getting it wrong over 15 years could be £800 or even £1500. Multiply that by 10,000 sq ft, and you’re talking about massive overpayments of £16m before office design costs..

Let’s stick with smaller 15-year terms and suggest that £50 a square foot is a middle income rent. If you took £50 per square foot for a 5000 sq ft building and get it wrong by say, 10%, the cost overrun will be £5m over a ten year term, or £7.5m over a 15-year term.

http://www.interiorsgroup.co.uk

Our company is known throughout the industry for its efficiency and common sense cost-cutting measures. Long ago, we streamlined every aspect of our corporation. We get more done with less money than most of the businesses out there, and we get better every day. Not to brag, but money saving tips from our corporation are viewed as invaluable among many of our rivals. That is why so many people get surprised when they see our office design. In a day of small cubicles, they are definitely nice by contemporary standards. We have nice office chairs and gorgeous office desks. Even our junior partners have office computer desks made out of authentic cherry wood stained a beautiful, rich, dark red.

Naturally, I have been asked why I spend so much money on office design when I’m willing to cut expenses basically everywhere else. After all, isn’t one office desk about as good as another? The answer is no. I actually discovered this trick while I was working at home on my office computer desk. At the time, I was somewhat of a cheapskate. Working as a junior executive trying to make it into the big time, I wouldn’t waste money on practically anything. I would not even spend money on nice office computer desks – I was working at the dining room table! Then one day, the stresses of not having a well set up workspace got to me. My kids were too loud, my house was too cluttered, and I was completely overwhelmed.

I set up my spare bedroom as in office space and invested in a nice office desk, executive chair, and everything else that goes with it. Suddenly, my productivity was way up! Sitting at professional looking office design just simply makes you feel more professional. It is as simple as that. You don’t want to clutter or scratch the nice wood, so you keep your supplies well-organized and arranged. You feel like a professionals, so you work like a professional, manage your time like a professional, and even dress like a professional.

This is why I decided to bring in such nice office desks. I didn’t want to hand down dress codes, and I didn’t want to lecture people on proper office decorum. I simply wanted to create an environment where professionalism was taken for granted! When you treat your employees with respect, you get results. When looked at that way, expensive office desks are a small sacrifice.

http://www.interiorsgroup.co.uk