Office Furniture in Louisiana Goes Hollywood
Everybody wants to make it to Hollywood. Who doesn’t anyway? But in the progressive town of Shreveport, a particular office furniture company has already found it way to wonderland.
When Alissa Kantrow, a television and film industry veteran who is co-founder of Louisiana Production Consultants LLC, walked into the store on Bert Kouns Industrial Loop in Shreveport, little did she know how things would quickly change for Office Furniture Outlet.
“She came in and bought half of our showroom.” said general manager Chris Hermes. “She said, ‘I want everything on the left side on the showroom.’, I was just fortunate. Alissa Kantrow arrived just after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and didn’t know where to find furniture locally, so she asked someone who recommended the Office Furniture Outlet.
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September 18, 2006Office Desk 101 – Part 2
All designs vary so it is very important to choose wisely which one best suits the requirements of your work and your office. Take for example the managers desk. These type greatly differ from an executive desk because its user has a different line of work. From the description alone, there is already a difference in size. Most managerial desks will be placed in a work station that probably would not be as big as an executive office. Paperwork, data encoding are among the top functions that these types are used for. Also, a managerial desk depends on the position held by its user, the environment it will be placed it, the facilities it will be provided and the task of the user.
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September 17, 2006Office Desk 101 – Part 1
Office desks almost always represent the office. This is one of the first objects that would enter our minds upon hearing the words office furniture. Businesses involved in selling and manufacturing office furniture have come up with various designs, all ergonomically sound and stylish, that brings the importance of office desks to a new level.
A lot of innovative and smart ideas for office furniture are integrated into the pieces, all help to give the user comfortability and efficiency. There are a wide variety of designs to choose from like glass desks or carved desks. Office desks have tons of styles and kinds depending on what material was used. Teak and wood are one of the primary materials used for creating desks.
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September 15, 2006Special Drawers on Office Desks – Part 3
All you see or feel under the work station would be one log tube and you can just push it against the wall, all the cords are protected inside.
Another technique to keep the cord out of the way is by using the corner part of the office desk as a place to put all the cords. This is called the corner desk technique and it will work better if the corner area is situated or faced away from the areas where there’s always human traffic, or if it can hide unsightly cords keep them out of reach.
Some office furniture pieces even have pull up flaps. This is a special compartment that is hidden inside a desktop. This special drawer will allow you to roll up the excess cables in a bundle and leave it in that compartment. With only the wires you actually need coming out on the desktop you can organize it neatly and hook it up to your local network and power source. read more
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September 12, 2006Luxurious Office Furniture for a Defined Environment – Part 2
While it is very important that your work area is conducive for getting the job done and promoting the quality of work, it is equally important to focus your attention on the furniture that will be placed in areas where visitors go to like the lobby or reception area. These furniture are the first things that a visitor, whether clients or business partners, will notice and will give them a first impression on the company.
The office furniture in the lobby, the reception desk for example, should be well-decorated and comfortable to give that cozy feel. If these areas, where visitor traffic is high, have luxurious furniture and well-designed office furnishings, it will give the company a good image. This will leave a lasting impression on the guests for they will remember how comfortable and relaxed they felt at the time which made their visit a remarkable one.
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September 11, 2006Luxurious Office Furniture for a Defined Environment – Part 1
In the world of business today, living a stress free life is difficult to achieve. Being a busy bee, juggling your work life with family and friends tends to stress you out. Some people manage to maintain their social life while hurdling deadlines for presentations at work and meetings with clients but some have a hard time doing so. It would really help a lot if you have an office where you can work and relax at the same time.
The office is a place where we spend most of our waking hours in, our work activities contribute to spending almost half of the day. Having the office atmosphere that allows an office employee to work with ease will help increase productivity and efficiency. As an office employee we are required to work for eight hours a day and we need to spend these hours as comfortable, efficient and free from stress as we can. In doing so, the office furniture is an important thing to consider. We need to choose the most appropriate furniture that will promote a relaxing and conducive work atmosphere.
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September 10, 2006Special Drawers on Office Desks – Part 2
Good thing the office furniture market, as previously mentioned, is keeping pace with what’s going on. Fortunately for office employees, this concern is among the few that the office furniture industry has addressed and they have come up with ways to go around such situations. They saw how the wiring and cables are a factor to an individuals work proficiency and have continuously developed ideas for office furniture that would solve this problem.
Nowadays, most of the office furniture offered in the market have computer cord hiding places, some even have a hole cut into the surface of the desk which will serve as a passage way for the computer cables that go through or underneath the work station thus showing only the parts that you need and the rest is bundled and stays under. This will clear the desktop leaving you with more space you can use for other things like file holders or folders.
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September 9, 2006Office Furniture Giant Bought T.W. Ruff
In June 15, 2007 T.W. Ruff, one of Ohio ’s largest office furniture seller, was purchased by Loth Inc., another leader in the office furniture retail industry. The two are both dealers of the Steelcase brand merchandise and it is said that they have a combined annual revenue of $75 million. Despite the merging of these two companies, T.W. Ruff will retain its sales team and Loth Inc. will hire a general manager to supervise the enterprise, both aimed at a smooth transition for all its clients. The merging was a business strategy by the latter company for expanding their coverage in the market and economic growth as well.
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September 8, 2006A Century of Solomon
J. Solomon Inc. Office Supply, founded in 1902, is a well known retailer of office supplies in New London . The 105-year-old business has been selling office furniture for quite a few years but it wasnt until now that they’ve fully ventured into it. Its owner, Howard Stillman, had a ribbon cutting ceremony last Tuesday in the newly expanded store which now has an office furniture showroom that showcases all their designs for home offices and large businesses.
J. Solomon Inc. has already established a market from businesses whether small or large scale and has retained long-time customers, yet they continue to make new connections. Stillman says most of their sales still come from office supplies, but the office furniture like desks and chairs are the main reason for their recent growth.
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September 6, 2006Tidy Up your Home Office – Part 2
Power source is another important thing, we need to make sure to have uninterrupted power supply system (UPS) to deal with power outages. You never know when there will be one and you could easily lose important documents or reports thus, it is safe to back up files. Also make sure to switch off the devices or equipment as well as the power supply when not in use to prevent over-utilization and short circuit problems.
Make sure your work area does not get in the way of the normal activities at home but still maintains an office environment conducive for work. Gadgets and electronics, like the computer and its components, telephones or fax machines, are necessary when doing business make sure the office furniture you buy can carry these in an organized manner and not cluttering the top of your desk. Make sure cables are out of the way and there are no office supplies scattered in different places specially if you have children at home they can easily swallow items like staples or paper clips. read more
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