Office furniture orders are weak
HNI Corp. which makes office furniture and fireplaces, reported lower-than-expected quarterly sales and earnings, hurt by weak office furniture orders.
Analysts’ average earnings forecast was 45 cents a share, according to Reuters Estimates.
Chief Executive Stan Askren said during a conference call, the U.S. housing market downtown took a toll on the company’s hearth business, and the office furniture section did not work as predicted.
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April 18, 2007Plan the space for office furniture
It’s important that you plan the space for your business’ office furniture. Here are few things you have to keep in mind as you do so.
Define your office space. List down each thing that you think is important and what your business needs in terms of the work space. This will help you determine if you’re need partitions, storage area and of course workstations. This is why it’s important that you sit down and plan it.
We then move on to the office furniture. You have to determine the size of an office desk, what type of office chair will work best to move in and out of the desk, if you need a separate computer table or if a glass desk is workable. This part of the planning stage will help you determine just how much storage space you need for the given office space.
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April 15, 2007The Modular Office Furniture-I
If one is looking for a great alternative to the traditional office furnitures that are fixed in one spot, it is time to consider modular office furniture. It will save a lot of money because it does not require the cost of the panels and the installation charges. Just as well, if one has a maintenance staff who takes care of office furniture installation, then they can probably handle moving modular office furniture around the workspace easily. If one is debating with himself over the pros and cons of complicated installation and modular furnitures, then think wisely because the decision will translate to the company’s image—believe it or not.
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April 14, 2007The Modular Office Furniture-II
Interesting fact: the modular office furniture actually encourages team work because it is effective when the employees are into sharing—equipment, files, or other office essentials. Aside from the benefit of fostering harmony between the workmates, modular office furniture has a lot of other benefits too.
Modular office furniture allows creativity, it lets the worker “personalize” his or her working station. Compared to the conventional office furnitures, the modular ones are easy to design/decorate. It is flexible enough to commit changes as fast as one can change his mind. It is also both a space and money saver. It saves space because it does not rely on panels, and it saves up on money from the installation fees.
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April 13, 2007Laptop Posture for Dummies – Part 2
Imagine the privilege of leaving the dull and stressful office and getting some daylight on your skin. Laptops are mainly used to transfer files from the office and allow the employee to continue his or her work while sipping coffee at the espresso beanery. Productivity is not lost but only increased since the worker can now type documents or email clients without being stuck sitting in an office chair for hours. After all, it is proven that conducive work environment boost performance and output.
Although it would seem that laptops are the answer for age old depressing workplace life, one would not escape an inevitable compromise. Laptops doesn’t include an armrest to its design. Worse, no matter how convenient they could get, portable computers doesn’t come with ergonomic desks like the one you have at the office. This all means that there is no difference whether your in or out of the office with the laptops, you are still subjected to the stress and strain that comes with prolonged use.
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April 12, 2007Rattan and Wicker as Alternative Office Furniture
Do you know what the difference between rattan and wicker is? A brief explanation about the said differences of these two materials are as follows, as well as some mythbusting statements concerning these kind of furnishings.
The biggest misconception about rattan and wicker is that they are one and the same. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Truth be told, both are not even in the same category of classification! Read further to see how different these two things can be, while seeing why they are both perfect for the home and office.
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April 11, 2007Laptop Posture for Dummies – Part 1
In this day and age of fast living and ultra-modern gadgets and accessories, it would not be a surprise that almost everything is becoming portable. Actually, portable is fast becoming the “it” word in the progressive world of today.
Portable music, portable images, portable files, portable computers and virtually anything portable are now being considered must-haves. Indeed, there is a certain power that comes with being able to transfer or move in the daily grind with ease. This is the power of convenience and perhaps there is no other place where portability is more needed rather than the workplace.
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