Gazette
Meeting Room Chairs: Comfort That Keeps Meetings Shorter
Chairs for the meeting room that suit an hour or two without inviting a third: usage ratings, seat and arm heights against your table, stacking and castors.
Chair Mats and Floor Protection: Save the Carpet, Spare the Caster
The quiet economics of office chair mats: what wears out first, how to size a mat, and why standing desks need a different kind altogether.
Coffee and Side Tables: The Supporting Cast of Soft Seating
Office coffee tables get chosen last and used most. Heights that work with a sofa, tops that survive rings, and the reception cluster that just works.
Office Safes: What Belongs in One (and What Really Doesn't)
Cash ratings, fire ratings and why they are not the same number. Emma on sizing an office safe, what to keep out of it, and bolting it down properly.
Storage Accessories: Dividers, Trays, and the Art of the Tidy Drawer
Extra shelves, roll-out filing frames, castors and handles: the office storage accessories that finish the inside of a cupboard, and the order to fit them in.
Key Cabinets and Cash Boxes: Small Security, Big Peace of Mind
Sizing a key cabinet by hook count, choosing between key, code, combination and NetCode locks, and the three things a cash box needs.
Whiteboards and Noticeboards: Thinking Out Loud, on the Wall
Melamine, lacquered steel or glass, felt or cork, and the three sizes that actually get used. Emma sorts the wall that does the thinking.
Filing Cabinets in 2026: Yes, Paper Is Still a Thing
Contracts, HR files and the delivery notes that refuse to die. How to choose an office filing cabinet by drawer depth, steel or wood, locks and anti-tilt.
Back to the Office in September: A Checklist That Isn't Dreadful
Chairs that sink, desks that wobble, screens that have given up. A short office refresh checklist to work through before the busy season, most of it free.
The Canteen Refresh: Cafe Tables That Survive Lunch
The canteen takes more punishment than any other room in the building. What to buy so it still looks good in year three: wipe-clean tops, stacking chairs and tables that fold away.
Staff Lockers: Giving Everyone a Spot of Their Own
Hybrid working made staff lockers interesting again. What to check on sizing, locks and placement before you order a bank of them.
The Office Storage Audit: Cupboards, Shelves, and Where Paper Goes to Hide
A fifteen minute audit that tells you what storage you actually need, then the honest differences between a cupboard and a shelf, and tambour against hinged doors.