How Can My Business Save Money With An Office Refurbishment?

Saving Money On Your Office Design.

A fresh start offers us the perfect opportunity to take stock of what we currently have and to decide whether or not our current environment is working for us. Office design is no different; offering a great opportunity to utilise your current office space better – whether it's just rearranging working areas, introducing new technology or to simply transform the look of the place – there is much an office refurbishment in Newbury can do.

With this in mind, here's how the introduction of fresh, better-organised office interiors can potentially help a business to save money:

• Create An Environment That Is More Inviting. Any changes you make to the working areas should be centred around inspiring the very people who make your business a success; your employees. Not only will new office interiors create a comfortable and aesthetically pleasing environment for employees and any clients alike, but it can use its space better to serve them during the working day. Feeling comfortable, inspired and empowered, talented employees will appreciate these facilities and the likelihood of them wanting to stay and serve the company in the long-term, will likely increase too. As for any potential clients who visit – office interiors that catch their eye as being inspiring and motivating, will give them the confidence that your business is one they should be dealing with.

• Increased Productivity. The most important measure of the success of any business is the amount of quality work they are able to produce – not necessarily offering a service that just does the job. A constant flow of great work will help any business to garner a positive reputation amongst their current and potential clients – leading to future work and in turn, an increased level of income. The simplicity of productivity has been spelled out here – but believe it or not, many office environments still don't offer that spark of inspiration that will create better rates of work. By understanding the fundamentals of office design, anyone can learn about the impact that even the basic of offices can have on their employees; especially when it has been honed to suit their working needs, rather than their working needs having to suit the design of the office. By creating office interiors that are designed to increase productivity, a business will be saving much time in producing work. And as they say, time is money.

• Improvements in Efficiency and Functionality. A fresh office design also gives you the perfect opportunity to reimagine the physical set-up of the office and make better use of the space provided. An office that is efficient, is one that is able cater for corresponding departments to better communicate and elaborate with each other. Whether this is by physically placing their departments next to one another, or introducing technological infrastructure that gives them better access to everything they need for their work – by making even the smallest of changes, you can create a more efficient and functional workforce.

• Going Green. You can't help but have noticed that in recent years, there has been a drive to make us all more aware of our environment and its effects on our general health. Being somewhere where we spend most of our day, the environment of the workplace should be better adapted to cater for our health and wellbeing. This can be achieved in a vast number of ways – from introducing more natural light into the office (cutting down on the usage, as well as costs of energy), creating breakout rooms (to provide a restful environment for tired, stressed or lunching workers) and the introduction of plants to further create that natural environment, spreading healthy Co2 around the office.

The bottom line is that if you notice any issues (such as a slowdown in productivity, employees taking sick days, technology not working to full capacity etc) then it's likely that your current office design isn't working for you. Not treating the problem in the long term will just lead to a drain of money, resources and even talented staff members. This makes a cost-effective office refurbishment in Newbury, the ideal solution for many forward-thinking businesses.

Give Your Office A Fresh Start – With Oaktree Interiors.

Looking to improve your office environment in Berkshire? Our office refurbishment in Newbury service has helped many businesses to improve their workplaces, increasing their productivity rates, employee happiness and client outlook – no doubt saving them vast amounts of costs over the long term. If you too would like to know more about how a brand-new office design can help your business to save money, why not get in touch with our friendly expert team today?

You can give us a call on 0845 474 3556 or you can reach us by e-mail at hello@oaktreeoffice.com.