In the modern office, seating pods can play a key role. This is especially the case in open-plan and hotdesking working environments where staff often need an alternative to the traditional desk or meeting room to work or collaborate with others.
Put simply work seating pods are designed to slot into the space you already have available to create an office within an office for solo or collaborative work. Here at Lismark, we supply a huge range of stylish and high-quality office pods to seat between 2 and 6, in a vast selection of fabrics and finishes that you can tailor to represent your brand.
Whether you’re looking for a solo work pod, a meeting pod, a fully enclosed acoustic seating pod or an office phone booth with seating, we have the right solution for you.
Please get in touch with our office furniture experts today, to find out more about the best solution for your business.
Office seating pods have many benefits, including the following:
When the deadline for a complicated project is looming or a confidential conversation needs to take place, office pods offer the perfect environment to work in privacy without having to seek out an alternative location away from the main office. The pared-down good looks of the Hem Solo Work Pod offers a compact space to get on with the task in hand, while the Aura Meeting Pod with a sliding glass door provides a comfortable, modern and completely private environment for meetings of up to six people.
Available with a left-hand or right-hand opening
Aura Meeting Pods
Whether it’s getting to end of a time-consuming report or brainstorming ideas for a creative pitch, employees work better when their needs are being met in the environment around them. With its built-in table, chair, LED light, carpet, ceiling fan, acoustic panels and magnetic door, the Clara Phone Booth offers everything your staff need to get through a long to-do list in comfort and style. Alternatively, the Bruce Meeting Pod gives your team the perfect place to collaborate to come up with that next big idea. Choose from an open-sided version or closed-fronted for added privacy.
Clara Phone Booth with a cork exterior
Bruce 4-seat open-fronted meeting pod
All of our seating pods are designed with employee wellbeing in mind. From the sound-dampening panels on our Acoustic Seating Pods to the comfortable upholstery across the whole range, shifting in an uncomfortable chair during a long meeting is a thing of the past. As well as accommodating your team in comfort, our seating pods make a style statement in your workplace too. Our extensive range of stylish upholstery options means you can choose the perfect colour scheme too.
Camira Rivet
Another great plus point when it comes to seating pods is their versatility. Adding them to your workspace can open out areas that have previously been underused. And don’t forget to think beyond the office – seating pods are a great option for break out areas, receptions or even in wide corridors.
While some of our office pods are not designed to be moved, we supply several ultra flexible options on castors, such as the stunning Cabana Mobile Meeting Pod so that you can easily move your seating pod wherever it’s needed, whenever it’s needed.
Cabana Mobile Meeting Pod
The office pod you ultimately decide on will depend on many factors including your space, team size, budget, the nature of your business and any plans for future expansion of your company. Once you’ve browsed our fantastic range of seating, our expert team will be able to advise further on the perfect office seating pods for you. Also, with reliable lead times and our unpacking, assembly and package removal service, you can look forward to a high-quality service as well as a high-quality new addition to your office environment.
For more information about our large range of seating pods and other fantastic office furniture designed to enhance the modern office, please get in touch. You can call us on 0116 251 7741 or fill in our contact form.
Even in offices with one or more formal meeting rooms, it can be a challenge to provide space for all employees to collaborate effectively when they need to. This is where meeting pods come in. Not only do they create a culture of collaboration within your company, they are also a brilliant solution to productively using all the available space in your office, including in breakout areas, receptions and even in wide corridors.
Read on to find out more about why meeting pods are the perfect way to empower your staff to work productively together, without taking up too much space.
Whatever your industry or company size, there’s a meeting pod to suit your needs. Call us today on 0116 251 7741 or fill in our contact form to discuss your specific requirements with our office furniture experts.
Meeting pods with a glass front door are a great addition to any open plan office as they offer complete privacy and protection from the noise of the surrounding environment for users, without a feeling of being hemmed into a confined space. Glass meeting pods available from Lismark include the Bob Meeting Pod which combines a striking glass door with large sound absorbing flat panels and soft, rounded corners available in a wide range of fabrics, to create a standout style statement for any office. Available in seating for 2, 4 or 6 people, there’s a size for every office space. Alternatively, the fully enclosed Bea Meeting Pod is available with a stylish and functional glass door, again offering a calm environment to collaborate or hold confidential conversations.
Four-seater Bob Meeting Pods
Bea two-seater meeting pod with lighting
For small businesses, where space is limited, or to provide an alternative to a meeting room, a 2-person meeting pod is a great addition to your workspace. Perfect for catching up with a colleague or client over coffee, collaborating on a project or conducting a one-to-one meeting, this type of pod is available in a huge range of styles, from the open-ended to the fully enclosed. With its striking striped design and easy-to-manoeuvre wheels, the Cabana Mobile Meeting Pod offers the ultimate in flexibility as it can be moved to create a meeting place for two, wherever and whenever it is needed.
Cabana Mobile Meeting Pods
For many meetings, the ability to be able to speak in private, without being distracted by the hustle and bustle of the busy office outside is key. For this reason, noise reduction is often high up the list of priorities for business owners looking to buy a meeting pod.
Clearly, fully enclosed acoustic meeting pods with glass doors will provide far more sound protection than open meeting pods. However, people are often pleasantly surprised by the reduction in sound they experience even with open-ended meeting pods. The Brix-Up Meeting Pod is a great example of this. Available to seat 2, 4 or 6, its acoustic surrounds provide ample privacy to meet and collaborate within, yet away from the wider office space.
Brix-Up Meeting Pod
Making the most of the space available is the biggest consideration when choosing a meeting pod for your office. Here at Lismark, we are highly experienced in advising and installing modern, high-quality office furniture, and as meeting pod specialists, we’re perfectly placed to advise on what will work for your space and budget.
Increasingly, meeting pods are becoming more of a ‘room within a room’, with the addition of tables, lighting, tv brackets and socket points to provide everything you need to present or hold a video conference, just as you would in a traditional meeting room. The Bill Meeting Pod boasts all these features with the added bonus of castors so you can easily move it from place to place as needed.
Of course, as well as providing the perfect space to gather, meeting pods are also a great way to offer employees a private space to work or hold an online meeting.
2 of the 2-seater Bill Meeting Pods with open sides
To find out more about meeting pods and other innovative office furniture that can be integrated into your workplace, please get in touch with our office furniture experts. You can call us on 0116 251 7741 or fill in our contact form.
In today’s open plan work environment, private office spaces are still required to offer employees the opportunity to meet or work without interruptions from the surrounding environment. In the modern office, quiet pods are an increasingly popular choice for providing an alternative space to work, reflect and collaborate.
When it comes to innovative office furniture solutions for the modern office, it’s hard to beat work pods for a flexible, practical and attractive workspace. This is why more and more businesses of all sizes are adopting them for use in main offices, breakout areas and even to make the most of wide corridor space.
Work pods offer employees a comfortable and functional space to concentrate on uninterrupted individual work or to hold meetings with colleagues and clients. They range from solo office pods in a choice of colours and heights such as Lismark’s Bee Solo Work Pod, to luxury office pods like the Bill Meeting Pod, with its comfortable upholstery, striking design and capacity for up to six people.
Bee Solo Work Pod with a 1215 mm panel height
Bill 4-seater Meeting Pod with an end wall and lighting
Contact us to find out more about our fantastic range of office pods.
Office pods offer a range of features that align with modern requirements and improve the overall efficiency of the workplace. While many office pods are not designed to be soundproof, the physical and auditory barrier they provide offers both a visual and a sound barrier. Lismark’s Luca High Back Sofa does a great job of creating a private seating area and is available as a solo pod or to seat up to three. Like many of our other office pods, these stylish and practical work pods can be placed back-to-back, creating multiple private workstations where space is at a premium. Or alternatively, placing them face-to-face paired with our laptop table, creates an instant private meeting space for groups ranging from two to six.
Luca high back single-seater sofa
Many of our popular office pods, such as the Dennis Work Pod are not designed to be moved. However, we now also offer a wide range of office pods with castors, which give businesses the option to change their office layout without compromising on quality. Offering the ultimate in flexibility, The Cabana Mobile Meeting Pod can be easily moved to wherever it is needed and it’s eye-catching design, available in a wide range of fabrics, means it looks great in any setting.
Dennis work pod with no seat
In the modern workplace, stress reduction is always an important goal. By installing office pods, a calm environment is created to reduce ambient noise and block out visual distractions, while providing a comfortable space to work. In particular, office phone booths offer a private space to hold confidential conversations or make an important sales call. With its soundproofing materials, automatic lighting, built-in charging and ventilation, The Milli Phone Booth is the perfect environment to focus on the task in hand. Alternatively, the Milli Work Pod is ideal for seated work and video calls.
Milli power sockets
When it comes to office pod design, comfort is key. All of the furniture Lismark supplies is designed with employee health in mind and our work pods are no exception. These days all employers are aware of their legal obligation to provide an ergonomically suitable desk chair for staff, but this level of attention is not always extended to other office furniture. Lismark’s acoustic pods such as the Brix-Up Acoustic Seating Range is designed with high acoustic surrounds to provide comfort and support as well as noise reduction, while upholstered arm cushions add extra comfort and a luxury feel.
Brix-up high back sofa
Office pods provide privacy while also allowing for collaboration and communication between team members for activities such as brainstorming sessions, which can take place without disturbing others in the office. By bringing people together in a comfortable and functional space, office pods create an environment where teams can work together towards a common goal. Most of the office pods we supply are available in various heights and sizes, with work pods such as the Jensen Hut Meeting Pod available to accommodate six people comfortably.
Jensen Hut
For more information on office pods and other flexible office solutions for a productive workplace, please contact our office furniture experts. Call us on 0116 251 7741 or fill in our contact form to find out more about our fantastic selection of work pods.
What colours do your office pods come in?
All of our stylish office pods come in a wide choice of fantastic fabric colours and textures to suit all tastes and budgets. This includes recycled fabrics made from used plastic bottles, heavy duty spill-proof fabrics, as well as colourful vinyls for use in tougher situations.
Can I have power sockets inside?
Power sockets and monitor brackets can be added to the majority of our great range of meeting pods so that you can create an office meeting space set up for the tech you need to run your meetings smoothly. Built-in lighting also comes as standard with many of our enclosed office booths. Please remember to unplug any cables before you move your meeting pod on wheels.
Are acoustic pods soundproof?
Acoustic seating pods are not designed to be soundproof, however they do possess significant noise-reducing properties. Their high backs and sides combined with their noise-absorbing foam provide a peaceful space to concentrate where people in the surrounding office will not be able to hear what you are saying in the privacy of the pod.
Can I move my office pod?
Due to their quality, most of our office pods are sturdy and heavy pieces of furniture that are not designed to be moved. If you have an existing pod that you would like to relocate, please get in touch with us and we can advise on the best course of action. If you anticipate that you may want to move an office pod in the future, why not take a look at our pods with optional castor wheels such as the neat and compact Bob Work Pod?
In the modern workplace, office pods can play an important role in enhancing your team’s workspace and in turn boosting wellbeing and productivity to help take your business to the next level. However, when looking at things that can improve work performance, it’s easy to overlook the physical environment around us, even though it has such an important role to play.
Here at Lismark we provide a fantastic range of high-quality office pods that can contribute to an improvement in the work environment. These include acoustic seating pods, meeting pods, work pods and booths and private phone booths. Get in touch to discuss your company’s unique needs in more detail. Contact us.
Whether it’s for solo work, creative collaboration, hosting clients or making phone calls, a well-designed workspace is a must to ensure a productive working environment. Many modern offices are open plan to cater a more egalitarian and collaborative environment, however this kind of set up can create issues when privacy and peace and quiet is needed.
Also, as your company adapts to growth or a hybrid working pattern, your requirements from your office space evolves too. However, in any room, office pods can be used to provide the ideal solution to your workspace needs.
Bob Meeting Pod
Meeting booths for offices come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes and make a great alternative to the traditional meeting room, especially when space is at a premium. Lismark’s wide range of office meeting pods cater comfortably for gatherings of between 2 and 6 people and are all designed with comfort, quality and great design in mind. Our popular Brix-Up Meeting Pod, with its acoustic surround and retro feel provides a the perfect informal meeting space. Alternatively, our Added Privacy Meeting Pods, which includes the stylish Bob Meeting Pod, offer a fully enclosed space and in most cases, a glass door, to ensure total privacy when concentration or confidentiality is required.
Dennis Work Pod
When employees are on a deadline or concentrating on a challenging project, a quiet and distraction-free space to get on with the task in hand is a must. Our range of solo work pods such as the stylish Dennis Work Pod can be integrated into any workspace to create an all-important oasis for uninterrupted solo work, thanks to its thick sound-dampening foam designed to reduce ambient noise from the surrounding environment.
The versatile nature and compact size of all our solo work pods also means it’s easy to place them in lesser-used areas such as receptions, breakout zones and even wide corridors. Alternatively the Bee Cluster Pod, provides solo workspaces in configurations for two, three or four team members to work alone whilst in close proximity.
Delia Acoustic Seating Pod
Whether it’s a whisper or a shout, noise from the surrounding office can have a negative impact when trying to read a detailed document or concentrate on an important conversation. When it comes to creating a quiet space in an open plan office, an acoustic pod with noise-reducing qualities is a great choice. Our range of acoustic seating pods offer a great alternative to traditional soft furnishings in the modern office, with their noise-reducing design that’s as attractive as it is effective. Available to accommodate between 1 and 3 staff, the high back and curved lines of the Delia Acoustic Seating Pod adds softness to the office space while providing a subtle but effective divide.
Clara Phone Phone Booth
Phone calls are another task that often require a quiet space, whether it’s to avoid disturbing those around us, or to concentrate on an important sales call or confidential conversation. Installing a phone booth in your office space is a great way to cater for this in the modern workplace. Our Clara Phone Booth, with its acoustic panels and magnetic door, is a chic addition to any office, and provides a quiet and private space to make calls or join video meetings.
For more information on how you can best use office pods to transform both the look and the productivity of your workspace, please get in touch with our office furniture experts. You can call us on 0116 251 7741 or fill in our contact form to find out more about our great range of office pods.
What colours do your office pods come in?
All of our stylish office pods come in a wide choice of fantastic fabric colours and textures to suit all tastes and budgets. This includes recycled fabrics made from used plastic bottles, heavy duty spill-proof fabrics, as well as colourful vinyls for use in tougher situations.
Can I have power sockets inside?
Power sockets and monitor brackets can be added to the majority of our great range of meeting pods so that you can create an office meeting space set up for the tech you need to run your meetings smoothly. Built-in lighting also comes as standard with many of our enclosed office booths.
Are acoustic pods soundproof?
Acoustic seating pods are not designed to be soundproof, however they do possess significant noise-reducing properties. Their high backs and sides combined with their noise-absorbing foam provide a peaceful space to concentrate where people in the surrounding office will not be able to hear what you are saying in the privacy of the pod.
Can I move my office pod?
Due to their quality, most of our office pods are sturdy and heavy pieces of furniture that are not designed to be moved. If you have an existing pod that you would like to relocate, please get in touch with us and we can advise on the best course of action. If you anticipate that you may want to move an office pod in the future, why not take a look at our pods with optional castor wheels such as the neat and compact Bob Work Pod?
Lismark’s great range of acoustic pods offer the perfect way to save space, reduce distractions and improve acoustics without giving up the convivial and collaborative atmosphere of the modern open-plan workplace.
Our acoustic booths achieve this by limiting ambient noise which enables team members who need to concentrate on solo tasks or private meetings to get on with the job in hand undisturbed. At the same time, they allow those in the main office to talk and collaborate without fear of interrupting their colleagues who need a quiet place to work. For this reason, acoustic pods are a win-win solution for the flexible modern workplace.
At Lismark, all our acoustic pods are available to seat one, two or three people, offering great options for solo work and team collaboration.
BRIX-UP Meeting Pod
Acoustic booths are cleverly designed to absorb noise using materials such as sound-absorbing foam and insulation. By trapping and absorbing sound waves and vibrations in the air, they reduce the impact of surrounding noise. As well as using state-of-the-art sound-absorbing materials, all our acoustic pods are designed with comfort and style in mind, making them a highly attractive as well as incredibly useful addition to any workplace.
A two-seater Jensen Shelter
As its name suggests, Lismark’s Luca High Back Sofa uses a high-rise back and side arms to create a private workspace with the reduction of ambient noise. This design is perfect for businesses who want to make good use of the often under-used space at the edges of rooms with a back-to-back configuration of sofas facing each other. Adding a small table in the middle creates the perfect location for informal meetings and impromptu catch-ups.
Luca high back 2-seater sofa
The chic Brix-Up Acoustic Seating Range also makes use of high acoustic surrounds to block unwanted noise and create a private space for solo work or collaboration. With a choice of single seater armchairs and two or three-seater sofas, Brix-Up can be mixed and matched to create the perfect acoustic area for your unique needs. A custom-made upholstered hood is also available for Brix-Up, which can be attached to the seating to provide extra privacy as and when it’s needed. You can also add a linking panel to create an acoustic pod unit with another sofa.
A one-seat Jensen Shelter
The stunning Jensen Shelter Acoustic Pod is a comfortable and stylish addition to any office. Featuring high acoustic side screens and an upholstered ceiling, this acoustic booth provides enhanced privacy for meetings, solo work and impromptu catch ups, both visually and acoustically.
No. Acoustic pods are not designed to be fully soundproof. However, on entering any of our acoustic booths you’ll be struck by the marked reduction in general noise you can hear from the surrounding space. Equally importantly, the people around you will not be able to hear what you are saying inside the pod, which is an important factor when confidential conversations need to take place.
If total silence is required in at least one of your office pods, why not take a look at our range of Office Phone Booths, most of which are fully enclosed for private solo work?
Acoustic pods and booths are not only functional but can also add a serious style statement to any workplace, as well as enhancing employees’ productivity and wellbeing by offering a distraction-free environment.
All Lismark’s acoustic pods are offered in a huge range of fabrics and the choice of one or two-colour upholstery, making it easy to create a bespoke look to reflect your brand’s unique identity with your acoustic booths. Not only that, optional extras include desks, double power sockets and laptop tables.
Selecting and installing your new acoustic booths couldn’t be easier. Our experts are involved in every part of the process, from advising on the best options and booth placement for your workplace, to installation and even the removal of packaging.
To find out more about Lismark’s great range of acoustic booths, please call us on 0116 251 7741 or fill in our contact form.
Whether it’s chairs, desks, office pods or meeting furniture, investing in good quality office furniture can have a highly positive influence on the wellbeing and output of your employees. Indeed, research has shown how great quality office furniture can boost employee productivity by up to 32%.
Providing comfortable, fit-for-purpose office seating is incredibly important; after all, desk-based full-time employees can spend up to a quarter of their lives in the office. At best, feeling uncomfortable in an ill-suited chair creates an unwelcome distraction and feeling of dissatisfaction. At worst, it can result in issues for your employees such as back, neck and shoulder problems. Indeed, employers have a legal obligation to provide DSE workstation assessments to ensure the comfort and safety of their staff.
Lismark supply a great range of ergonomic office chairs designed to be adjusted to actively support different body types. As well as offering seven adjustment options for the perfect fit for the body and positioning at the desk, the Solo Ergonomic Task Chair features five degrees of movement on the seat angle, inflatable lumbar support and a flexible section at the front of the seat to protect the back of the thighs.
While high end office furniture designed with ergonomics in mind may not always be the cheapest office furniture option, investing in it will always result in increased employee satisfaction – and, as a result, increased motivation. Not only that, it guards against the expensive productivity issue of long-term employee absence due to the work-related health problems that can arise from using inadequate office furniture.
In the modern office, which may be designed for hybrid working and hot-desking, nurturing employee satisfaction and productivity with high quality office furniture goes far beyond the desk and chair.
At Lismark, we provide a wide range of great quality office pods. Our solo office pods are perfect for uninterrupted work and private phone calls. Ideal for the flexible modern office, our acoustic Milli Work Pod features air ventilation, automatic lighting and power sockets as standard, as well as built-in castors, so it can easily be moved around as requirements change.
We all know the importance of taking regular screen breaks during the working day. However, research by Loughborough University and The University of Leicester found that standing while working actually increased productivity. Lismark supply a great range of sit stand desks, designed to give employees the choice of sitting or standing while they get on with the working day. We also supply high meeting tables such as the Advance Sit stand Meeting Table, which is designed to transform sluggish sit-down meetings into energetic exchanges.
The ability to take a break or move around is key to productivity, which is why it’s so important to provide alternative spaces for staff to regroup or get a fresh perspective. Soft furnishings provide a welcome alternative to official workspaces and office seating such as our Libby Sofa Range offer a comfortable and chic space for colleagues to catch up or provide an on-brand welcome for clients and guests.
Meeting pods are the chic and contemporary space-saving alternative to the traditional office meeting room and do a great job of empowering employees to focus on the collaborative task in hand. Lismark supply a great selection of meeting pods including the Bea Meeting Pod, which is available in hundreds of colourways and is able to accommodate between 2 and 6 people.
No one wants to work in a drab, dimly-lit environment, which is why making the most of your workspace with colour, light and modern and attractive office furniture has such an important role in motivating employees and increasing productivity. High quality furniture should always be prioritised over good looks in the office, but the two can happily coexist together. The sleek lines and curves of the Neon Mesh Back Task Chair are designed with users’ posture in mind, as well as contemporary good looks. Available in a wide range of seating fabrics, you can add a splash of colour to fit in with your brand décor theme too.
If you’re interested in finding out more about how you can increase happiness and productivity with office furniture, please get in touch with our experts. Our service begins with a visit to your premises to understand and advise on your exact requirements. Call us on 0116 251 7741 or fill in our contact form to find out more.
Hot-desking is becoming more and more popular with businesses looking for space-saving solutions as they embrace new patterns of working. Done right, switching to a flexible office can bring fantastic benefits in terms of productivity and cost-effectiveness. But before taking the plunge, it’s important to consider various common pitfalls, which can be avoided with a bit of careful planning.
Most hot offices are designed to encourage a spirit of flexible collaboration, but this shouldn’t come at the expense of providing places for staff to work in privacy when they need to focus on a demanding task or have a confidential conversation. Privacy pods for offices provide a perfect solution to this issue. At Lismark we supply a great range of office pods for a variety of tastes and budgets with the following features:
Gone are the days when a personal landline was a key requirement for every team member, but although much of our business is conducted online these days, it’s still important to provide a space for employees to conduct phone and video calls, particularly if they are confidential, lengthy or require deep levels of concentration. Installing office phone booth pods means your staff can concentrate on conversations without having to worry about background noise or other distractions. Our phone booths offer:
As humans, we can be creatures of habit, which is why some people can initially be resistant to the idea of making the switch to hot-desking.
Not only that, in these offices, some people can still become attached to a particular desk, which can defeat the purpose of transitioning to a flexible workspace.
This type of issue can be mitigated by careful planning of the office layout to ensure that while there will always be desks people prefer for a variety of reasons, there is no one ‘bad’ workstation that everyone wants to avoid. Choosing the same standard of high-quality furniture for every workstation will also ensure every employee feels valued and content, wherever they end up working on any given day.
Our great range of bench desks, including the Martin Bench Desk, are a great option for the modern office. Not only do they provide a change from the traditional metal-legged office desk with their stylish solid timber leg frames, their intermediary legs mean they offer the option to grow with your team as they do the job of both a collaborative worktable and a solo workstation.
Although team members won’t sit in the same place every day, it’s still important to foster a sense of belonging in the workplace. This can be achieved by providing breakout areas for staff to socialise, take breaks and collaborate informally. An inviting and contemporary feel can be created by using soft furnishings like our stylish and contemporary Walter Sofa range.
When a more private setting is required for meetings, a meeting table is a must. Our Martin High Meeting Table creates a collaborative and contemporary atmosphere that blends seamlessly with the hot-desking environment. Or if space is an issue, why not create a striking statement with a meeting pod? Most of the meeting pods we supply, such as the stylish Brix-Up Meeting Pod are available in two, four or six-person configurations, and if you need a bigger meeting pod, take a look at our showstopping Ben Den meeting pod.
Here at Lismark we use our expertise in office design and furniture to create the perfect workspace for your business, starting with a visit to your premises to advise on what will work best for your space. To find out more, please call us on 0116 251 7741 or email sales@lismark.co.uk.
Open-plan offices have become the norm in the UK and worldwide, and although they facilitate collaboration and communication, they can sometimes raise questions about privacy and the ability to have sensitive conversations.
Luckily, there are some simple ways to create privacy for employees in open-plan office environments, without losing the benefits of ease of movement, versatile seating plans and flexibility for individuals who only work from the office for some of the time.
Here are some of the best ways to create privacy for employees at their desk, in ad hoc meetings and when making private phone calls.
Office pods give you instant privacy by enclosing a desk or meeting space with acoustic shields. This reduces the transmission of sound to the surrounding area and provides a visual barrier to passers-by too.
Work pods and booths have other benefits too. As well as protecting privacy, they can give workers the space they need to concentrate on a challenging or time-consuming task. Employees face fewer distractions than in a large open-plan space, ensuring productivity and the quality of their work are optimised.
Acoustic pods are not just for individual workstations. They can also provide a shielded area in which groups of colleagues can meet to discuss projects, problems, or anything else that needs their attention.
Depending on the size of your team, you might want to consider installing larger meeting pods. These can accommodate groups – in the case of Magna Extra Large Meeting Pods, up to eight people at a time – while serving as comfortable breakout spaces when not in use for meetings.
Office phone booths are a fantastic way to allow private phone calls to take place without the risk of eavesdropping. That’s not to say that any of your employees would listen in intentionally, but keeping calls separate from the rest of your office is a sensible precaution.
Modern office phone booths don’t have to be boxy. Even a low acoustic surround can shield conversations from people nearby, such as on our Brix 61 Solo Work Booth. It’s all about meeting the needs of your workforce, while providing them with comfortable, usable spaces for private discussions and phone calls.
You might not need 100% privacy or total soundproofing in order to reduce the risk of calls and conversations being overheard. High-back sofas are a great way to break up the transmission of sound, without completely enclosing your employees.
If you prefer to leave your acoustic pods open to the rest of the office, you might want to place them slightly further away from the busiest areas, where there is less chance of individuals in either area disturbing their colleagues.
You might not need 360-degree privacy. In some cases, it can be appropriate for a meeting booth to open on to the team’s work area, while being shielded from the rest of the office for security reasons, or just to avoid distracting co-workers.
Meeting pods with an acoustic surround can be orientated to provide maximum privacy in the desired direction, with ease of access to the seating area they serve, creating a best of both worlds solution in busy offices.
Our work pods and booths are designed to be as versatile as possible, with comfortable seating, optional mains electricity outlets and a range of built-in desks to choose from. All of this adds up to privacy with flexibility for your entire workforce.
Why does this matter? It gives your employees and managers options. Conversations can take place in surroundings that meet the privacy needs on the day. If a discussion is more sensitive, it can move inside a fully enclosed acoustic pod. This means you can rest assured that you have catered for your workforce privacy needs.
Even open-plan offices don’t have unlimited space, but with compact meeting pods and office phone booths available, you can create clearly defined private spaces in even the smallest offices.
Traditional square-footprint booths with straight vertical sides are among the most space-saving and standing phone booths work well as part of the modern sit stand office trend, allowing employees to stretch their legs while on a call.
Performance acoustic insulation materials mean pods and booths can be placed close to each other, with little to no audio leakage between adjacent pods, depending on which booth design you choose.
To find out more about any of our acoustic pods, work booths, meeting pods and office phone booths, please get in touch today and we will be happy to discuss your privacy needs.
We recently had the pleasure of supplying brand new office furniture to a fantastic local charity. The customer was downsizing from its existing premises to a smaller office situated in the Gresham Works coworking space in Leicester city centre.
They enlisted us to help them to create a welcoming workspace to encourage staff to return to the office.
The customer wanted the office to have a clean and simple appearance, with comfortable office chairs, adequate storage and lockers for staff members’ personal items. They also wanted a small soft seating area with a table, chairs and stools that can be easily moved to face a video screen.
The furniture also needed to be adaptable for when all staff had to attend a company meeting.
We recommended our Oblique Bench Desks in white with its clean lines and compact footprint, along with our Verco Max Task Chairs for all-day comfort. Two tall cupboards accommodated the office storage with matching lockers for staff’s personal effects. A small table in the corner of the office created an impromptu breakout/workspace area with small circular Box Low Stools and Mango Chairs. The stools and chairs can be easily moved to face the video screen for conferences. All the seating was upholstered in Inloom One sustainable fabric, in colours that feature in the company, World Habitat’s logo. Each metre of Inloom One fabric is produced from 60 recycled plastic bottles.
We were able to help create an efficient, agile workspace with a clean appearance, which can be adapted to accommodate the number of staff in the office on a particular day. The customer was very pleased with the result and we received the following feedback:
Katherine Windsor of World Habitat said “I wanted to let you know how amazing our office looks with the furniture! Thank you for providing great furniture and great service. It’s over and above!”
“The office looks amazing. We are really looking forward to starting to use the space.”
You may well be considering new office desks for your organisation? Our personal service may also be of interest to you? Well please get in touch and I will come out to have a chat and see how we may be of assistance. Email me direct mark@lismark.co.uk or call for a chat on 0116 251 7741.
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