Office furniture plays an understated but important role in the image projected by a business. Besides providing comfort and functionality to employees, clients, vendors, and guests, attractive and appealing furniture makes a statement about the company and its sense of professionalism. Unfortunately, constant and repeated use can leave even the best quality office furniture looking drab and worn over time. New office furniture is expensive, and finding elements that work in a given space can be difficult.
For existing businesses and those just starting out in business, don't buy new office furniture, be smart, buy refurbished. The term refurbished office furniture broadly refers to any fixtures, furnishings or equipment used in an office environment that has been restored to a like-new condition. Quality office furniture is engineered and constructed to endure the substantial abuse encountered in a commercial business setting. Well built office furniture is rarely broken beyond repair, but companies often dispose of the worn or non functional items in a landfill.
Refurbishing experts will resurface and refinish damaged wood and moldings, remove and replace worn upholstery, fix frame deficiencies, replace missing knobs or handles and complete any other required component repairs. The end process reveals a beautifully restored and finished piece of furniture that looks and functions like new, and meets or exceeds the original factory specifications. Many refurbished items actually require nominal if any repair. Office furniture is often returned to resellers by large companies after prescribed periods regardless of the degree of wear.
For a variety of reasons, commercial customers occasionally return furniture that has never been used. These pieces can only be resold as refurbished to meet the requirements of U.S broken factory seal regulations. However, the purchase of refurbished office furniture provides numerous benefits. Refurbished furniture sells at a fraction of the cost of a similar piece of new furniture.
Fuel in the manufacturing process, transportation costs, raw materials and labor costs all contribute to the excessive price and substantial depreciation of new office furniture. In a 1996 report, the EPA estimated that 2.9 millions tons of used furniture is discarded every year. This represents a disposal cost of a whopping 93 million dollars. Refurbished office furniture recycles raw materials, diminishes land fill requirements, saves energy and reduces the out gassing of VOC's used in the furniture manufacturing process.
Refurbished office furniture provides a nearly limitless variety of options for office space planning requirements. While the refurbishing procedure restores the structural integrity of the furniture, the visual component for work spaces can often be designed with a variety of patterns and colors to customize the piece. For any company considering furnishing a new or existing office, refurbished furniture deserves serious consideration. The quality, appearance, cost savings and environmental benefits all make refurbished office furniture an attractive alternative to conventional new furnishings.
Author Resource:-
No matter how large or small your renovation project, your office will be be given a new look and feel by S. Stein & Company. Seek out the dedicated service of highly skilled professionals who can supply a wide range of Chicago used cubicles and Chicago workstations.
![[Valid RSS feed]](http://www.articlesbacklink.com/images/icon_Rss.png "XML Feed For RSS"){kind=icon}
Category Rss Feed
Print This Article
Add To Favorites
